Councillors Hamida Ali, Jamie Audsley, Steve Hollands, Stephen Mann, Jason Perry, Joy Prince, Sue Winborn and Chris Wright
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To: Councillor Paul Scott (Chairman); Councillor Humayun Kabir (Vice-Chairman); Councillors Hamida Ali, Jamie Audsley, Steve Hollands, Stephen Mann, Jason Perry, Joy Prince, Sue Winborn and Chris Wright Reserve Members: Simon Brew, Alison Butler, Sean Fitzsimons, Lynne Hale, Patricia Hay-Justice, Bernadette Khan, Wayne Lawlor, Maggie Mansell, Helen Pollard and Andy Stranack A meeting of the PLANNING COMMITTEE which you are hereby summoned to attend, will be held on Wednesday 3rd September 2014 at 6:30pm, in Room F10, The Town Hall, Katharine Street, Croydon CR0 1NX. JULIE BELVIR MARGOT ROHAN Council Solicitor & Monitoring Officer, Senior Members Services Manager Director of Democratic & Legal Services, (020) 8726 6000 extn.62564 London Borough of Croydon [email protected] Bernard Weatherill House www.croydon.gov.uk/agenda 8 Mint Walk 22 August 2014 CR0 1EA Members of the public are welcome to attend this meeting. If you require any assistance, please contact the person detailed above, on the righthand side. To register a request to speak, please either e-mail [email protected] or call MARGOT ROHAN by 4pm on the Tuesday before the meeting Members of the public are welcome to attend this meeting. If you require any assistance, please contact the person detailed above, on the righthand side. To register a request to speak, please either e-mail [email protected] or call MARGOT ROHAN by 4pm on the Tuesday before the meeting AGENDA - PART A 1. Minutes of the meetings held on Thursdays 10th and 24th July 2014 (Page 1) To approve the minutes as true and correct records. 2. Apologies for absence 3. Disclosure of Interest In accordance with the Council’s Code of Conduct and the statutory provisions of the Localism Act, Members and co-opted Members of the Council are reminded that it is a requirement to register disclosable pecuniary interests (DPIs) and gifts and hospitality in excess of £50. In addition, Members and co-opted Members are reminded that unless their disclosable pecuniary interest is registered on the register of interests or is the subject of a pending notification to the Monitoring Officer, they are required to disclose those disclosable pecuniary interests at the meeting. This should be done by completing the Disclosure of Interest form and handing it to the Business Manager at the start of the meeting. The Chairman will then invite Members to make their disclosure orally at the commencement of Agenda item 3. Completed disclosure forms will be provided to the Monitoring Officer for inclusion on the Register of Members’ Interests. 4. Urgent Business (if any) To receive notice from the Chair of any business not on the Agenda which should, in the opinion of the Chair, by reason of special circumstances, be considered as a matter of urgency. 5. Exempt Items To confirm the allocation of business between Part A and Part B of the Agenda. 6. Planning applications for decision To consider the accompanying reports by the Director of Planning: There are none. 7. Items referred by Planning sub-Committee To consider any item(s) referred by a meeting of the Planning Sub- Committee to this Committee, for consideration and determination. The papers for the referred item(s) will be the papers set out on that Planning- Sub Committee agenda: There are none. 8. Development presentations (Page 13) To receive the following presentations on proposed developments: 8.1 13/03771/PRE Network Rail Station Car Park, Station Approach Road, Coulsdon, CR5 2NS Alterations to car parking for Coulsdon station; erection of 3-5 storeys building comprising 6 one bedroom and 10 two bedroom flats Ward: Coulsdon West 8.2 14/03456/PRE Taberner House & Queens Gardens, Park Lane, Croydon, CR9 3JS Demolition of existing building; Erection of 4 buildings of 10, 15, 16 and 32 storeys in height; provision of commercial space at ground floor level and 420 dwellings; provision of new area of public park and associated landscaping and the provision of 3 disabled car parking spaces beneath the landscaped extension to Queens Gardens Ward: Fairfield 9. Other planning matters There are none 10. Camera Resolution To resolve that, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information falling within those paragraphs indicated in Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended. AGENDA - PART B None PLANNING COMMITTEE Meeting held on Thursday 10 July 2014 at 6:30pm in The Council Chamber, The Town Hall, Katharine Street, Croydon CR0 1NX MINUTES - PART A Present: Councillor Paul Scott (Chairman); Councillor Humayun Kabir (Vice-Chairman); Councillors Hamida Ali, Jamie Audsley, Steve Hollands, Stephen Mann, Jason Perry, Helen Pollard, Joy Prince and Sue Winborn Also present: Councillors Maria Gatland, Luke Clancy, Jason Cummings, Steve O'Connell and Donald Speakman Absent: Councillor Chris Wright Apologies: Councillor Chris Wright MINUTES - PART A A51/14 Minutes of the meeting held on Thursday 12th June 2014 RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on Thursday 12 June 2014 be signed as a correct record. A52/14 Disclosure of Interest There were no disclosures of a pecuniary interest at this meeting. Councillor Jason Perry declared a blanket personal interest in item 6.10, on behalf of the minority group committee members, as they are all well acquainted with one of the objectors. Councillor Paul Scott declared a blanket personal interest in item 6.3, as Mr Poonosami, speaking on behalf of the applicant, is known to a number of the committee members A53/14 Urgent Business (if any) There was no urgent business. A54/14 Exempt Items RESOLVED to that allocation of business between Part A and Part B of the Agenda be confirmed. Page 1 of 70 A55/14 Planning applications for decision 6.10 14/01835/P Railway Buildings & Land, R/o, 29-33 Station Road, South Norwood, SE25 Demolition of the existing buildings; erection of part single/two/three/four storey building, comprising two units on the ground floor for use within class A1 (retail) and class A1-A3 (retail, financial & professional services, restaurants and cafes) and 2 one bedroom, 8 two bedroom and 1 three bedroom flats with balconies/terraces; provision of cycle store (variation of condition 4 - submission of contamination report prior to commencement of work- attached to planning permission 10/00962/P) (N.B. Councillor Jason Perry declared a personal interest in this item, on behalf of minority group Members, as indicated in A52/14) Mr Derek Bunning spoke in objection, on behalf of local residents Mr John Hickman spoke in objection, on behalf of North Croydon Conservation Area Advisory Panel Following Members’ consideration of the officer's report, Councillor Paul Scott moved and Councillor Humayun Kabir seconded the officer's recommendation and the Committee voted 6 in favour and 4 against, to APPROVE planning permission for variation of condition 4 at Railway Buildings & Land, R/o, 29-33 Station Road, South Norwood, SE25. A second motion for REFUSAL, proposed by Councillor Jason Perry and seconded by Councillor Susan Winborn thereby fell. 6.4 14/00790/P 80 Woodcote Valley Road, Purley, CR8 3BE Demolition of the existing building; erection of 2 two storey buildings comprising 5 two bedroom and 3 one bedroom flats; formation of vehicular accesses and provision of associated parking, cycle and refuse storage Mr Marc Wood, a neighbour, spoke in objection, on behalf of local residents Councillor Luke Clancy, ward member for Coulsdon West, spoke in objection, on behalf of local residents. Following Members’ consideration of the officer's report and the additional addendum, Councillor Jason Perry moved and Councillor Helen Pollard seconded REFUSAL, on the grounds of overdevelopment and impact on adjoining occupiers and highway safety, and the Committee voted, 4 in favour and 6 against, so this motion fell. The Committee then voted on a motion in favour of the officer's recommendation, proposed by Councillor Humayun Kabir and seconded by Councillor Paul Scott, voting 6 in favour and 4 against, to APPROVE planning permission for development at 80 Woodcote Valley Road, Purley, CR8 3BE. Page 2 of 70 6.3 14/00612/P 29 Russell Hill, Purley, CR8 2JB Continued use of part of ground floor as medical treatment room (without compliance with condition 1 - restriction on the days and hours that it can be used - attached to planning permission 07/01955/P) (N.B. Councillor Paul Scott declared a personal interest in this item, on behalf of all Committee Members, as indicated in A52/14) Mr D Poonosami spoke on behalf of the applicant, Dr Chadha Councillor Donald Speakman, ward member for Purley, spoke in objection, on behalf of local residents Following Members’ consideration of the officer's report, Councillor Paul Scott moved and Councillor Humayun Kabir seconded the officer's recommendation and the Committee voted, 7 i8n favour and 3 against, to APPROVE planning permission for development at 29 Russell Hill, Purley, CR8 2JB. 6.1 14/00422/P 7 Beatrice Avenue, Norbury, SW16 4UW Alterations and retention of single storey outbuilding and use as a games room and gym Mrs Brenda English (Pollards Bill Residents' Association) spoke in objection on behalf of local residents Mr P Noor spoke as the applicant Following Members’ consideration of the officer's report and the additional addendum, Councillor Humayun Kabir moved and Councillor Paul Scott seconded the officer's recommendation and the Committee voted, 6 in favour, 3 against, with one abstention, to APPROVE planning permission for alterations at 7 Beatrice Avenue, Norbury, SW16 4UW.