Agenda, decisions and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Rajan-Seelan, with Councillor Collymore present as an alternate.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Rajan-Seelan, with Councillor Collymore present as an alternate.

Members are invited to declare at this stage of the meeting, the nature and existence of any relevant disclosable pecuniary or personal interests in the items on this agenda and to specify the item(s) to which they relate.

The Chair confirmed that all Committee members had received approaches from several sources objecting to Item 4 – 22/4128 – 776 & 778 Harrow Road, Wembley, HA0 2HE

Additionally, Councillor Akram and Councillor Butt advised that the applicant and signatories on the petition submitted in objection to the application had connected with them via social media through their work as Councillors.

Councillor Begum advised that she had registered a gift received from the owner of the applicant company, it was confirmed that the gift received was below the level required for it to be treated as a registerable interest and did not therefore need to be treated as a personal interest under the Member Code of Conduct. The gift had however been registered for transparency.

The Chair confirmed that all Committee members had received approaches from several sources objecting to Item 4 – 22/4128 – 776 & 778 Harrow Road, Wembley, HA0 2HE

Additionally, Councillor Akram and Councillor Butt advised that the applicant and signatories on the petition submitted in objection to the application had connected with them via social media through their work as Councillors.

Councillor Begum advised that she had registered a gift received from the owner of the applicant company, it was confirmed that the gift received was below the level required for it to be treated as a registerable interest and did not therefore need to be treated as a personal interest under the Member Code of Conduct. The gift had however been registered for transparency.

To approve the minutes of the previous meeting held on Wednesday 10 May 2023 as a correct record.

RESOLVED that the minutes of the previous meeting held on Wednesday 10 May 2023 be approved as an accurate record of the meeting.

RESOLVED that the minutes of the previous meeting held on Wednesday 10 May 2023 be approved as an accurate record of the meeting.

Granted planning permission subject to the conditions and informatives  set out in the Committee report and an additional condition requiring the submission and approval of further details detailing measures to prevent vehicular parking within the curtilage of the dwellinghouses and the implementation, retention and maintenance of those measures.

PROPOSAL

Demolition of 2 existing dwellings and construction of 4x new three storey dwellinghouses, associated cycle and refuse storage, amenity space and boundary treatment.

RECOMMENDATION~:

That the Committee resolve to GRANT planning permission subject to:

(1)  That the Head of Planning is delegated authority to issue the planning permission and impose conditions and informatives as detailed in the report.

(2)  That the Head of Planning is delegated to make changes to the wording of the committee’s decision (such as to delete, vary or add conditions, informatives, planning obligations or reasons for the decision) prior to the decision being actioned, provided that the Head of Planning is satisfied that any such changes could not reasonably be regarded as deviating from the overall principle of the decision reached by the committee nor that such change(s) could reasonably have led to a different decision having been reached by the committee.

(3)  That the Committee confirms that adequate provision has been made, by the imposition of conditions, for the preservation or planting of trees as required by Section 197 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

Mahya Fatemi, Planning Officer, North Area Planning Team introduced the report and set out the key issues. In introducing the application, the Committee were advised that the application site comprised of a pair of semi-detached dwellinghouses located along the north-west corner of Barham Park, adjacent to the railway tracks for Network Rail services in Sudbury.

The Committee’s attention was drawn to the supplementary report that provided information regarding amendments to the proposed site plan. It had been brought to officers’ attention by the Council's Property Team that they considered that the land set out on the transfer particulars did not correspond with the application site boundary for the land at 776 and 778 Harrow Road. The extent of the boundary on the western and southern edges of the site as identified by the Property Team was smaller than set out within the application submission, resulting in a small part of the land potentially sitting within the park. The Committee were advised that discussions were ongoing between the applicant and the Council’s Property Team to reach a definitive position on the site boundary. The applicant felt that the entirety of the application site (with the exception of the access over which there is a right of way) fell within the land owned by them. The architects had re-confirmed that the application drawings had been based on a full topographic survey that they commissioned and that this accurately reflected what was on site. To safeguard the planning application process, the planning officer requested that the applicant provided a boundary treatment to enclose the curtilage of the new dwellings to exclude any disputed area. An amendment to the proposed site / ground floor plan had therefore been submitted since the publication of the committee agenda report. The amendments included changes to the site boundary line on the western and southern edges which also incorporated a 1.2 metre fence indicated  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.

Granted planning permission subject to the conditions and informatives as laid out in the Committee report.

PROPOSAL

Proposed erection of temporary sports hall (Use Class: E(d)) for period of 9 years on existing concrete slab east of main University Building.

RECOMMENDATION~:

That the Committee resolve to GRANT planning permission subject to:

(1)  That the Head of Planning is delegated authority to issue the planning permission and impose conditions and informatives as detailed in the report.

(2)  That the Head of Planning is delegated authority to make changes to the wording of the committee’s decision (such as to delete, vary or add conditions, informatives, planning obligations or reasons for the decision) prior to the decision being actioned, provided that the Head of Planning is satisfied that any such changes could not reasonably be regarded as deviating from the overall principle of the decision reached by the committee nor that such change(s) could reasonably have led to a different decision having been reached by the committee.

(3)  That if by the “expiry date” of this application (subject to any amendments/extensions to the expiry date agreed by both parties) the legal agreement has not been completed, the Head of Planning is delegated authority to refuse planning permission.

Nicola Blake, Principal Planning Officer, North Area Planning Team, introduced the report and set out the key issues. In introducing the report members were advised that the proposal was for the installation of a temporary sports hall at Westminster University's Northwick Park campus. The proposal would occupy existing hardstanding which had access to services, and as such, no further groundworks would be required. The temporary structure would be in use for approximately 9 years, after which it would be dismantled to enable the completion of the consented Northwick Park Masterplan.

The site was not situated within a conservation area and there were no listed buildings within the site curtilage.

As there were no speakers who had requested to speak on the item, the Chair advised the Committee that the application was presented to the Planning Committee due to its size. Committee Members were then invited to ask officers any questions they had in relation to the application. The Committee had one question regarding the temporary nature of the construction, officers advised that the site formed part of the wider Northwick Park Masterplan, which encompassed broader redevelopment. Plans were displayed to the Committee to provide greater context of the plan. The Committee were advised that the temporary sports hall would be constructed to continue to provide on site leisure facilities while other permanent construction works were going ahead.

As there were no further questions from members and having established that all members had followed the discussions, the Chair asked members to vote on the recommendations.

DECISION: Granted planning permission subject to the conditions and informatives as set out in the Committee report.

(Voting on the recommendation was unanimous)

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