Agenda and draft minutes

Apologies for absence were provided by Councillors Ross Melton and Alex Karmel.

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.

To approve as an accurate record, and the Chair to sign, the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 8^th October 2024.

The minutes of the previous meeting held on 8 October 2024 were agreed as an accurate record.

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

Jacques Du Plessis provided a presentation on the application. A resident and the Chairman of the Hammersmith Society spoke in objection to the application. The Head of Avonmore Primary School and the Agent spoke in support of the application.

Councillor David Morton, Ward Councillor for Avonmore spoke in objection to the application.

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

Recommendation 1:

FOR                            5

AGAINST:                   1

NOT VOTING: 0

Recommendation 2:

FOR:                           Unanimous

AGAINST:                   0

NOT VOTING: 0

Recommendation 3:

FOR:                           Unanimous

AGAINST:                   0

NOT VOTING: 0

RESOLVED

1. That the Director of Planning and Property be authorised to grant permission subject to the conditions listed below (as amended or varied in accordance with 2) below) and subject to the completion of a Memorandum of Understanding dealing with the matters set out in Section 27.0 of this 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 changes to the conditions listed below, which may include the amendment, addition or deletion of conditions.

3. 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 finalise the Memorandum of Understanding to deal with the matters set out in Section 27 below.