Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Florian Chevoppe-Verdier, Adrian Pascu-Tulbure, and Nikos Souslous.

If a Councillor has a disclosable pecuniary interest in a particular item, whether or not it is entered in the Authority’s register of interests, or any other significant interest which they consider should be declared in the public interest, they should declare the existence and, unless it is a sensitive interest as defined in the Member Code of Conduct, the nature of the interest at the commencement of the consideration of that item or as soon as it becomes apparent.

At meetings where members of the public are allowed to be in attendance and speak, any Councillor with a disclosable pecuniary interest or other significant interest may also make representations, give evidence or answer questions about the matter.  The Councillor must then withdraw immediately from the meeting before the matter is discussed and any vote taken.

Where Members of the public are not allowed to be in attendance and speak, then the Councillor with a disclosable pecuniary interest should withdraw from the meeting whilst the matter is under consideration. Councillors who have declared other significant interests should also withdraw from the meeting if they consider their continued participation in the matter would not be reasonable in the circumstances and may give rise to a perception of a conflict of interest.

Councillors are not obliged to withdraw from the meeting where a dispensation to that effect has been obtained from the Standards Committee.

There were no declarations of interest.

An addendum was circulated prior to the 5 December 2023 meeting that modified the report. John Sanchez gave a summary of the presentation he gave at the meeting on 5 December 2023.

A resident spoke in opposition to the application. A representative for the applicant and three residents spoke in support of the application.

Councillor Rebecca Harvey proposed, seconded by Councillor Patrick Walsh, an additional obligation within the Section 106 agreement of £1.5m towards the Carbon Offset Contribution. The Committee then voted on the proposed obligation:

FOR                        Unanimous

AGAINST:               0

NOT VOTING:        0

The proposed additional obligation was agreed.

The Committee then voted on the officer recommendations as amended by the addendum circulated before the meeting on 5 December and the additional obligation noted above:

Recommendation 1:

FOR                        3

AGAINST:               2

NOT VOTING:        0

Recommendation 2:

FOR:                      Unanimous

AGAINST:               0

NOT VOTING:        0

The recommendations were approved.

RESOLVED

1.      That the Committee resolve that, subject to there being no contrary direction from the Mayor for London, that the Director of Planning and Property be authorised to grant planning permission upon the completion of a satisfactory legal agreement with the additional obligation agreed at the meeting and subject to the conditions listed in the report.

2.      That the Committee resolve 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.