Agenda and minutes

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on 21 July 2021 were approved as an accurate record.

Apologies were received from Councillor Gill Sargeant, who was substituted by Councillor Zakia Zubairi.

Councillor Elliot Simberg declared a non-pecuniary interest in regards to item 9, as he is a resident on Woodland Way.

None.

Items contained within the addendum were dealt with under individual agenda items. The Committee noted the addendum to the Planning Agenda which was published and circulated prior to the meeting.

The report was introduced and slides presented by the Planning Officer.

Georgia Eckert the applicant, addressed the Committee.

Following discussions, the Chairman moved to the vote on the officer’s recommendation.

The votes were recorded as follows:

For (approval) – 7

Against (approval) – 0

Abstained – 0

RESOLVED that the application be unanimously APPROVED, subject to conditions as detailed in the report.

AND the Committee grants delegated authority to the Service Director – Planning and Building Control to make any minor alterations, additions or deletions to the recommended conditions/obligations or reasons for refusal as set out in this report and addendum provided this authority shall be exercised after consultation with the Chairman (or in their absence the Vice- Chairman) of the Committee (who may request that such alterations, additions or deletions be first approved by the Committee)

This item was withdrawn before the meeting.

The report and addendum were introduced and slides presented by the Planning Officer.

Miss Fernando addressed the committee in objection to the application.

Mr Alexander Findley the applicant, addressed the Committee.

Following discussions, the Chairman moved to the vote on the officer’s recommendation.

The votes were recorded as follows:

For (approval) – 7

Against (approval) – 0

Abstained – 0

RESOLVED that the application be unanimously APPROVED, subject to conditions as detailed in the report and addendum.

AND the Committee grants delegated authority to the Service Director – Planning and Building Control to make any minor alterations, additions or deletions to the recommended conditions/obligations or reasons for refusal as set out in this report and addendum provided this authority shall be exercised after consultation with the Chairman (or in their absence the Vice- Chairman) of the Committee (who may request that such alterations, additions or deletions be first approved by the Committee).

The report was introduced and slides presented by the Planning Officer.

Mrs Paula Folkes addressed the committee in objection to the application.

Mr Joe Henry, the agent addressed the Committee on behalf of the applicant. 

Following discussions, Councillor Cornelius moved additional recommendation and was seconded by Councillor Richman. The recommendations are as follows  

Recommendation 1:

That the applicant and any other person having a requisite interest be invited to enter by way of an agreement into a planning obligation under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and any other legislation which is considered necessary for the purposes seeking to secure the following:

1. Paying the council’s legal and professional costs of preparing the Agreement and any other enabling agreements;
2. All obligations listed below to become enforceable in accordance with a timetable to be agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority;
3. A contribution of £2,392.01 towards amendments to the Traffic Management Order          
4. Monitoring fee of £119.60

Recommendation 2:

That upon completion of the agreement specified in Recommendation I, the Service Director for Planning and Building Control approve the planning application subject to the conditions and any changes to the wording of the conditions considered necessary by the Service Director for Planning and Building Control and with addition of the following condition:

“Before the development hereby permitted is first occupied or the use first commences the parking spaces shown on Drawing No. A0.5 shall be provided and shall not be used for any purpose other than the parking of vehicles in connection with the approved development.

Reason: To ensure that parking is provided in accordance with the council's standards in the interests of pedestrian and highway safety, the free flow of traffic and in order to protect the amenities of the area in accordance with Policy DM17 of the Development Management Policies DPD (adopted September 2012).”

The committee voted on the new conditions as follows

For (approval) – 6

Against (approval) – 0

Abstained – 1

As such the conditions were approved.

The Chairman then moved vote on the officer’s recommendation as amended.

The votes were recorded as follows:

For (approval) – 5

Against (approval) – 1

Abstained – 1

RESOLVED that the application be APPROVED, subject to conditions as detailed in the report and additional conditions agreed by the Committee.

AND the Committee grants delegated authority to the Service Director – Planning and Building Control to make any minor alterations, additions or deletions to the recommended conditions/obligations or reasons for refusal as set out in this report and addendum provided this authority shall be exercised after consultation with the Chairman (or in their absence the Vice- Chairman) of the Committee (who may request that such alterations, additions or deletions be first approved by the Committee)

The report was introduced and slides presented by the Planning Officer.

Mr Frank the applicant, addressed the Committee.

Following discussions, the Chairman moved vote on the officer’s recommendation, which was to REFUSE the application.

The votes were recorded as follows:

For (refusal) – 3

Against (refusal) – 3

Abstained – 1

As a consequence of the vote the Chairman used her casting vote to vote in favour of the officer recommendation to refuse the application.

RESOLVED that the application be REFUSED for the reasons detailed in the report.

The report was introduced and slides presented by the Planning Officer.

Following discussions, the Chairman moved to the vote on the officer’s recommendations.

The votes were recorded as follows:

For (approval) – 7

Against (approval) – 0

Abstained – 0

RESOLVED that

1.     The Council, under Regulation 7 of the Town and Country Planning (Tree Preservation) (England) Regulations 2012 confirms the London Borough of Barnet 118 - 140 Kenilworth Road (land adjacent), Edgware, HA8 8XF Tree Preservation Order 2021 without modification.

2.     That the person(s) making representations be advised of the reasons.

None.