Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were provided by Cllr Rebecca Harvey.

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Cllr Wesley Harcourt declared an intertest in Item 6 –  93-97A SCRUBS LANE, as he was a member of the ODPC. He recused himself, sat in the public gallery and did not participate or vote on the item.

Cllr Alex Karmel declared a pecuniary interest in Item 6 –  93-97A SCRUBS LANE, as a company he worked for was involved in the public consultation exercise for that application. He left the meeting and did not participate or vote on the item.

To approve as an accurate record, and the Chair to sign, the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 5^th March 2024.

The minutes of the previous meeting held on 5 March 2024 were agreed as an accurate record.

An addendum was circulated prior to the meeting that modified the report.

Neil Egerton presented the item. The Agent spoke in support of the application.

The Committee voted on the officer recommendations for approval as amended by the Addendum as follows:

Recommendation 1:

FOR                        Unanimous

AGAINST:               0

NOT VOTING:        0

Recommendation 2:

FOR:                      Unanimous

AGAINST:               0

NOT VOTING:        0

RESOLVED

1.    That Director of Planning and Property be authorised to grant planning permission upon the completion of a satisfactory legal agreement and subject to the conditions listed in the report.

2.    That the Director of Planning and Property, after consultation with the Assistant Director of Legal Services and the Chair of the Planning and Development Control Committee be authorised to make any minor changes to the proposed Heads of Terms of the legal agreement or proposed conditions, which may include the variation, addition or deletion of conditions, any such changes shall be within their discretion.

An addendum was circulated prior to the meeting that modified the report.

Sian Brown presented the item. The Agent and the Applicant spoke in support of the application. Cllr Jacolyn Daly spoke in support as a ward Councillor.

Cllr Alex Karmel proposed a motion to amend Condition 30, with the first paragraph ending, with “ hereby approved” full-stop. And to delete the rest of the paragraph. This was seconded by Cllr Adrian Pascu- Tulbure. The motion was put to the vote and was lost.

The Committee voted on the officer recommendations for approval as amended by the Addendum as follows:

Recommendation 1:

FOR                            Unanimous

AGAINST:                   0

NOT VOTING:0

Recommendation 2:

FOR:                           Unanimous

AGAINST:                   0

NOT VOTING:0

RESOLVED

1.    That the Director of Planning and Property be authorised to grant permission subject to the condition(s) listed in the report and completion of the legal agreement.

2.    That the Director of Planning and Property, after consultation with the Assistant Director of Legal Services and the Chair of the Planning and Development Control Committee be authorised to make any minor changes to the proposed conditions, which may include the variation, addition or deletion of conditions, any such changes shall be within their discretion.

Cllr Wesley Harcourt declared an intertest in Item 6 –  93-97A SCRUBS LANE, as he was a member of the ODPC. He recused himself, sat in the public gallery and did not participate or vote on the item.

Cllr Alex Karmel declared a pecuniary interest in Item 6 –  93-97A SCRUBS LANE, as a company he worked for was involved in the public consultation exercise for that application. He left the meeting and did not participate or vote on the item.

An addendum was circulated prior to the meeting that modified the report.

Ieuan Bellis presented the item. There were no registered speakers.

The Committee voted on the officer recommendation as follows:

Recommendation 1:

FOR                            5

AGAINST:                   0

NOT VOTING:            0

RESOLVED

Recommendation 1 – The Council raises an objection to the OPDC in relation to this application for the following reason(s):

1)    Affordable Housing: Both affordable housing options are considered to be unacceptable, for the reasons outlined in more detail in the body of this report. We would expect a far higher quantum of affordable housing and our preference is for genuinely affordable homes, such as social rent, above intermediate. It is unclear what controls would be in place to ensure that any intermediate housing that is provided will be demonstrably affordable to range of incomes below the maximin income cap. Any planning permission should be subject to a s106 agreement that secures appropriate affordable housing review mechanisms (in this case this should include early, mid-stage, and late-stage review mechanisms).