Agenda and minutes
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Webcasting Introduction 1. This meeting is to be webcast;
2. Members are reminded of the need to activate their microphones before speaking; and
3. the Chairman will read the following announcement:
“I would like to remind everyone present that this meeting will be broadcast live to the internet (or filmed) and will be capable of repeated viewing (or another use by such third parties).
If you are seated in the public seating area it is likely that the recording cameras will capture your image and this will result in the possibility that your image will become part of the broadcast.
This may infringe your human and data protection rights and if you wish to avoid this you should speak the webcasting officer.” Additional documents: Minutes: The Chairman made a short address to remind all present that the meeting would be broadcast on the Internet, and that the Council had adopted a protocol for the webcasting of its meetings. |
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To confirm the minutes of the last meeting of the Sub-Committee held on 26 April 2017. Additional documents: Minutes: RESOLVED:
That the minutes of the meeting held on 26 April 2017 be taken as read and signed by the Chairman as a correct record. |
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Declarations of Interest (Director of Governance) To declare interests in any item on this agenda. Additional documents: Minutes: (a) Pursuant to the Council’s Code of Member Conduct, Councillor G Chambers declared a non-pecuniary interest in the following items of the agenda by virtue of being the Ward Member and speaking to both the applicant’s and local residents. The Councillor had determined that his interest was non-pecuniary and he would remain in the meeting for the consideration of the applications and voting thereon:
· EPF/0793/17 – 18 Russell Road, Buckhurst Hill · EPF/0566/17 – 96 Princes Road, Buckhurst Hill
(b) Pursuant to the Council’s Code of Member Conduct, Councillor S Neville declared a non-pecuniary interest in the following item of the agenda. The Councillor had determined that his interest was non-pecuniary and he would remain in the meeting for the consideration of the application and voting thereon:
· EPF/0793/17 – 18 Russell Road, Buckhurst Hill. |
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Any Other Business Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972, requires that the permission of the Chairman be obtained, after prior notice to the Chief Executive, before urgent business not specified in the agenda (including a supplementary agenda of which the statutory period of notice has been given) may be transacted. Additional documents: Minutes: The Sub-Committee noted that there was no other urgent business for consideration. |
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Development Control (Director of Governance) To consider planning applications as set out in the attached schedule
Background Papers: (i) Applications for determination – applications listed on the schedule, letters of representation received regarding the applications which are summarised on the schedule. (ii) Enforcement of Planning Control – the reports of officers inspecting the properties listed on the schedule in respect of which consideration is to be given to the enforcement of planning control. Additional documents: Minutes: The Sub-Committee considered a schedule of applications for planning permission.
RESOLVED:
That the planning applications numbered 1 – 8 be determined as set out in the attached schedule to these minutes. |
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Probity in Planning - Appeal Decisions, 1 October 2016 to 31 March 2017 (Director of Governance) To consider the attached report and appendices. Additional documents:
Minutes: The Sub-Committee received a report regarding Probity in Planning – Appeal Decisions 1 October 2016 to 31 March 2017.
The report advised the decision making committees of the results of all successful allowed appeals, particularly those refused by committee to officer recommendation. The purpose was to inform Members of the consequences of their decisions in this respect and in cases where the refusal was found unsupportable on planning grounds, an award of costs could be made against the Council.
Since 2011/12 there had been two local indicators, one measured all planning application type appeals as a result of committee reversals of officer recommendations (GOV08) and the other measured the performance of officer recommendations and delegated decisions (GOV07).
Over the six-month period between 1 October 2016 and 31 March 2017, the Council received 54 decisions on appeals (51 of which were planning related appeals, the other 3 were enforcement related).
GOV07 and 08 measure planning application decisions taken at appeal and out of a combined total of 51, 16 were allowed (31%). Broken down further, GOV07 officer performance was 8 out of 40 allowed (20%) and GOV08 committee reversal performance was 8 out of 11 (73%) for the 6 month period.
For the Area Plans South Sub-Committee, there were 4 appeals allowed against decisions made.
RESOLVED:
That the Probity in Planning report covering the period 1 October 2016 to 31 March 2017 be noted.
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Area Plans Sub-Committees - Public Seating Arrangements (Director of Governance) To consider the attached report. Additional documents: Minutes: The Chairman advised that the Sub-Committee would be trying an alternative seating arrangement at the next meeting, as this was their first meeting held in the Council Chamber. The Sub-Committee agreed that the general public would sit in the Public Gallery and that speakers would sit in the Chamber.
RESOLVED:
1. That the Sub-Committee would try an alternative seating arrangement at the next meeting and then would decide on the lay out of their Sub-Committee for the municipal year; and 2. That the general public would be seated in the Public Gallery and speakers would be seated in the Council Chamber.
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