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Granted planning permission subject to the conditions and informatives set out in the report plus the following additional or revised conditions or obligations:

•              That the transport study that is to be secured through the Section 106 legal agreement shall include a review of the management of traffic associated with at Oakington Manor School.

•              That the Stadium shall undertake a full review of the ticket allocation scheme to ensure it is the fairest assessment possible, and that shall be submitted to and approved by the Council. In undertaking the review, relevant groups should be engaged with in terms of the operation and implementation of any new scheme.

The Planning Committee also made a strong recommendation for the Stadium to host a further meeting with ward councillors to discuss concerns and for the issue to be referred to the Resources and Public Realm Scrutiny Committee to consider reviewing the impact of event days on the borough.

PROPOSAL

Permission was sought for the variation of conditions 1 (Event Cap) and 2 (Temporary Traffic Management) of variation of conditions reference 20/4197 dated 21 June 2021, for the proposed variation of Condition 1 (Event Cap) of planning permission reference 18/4307 (varied permission for the construction of the Stadium, dated 07/03/2019), to allow up to 8 additional major non-sporting events per event calendar year.

RECOMMENDATION

That the Committee resolve to GRANT planning permission subject to:

(1)      Payment of the Council’s legal and other professional costs in (a) preparing and

completing the agreement and (b) monitoring and enforcing its performance;

(2)      Payment of the Council’s reasonable costs associated with mitigation, including

the following (please note that some of these mitigation measures are all secured through the existing (E)consent);

(3)      Indexation of contributions in line with inflation; and

(4)      Any other planning obligation(s) considered necessary by Committee and the

Head of Planning.

Sean Newton (Development Management Planning Manager, Brent Council) introduced the planning application committee report, detailing the proposal to amend planning permission conditions 1 and 2 to increase the number of major non-sporting events at the Stadium from 46 to 54 per calendar year, adding up to 8 additional events. The planning application also increased the definition of a major event from a capacity of 51,000 to 60,000+.

Attention was drawn to the supplementary agenda which highlighted corrections and the additional responses from the London Boroughs of Ealing and Harrow, a resident on Dennis Avenue and a letter received from the National Wembley Trust.

The Chair thanked Sean Newton for introducing the report. As there were no Committee questions raised at this point, the Chair then invited Mr Francis Henry (who had registered to speak as an objector) to address the Committee in relation to the application, who highlighted the following points:

• Bus diversions had led to many bus services being cancelled or severely delayed, such as the 206 routes.

• The objector highlighted significant problems for Dial-a-Ride, particularly during concert season.

• The objector felt there was a need to increase the number of traffic wardens in the area on event days due to failures to enforce illegal parking and deal with road congestions caused by car hire drop-offs, with Mr Francis suggesting the installation of zoom-capable cameras that could facilitate ticketing to help keep areas clear.

• The objector described the impact of events occurring on multiple consecutive days on residents living in the area, with many unable to access or leave their properties.

• Road closures occurred early in the day and continued late into the night, particularly during events like the Taylor Swift concerts; extra events would be welcomed if there was better management of existing events to alleviate current parking issues and noise challenges.

• The objector described residents who rented out their driveways to event goers, who operated unchallenged, further complicating the situation for residents.

• Mr Francis felt that the Stadium Access Corridor would never be completed, despite potential funding from the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4