Issue - meetings

To receive the report of the Park Manager, Alexandra Palace, which was considered by the Alexandra Palace and Park Board at its meeting on 9^th May 2011.

The full Coronation Sidings planning application and plans can be found at:

http://www.planningservices.haringey.gov.uk/portal/servlets/ApplicationSearchServlet?PKID=233385

RECEIVED the Park Update report (Pages 25-32 of the agenda pack), presented by the Alexandra Park Manager, Mark Evison.

Clerk’s note: Haringey Planning Committee Members Councillors Demirci, Peacock and Scott left the meeting during discussions about the Coronation Sidings development.

NOTED

• Re: Paragraph 6.3 – Members asked how the Palace policed the growing number of “Exercise Professionals”.  The Park Manager explained that such users of the park who had not already submitted the relevant information were observed on the CCTV system, or and were approached or contacted using the details on their illegally fly-posted notices.
• Re: Section 8 – Coronation Sidings Development - the Chair highlighted that the Alexandra Palace and Park Board had agreed to respond to the consultation stating that it did not object to the planning application but that it recommended more screening be included to shield the building from the Palace views. The Interim General Manager (AP) added that the Board also asked that the permitted colour scheme blends into the landscape, that the Council bears in mind its own policies regarding views including the view from Alexandra palace and that the developer be asked to make a section 106 contribution to screening trees to be planted in Alexandra Park and Palace to mitigate the impact on the view from the palace.
• Some Committee Members expressed disappointment that the Board had not objected to the Coronation Sidings Development and asked that the Board be requested to reconsider its response to the application.
• The Chair reminded the Committee that a new Haringey Heartlands planning application was due to be consulted on and that the Board should be encouraged to make representations objecting to the proposals.

AGREED

i.                    That the Alexandra Palace and Park Board be informed of the Joint Committees’ disappointment that the Board had not objected to the Coronation Sidings planning application, and

ii.                  That the Board be requested to reconsider its response to the application to include objection to the proposals on the grounds that the views from the Park and Palace would be blighted.

iii.                That the Board be asked to consider submitting an objection to the Haringey Heartlands planning application, due to be consulted on in the near future, based on the potential impact on the Park.