Agenda and minutes
Planning Committee - Wednesday 18 March 2015 2.00 pm

1.1 There were no apologies for absence.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

Contact:  John Johnson; email: [email protected]; telephone: 020 7983 4926

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Note the list of offices held by Assembly Members, as set out in the table at Agenda item 2, as disclosable pecuniary interests;

(b)  Note the declaration by any Member(s) of any disclosable pecuniary interests in specific items listed on the agenda and the necessary action taken by the Member(s) regarding withdrawal following such declaration(s); and

(c)  Note the declaration by any Member(s) of any other interests deemed to be relevant (including any interests arising from gifts and hospitality received which are not at the time of the meeting reflected on the Authority’s register of gifts and hospitality, and noting also the advice from the GLA’s Monitoring Officer set out at Agenda Item 2) and any necessary action taken by the Member(s) following such declaration(s).

2.1 The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

2.2 Resolved:

That the list of offices held by Assembly Members, as set out in the table at Agenda Item 2, be noted as disclosable pecuniary interests.

The Committee is recommended to confirm the minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee held on 22 January 2015 to be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

3.1  Resolved

  That the minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee held on 22 January 2015 be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact:  John Johnson; [email protected]; 020 7983 4926 

The Committee is recommended to note the outstanding and completed actions arising from previous meetings of the Committee, as listed in the report.

4.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

4.2  Resolved:

That the outstanding action arising from a previous meeting of the Committee, as listed in the report, be noted.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact:  Paul Watling; [email protected]; 0207 983 4393.

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Note this report as background to the discussion with invited experts on different design approaches to new housing development in London;

(b)  Delegate authority to the Chair, in consultation with the Deputy Chair, to agree a future site visit to new developments in London that demonstrate different approaches to delivering high quality and sustainable housing for a range of individuals and families; and

(c)  Use the discussion on this item to contribute to a response to the revised Housing Supplementary Planning Guidance that is expected to be published for consultation in May 2015.

5.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat as background to putting questions to the following guests:

·  David Birkbeck, Chief Executive, Design for Homes;

·  Martin Green, Head of Specialist Housing Services, London Borough of Southwark;

·  Esther Kurland, Director, Urban Design London; and

·  Philipp Rode, Executive Director and Senior Research Fellow, LSE Cities.

5.2  A transcript of the discussion is attached at Appendix 1.

5.3  Three guests gave presentations during the course of the meeting.  These can be found attached to the minutes as follows:

·  Esther Kurland’s presentation is attached at Appendix 2;

·  Philipp Rode’s presentation is attached at Appendix 3; and

·  David Birkbeck’s presentation is attached at Appendix 4.

5.4  Resolved:

(a)  That the report and discussion with guests on design approaches to new housing development be noted

(b)  That authority be delegated to the Chair, in consultation with the Deputy Chair, to agree a future site visit to new developments in London that demonstrate different approaches to delivering high quality and sustainable housing for a range of individuals and families.

(c)  That the Committee use the discussion on this item to contribute to a response to the revised Housing Supplementary Planning Guidance that  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact:  Paul Watling; [email protected]; 0207 983 4393.

The Committee is recommended to note the letter to the Mayor from the Chair of the Committee, as attached at Appendix 1 to the report.

6.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

6.2  Resolved:

That the letter to the Mayor from the Chair of the Planning Committee be noted.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact:  Paul Watling; [email protected]; 0207 983 4393.

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Note the responses to the final report on the review of progress in London since the introduction of the Localism Act in 2011; and

(b)  Build in further follow up and monitoring of the issues raised in Appendix 1 to this report in the development of its future work programme.

7.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

7.2  Resolved:

(a)  That the responses to the final report on the review of progress in London since the introduction of the Localism Act in 2011 be noted;

(b)  That the Committee build in further follow up and monitoring of the issues raised at Appendix 1 to the report in the development of its future work programme

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact:  Paul Watling; [email protected]; 0207 983 4393.

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Note this report that sets out work completed in the Assembly Year 2014/15 (paragraph 3.2 refers);

(b)  Note the topics being considered in the ongoing work towards drafting a full work programme for 2015/16 (paragraphs 4.4 – 4.10);

(c)  Delegate authority to the Chair, in consultation with the Deputy Chair, to agree a work programme for approval at the next Committee meeting on 16 June 2015; and

(d)  Delegate authority to the Chair, in consultation with the Deputy Chair, to agree the main item for the next Committee meeting on 16 June 2015.

8.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

8.2  Resolved:

(a)  That the report and topics being considered in the ongoing work towards drafting a full work programme for 2015/16 be noted.

(b)  That authority be delegated to the Chair, in consultation with the Deputy Chair, to agree a work programme for approval at the next Committee meeting on 16 June 2015.

(c)  That authority be delegated to the Chair, in consultation with the Deputy Chair, to agree the main item for the next Committee meeting on 16 June 2015.

The next meeting of the Committee is scheduled for 16 June 2015 at 10am in Committee Room 5, City Hall (subject to confirmation at the Annual Assembly meeting on 13 May 2015).

9.1  Noting that it is subject to a decision of the London Assembly at its Annual Meeting on 13 May 2015, the date of the next meeting of the Committee was scheduled as Tuesday 16 June 2015 at 10.00 am in Committee Room 5.

10.1  There were no items of business that the Chair considered to be urgent

11.1  The meeting ended at 5.01pm.