Issue - meetings
Caretakers House, Mount Stewart Infant School, Carlisle Gardens, Harrow, HA3 0JX (Ref. 09/2680)
Meeting: 08/06/2010 - Planning Committee (Item 3)
Additional documents:
Decision:
Planning permission granted subject to conditions, an amendment to condition 3 and an additional condition 13 as set out in the supplementary information.
Minutes:
Demolition of former caretaker's house and erection of a single storey children’s centre with provision of buggy storage and refuse storage areas to front and associated landscaping to site. |
OFFICER RECOMMENDATION: Grant planning permission subject to conditions. |
The Area Planning Manager, Rachel McConnell, drew Members’ attention to the supplementary information circulated at the meeting which included observations concerning the site visit, an amendment to condition 3 and an additional condition 13.
Ms Denise Burke, the applicant, stated that the site had been identified and agreed as a suitable location by the Executive in 2009. The proposed Children’s Centre was intended to be within pram pushing distance to minimise transport impact and Denise Burke confirmed that it was intended that the Centre be open for 48 weeks of the year, with some services offered in the evening.
In reply to queries from Members, Ms Burke stated that other possible services the Centre would depend on the needs of the local community and may include an advice centre and promotion of healthy eating. She added that the site was intended for visits by families with children of up to 5 years.
During Members discussion, Councillor Kataria enquired why there was no Section 106 Agreement. In reply, the Head of Area Planning, Steve Weeks advised that Section 106 Agreements would only be sought from health and education providers if the impact on the area was significant, which in this case it was not perceived to be.
DECISION: Planning permission granted subject to conditions, an amendment to condition 3 and an additional condition 13 as set out in the supplementary information. |