Issue - meetings
Petitions (if any)
Meeting: 07/12/2020 - Cabinet (Item 5)
Petitions (if any) & Request to Speak
To discuss any petitions from members of the public, in accordance with Standing Order 66.
Decision:
There were no petitions submitted for consideration.
The Leader of the Council advised that he had agreed to accept a request to speak at the meeting from Dr Pablo Sendra on behalf of the William Dunbar William Saville Tenant & Resident Association (WDWS) regarding the development of a Community Plan relating to the South Kilburn regeneration scheme proposals. In addressing the meeting, Dr Sendra highlighted that the Plan included:
· a social impact assessment;
· proposals for the refurbishment rather than demolition of existing homes as well as for the provision of new homes through infill development;
· proposals for the creation of new community facilities. improving green spaces and car parking;
· a financial viability study to support the proposals and delivery of social-rent homes;
Cabinet were advised that the Plan had been designed to deliver the key objectives within the Council’s South Kilburn SPD 2017 with the advantage of refurbishing rather than demolition of existing homes and was felt to represent an opportunity for the Council to deliver a socially, economically and environmentally sustainable regeneration scheme.
In response, Councillor Tatler (as Lead Member for Regeneration, Property and Planning) took the opportunity to recognise and thank local residents for their engagement and commitment in driving forward the South Kilburn regeneration scheme. Whilst highlighting the need to ensure the Community Plan was considered within the context of the overall Masterplan for the South Kilburn area, Councillor Tatler advised that she would review the proposals in order to continue working and engaging with the Tenant and Resident Association, supported by the local ward councillors.
Minutes:
The Leader of the Council, Councillor Muhammed Butt welcomed Dr Pablo Sendra to the meeting who had requested to speak on behalf of the William Dunbar William Saville Tenant & Resident Association (WDWS) regarding the development of a Community Plan relating to the South Kilburn regeneration scheme proposals.
Dr Sendra thanked the Leader for the opportunity to speak. In his role as an architect and urban designer he advised Cabinet that he had been working with the residents from William Dunbar and William Saville Houses in South Kilburn in developing a community plan which incorporated the residents’ vision for how their home and environment could be improved. An independent study had guided the development of a social impact assessment and a financial viability study had been carried out to ensure the viability of the proposal and determine the amount of social-rent homes that could be offered. The plan, which would achieve and exceed the key objectives of the Council’s South Kilburn SPD 2017, included the refurbishment rather than demolition of 147 existing homes (allowing residents to avoid the social and health impact of relocating), and the provision of 47 new homes through infill development, 14 of which would be social rent and 19 of which would be family sized. The plan also included proposals for the creation of an additional 366 sq. metres of new community facilities as well as improved green spaces and car parking. In summing up, Dr Sendra asked Cabinet to give consideration to his proposal which he felt to be an excellent opportunity to deliver a socially, economically and environmentally sustainable regeneration scheme.
Councillor Butt thanked Dr Sendra for taking the time to address the meeting and invited Councillor Tatler, as the Lead Member for Regeneration, Property and Planning, to respond.
Councillor Tatler took the opportunity to recognise and thank local residents for their engagement and commitment in driving forward the South Kilburn regeneration scheme. Whilst highlighting the need to ensure the Community Plan was considered within the context of the overall Masterplan for the South Kilburn area, Councillor Tatler advised that she would review the proposals in order to continue working and engaging with the Tenant and Resident Association, supported by the local ward councillors.