Agenda and minutes
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FILMING AT MEETINGS Please note this meeting may be filmed or recorded by the Council for live or subsequent broadcast via the Council’s internet site or by anyone attending the meeting using any communication method. Although we ask members of the public recording, filming or reporting on the meeting not to include the public seating areas, members of the public attending the meeting should be aware that we cannot guarantee that they will not be filmed or recorded by others attending the meeting. Members of the public participating in the meeting (e.g. making deputations, asking questions, making oral protests) should be aware that they are likely to be filmed, recorded or reported on. By entering the meeting room and using the public seating area, you are consenting to being filmed and to the possible use of those images and sound recordings.
The Chair of the meeting has the discretion to terminate or suspend filming or recording, if in his or her opinion continuation of the filming, recording or reporting would disrupt or prejudice the proceedings, infringe the rights of any individual, or may lead to the breach of a legal obligation by the Council. Minutes: Noted. |
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Apologies for absence Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Basu, Bevan, Peacock and Williams. |
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Urgent business The Chair will consider the admission of any late items of urgent business. Late items will be dealt with under the agenda item where they appear. New items will be dealt with at item 9 below. Minutes: None. |
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Declarations of interest A member with a disclosable pecuniary interest or a prejudicial interest in a matter who attends a meeting of the authority at which the matter is considered:
(i) must disclose the interest at the start of the meeting or when the interest becomes apparent, and (ii) may not participate in any discussion or vote on the matter and must withdraw from the meeting room.
A member who discloses at a meeting a disclosable pecuniary interest which is not registered in the Register of Members’ Interests or the subject of a pending notification must notify the Monitoring Officer of the interest within 28 days of the disclosure.
Disclosable pecuniary interests, personal interests and prejudicial interests are defined at Paragraphs 5-7 and Appendix A of the Members’ Code of Conduct Minutes: None. |
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To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 12 February 2018 and 24 May 2018. Additional documents: Minutes: RESOLVED that the minutes of the meetings held on 12 February 2018 and 24 May 2018 be approved as a correct record of the meeting. |
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Adoption of Street Trading Fees To follow Additional documents:
Minutes: Daliah Barrett introduced the report as set out. Street trading fees were reviewed annually to ensure that the service was self-financing, although it was noted that the service could not make a profit. Following the approval to consult at the last Committee meeting, consultation had been carried out on the proposal to increase fees in line with inflation, and no responses were made by existing traders. The Regulatory Committee were requested to formally approve the adoption of the new fees.
Ms Barrett provided the following in response to questions from the Committee: - There were 7 designated pitches for Spurs match days, and these were charged at the same rate as all pitches. The service could look into the possibility of a different pricing regime, however the case would have to be made as to why these pitches should be on a different rate. - Fees for Spurs pitches were charged pro-rata, and if Spurs were to play in any European cup games, then the service would approach Spurs for extra funding to cover costs. - The total income from all street trading fees was c£200k per annum. - Any current Spurs traders would have to apply for an additional licence to trade during NFL games.
RESOLVED that the street trading fees as shown in Appendix 1 of the report be adopted, and it be noted that the fees would be subject to a further public notice period for the adoption process. |
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Planning Services 2017/18 and Quarter 1 update Additional documents:
Minutes: Emma Williamson introduced the report as set out. The service had ended the year with 477 open cases, and no backlog, and had dealt with 3404 applications during 2017/18. The service was rated within the top 3 in London.
Ms Williamson provided the following in response to questions from the Committee: - There had been an increase in application determined in the last year, although caseloads were lower for officers. The average day for decision making had been reduced by 20 days. - 843 enforcement complaints had been received, with 76 enforcement notices served. There was a long timescale for dealing with cases under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA), but work had started on picking these cases back up. Page 17 of the agenda pack showed the reasons for not proceeding with complaints. It was pointed out to the Committee that in order to proceed with a POCA case, a prosecution had to be made first. - Page 45 of the agenda pack provided a list of prosecutions made. The service received 1 third of the money from a prosecution, and it was hoped that the enforcement team could become self-financing with money received from prosecutions. There were currently six enforcement officers providing a mainly reactive service – there were not enough resources to provide a proactive service. - A workshop would be carried out for all Members in the autumn on Planning Enforcement. - Although application numbers had dropped, income had increased. There were a number of large, good fee generating schemes currently in progress. - The service had two trading accounts – Building Regulations, which had to break even and could not make any profit – and account for other works – consultancy work, structural work, and other works across the borough for the authority – and this helped to make the team self-financing. - Where dangerous structures were identified, it was the responsibility of the owner of the property to pay for the remedial works. If the structure was very dangerous, the Council would ensure that it was made safe or repaired, and then payment would be recouped from the owner. - Consultation on revisions to Haringey’s existing Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) was held March-May 2017. CIL rates varied across London and it wasn’t comparable to other boroughs, as each borough needed to provide evidence for their own rates, based on land values and other factors. The process to review rates was lengthy and so would not be reviewed annually, however the rate was index linked so it would automatically be raised annually on this basis. - It was expected that an announcement would be made regarding CrossRail 2 by November. - Where Neighbourhood Forums produced Neighbourhood Plans, the Planning Service was available to assist by attending meetings and answering questions, and ensuring that the plan meets local and government policy. The service would not be able to provide a view on the details of the plan. The Chair requested that further information be provided to ... view the full minutes text for item 14. |
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New items of urgent business To consider any new items of urgent business admitted under agenda item 3 above. Minutes: None. |
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Dates of future meetings 18 October 2018 21 January 2019 5 March 2019
Minutes: Noted the dates of future meetings:
18 October 2018 21 January 2019 5 March 2019 |