Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Cllr Waters, for whom Cllr Brabazon was substituting, from Cllr Erskine, for whom Cllr Butcher was substituting and from Cllr Schmitz, for whom Cllr Strang was substituting.

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 15 below.

The Chair admitted a late item of urgent business in respect of 19A Thorold Road, N22 8YE. The Committee was asked to agree to an extension of time to complete the section 106 agreement, following the previous decision of the Committee to grant the application subject to a section 106 agreement, which had originally been requested to be completed by 30^th June 2011.

RESOLVED

That the Committee agree to extend the time period for completing the Section 106 agreement, up until 30^th December 2011.

A member with a personal interest in a matter who attends a meeting of the authority at which the matter is considered must disclose to that meeting the existence and nature of that interest at the commencement of that consideration, or when the interest becomes apparent.

A member with a personal interest in a matter also has a prejudicial interest in that matter if the interest is one which a member of the public with knowledge of the relevant facts would reasonably regard as so significant that it is likely to prejudice the member’s judgement of the public interest and if this interest affects their financial position or the financial position of a person or body as described in paragraph 8 of the Code of Conduct and/or if it relates to the determining of any approval, consent, licence, permission or registration in relation to them or any person or body described in paragraph 8 of the Code of Conduct.

Cllr Reid declared a personal interest as a Ward Councillor for Hornsey Ward, in which the site for agenda item 7, Coronation Sidings, was located.

To consider receiving deputations and/or petitions in accordance with Part Four, Section B, Paragraph 29 of the Council’s Constitution.

There were no deputations or petitions.

To confirm and sign the minutes of the Planning Sub Committee held on 11 and the special Planning Sub Committee held on 20 July 2011.

Proposed amended wording to minutes item PC27 on 225 Archway Road from the 11 July 2011 Planning Sub Committee meeting had been supplied to the Committee for consideration. It was

RESOLVED

1)     That, subject to the amended wording such that paragraph 2 of PC27 now read:

The Officer drew the Committee’s attention to the recommendations on Pages 124-125 and highlighted that additional letters from residents a 7, 11 and 13 Southwood Avenue and a letter signed by a number of local residents had been submitted within the consultation deadline, but not incorporated into the report before circulation, raising concerns…..

And the correction of the word ‘side’ to read ‘site’ in the final sentence of item PC27; the minutes of the Planning Sub Committee on 11 July 2011 be approved and signed by the Chair.

2)     That the minutes of the special Planning Sub Committee held on 20 July 2011 be approved and signed by the Chair.

The Committee agreed to vary the order of the agenda, to consider the applications for 550 White Hart Lane and 26 Lordship Lane next.

Development comprising of construction of three industrial buildings accommodating a total of 13,251 sqm (142,629 sqft) of gross B1/B2/B8 employment floorspace and divided into six employment units, together with revised access and associated highway works, parking and sustainable urban drainage.

RECOMMENDATION: Grant permission, subject to conditions, subject to sec.106 Legal Agreement.

The Committee considered the planning application report, previously circulated, which set out the details of the proposal, planning history, consultation and responses and analysis and assessment of the relevant planning issues. The Planning Officer gave a presentation on the key aspects of the application, and advised that there had been changes to the Section 106 from the details set out in the report - contributions would be; £70k for works related to the creation of the ghost island right turn facility and relocation of the vehicle access and bus stop, as well as a scheme to improve street lighting and footway resurfacing within the vicinity of the site and the planting of replacement street trees within the vicinity of the site; £60k to support local employment opportunities as part of the Haringey Guarantee scheme; £32,200 for Community benefits; and £3k monitoring.

The Committee examined the plans for the application, and asked questions of officers. In response to a question regarding the impact of Heavy Goods Vehicles using the site, it was reported that the application would result in a reduction of HGV traffic compared with existing planned use. It was confirmed that the condition requested by the Environment Agency in response to the consultation had been added.

The Chair moved the recommendations of the report, with the amended section 106 agreement as presented, and it was:

RESOLVED

1) That planning permission be granted in accordance with planning application no. HGY/2011/0814, subject to a pre-condition that the owners of the application site shall first have entered into an Agreement or Agreements with the Council under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (As Amended) and Section 16 of the Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1974 in order to secure:

(1.1)        The applicant to enter into a Section 278 Agreement securing a £70,000 (seventy thousand pound) contribution for works related to the creation of the ghost island right turn facility and relocation of the vehicle access and bus stop, in addition to a scheme to improve street lighting and footway resurfacing within the vicinity of the site;

(1.2)        A financial contribution of £60,000 be provided by way of S106 Agreement to support local employment opportunities either as part of the Haringey Guarantee project, or by other appropriate means agreed with the Council;

(1.3)        A financial contribution of £32,200 for Community benefits.

(1.4)        The developer to pay an administration / monitoring cost of £3,000 in connection with this Section 106 agreement.

2) That in the absence of the Agreement referred to in the resolution above being completed by the 31^st January 2012, planning application reference number HGY/2011/0814 be refused for the following reason:

In the absence of a formal undertaking to secure a Section 106 Agreement for appropriate contribution for highway and access improvements to this site the proposal is contrary to Policy UD8 ‘Planning Obligations’ of the adopted Haringey Unitary Development (2006) and Supplementary Planning Guidance SPG10a ‘The Negotiation, Management and Monitoring of Planning Obligations’.

3) In  ...  view the full minutes text for item 42.

Erection of 2 storey terrace of 5 x three bedroom units. Demolition of existing two storey building on Bruce Castle Road and erection of two storey building to match existing. Demolition of existing building on Birkbeck Road and erection of 2 x two storey terrace house.

RECOMMENDATION: Grant permission subject to conditions and to a Deed of Variation to the current S106 Agreement.

The Committee considered a report on the planning application, previously circulated, which set out the details of the proposal, site and surroundings, planning history, relevant planning policy, consultation and responses and analysis of the relevant planning issues. The Planning Officer gave a presentation on the key aspects of the application.

The Committee examined the plans for the application, and asked questions of the officer. In response to a question regarding parking, particularly on Tottenham Hotspur FC matchdays, it was confirmed that it was felt that the application would have no adverse impact in this respect. It was clarified that this was not a car-free development, as one side of the road was covered by a CPZ but the other side was unrestricted. The scheme also included a car-club space.

The Chair moved the recommendations of the report and it was:

RESOLVED

That planning permission be granted in accordance with planning application no. HGY/2011/1254 subject to a pre-condition that the owners of the application site shall first have entered into a deed of variation to the current S106 Agreement and following completion planning permission be GRANTED in accordance with planning application no HGY/2011/1254 and the Applicant’s drawing No.(s) 10-01-09 & 10-01-11 and subject to the following conditions:

IMPLEMENTATION

1. The development hereby authorised must be begun not later than the expiration of 3 years from the date of this permission, failing which the permission shall be of no effect.

Reason: This condition is imposed by virtue of the provisions of the Planning & Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 and to prevent the accumulation of unimplemented planning permissions.

2. The development hereby authorised shall be carried out in complete accordance with the plans and specifications submitted to, and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: In order to ensure the development is carried out in accordance with the approved details and in the interests of amenity.

EXTERNAL APPEARANCE / SITE LAYOUT

3. Notwithstanding the description of the materials in the application, no development shall be commenced until precise details of the materials to be used in connection with the development, including details of the boundary railings, hereby permitted have been submitted to, approved in writing by and implemented in accordance with the requirements of the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: In order to retain control over the external appearance of the development in the interest of the visual amenity of the area.

4. Notwithstanding the details of landscaping referred to in the application, a scheme of hard and soft landscaping shall be submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority before the development hereby permitted, is commenced.

Reason: In order for the Local Authority to assess the acceptability of any landscaping scheme in relation to the site itself, thereby ensuring a satisfactory setting for the proposed development in the interests of the visual amenity of the area.

5. Notwithstanding any indication on the submitted drawings details of the siting and design of all new fencing or other means of enclosure,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 43.

Construction of rolling stock maintenance depot and associated works including main depot building, office and storage space; track and sidings; underframe cleaning facility and plant room; two train washers and plant rooms; waste compactors; partial rebuilding of Hornsey Station footbridge; two shunters cabins; bridge widenings over the New River and Turnpike Lane; associated works including engineering, signalling, electrification and other operational works and equipment for the railway; hard surfacing and new internal site access road; landscaping; fences; car, motorcycle and bicycle parking; construction of retaining walls; temporary construction haul bridge and use of land as a temporary construction compound.

RECOMMENDATION: Grant permission subject to conditions and subject to sec. 106 Legal Agreement.

The Committee considered a report on the planning application, previously circulated, which set out details of the proposal, planning designations, site and surroundings, planning history, relevant planning policy, consultation and  analysis of the application against relevant planning issues. The Planning Officer gave a presentation on the key aspects of the application, and advised that a number of objections had been received since the production of the report, from Cllr Stewart, P Monajemi, David Cameron, Scott Simpson, Robert Lyons, Paul Astwood and Nicolas Mattis, these objections expressing concerns regarding noise nuisance, the proximity of residential properties, the size and design of the development, the location and the detrimental effect of the scheme on the wellbeing and quality of life of local residents, as well as the negative impact on the proposed Heartlands development.

The Planning Officer reported on a number of changes to the conditions put forward in the Committee report, as requested by the applicants. These were minor changes to conditions numbered 12, 14, 15, 24, 32, 38 and 45 and also a change to condition 27 to provide clarity as to the nearest residential boundary. It was confirmed that changes would not be considered to conditions 4, 5, 25 or 37. It was also proposed that, were the application to be approved, wording be added to the recommendation regarding changes that might need to be made to the detail of the Section 106 Agreement, “for the Assistant Director of Planning and Regeneration in conjunction with the Head of Legal Services and in consultation with the Chair of the Planning Sub Committee to finalise the detail of the Section 106 and make such minor changes that become necessary during the negotiation of the agreement”. It was clarified that this would only apply to minor changes, and that any significant proposed alterations would need to come back before the Committee for consideration.

The Planning Officer clarified the nature of the Article 4 Direction in response to a question from the Committee. The Committee also asked about the report  undertaken by the independent consultant on site selection, in response to which it was confirmed that an independent consultant with expertise in railway systems had been appointed on behalf of the Council to assess the situation; this report was available on the website, but did not form part of the officer report. It was confirmed that the purpose of the consultant’s report was to assess whether the site selection process had been reasonable, and that it was for the Committee to decide whether the planning application was acceptable in planning terms on its own merits.

The Committee asked about how the application complemented the UDP, particularly in relation to the proposed Haringey Heartlands development, and also raised concerns regarding how graffiti would be dealt with and whether the issue of screening on land belonging to third parties, such as Thames Water, had been explored. In response, it was reported that there was no conflict with the Haringey Heartlands planning framework, as the site  ...  view the full minutes text for item 44.

Erection of three storey school building with associated external works including landscaping, access ways, disabled and cycle parking.

RECOMMENDATION: Grant permission subject to conditions and subject to sec.106 Legal Agreement.

The Committee considered a report on the application, previously circulated, which set out details of the site and surroundings, the proposal, planning history, relevant planning policy, consultation and responses and assessment against relevant planning issues. The Planning Officer gave a presentation setting out key aspects of the application, and advised of some changes proposed to the conditions set out in the report as follows:

On Page 187 - Recommendation 1; Section 106 Agreement: the number stated should be £82,000.00 and not £82,0000.00 as in the report.

Page 189 – Condition 6; the following text in italics to be added: “The external play space to the rear of school building and adjoining the rear gardens of No’s 36 to 46 Ringwood Avenue, and as shown on Drawing D1932.L.100 (PL 10) shall not be used outside of normal school hours except for special or religious events or summer fairs in association with the school use.

Page 189 – Condition 7; Amend “no development shall be commenced” to read “no construction shall be commenced”.

Page 189 – Condition 8; Amend “prior to the commencement of the development” to read “prior to the occupation of the development”.

Page 190 – Condition 9;  Amend “prior to the commencement of the development” to read “prior to the completion of the development”.

Page 190 – Condition 10; Amend “prior to the commencement of the development” to read “prior to the completion of the development”.

Page 190 – delete Condition 11 as Waste Management have confirmed that the details submitted are acceptable.

Page 192 – Condition 20; to note that the details requested have now been submitted for review.

The Planning Officer also advised that an additional condition was proposed as follows:

Before the building hereby permitted is occupied details of the window opening and the extent of the obscure glazing, obscure film or other mitigation measures to the first floor window on the side/angled section of the building, facing the gardens of 46 and 48 Ringwood Avenue, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and thereafter implemented in accordance with the agreed details.

Reason: To ensure that the proposed development does not prejudice the enjoyment or amenities of occupiers of adjoining residential properties.

The Planning Officer advised that a further letter from a resident on Ringwood Avenue had been received subsequent to the completion of the report, stating that they had not been consulted and expressing concerns regarding the height of the development in comparison with neighbouring properties, queuing of cars on Creighton Avenue and that the modal split would be different to that at Fortismere School due to the difference in ages of the schoolchildren.

In response to questions from the Committee, the Planning Officer indicated where the play areas would be located on the site plan, and advised that the school would also have use of the MUGA sports pitch at neighbouring Fortismere School. The Committee asked about parking for the site, in response to which the Transportation Officer  ...  view the full minutes text for item 45.

To advise the Sub Committee on Appeal decisions determined by the Department for Communities and Local Government during June and July 2011.

Report to advise the Sub Committee on Appeal decisions determined by the Department for Communities and Local Government during June and July 2011.

NOTED

To inform the Sub Committee of decisions made under delegated powers by the Head of Development Management and the Chair of the above Sub Committee between 23 May 2011 and 19 June 2011.

Report to inform the Sub Committee of decisions made under delegated powers by the Head of Development Management and the Chair of the above Sub Committee between 23 May 2011 and 19 June 2011.

NOTED

To advise the Sub Committee of performance statistics on Development Management, Building Control and Planning Enforcement since the Sub Committee meeting on 14 June 2011.

Report to advise the Sub Committee of performance statistics on Development Management, Building Control and Planning Enforcement since the Sub Committee meeting on 14 June 2011.

NOTED

Report of the Director of Place and Sustainability to inform Members on Planning Enforcement’s progress in maintaining service delivery 2011/12.

Report of the Director of Place and Sustainability to inform Members on Planning Enforcement’s progress in maintaining service delivery 2011/12.

NOTED

To consider any items admitted at item 2 above.

There were no further new items of urgent business.

Special meeting (tbc): 22 September 2011

10 October 2011

Special Planning Sub Committee, 22 September 2011.

The meeting closed at 23:15hrs.