Agenda item
Brent Draft Development Management Policies Development Plan Document - Submission
This report asks Council to consider the representations made at Publication stage, officers’ recommended responses and where appropriate the proposed minor modifications to the draft Plan before approving the draft Plan for formal submission.
Minutes:
Members considered the report circulated which asked for consideration of the representations made at Publication stage, the recommended responses and to approve the draft plan with minor modifications.
The Mayor stated that she had been advised by the Chief Legal Officer that Councillor Warren was proposing an amendment to the recommendations contained in the report. As a result she had to advise Council that the Council’s constitution was not well drafted on the operation of the First Reading Debate procedure in relation to the formulation of the Council’s Policy Framework. The Chief Legal Officer had advised that if Council was minded to allow for the draft Development Management Policies to proceed on to the Planning Inspectorate, having been the subject of extensive consultation with residents, councillors and Planning Committee, then it should be made clear beyond doubt whether it was the wish of Full Council to refer the matter to the Scrutiny Committee. Officers recommended that to comply with the existing tight timescale, and acknowledging that it had been the subject of extensive consideration by both the Planning Committee and public consultation, Full Council should agree that the draft document be submitted to the Planning Inspectorate for Examination as recommended in the report.
The Mayor further explained that the draft document, which incorporated the outcome of consultation on the Inspector’s modifications, would be considered afresh by Cabinet and formally considered for adoption by Full Council later in the year. Amended recommendations to the report were tabled.
Councillor Warren stated that the position put forward by the Mayor was as a direct result of his proposal, however he remained concerned that the matter had not been considered by Scrutiny Committee. He therefore wished to submit his amendment for the matter to be referred to Scrutiny Committee before being considered by Council.
Councillor Warren requested a recorded vote on his proposal.
Whilst recognising the role of Scrutiny Committee, it was pointed out that the matter had been considered by Planning Committee and had been subject to extensive consultation and so did not now admit of delay.
Voting was recorded as follows:
FOR: Councillors Davidson, Shaw and Warren
AGAINST: Councillors Aden, Agha, Ahmed, Bradley, Butt, Carr, Chan, Choudhary, Colacicco, Collier, Colwill, Conneely, Crane, Daly, Denselow, Dixon, Duffy, Eniola, Ezeajughi, Harrison, Hirani, Hossain, Hylton, Kabir, Kansagra, Kelcher, Long, Mahmood, Marquis, Mashari, Maurice, McLeish, McLennan, Moher, Naheerathan, Nerva, M Patel, R Patel, Pavey, Perrin, Ketan Sheth, Krupa Sheth, Southwood, Stopp, Tatler and Thomas
ABSTENTIONS: The Mayor
Councillor Kansagra moved suspension of standing orders to allow the draft plan to proceed as set out in the revised recommendations.
Councillor Warren requested a recorded vote.
RESOLVED:
that, in relation to the operation of Standing Order 25, this debate be regarded as the First Reading Debate.
Voting on the above resolution was recorded as follows:
FOR: Councillors Aden, Agha, Ahmed, Bradley, Butt, Carr, Chan, Choudhary, Colacicco, Collier, Colwill, Conneely, Crane, Daly, Denselow, Dixon, Duffy, Eniola, Ezeajughi, Harrison, Hirani, Hossain, Hylton, Kabir, Kansagra, Kelcher, Long, Mahmood, Marquis, Mashari, Maurice, McLeish, McLennan, Moher, Naheerathan, Nerva, M Patel, R Patel, Pavey, Perrin, Ketan Sheth, Krupa Sheth, Southwood, Stopp, Tatler and Thomas
AGAINST: Councillors Davidson, Shaw and Warren
ABSTENTIONS: The Mayor
It was clarified that the draft plan would be submitted to Scrutiny Committee once it had been through the Examination process by the Planning Inspectorate.
RESOLVED:
(i) that once the Brent Draft Development Management Policies Development Plan Document has been through the Examination process it be referred to Scrutiny Committee as part of the consultation on any modifications recommended by the Planning Inspectorate;
(ii) that, in relation to the operation of the remainder of Standing Order 25, there shall be substituted as a process, that the document will next be considered by Full Council for adoption following the receipt of consultation responses on any modifications recommended by the Planning Inspectorate and a report from the Council’s Cabinet;
(iii) that the recommended responses to individual representations, as set out in the schedules attached as Appendix 1 to the report be agreed;
(iv) that the draft Brent Development Management Policies Development Management Plan Document in Appendix 2 to the report, together with the schedule of proposed modifications as set out in Appendix 3 to the report, be submitted to the Planning Inspectorate for Examination;
(v) that the Strategic Director, Regeneration and Environmental Services be authorised to agree any necessary changes to the document during the Examination process to facilitate the adoption of a sound Plan;
(vi) that the draft Brent Development Management Policies be submitted to Full Council following consideration by the Cabinet of the Final Inspector’s Report.
Supporting documents:
- DMP_DPD, item 15. PDF 100 KB
- Appendix 1_DMP, item 15. PDF 237 KB
- Appendix 2 DMP, item 15. PDF 13 MB
- Appendix 3 DMP, item 15. PDF 2 MB