Agenda and minutes

Venue: Hendon Town Hall, The Burroughs, London NW4 4BG

Contact: Email: jan.natynczyk@barnet.gov.uk 020 8359 5129 

Note: Two paper copies of the agenda only will be available at the meeting for members of the public. Attendees are requested to view the agenda online and if needed, to print any specific agenda report(s). 

Items
No. Item

1.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 61 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on 18 July 2019, be agreed as a correct record.

2.

Absence of Members

Minutes:

Councillor Prentice and Councillor Rich.

3.

Disclosable Pecuniary interests and Non Pecuniary interests

Minutes:

None.

4.

Report of the Monitoring Officer (if any)

Minutes:

None.

5.

Public Comments (if any)

Minutes:

None.

6.

Members Items (if any)

Minutes:

None.

7.

Review of the impact of the changes to Animal Welfare Licensing pdf icon PDF 147 KB

Minutes:

This report as requested by the Licensing Committee, was a review of the impact of the changes in legislation around animal welfare licensing and the work undertaken by the Licensing team in relation to this.

 

It was requested that Officers email Members to update them on areas being considered for PSPO’s.

 

Officers also answered Members questions regarding enforcement, in terms of conveying the message about the scheme and how it would be enforced.  Also, who would be responsible for enforcement. The possibility of borough wide PSPO’s and liaison with the London Corporation was also discussed.

 

RESOLVED that the report be noted.

 

 

 

8.

Proposed adoption of the Licensing Policy 2020-2025 pdf icon PDF 190 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee received the report and noted that the Licensing Act 2003 placed a responsibility on all licensing authorities to publish a licensing policy every 5 years.  The Council, being a licensing authority, had a current policy which came into effect from January 2015. This report related to the outcome of the recent consultation in relation to a new policy to take effect in January 2020.

The differences between this policy and the previous one were outlined.

 

RESOLVED that

 

1.    the proposed policy in Appendix 1 be approved by the Committee;

 

2.    the Committee recommend that this policy be adopted at the next full meeting of the Council.

 

 

 

9.

Cumulative Impact Assessment and Adoption of Cumulative Impact Zone pdf icon PDF 3 MB

Minutes:

This report set out the cumulative impact assessment completed by officers in accordance with approval given by the Committee. A consultation had been carried out in accordance with statute and the outcome of that consultation was set out in this report. This report recommended that the Committee approve the adoption of a cumulative impact zone in Burnt Oak. 

 

Members asked if Officers had been working with Harrow, as Burnt Oak was on Harrow’s boarder. It was confirmed that the two boroughs had been liaising with each other.

 

 

RESOLVED that

 

1.    the Committee notes the Cumulative Impact Assessment;

 

2.    the proposed Cumulative Impact Zone be approved by the Committee;

 

 

3.    the Committee recommend that the Cumulative Impact Zone be adopted at the next full meeting of the Council.

 

10.

Any item(s) that the Chairman decides is urgent

Minutes:

None.