Agenda item

Recommendation: That Regulatory Committee notes the contents of the North London Waste Plan and Associated documented in the appendices and puts forward any comments it may have for consideration at Cabinet.

Philip Crowther, Principal Planning Officer, introduced the report as set out.  He informed the Committee that there was a range of criteria considered when identifying a site for waste use.  It was not proposed that any site be used wholly for waste use – around 20% of the 26 hectares of land identified across the borough would be used for waste use.

Officers responded to questions from the Committee:

-      A small part of the Pinkham Way site, around 15%, was in flood zone 2, the rest was in flood zone 1.

-      The North London Waste Authority had not put forward a proposal on the type of waste facilities to be provided on site.

-      If a site were to be allocated in Haringey, there would be an increase in employment, and of business rates paid to the Council.  The Council would also look to secure a proportion of employment in the building and operation of the site for local people.

-      On any site where removal of trees was proposed, they would be replanted elsewhere.  The Council would always look to secure appropriate mitigation and improve biodiversity where possible.

Councillor Ross proposed that the Regulatory Committee put to the Cabinet that Pinkham Way be removed from the list of identified sites.  Councillor Cawley-Harrison seconded the proposal.  The Chair moved a vote, and with 6 members in favour and 5 against, it was:

RESOLVED that the report be recommended for consideration at Cabinet, with the request from the Regulatory Committee that Pinkham Way be removed from the list of identified sites.