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26/01/2022 - Any Other Urgent Business ref: 5836 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Planning Committee
Made at meeting: 26/01/2022 - Planning Committee
Decision published: 27/01/2022
Effective from: 26/01/2022
Decision:
None.
The meeting closed at 8:00pm.
26/01/2022 - 21/2262 - 91B Mora Road, London, NW2 6TB ref: 5826 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Planning Committee
Made at meeting: 26/01/2022 - Planning Committee
Decision published: 27/01/2022
Effective from: 26/01/2022
Decision:
Granted planning permission subject to the conditions and informatives set out in the report.
Wards affected: Mapesbury;
26/01/2022 - Declarations of interests ref: 5827 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Planning Committee
Made at meeting: 26/01/2022 - Planning Committee
Decision published: 27/01/2022
Effective from: 26/01/2022
Decision:
No declaration of interests were made at the meeting.
All members of the Committee advised they had received approaches from both the applicant and Brondesbury Park Residents Association in relation to application 20/1411 – Queens Park Community School, Aylestone Avenue, London, NW6 7BQ.
26/01/2022 - 20/1411 - Queens Park Community School, Aylestone Avenue, London, NW6 7BQ ref: 5825 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Planning Committee
Made at meeting: 26/01/2022 - Planning Committee
Decision published: 27/01/2022
Effective from: 26/01/2022
Decision:
Granted planning permission subject to the conditions (as amended below) and informatives set out in the report and supplementary agenda:
Condition 7 – Community User Agreement to include clarification on the definition of Community Use, the availability of the facility for community use and the cost
Condition 9 – Tree report/planting schedule to be amended to allow flexibility in the location of new trees, to allow additional planting between the pitch and Aylestone Avenue and to provide for an increase in the number of new trees to be planted.
Wards affected: Brondesbury Park;
26/01/2022 - Apologies for absence and clarification of alternative members ref: 5828 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Planning Committee
Made at meeting: 26/01/2022 - Planning Committee
Decision published: 27/01/2022
Effective from: 26/01/2022
Decision:
None.
26/01/2022 - Minutes of the previous meeting ref: 5829 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Planning Committee
Made at meeting: 26/01/2022 - Planning Committee
Decision published: 27/01/2022
Effective from: 26/01/2022
Decision:
RESOLVED that the minutes of the previous Planning Committee meeting held on Wednesday 15 December 2021 be approved as an accurate record of the meeting.
27/01/2022 - Any other urgent business ref: 5835 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Barham Park Trust Committee
Made at meeting: 27/01/2022 - Barham Park Trust Committee
Decision published: 27/01/2022
Effective from: 27/01/2022
Decision:
None.
27/01/2022 - Matters arising (if any) ref: 5833 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Barham Park Trust Committee
Made at meeting: 27/01/2022 - Barham Park Trust Committee
Decision published: 27/01/2022
Effective from: 27/01/2022
Decision:
None.
27/01/2022 - Minutes of the previous meeting ref: 5832 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Barham Park Trust Committee
Made at meeting: 27/01/2022 - Barham Park Trust Committee
Decision published: 27/01/2022
Effective from: 27/01/2022
Decision:
RESOLVED that the minutes of the previous Trust Committee held on Wednesday 1 September 2021 be agreed as a correct record.
27/01/2022 - Declarations of interests ref: 5831 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Barham Park Trust Committee
Made at meeting: 27/01/2022 - Barham Park Trust Committee
Decision published: 27/01/2022
Effective from: 27/01/2022
Decision:
None declared.
27/01/2022 - Apologies for Absence ref: 5830 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Barham Park Trust Committee
Made at meeting: 27/01/2022 - Barham Park Trust Committee
Decision published: 27/01/2022
Effective from: 27/01/2022
Decision:
None.
27/01/2022 - Strategic Property Matters Relating to Barham Park ref: 5834 Recommendations Approved
To consider options for a strategic review of
property and accommodation relating to the Barham Park
Trust.
Decision Maker: Barham Park Trust Committee
Made at meeting: 27/01/2022 - Barham Park Trust Committee
Decision published: 27/01/2022
Effective from: 04/02/2022
Decision:
RESOLVED to:
(1) Delegate authority to the Operational Director for Environmental Services, in consultation with the Chair of the Trust Committee, to appoint an architect for the initial options appraisal of the Barham Park Building at 660 Harrow Road, Wembley, HA0 2HB and for the procurement for the appointment of an architect to be carried out pursuant to Contract Standing Order 86.
(2) Delegate authority to the Operational Director for Environmental Services to seek the approval of the Council to meet the cost of the architect’s report as aforementioned from Council resources.
(3) Delegate authority to the Operational Director for Environmental Services in consultation with the Chair of the Trust Committee for officers to prepare a financial strategy for the Barham Park Trust once the options appraisal has been completed.
(4) Following the decisions of the Trust Committee of 1 September 2021, to delegate authority to the Operational Director for Environmental Services regarding the letting of Unit 7 of the Barham Park Building and the lease renewals regarding Units 2 and 8 of the Barham Park Building, to agree for the Trust not to enter into new leases in respect of Units 2, 7 and 8 of the Barham Park Building pending the completion and consideration of the options appraisal of the architect and thereafter, to agree for the Operational Director Environmental Services to decide on the way forward regarding those three units.
Lead officer: Chris Whyte
20/01/2022 - Authority to extend the care and support contract with Notting Hill Genesis at Visram House for a further 1 year ref: 5822 Recommendations Approved
To seek approval for an extension to the current care and support contract at Visram House for a period of Twelve (12) months and to vary the contract in accordance with Contract Standing Order 112.
Decision Maker: Director - Adult Social Care
Decision published: 21/01/2022
Effective from: 29/01/2022
Decision:
That the Operational Director Adult Social Care:
i) Approves the extension to the current contract for care and support with Notting Hill Genesis for a period of 1 year from 4 February 2022 to 3 February 2023.
ii) Approves the variation of the current care and support contract with Notting Hill Genesis during the contract extension period.
Wards affected: Stonebridge;
Lead officer: Martin Crick
17/01/2022 - Any other urgent business ref: 5818 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 17/01/2022 - Cabinet
Decision published: 18/01/2022
Effective from: 17/01/2022
Decision:
None.
17/01/2022 - Exclusion of Press and Public ref: 5817 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 17/01/2022 - Cabinet
Decision published: 18/01/2022
Effective from: 17/01/2022
Decision:
There were no items that required the exclusion of the press or public.
17/01/2022 - Reference of item considered by Scrutiny Committees (if any) ref: 5807 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 17/01/2022 - Cabinet
Decision published: 18/01/2022
Effective from: 17/01/2022
Decision:
There were no references from Scrutiny submitted for consideration at the meeting.
17/01/2022 - Matters Arising (if any) ref: 5806 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 17/01/2022 - Cabinet
Decision published: 18/01/2022
Effective from: 17/01/2022
Decision:
None.
17/01/2022 - Minutes of the Previous Meeting ref: 5805 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 17/01/2022 - Cabinet
Decision published: 18/01/2022
Effective from: 17/01/2022
Decision:
Cabinet RESOLVED that the minutes of the previous meeting held on Monday 6 December 2021 be approved as an accurate record of the meeting.
17/01/2022 - Declarations of Interest ref: 5804 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 17/01/2022 - Cabinet
Decision published: 18/01/2022
Effective from: 17/01/2022
Decision:
There were no declarations of interest made at the meeting.
17/01/2022 - Apologies for Absence ref: 5803 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 17/01/2022 - Cabinet
Decision published: 18/01/2022
Effective from: 17/01/2022
Decision:
None received.
17/01/2022 - Brent Active Travel - Healthy Neighbourhoods and School Streets ref: 5810 Recommendations Approved
Decision on whether to remove, amend or make permanent 5 trial Healthy Neighbourhood and 30 School Street schemes.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 17/01/2022 - Cabinet
Decision published: 18/01/2022
Effective from: 25/01/2022
Decision:
Cabinet noted the comments made by Councillor Kennelly who had requested to speak at the meeting on Healthy Neighbourhoods. In addressing Cabinet, Councillor Kennelly thanked the Lead Members and all officers involved for their response in terms of the recommendations within the report and work to engage with local residents. Whilst highlighting the importance in promoting sustainable active travel and healthy neighbourhoods as part of the Council’s wider approach towards tackling air quality and the climate emergency, he pointed out the need to ensure local residents were properly listened to and their views taken into account in the development and introduction of any schemes moving forward. Having recognised the lessons learnt, particularly given the views expressed by local residents within his ward, Councillor Kennelly felt that whilst change was supported the future approach towards developing and delivering Healthy Neighbourhood needed to be focussed around an engagement process on active travel schemes designed to deliver a cleaner and greener environment across the borough.
In responding to the comments raised, Councillor Butt (as Leader of the Council) also drew attention to written representations submitted by the Brent Cycling Campaign relating to a number of concerns regarding the consultation, design and implementation of the Healthy Neighbourhood proposals and content of the report due to be considered by Cabinet. It was noted that these had been referred on to the Lead Member for Regeneration, Property & Planning for direct response outside of the meeting.
Members also noted that a number of minor corrections had needed to be made to the evaluation monitoring reports which had resulted in an adjustment needing to be made in the consultation figures for the Tokyngton and Wembley Central ward set out within Appendix A of the report officer. The changes were as follows - Responses from roads where modal filters were installed (London Road and Tokyngton Avenue) a total of 21 (not 18) responses were received. Of these 6 (29%) (not 4 - 22%) supported the scheme and 15 (71%) (not -78%) did not). Members were advised that the amendments had no effect on the overall outcome from the consultation or recommendations within the report.
Having considered the comments made, Cabinet RESOLVED:
(1) To note the outcome of the scheme assessments and approves the officer recommendations in Section 4.0 and Appendix A of the report.
(2) To authorise the Strategic Director for Regeneration and Environment:
(a) to progress Statutory Notifications and consider responses to the Statutory Notifications before making experimental and permanent traffic orders regarding the Healthy Neighbourhoods and School Streets schemes that are referred to in the report;
(b) to make any necessary Traffic Management Orders involving experimental and permanent traffic orders regarding existing and forthcoming Healthy Neighbourhoods and School Streets schemes that are referred to in the report;
(c) to revoke and implement changes to existing Healthy Neighbourhoods and School Streets schemes that are referred to in the report.
(3) To note that a further report would be presented to Cabinet to agree the future approach to developing and delivering Healthy Neighbourhood and School Streets schemes.
(4) To note that a further policy report would be presented to Cabinet for approval relating to the use of CCTV enforcement cameras and exemptions.
(e) To note that development and implementation of future schemes would depend upon future funding being made available for that purpose.
Wards affected: Brondesbury Park; Dollis Hill; Dudden Hill; Fryent; Harlesden; Kensal Green; Kenton; Kilburn; Mapesbury; Preston; Queens Park; Queensbury; Stonebridge; Sudbury; Tokyngton; Wembley Central; Willesden Green;
Lead officer: Sandor Fazekas
17/01/2022 - Capital Investment Programme for School Place Sufficiency for Children and Young People with SEND ref: 5808 Recommendations Approved
To approve a Capital Investment Programme to meet the demand for SEND school places by construction of a new build SEND School, Additionally ResourcedProvision (ARP), expansion of existing SEND schools and capital improvement projects. |
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 17/01/2022 - Cabinet
Decision published: 18/01/2022
Effective from: 25/01/2022
Decision:
Cabinet RESOLVED:
(1) To approve the SEN Capital Programme as detailed within the report.
(2) To allocate £44.19m of capital funding to deliver the programme.
(3) To delegate authority to approve the project business cases to the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment in consultation with the Strategic Director of Children and Young People and the Director of Finance.
(4) To delegate authority to agree pre-tender considerations, procure and award the necessary technical, consultancy and services contracts valued in excess of £2m and works contracts valued in excess of £5m to the Strategic Director, Regeneration and Environment, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Schools, Employment and Skills and the Strategic Director for Children and Young People.
(5) To note that further reports would be brought forward providing updates on progress on the delivery of the programme.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Nigel Chapman, Nick Ljustina
17/01/2022 - Authority to Tender Contract for Grounds Maintenance Services ref: 5811 Recommendations Approved
To agree to issue the tender for the Grounds Maintenance Contract.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 17/01/2022 - Cabinet
Decision published: 18/01/2022
Effective from: 25/01/2022
Decision:
Cabinet RESOLVED:
(1) To approve inviting tenders for the Grounds Maintenance Contract on the basis of the pre-tender considerations set out in paragraph 4.7 of the report, subject to due consideration by officers of any leaseholder observations in response to the stage one section 20 leaseholder consultation, and delegates the final decision to proceed with inviting tenders to the Strategic Director for Regeneration & Environment in consultation with the Lead Member for Environment.
(2) To approve Officers evaluating the tenders for the Grounds Maintenance Contract on the basis of the evaluation criteria set out in paragraph 4.7 of the report.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Kelly Eaton
17/01/2022 - Draft Planning Obligations Supplementary Planning Document ref: 5812 Recommendations Approved
Cabinet to agree to the draft wording in the Planning Obligations SPD, and approve it to be made publicly available for a forthcoming public consultation.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 17/01/2022 - Cabinet
Decision published: 18/01/2022
Effective from: 25/01/2022
Decision:
Cabinet RESOLVED:
(1) To note the content of the report and Appendix 1 ‘Draft Planning Obligations Supplementary Planning Document’.
(2) To approve the draft Planning Obligations SPD for public consultation.
(3) To delegate authority to the Lead Member for Regeneration Property & Planning, in consultation with the Strategic Director for Regeneration and Environment, to consider representations made during consultation and adopt the Supplementary Planning Document as part of the Council’s suite of Local Plan related documents, and provide authority to revoke the existing 2013 Planning Obligations SPD once superseded.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Alice Lester
17/01/2022 - Brent Council's School Admission Arrangements for 2023/24 ref: 5809 Recommendations Approved
To consider Brent Council’s School Admission Arrangements for 2023/24.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 17/01/2022 - Cabinet
Decision published: 18/01/2022
Effective from: 25/01/2022
Decision:
Cabinet RESOLVED to agree the proposed admission arrangements for Brent community schools and the scheme of co-ordination for maintained schools in Brent for the 2023/2024 academic year (as detailed within Appendix 2 and 3 of the report).
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Brian Grady
17/01/2022 - Corporate Performance - Q2 2021/22 Performance Report ref: 5819 Recommendations Approved
Note the performance information contained in
performance report.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 17/01/2022 - Cabinet
Decision published: 18/01/2022
Effective from: 25/01/2022
Decision:
Cabinet RESOLVED
(1) To note the performance information contained in the updated report format.
(2) To note the current and future strategic risks associated with the information provided and agree the remedial actions on strategic risks identified as appropriate alongside the challenge on progress being provided with responsible officers as necessary.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Lorna Hughes, Chatan Popat
17/01/2022 - Treasury Management Mid-Year report 2021-22 ref: 5816 Recommendations Approved
to updates Members on treasury activity for
the first half of the financial year 2021-22.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 17/01/2022 - Cabinet
Decision published: 18/01/2022
Effective from: 25/01/2022
Decision:
Cabinet RESOLVED to note the 2021-22 Mid-Year Treasury report and approve it being forwarded on to Council, in compliance with CIPFA’s Code of Practice on Treasury Management (the Code).
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Homun Bui, Amanda Healy
17/01/2022 - Amendments to the Housing Allocation Scheme ref: 5814 Recommendations Approved
Approval to implement changes to the Housing
Allocation Scheme, following statutory consultation.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 17/01/2022 - Cabinet
Decision published: 18/01/2022
Effective from: 25/01/2022
Decision:
Cabinet RESOLVED:
(1) To approve the following changes to the current Allocations Scheme:
(a) Change 1: Give reasonable preference to homeless households as set out in paragraphs 6.2 to 6.4 of the report;
(b) Change 2 - Give priority to existing Council tenants, who need a transfer, to bid for all new build properties as set out in paragraphs 6.5 to 6.12 of the report;
(c) Change 3 - Emergency Management Transfers as set out in paragraphs 6.13 to 6.19 of the report;
(d) Change 4 - Transfers due to Overcrowding as set out in paragraphs 6.20 to 6.24 of the report;
(e) Change 5 - Award Priority Band A to Special Guardians as set out in paragraphs 6.25 to 6.28 of the report;
(f) Change 6 - Decant moves for essential repair as set out in paragraphs 6.29 to 6.33 of the report.
(2) To note and give due regard to the content of the Equalities Impact Assessments, as set out within Appendices 2 & 3 of the report.
(3) To delegate authority to the Strategic Director Community Wellbeing to implement the proposed changes to the Council’s Allocation Scheme as set out in paragraph (1) above.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Laurence Coaker
17/01/2022 - Draft Affordable Workspace Supplementary Planning Document ref: 5813 Recommendations Approved
to note the contents of this report and
appended draft Affordable Workspace SPD.
2.2 Note that the draft Affordable Workspace SPD be presented to
Members for approval, prior to publication and statutory
consultation.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 17/01/2022 - Cabinet
Decision published: 18/01/2022
Effective from: 25/01/2022
Decision:
Cabinet RESOLVED
(1) To approve the draft Affordable Workspace Supplementary Planning Document for publication and statutory consultation.
(2) To delegate authority to the Lead Member for Regeneration, Property & Planning, in consultation with the Strategic Director for Regeneration & Environment, to consider representations made during consultation and adopt the Supplementary Planning Document as part of the Council’s suite of Local Plan related documents.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Alice Lester
17/01/2022 - Qtr3 Financial report 2021/22 ref: 5815 Recommendations Approved
To note the overall financial position and the
actions being taken to manage the issues arising.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 17/01/2022 - Cabinet
Decision published: 18/01/2022
Effective from: 25/01/2022
Decision:
Cabinet RESOLVED
(1) To note the overall financial position within the Q3 Financial Update and actions being taken to manage the issues arising, as detailed within the report.
(2) To note the budget setting strategy for 2022/23 as detailed within the report.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Minesh Patel
17/01/2022 - Petitions (if any) ref: 5820 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 17/01/2022 - Cabinet
Decision published: 17/01/2022
Effective from: 17/01/2022
Decision:
Cabinet NOTED the comments made by Caroline Turriff speaking on behalf of local residents living in the proximity of Hazel Road Playground and on Greyhound Road, Kensal Green highlighting concerns relating to anti-social behaviour associated with individuals congregating around three street benches at the bottom of Greyhound Road and opposite the playground. Members were advised that the request to speak was supported by a petition, which currently contained over 150 signatures requesting removal of the benches.
In addressing Cabinet, Caroline Turriff highlighted the nature of the anti-social behaviour being experienced by local residents, which included street drinking, substance and drug abuse, sexual harassment of female residents and harassment of children and parents accessing the park, noise, swearing use of the surrounding bushes as a toilet (which had resulted in the bushes needing to be removed by a local resident) and litter. This had led to residents feeling intimidated, threatened and unsafe with specific concerns raised about the safety of women and children living in the surrounding area. Whilst recognising the importance of street benches, particularly for elderly or less mobile residents, it was pointed out that there were already a number of benches located in the surrounding area with local residents also willing to engage in consultation on the potential relocation of the benches, around which the concerns were focussed, to an alternative location such as the Kensal Green open space triangle in order to make the approach to the playground safer for those using the facility. Given the concerns raised, members were therefore asked to urgently consider removal of the benches from their current location.
In responding, Councillor Promise Knight (as Lead Member for Community Safety & Engagement), began by thanking Caroline Turriff for her presentation. Whilst highlighting the progress made by the Council in tackling anti-social behaviour across the borough it was recognised that this would not prevent the need for further action and to address specific concerns as they were highlighted. In view of the supporting evidence provided and concerns raised in relation to the level of harassment being experienced, impact on residents health and safety and wider concerns relating to safeguarding she advised it had therefore been agreed to remove the benches with support also requested from the relevant agencies in relation to engagement with those individuals causing the nuisance, many of whom were entrenched street drinkers, in relation to the wider issues identified. In addition, she advised that Licensing Officers had also been asked to engage with licensed premises operating in the area in an effort to assist in tackling the wider concerns identified in relation to street drinking.
Caroline Turriff welcomed and thanked the Lead Member for the response and actions outlined, with Councillor M Butt (Leader of the Council) reaffirming the Council’s commitment towards tackling anti-social behaviour and ensuring the necessary measures (working in association with the lead member and ward councillors) were implemented in relation to the specific location highlighted at the meeting.