Agenda and draft minutes

Planning Sub Committee
Monday, 9th December, 2024 7.00 pm

Venue: George Meehan House, 294 High Road, Wood Green, London, N22 8JZ

Contact: Kodi Sprott, Principal Committee Coordinator  5343, Email: kodi.sprott@haringey.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

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:

The Chair referred to the notice of filming at meetings and this information was noted.

2.

PLANNING PROTOCOL

The Planning Committee abides by the Council’s Planning Protocol 2017.  A factsheet covering some of the key points within the protocol as well as some of the context for Haringey’s planning process is provided alongside the agenda pack available to the public at each meeting as well as on the Haringey Planning Committee webpage.

 

The planning system manages the use and development of land and buildings.  The overall aim of the system is to ensure a balance between enabling development to take place and conserving and protecting the environment and local amenities.  Planning can also help tackle climate change and overall seeks to create better public places for people to live, work and play.  It is important that the public understand that the committee makes planning decisions in this context.  These decisions are rarely simple and often involve balancing competing priorities.  Councillors and officers have a duty to ensure that the public are consulted, involved and where possible, understand the decisions being made.

 

Neither the number of objectors or supporters nor the extent of their opposition or support are of themselves material planning considerations.

 

The Planning Committee is held as a meeting in public and not a public meeting.  The right to speak from the floor is agreed beforehand in consultation with officers and the Chair.  Any interruptions from the public may mean that the Chamber needs to be cleared.

Minutes:

The Chair referred to the planning protocol and this information was noted.

3.

APOLOGIES

To receive any apologies for absence.

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Cllr Worrell, Cllr Ibrahim and Cllr Collett.

 

4.

URGENT BUSINESS

The Chair will consider the admission of any late items of urgent business. Late items will be considered under the agenda item where they appear. New items will be dealt with at item 11 below.

Minutes:

There were no items of urgent business.

5.

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:

There were no declarations of interest.

6.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 445 KB

To confirm and sign the minutes of the Planning Sub Committee held on 7th November as a correct record.

Minutes:

RESOLVED

 

To confirm and sign the minutes of the Planning Sub Committee held on 7th November as a correct record.

7.

PLANNING APPLICATIONS

In accordance with the Sub Committee’s protocol for hearing representations; when the recommendation is to grant planning permission, two objectors may be given up to 6 minutes (divided between them) to make representations. Where the recommendation is to refuse planning permission, the applicant and supporters will be allowed to address the Committee. For items considered previously by the Committee and deferred, where the recommendation is to grant permission, one objector may be given up to 3 minutes to make representations.

Minutes:

The Chair referred to the note on planning applications and this information was noted.

8.

HGY/2024/0466 157-159, Hornsey Park Road, London, N8 0JX pdf icon PDF 1 MB

Proposal: Demolition of existing structures and erection of two buildings to provide residential units and Class E floorspace; and provision of associated landscaping, a new pedestrian route, car and cycle parking, and refuse and recycling facilities.

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Valerie Okeiyi, planning officer, introduced the report fordemolition of existing structures and erection of two buildings to provide residential units and Class E floorspace; and provision of associated landscaping, a new pedestrian route, car and cycle parking, and refuse and recycling facilities.

 

The following was noted in response to questions from the committee:

 

  • Normally officers would conduct an early-stage viability review during the construction process and review the viability. The late-stage review would usually take place towards the end of the development of the proposal; officers would try to capture any uplift in value. The applicant had taken the commercial decision to increase the payment in lieu to avoid a further late stage review, there would only be one review mechanism in this proposal.
  • All residents within the building would have the same individual access points in the development. They would also have access to all of the communal spaces, such as a dedicated play space and communal amenity space.
  • The applicant proposed that the boundary fence would be 2.1 metres high with a 300-millimetre light rail above to prevent climbing. There would also be a boundary treatment and secure by design condition.
  • The applicant provided evidence to show that registered providers were not willing to take on 6 shared ownership units. The Council also confirmed that they did not wish to acquire the shared ownership units. Officers could consider exceptional circumstances which would allow the Council to consider an alternative and, in this instance, it would be a payment in lieu which was supported by policy.
  • The reason for requesting against a late-stage review was due to the challenges to get financing for developments. Having any of those additional requirements on the proposal could affect the ability to get funding effectively.
  • The £600,000 payment would most likely go to the housing delivery team, and they would be able to feed that into their own developments. The funding would usually be used where there was not grant funding available from the GLA or the government.
  • Market evidence submitted demonstrated that an office was most likely the more appropriate option on the site.

 

Marcus Ballard represented Parkside Malvern Residents Association. He attended the committee and spoke in objection of the proposal, a summary of his speech is below:

 

In his view there was unsafe and insufficient site access orientated away from SA21 Clarendon Gateway, the ‘central’ metropolitan area and Western Heartlands and a failure to respect the Blue Ribbon and integrate the Moselle Brook into the

development and SA21.

 

John Miles, resident of Hornsey Park Road attended the committee and spoke in objection of the proposal, a summary of his speech is below:

 

He raised concerns around the limitations to residents’ view, he noted that they already had limited views due to the shopping mall. In his view there was not a sensible case for 4 and 6 storey dwellings behind the back gardens of neighbours and the impact on biodiversity would be slight.

 

The following was noted in  ...  view the full minutes text for item 8.

9.

UPDATE ON MAJOR PROPOSALS pdf icon PDF 179 KB

To advise of major proposals in the pipeline including those awaiting the issue of the decision notice following a committee resolution and subsequent signature of the section 106 agreement; applications submitted and awaiting determination; and proposals being discussed at the pre-application stage.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

There were no queries on the report. The Chair noted that any queries could be directed to the Head of Development Management.

 

RESOLVED

 

To note the report.

10.

APPLICATIONS DETERMINED UNDER DELEGATED POWERS pdf icon PDF 178 KB

To advise the Planning Committee of decisions on planning applications taken under delegated powers for the period 28.10.24 - 22.11.24.

Minutes:

There were no queries on the report. The Chair noted that any queries could be directed to the Head of Development Management.

 

RESOLVED

 

To note the report.

11.

NEW ITEMS OF URGENT BUSINESS

Minutes:

There were no new items of urgent business.

12.

DATE OF NEXT MEETING

To note the date of the next meeting as 13th January 2025.

Minutes:

It was noted that the date of the next meeting was 13th January.