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Carlton & Granville Centre – Feedback on Consultation and review of future options
Meeting: 30/11/2016 - Resources and Public Realm Scrutiny Committee (Item 4)
4 Call-In of Executive Decision - South Kilburn Regeneration Programme PDF 67 KB
Decisions made by the Cabinet on 15 November 2016 in respect of the South Kilburn Regeneration Programme (Carlton and Granville Centres Site) – Development Options Report by the Council’s Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment have been called-in for consideration by the Resources and Public Realm Scrutiny Committee, in accordance with Standing Order 20.
Additional documents:
- appendix_a_call-in_details, item 4 PDF 47 KB
- appendix_b_cabinet_report, item 4 PDF 166 KB
- appendix_b_app1, item 4 PDF 9 MB
- appendix_b_app2-6, item 4 PDF 83 KB
- appendix_d_procedure, item 4 PDF 47 KB
- Appendix E - Report for Scrutiny on Call In Report, item 4 PDF 104 KB
- Appendix F - Timeline, item 4 PDF 39 KB
Minutes:
At the invitation of the Chair, Councillor Warren outlined the reasons for submitting the call-in, stating that the community had lost confidence in the project following poor consultation. Councillor Warren asked the committee to consider his proposal to remove Councillor Mashari (Lead Member for Regeneration, Growth, Employment and Skills) from further involvement in the project and instead create a ‘task force’ to take the project forward. The task force would include two ward members and would be chaired by the Leader of the Council.
The committee then received deputations from members of the public.
Lesley Barson and Dee Woods (Granville Community Kitchen) provided a brief history of the local community’s use of the site and asserted that the Centre was an iconic building that was at the heart of the community. Furthermore, they considered that the underutilisation of the premises was a result of Council policy. There was considerable concern that the report to Cabinet had not confirmed that the Centre was not to be demolished.
Lesley Benson (Head Teacher Granville Plus Nursery School) addressed the committee advising that the Granville Plus Nursery School was a state nursery school which also provided places for babies and a large number of vulnerable two year olds. The school also had an additionally resourced provision for children with autism. The report that had been considered at the November Cabinet meeting had acknowledged that the school was situated at the Centre but had failed to identify how the school would be engaged with the development of the site. The school was keen to work in collaboration with the council regarding any proposed development of the site and considered it essential that they be fully involved in the design brief for the site.
Members then heard from Roald Versteeg (Chair of Governors Granville Plus Nursery School) who reiterated the school’s commitment to work with the council to deliver a facility that continued to serve the local community and asked the committee to seek assurances from the Cabinet that the council would actively work to minimise disruption to the school and ensure that it was fully involved in any proposals for development.
Ros Dun (Independent Chair, South Kilburn Trust) explained that the site had been identified as a suitable location for a South Kilburn Enterprise Hub and £2million of GLA funding had been secured. These plans were underpinned by an assumption that the development would be completed by 2018. Assurances had been sought and received from the council that it would bridge any shortfall from a loss of this funding as a result of a delay to this project. This had not been reflected in the report to Cabinet in November however. The South Kilburn Trust sought a fully collaborative process moving forward for the site.
Responding to the deputations, Councillor Mashari confirmed that a collaborative approach with stakeholders would be employed and a 12-month timetable would be drawn up to ensure that everyone understood the process that would be followed. No tenants would be ... view the full minutes text for item 4
Meeting: 15/11/2016 - Cabinet (Item 9)
This report provides an update to the 25 July 2016 Cabinet report – Carlton and Granville Centres, Granville Road, NW6 5RA – redevelopment and investment proposals and provides Members with feedback from the public consultation which has been carried out in respect of the site. This report also details feedback from the engagement events conducted by officers with the current occupiers of the Carlton & Granville Centres. Approval is sought to progress with Phase 1 of the redevelopment and the procurement of a Design Team to progress Phase 2.
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Decision:
RESOLVED:-
i. Cabinet agreed to the Phase 1 of the Carlton and Granville Centres site redevelopment being the refurbishment and reconfiguration of the Granville Centre to allow for an interim Enterprise Hub to be established.
ii. Cabinet delegated authority to Head of Estates Regeneration in consultation with the Lead Member for Regeneration, Growth, Employment and Skills to enter into all agreements with the Greater London Authority in respect for the funding for the refurbishment of the Granville Centre.
iii. Cabinet delegated authority to the Chief Executive in consultation with the Lead Member for Regeneration, Growth, Employment and Skills to enter into legal agreements, including any lease with the South Kilburn Trust (SKT) and also with the GLA to secure their funding contribution in return for project delivery of the interim Enterprise Hub by March 2018.
iv. Cabinet delegated authority to the Chief Executive in consultation with the Lead Member for Regeneration, Growth, Employment and Skills to oversee scheme development through further viability testing, local consultation, and planning consent;
v. Cabinet approved the procurement of an architecturally led multidisciplinary design team to develop a detailed planning application for redevelopment of Carlton and Granville Centres site as Phase 2 of the work by either:
- calling off the Greater London Authority (GLA) and Transport for London (TfL) Architecture, Design and Urbanism Panel (ADUP) or such other appropriate OJEU compliant framework; and evaluating those tenders in accordance with the relevant Framework; or alternatively
- carrying out an OJEU compliant procurement process and inviting tenders on the basis of the pre-tender considerations set out in paragraph 3.30 of this report and evaluating the tenders on the basis of the evaluation criteria set out in that paragraph
- The cost of the design team and associated consultants is anticipated to be in the region of £1m. £350,000 has already been assigned to this project so the balance will be up to £650,000 to be funded “up-front” by the Council.
vi. Cabinet noted that irrespective of which procurement option detailed in 2.5 above is selected, officers will report back to Cabinet to seek Members’ approval to award the proposed contract, once a preferred design team has been identified.
Minutes:
Councillor Muhammed Butt, Leader of the Council, informed the meeting that several requests to speak on this item had been received.
Councillor Butt welcomed Lesley Benson, Headteacher, Granville Plus Nursery School, to the meeting. Ms Benson spoke in support of the Council’s effort to consult with stakeholders and pleaded with the Council to work with the nursery school on the architecture of the development. She spoke of the children attending the nursery school. She expressed concern that the Council would consult with the Nursery School after the design brief had been finalised.
Councillor John Duffy, Kilburn Ward, expressed concern at the report being considered by Cabinet.
Councillor Lesley Jones MBE, Willesden Green Ward, spoke of her professional experience in Early Years and as a schools inspector. She spoke of the excellent work carried out by the Granville Plus Nursery School.
Councillor John Warren, Brondesbury Park Ward, expressed concern about the degree of local consultation. He indicated that he would be seeking the support of other non-Cabinet Members to call in the decision by Cabinet, if approved.
Councillor Rita Conneelly, Kilburn Ward, spoke in support of the Granville Plus Nursery School.
Momota Ahmed, Communications Manager, The Concord Café (National Algerian Centre), spoke about the work of The Concord Café and the work carried out by the volunteers. She spoke about the impact of the café in terms of fighting depression and loneliness.
Councillor Roxanne Mashari, Lead Member for Regeneration, Employment, Skills and Growth, introduced the report and thanked all the speakers for their contributions. She recognised issues with the consultation exercise carried out in July stating that, going forward, the Council would work collaboratively and consultatively with current tenants of the site.
RESOLVED:-
i. Cabinet agreed to the Phase 1 of the Carlton and Granville Centres site redevelopment being the refurbishment and reconfiguration of the Granville Centre to allow for an interim Enterprise Hub to be established.
ii. Cabinet delegated authority to Head of Estates Regeneration in consultation with the Lead Member for Regeneration, Growth, Employment and Skills to enter into all agreements with the Greater London Authority in respect for the funding for the refurbishment of the Granville Centre.
iii. Cabinet delegated authority to the Chief Executive in consultation with the Lead Member for Regeneration, Growth, Employment and Skills to enter into legal agreements, including any lease with the South Kilburn Trust (SKT) and also with the GLA to secure their funding contribution in return for project delivery of the interim Enterprise Hub by March 2018.
iv. Cabinet delegated authority to the Chief Executive in consultation with the Lead Member for Regeneration, Growth, Employment and Skills to oversee scheme development through further viability testing, local consultation, and planning consent;
v. Cabinet approved the procurement of an architecturally led multidisciplinary design team to develop a detailed planning application for redevelopment of Carlton and Granville Centres site as Phase 2 of the work by either:
- calling off the Greater London Authority (GLA) and Transport for London (TfL) ... view the full minutes text for item 9