MEETING PLANNING COMMITTEE DATE AND TIME WEDNESDAY 29TH MARCH, 2017 AT 6.30PM VENUE HENDON TOWN HALL, THE BURROUGHS, LONDON NW4 4BG TO: MEMBERS OF PLANNING COMMITTEE (Quorum 3) Chairman: Councillor Melvin Cohen LLB Vice Chairman: Councillor Wendy Prentice Councillors Maureen Braun Eva Greenspan Agnes Slocombe Claire Farrier Tim Roberts Stephen Sowerby Mark Shooter Laurie Williams Jim Tierney Substitute Members Anne Hutton Dr Devra Kay Sury Khatri Reema Patel Gabriel Rozenberg Hugh Rayner You are requested to attend the above meeting for which an agenda is attached. Andrew Charlwood – Head of Governance Governance Services contact: J. Natynczyk 020 8359 5129 [email protected] and Sheri Odoffin 020 8359 3104 [email protected] Media Relations contact: Sue Cocker 020 8359 7039 ASSURANCE GROUP ORDER OF BUSINESS Item No Title of Report Pages 1. Minutes of the last meeting 5 - 10 2. Absence of Members 3. Declarations of Members' disclosable pecuniary interests and non- pecuniary interests 4. Report of the Monitoring Officer (if any) 5. Addendum (if applicable) 6. Members Item - A review Conservation Areas Councillor Sowerby 11 - 14 7. Clarification Report on Approved Planning Application 12-18 High 15 - 16 Road, London N2 (East Finchley Ward) 8. Solar House, 915 High Road London N12 (Woodhouse Ward) 17 - 70 9. St Barnabas Church 42 Holden Road Woodside Park London N12 71 - 104 (Totteridge Ward) 10. Old Fold Manor Golf Club Old Fold Lane Barnet EN5 (High Barnet 105 - 134 Ward) 11. Ashmole Academy Summit Way Southgate London N14 135 - 166 (Brunswick Park Road) 12. 12 Larkspur Grove Edgware HA8 9GB (Hale Ward) 167 - 174 13. Broadfields Primary School Roseberry Drive Edgware HA8 175 - 182 (Edgware Ward) 14. Colindale Gardens (formerly Peel Centre), Aerodrome Road, NW9 183 - 240 (Colindale Ward) 15. Colindale Station, Colindale Avenue, NW9 - Site to the rear of 241 - 270 Colindale Station Plaza (Colindale Ward) 16. 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Do not stop to collect personal belongings Once you are outside, please do not wait immediately next to the building, but move some distance away and await further instructions. Do not re-enter the building until told to do so. This page is intentionally left blank Decisions of the Planning Committee 22 February 2017 Members Present:- AGENDA ITEM 1 Councillor Melvin Cohen (Chairman) Councillor Wendy Prentice (Vice-Chairman) Councillor Maureen Braun Councillor Stephen Sowerby Councillor Claire Farrier Councillor Mark Shooter Councillor Eva Greenspan Councillor Laurie Williams Councillor Agnes Slocombe Councillor Jim Tierney Councillor Devra Kay (sub for Councillor Tim Roberts) Apologies for Absence Councillor Tim Roberts CHAIRMAN'S INTRODUCTION The Chairman welcomed everyone to the meeting, explained the arrangements for speaking, pointed out that the meeting was being filmed and changed the running order, as reflected in these minutes. 1. MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on 25 January 2017, be agreed as a correct record. 2. ABSENCE OF MEMBERS Councillor Tim Roberts, with Councillor Devra Kay as substitute. 3. DECLARATIONS OF MEMBERS' DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY INTERESTS AND NON-PECUNIARY INTERESTS Councillor Item Interest Melvin Cohen Hasmonean Non-pecuniary interest as former pupil of the school Mark Shooter Hasmonean Non-pecuniary interest as former pupil of the school and brother a Governor at the school Eva Greenspan Hasmonean Non-pecuniary interest as former Governor of the school – 20 years 1 5 ago Claire Farrier 12-18 High Street Non-pecuniary interest as speakers are known to her 4. REPORT OF THE MONITORING OFFICER (IF ANY) None. 5. ADDENDUM (IF APPLICABLE) Items contained within the addendum were dealt with under individual planning applications. 6. HASMONEAN The Committee received the report and addendum and noted that there had been one further letter of objection, post addendum. Representations were heard from John Gillett, Anushka Levey, Councillor Duschinsky and the Applicant’s agent. A vote was taken on the Officer’s recommendation to REFUSE the application for the reasons detailed in the report: For (refusal) 5 Against (refusal) 6 Abstained 0 It was moved by Councillor Cohen and seconded by Councillor Greenspan that the application be APPROVED for the following reasons: RECOMMENDATION 1: The application being one of strategic importance to London and also due to its location within the Metropolitan Green Belt must be referred to the Mayor of London and the Secretary of State. As such any resolution by the committee will be subject to no direction to call in the application being received from the Mayor of London and the Secretary of State. Recommendation 2: Prior to submission to the mayor and Secretary of State the conditions, S106 Heads of Terms and any informative attached to the planning permission be agreed by the Head of Strategic Planning in consultation with the chairman. Recommendation 3: That subject to Recommendations 1 and 2, the Head of Strategic Planning approve the final planning application reference 16/6662/FUL under delegated powers. Reasons for Approval 1. Members are of the view that if the playing fields did not actually form part of the application site the impact on loss of publicly accessible open space would be lessened. This could be covered by an informative. 2 6 2. Members are of the view that contrary to officer opinion there are indeed very special circumstances here to warrant exception to green belt policy. (a) Operationally there is a need for the two schools to be conjoined the application is for one school. (b) The applicants have made significant efforts to find other sites to accommodate both schools together over some 20 years without success. 3. The London Plan allows in Policy 7.18 that applicants can be required to improve the quality of a nearby area of open space at its own expense. Given the special circumstance of this proposal. LBB can require a significant monetary contribution to improve the quality of existing nearby open space. 4. London Plan allows in Policy 7.19 that applicants make appropriate compensation for the loss of biodiversity elsewhere in the Borough. 5. In relation to the trees taken out currently protected by a TPO members are of the view that the applicant can provide additional tree planting of suitably mature species on the application site. For (approval) 7 Against (approval) 3 Abstained 1 RESOLVED that the application be APPROVED for the reasons detailed above. THERE WAS A 5 MINUTE COMFORT BREAK AT 8.25PM, WITH THE MEETING RECONVENING AT 8.30PM 7. NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH The Committee received the report and the addendum to the report. Representations were heard from Gavin Waxkirsh, Karen Hatchett and Councillor John Hart. The Committee voted on the Officer’s recommendations to approve the report: For (approval) 1 Against (approval) 8 Abstained 2 It was moved by Councillor Sowerby and seconded by Councillor Braun that the application be REFUSED for the following reasons: 1) The proposed development, by reason of its appearance, specifically the modern residential design and use of flats roofs, is out of character with the Mill Hill Conservation Area and has a negative impact when viewed from the Green Belt land to the north, contrary to policies 7.8 and 7.16 of the London Plan (2016), policies CS5 and CS7 of the Local Plan Core Strategy DPD 3 7 (adopted September 2012) and policies DM01, DM06 and DM15 of the Development Management Policies DPD (adopted September 2012). 2) The proposal will result in the loss of trees of special amenity value with associated loss of nature conservation value, contrary to policies 7.19 and 7.21 of the London Plan (2016), policies CS5 and CS7 of the Local Plan Core Strategy DPD (adopted September 2012) and policies DM01 and DM16 of the Development Management Policies DPD (adopted September 2012). Councillor Tierney moved an amendment to Councillor Sowerby’s motion to add lack of affordable housing to the reasons for refusal: For (adding affordable housing to 5 the list of reasons for refusal) Against (adding affordable housing 6 to the list of reasons for refusal) Abstained 0 Councillor Tierney’s amendment was lost. The Committee proceeded to vote on Councillors Sowerby’s motion to refuse the application for the reasons detailed above: For (refusal) 6 Against (refusal) 5 Abstained 0 RESOLVED that the application be REFUSED for the reasons detailed in Councillor Sowerby’s motion. 8. REFERRAL FROM THE FINCHLEY AND GOLDERS GREEN AREA PLANNING COMMITTEE 12-18 HIGH ROAD The Committee received the report and addendum and heard representations from Dr Lee Hoare, Mary Hogben and the Applicant’s agent. As the time was now 9.45pm the Chairman stated that he would be extending the finish time of the meeting to 10.30pm. The Chairman moved to the vote on approving the application: For (approval) 5 Against (approval) 5 Abstained 1 The Chairman used his casting vote, to vote in favour of approving the application.