Agenda and minutes

Hendon Area Planning Committee - Tuesday 20th September, 2016 7.00 pm

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

Contact: Sheri Odoffin Email: sheri.odoffin@barnet.gov.uk 020 8359 3104 

Items
No. Item

1.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 66 KB

2.

ABSENCE OF MEMBERS (IF ANY)

Minutes:

Apologies were received from Councillor Sargeant who was substituted by Councillor Zubari, and Councillor Khatri who was called away at short notice on Deputy Mayoral duties and was substituted by Councillor Duschinsky.

 

The running order of the agenda was changed at the meeting and is recorded as such in these minutes.  

3.

DECLARATION OF MEMBERS' DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY INTERESTS AND NON PECUNIARY INTERESTS (IF ANY)

Minutes:

Councillors

Braun Gordon and Duchinsky

Item 8 Vivian Avenue

All declared a non-disclosable pecuniary interest in relation to the Applicant’s planning agent Mr Oliver Hazal, who was engaged as election agent for both councillors. 

 

The Councillors declared they would participate in the discussion and vote on the item. 

Councillor Raynor

Item 8 Vivian Avenue

A non-disclosable pecuniary interest was declared in relation to the Applicant’s planning agent Mr Oliver Hazal who was engaged as the Councillor’s election agent.

 

Cllr Raynor stated that although he had been approached by Mr Hazal in relation to the application he had not expressed an opinion on the application or entered into a discussion with Mr Hazal regarding the application.

 

Cllr Raynor declared that he will participate in discussion and vote on the item.

 

4.

Report of the Monitoring Officer (If any)

Minutes:

None.

5.

Highview House 6 Queens Road London NW4 2TH - Partial conversion of lower ground floor into 1 no. self-contained residential flat pdf icon PDF 141 KB

Minutes:

The committee considered the officer’s report and addendum and discussed the issues.

 

Committee RESOLVED: to Approve the application subject to conditions. 

 

The decision was unanimous.

 

6.

46 St Marys Crescent London NW4 4LH - The vertical sub-division of the existing house to form 2 no. 3-bed houses pdf icon PDF 298 KB

Minutes:

Following the officer’s presentation which included the addendum, the Committee considered the officer’s report and discussed the issues.

 

Committee RESOLVED to Approve the planning application with conditions.

 

The decision was unanimous.

7.

71 Vivian Avenue London NW4 3XE - Conversion of the building into 7no. self contained flats following a part single, part two-story rear extension and first floor side extension. Extension to roof including dormer windows to side and rear elevations and rooflight window to front. Conversion of existing garage into a habitable space pdf icon PDF 613 KB

Minutes:

Committee received the officer’s presentation which included the addendum which corrected to the application description and made reference to further objections to the application.  Oral representations were heard from Ms McHale objecting to the application and Mr Novruzaj, from a member of the agent’s project team in support of the application.

 

Committee considered the report and discussed the issues. 

 

Committee RESOLVED to Approve the planning application with conditions.

 

Votes were as follows:-

 

 

For

4

Against

3

Abstain

0

 

 

 

8.

10 West Avenue NW4 - Conversion of single family dwelling into 2no self-contained flats. New bicycle shed at the rear pdf icon PDF 1 MB

Minutes:

Committee received the officer’s presentation and addendum. A representation from the Applicant Mrs Rivlin, was also heard. Following this the Committee considered and discussed the issues.

 

Committee RESOLVED to Refuse the planning application for the reasons outlined in the officers report and addendum which amended Reason for Refusal 2 as follows:

 

The internal floor area of the upper floor flat fails to meet minimum internal floor space requirements and adequate headroom within the second floor loft. As such, the proposal would fail to provide a satisfactory standard of accommodation for the existing and the future occupiers of these units, being contrary to Policies CS NPPF, CS1 and CS5 of Barnet's Adopted Core Strategy (2012), Policy DM01 and DM02 of the Adopted Development Management Policies DPD (2012), the Adopted Sustainable Design and Construction SPD (2013) and the Adopted Residential Design Guidance SPD (2013).

 

Votes were as follows:-

 

For (officer recommendation)

5

Against

1

Abstain

1

 

9.

145 Station Road Edgware HA8 7JS - Change of use of beauty salon (sui generis) to estate agents on ground floor with ancillary uses on part first floor pdf icon PDF 120 KB

Minutes:

Following the officer’s presentation, the Committee considered the report and discussed the issues.

 

Committee RESOLVED to Approve the planning application.

 

The decision was unanimous.

 

10.

Supplementary Planning Reports pdf icon PDF 104 KB

11.

Any Item(s) the Chairman decides are urgent