Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Wesley Harcourt and Rebecca Harvey.

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.

For transparency, Councillor Alex Karmel declared an interest in Item 4 - Land At The Former Hartopp Point And Lannoy Point, Aintree Estate, Pellant Road, as the application was in his ward. He confirmed that he had attended all the public consultation meetings he was permitted to. However, as he had not pre-determined the application,  he remained in the meeting and voted on the item.

To approve as an accurate record, and the Chair to sign, the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 6 September 2022.

The minutes of the meeting held on 6 September 2022 were agreed.

A representative of the applicant attended the meeting. As no objectors had registered to speak, he waived his right to speak at the meeting.

During discussions, (and in relation to parking permits) Councillor Alex Karmel

proposed a minor amendment to the Heads of Terms to introduce a Grandparent Right to allow up to six former Hartopp and Lannoy residents who have a right to return to the new development, that they should be afforded the same right to parking. This was seconded by Councillor Adrian Pascu-Tulbure.

The Committee voted on the minor amendment to the Heads of Terms as follows:

For: 2

Against: 6

Not Voting: 0

The Committee voted on the recommendation for approval of application 2022/01346/FR3 as follows:

Officer Recommendation 1:

For:              8

Against:        0

Not Voting:    0

Officer Recommendation 2:

For:              8

Against:        0

Not Voting:    0

RESOLVED THAT:

Planning Application 2022/01346/FR3 subject to the changes in the Addendum be approved subject to:

1.    That the Chief Planning Officer be authorised to grant planning permission upon the completion of a satisfactory legal agreement and subject to the conditions listed below.

2.    That the Chief Planning Officer, after consultation with the Assistant Director, 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.