Agenda item

Referral from Assets Regeneration and Growth Committee - Land to the rear of 71 Holden Road, North Finchley, N12 7DR

Minutes:

Councillor Daniel Thomas moved reception and adoption of the recommendations set out in the report of the Assets Regeneration and Growth Committee, and the supplementary report to Council as tabled.  Councillor Geof Cooke moved his amendment.  Debate ensued.

 

The amendment in name of Councillor Geof Cooke was put to the vote. Votes were recorded as follows:

 

For:           27

Against:    32

Abstain:      1

Absent:       3

TOTAL:     63

 

The amendment was declared lost.

 

The recommendations as set out in the Supplementary report were put to the vote. Votes were declared as follows:

 

For:           32

Against:    28

Abstain:      0

Absent:       3

TOTAL:     63

 

At least ten members called for a formal division on the voting.  Upon the vote being taken, the results of the division were declared as follows:

 

 

For

Against

Not Voting

Absent

Maureen Braun

ü

 

 

Rebecca Challice

ü

 

Pauline Coakley Webb

ü

 

 

Dean Cohen

ü

 

 

Jack Cohen

ü

 

 

Melvin Cohen

ü

 

 

Philip Cohen

 

ü

 

 

Geof Cooke

 

ü

 

 

Alison Cornelius

ü

 

 

 

Richard Cornelius

ü

 

 

 

Tom Davey

ü

 

 

 

Val Duschinsky

ü

 

 

 

Paul Edwards

 

ü

 

Claire Farrier

 

 

ü

Anthony Finn

ü

 

 

 

Brian Gordon

ü

 

 

 

Eva Greenspan

ü

 

 

 

Rohit Grover

ü

 

 

 

Helena Hart

ü

 

 

 

John Hart

ü

 

 

 

Ross Houston

ü

 

 

Anne Hutton

ü

 

 

Andreas Ioannidis

 

ü

 

 

Devra Kay

 

ü

 

Sury Khatri

ü

 

 

Adam Langleben

 

ü

 

 

Kathy Levine

 

ü

 

David Longstaff

ü

 

 

Kitty Lyons

 

ü

John Marshall

ü

 

 

Kath McGuirk

 

ü

 

Arjun Mittra

 

ü

 

 

Alison Moore

 

ü

 

 

Ammar Naqvi

 

ü

 

 

Nagas Narenthira

 

ü

 

 

Charlie O’Macauley

 

 

ü

Graham Old

ü

 

 

Alon Or-Bach

 

ü

 

Reema Patel

 

ü

 

 

Bridget Perry

ü

 

 

 

Wendy Prentice

ü

 

 

 

Sachin Rajput

ü

 

 

 

Barry Rawlings

ü

 

 

Hugh Rayner

ü

 

 

Tim Roberts

ü

 

Gabriel Rozenberg

ü

 

 

 

Lisa Rutter

ü

 

 

 

Shimon Ryde

ü

 

 

 

Brian Salinger

ü

 

 

 

Gill Sargeant

ü

 

Joan Scannell

ü

 

Alan Schneiderman

ü

 

Mark Shooter

ü

 

Agnes Slocombe

ü

 

 

Stephen Sowerby

ü

 

 

Caroline Stock

ü

 

 

 

Daniel Thomas

ü

 

 

 

Reuben Thompstone

ü

 

 

 

Jim Tierney

 

ü

 

 

Amy Trevethan

 

ü

 

Laurie Williams

 

ü

 

 

Peter Zinkin

ü

 

 

Zakia Zubairi

ü

 

 

 

For:              32

Against:        28

Abstain:          0

Absent:           3

TOTAL:        63

 

The recommendations in the report were declared carried.

 

RESOLVED that Council:

 

1.          Considered the objections received

 

2.          Declared the land as surplus to the Council’s requirements.

 

3.          Approved the granting of a two year call option to HGS Properties (Brookdene Holden Road Ltd) to purchase the public open space land at the rear of 71 Holden Road on a 150 year lease subject to (i) planning, (ii) a tree maintenance plan (iii) compliance with the requirements so far as applicable of the Localism Act 2011 and The Assets of Community Value (England) regulations 2012 and (iv) the requirements of s 123 of the Local Government Act 1972 to obtain the best price that can be reasonably obtained. A condition of the lease will be that the public are afforded access to the amenity land.

 

4.          Delegated authority to the Chief Operating Officer in consultation with the Chairman of the Assets Regeneration and Growth Committee to negotiate and finalise the terms of the Lease including the 2 year call option.

 

5.          Agreed that a Local Wildlife Group be consulted in the drawing up of the Woodland Management Plan.

 

Supporting documents: