Agenda and minutes
Planning Committee - Tuesday 16 June 2015 10.00 am

1.1   Apologies for absence were received from Tom Copley AM, for whom Jennette Arnold OBE AM substituted.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

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

The Committee is recommended to:

a)  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;

b)  That 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) be noted; and

c)  That 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) be noted.

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 on the table at Item 2 on the agenda, be noted as disclosable pecuniary interests.

The Committee is asked to note the following membership and chairing arrangements for the Committee as agreed at the Annual Meeting of the Assembly on 13 May 2015:

Nicky Gavron AM (Chair)

Steve O’Connell AM (Deputy Chair)

Andrew Boff AM

Tom Copley AM

Navin Shah AM

3.1  Resolved:

That the membership and chairing arrangements for the Committee, as agreed by the London Assembly at its Annual meeting on 13 May 2015, be noted as follows:

Nicky Gavron AM (Chair)

Steve O’Connell AM (Deputy Chairman)

Andrew Boff AM

Tom Copley AM

Navin Shah AM

The Committee is asked to note the following terms of reference of the Planning Committee as agreed at the Annual Meeting of the Assembly on 13 May 2014:

1. To examine and report from time to time on –

·  matters of importance to Greater London; and

·  the strategies, policies and actions of the Mayor and the Functional Bodies

- as they relate to spatial development and planning matters in London, in particular the Mayor’s Spatial Development Strategy (‘The London Plan’).

2. When invited by the Mayor, to contribute to his consideration of major planning applications.

3. To monitor the Mayor’s exercise of his statutory powers in regard to major planning applications referred by the local planning authorities, and to report to the Assembly with any proposal for submission to the Mayor for the improvement of the process.

4. To review Local Development Documents submitted to the Mayor by the local planning authorities for consistency with his strategies overall, to prepare a response to the Mayor for consideration by the Assembly, and to monitor the Mayor’s decisions with regard to Local Development Documents.

5. To consider planning matters on request from another standing committee and report its opinion to that standing  ...  view the full agenda text for item 4.

4.1  Resolved:

That the terms of reference of the Committee, as agreed by the London Assembly at its Annual Meeting on 13 May 2015, be noted as follows:

1.  To examine and report from time to time on –

·  matters of importance to Greater London; and

·  the strategies, policies and actions of the Mayor and the Functional Bodies.

-  as they relate to spatial development and planning matters in  London, in particular the Mayor’s Spatial Development Strategy (‘The London Plan’).

2.  When invited by the Mayor, to contribute to his consideration of major planning applications.

3.  To monitor the Mayor’s exercise of his statutory powers in regard to major planning applications referred by the local planning authorities, and to report to the Assembly with any proposal for submission to the Mayor for the improvement of the process.

4.  To review Local Development Documents submitted to the Mayor by the local planning authorities for consistency with his strategies overall, to prepare a response to the Mayor for consideration by the Assembly, and to monitor the Mayor’s decisions with regard to Local Development Documents.

5.  To consider planning matters on request from another standing committee and report its opinion to that standing  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.

The Committee is recommended to note the standing delegation to the Chair of the Committee and individual Members as agreed by the Assembly at its Annual Meeting on 13 May 2014: 

“That a general authority be delegated to the Chair, following consultation with the lead Members of the party groups on the Committee, to respond on the Committee’s behalf where it is consulted on issues by organisations and there is insufficient time to consider the consultation at a Committee meeting.”

5.1  Resolved

  That the following standing delegation be noted:

‘That a general authority be delegated to the Chair, following consultation with the lead Members of the party groups on the Committee, to respond on the Committee’s behalf where it is consulted on issues by organisations and there is insufficient time to consider the consultation at a Committee meeting.’

The Committee is recommended to confirm the minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee held on 18 March 2015 to be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

6.1  Resolved:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 18 March 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 action arising from a previous meeting of the Committee as set out in the report.

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

7.2  Resolved:

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

7.3  In accordance with Standing Order 2.2D, the Chair took the next four items in a different order than that set out on the agenda.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

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

The Committee is recommended to note the two responses to the final report on the review of progress in London since the introduction of the Localism Act in 2011, as set out in Appendices 1 and 2 of the report.

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

8.2  Resolved:

That the two responses to the final report on the review of progress in London since the introduction of the Localism Act in 2011, as set out in Appendices 1 and 2 of 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 which sets out the background and priorities for developing the Committee’s work programme for the coming year;

(b)  Agree the details set out in paragraphs 4.1 – 4.14 as the main agenda items for each meeting of the coming year; and

(c)  Note the priorities set out in paragraph 3.4 when opportunities for revising the work programme arise in the coming year.

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

9.2  Resolved:

(a)  That the report be noted.

(b)  That the details set out in paragraph 4.1 -4.14 of the report be agreed as the main agenda items for each meeting of the coming year; and

(c)  That the priorities set out in paragraph 3.4 be noted when opportunities for revising the work programme arise in the coming year.

The next meeting of the Committee is scheduled for 16 July 2015 at 2.00pm in Committee Room 5, City Hall.

10.1  The date of the next meeting of the Committee was confirmed as Thursday, 16 July at 2.00 pm in Committee Room 5, City Hall.

11.1  There was no other business the Chair considered urgent.

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 various aspects of the Mayor’s proposals to revise the London Plan and Housing SPG, and to use information resulting from the meeting in the Committee’s response to the Mayor’s consultations; and

(b)  Agree to delegate authority to the Chair, in consultation with the Deputy Chair, to agree the Committee’s final responses to the consultations on: the Minor Alterations to the London Plan by 22 June 2015; and the Draft Interim Housing SPG by 7 August 2015.

12.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat as background to putting questions on the Minor Alterations to the London Plan consultation to the following invited guests:

·  John Lett, Strategic Planning Manager, Greater London Authority (GLA);

·  Peter Heath, Senior Planner, London Plan Team, GLA;

·  Peter Wright, Programme Manager, Transport for London;

·  Michael Bach, London Forum of Civic and Amenity Societies;

·  William McKee, Chair of the Outer London Commission; and

·  James MacColl, Head of Campaigns, Campaign for Better Transport.

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

12.3  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat as background to putting questions on the Housing Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) consultation to the following guests:

·  John Lett, Strategic Planning Manager, GLA;

·  Jennifer Peters, Senior Strategic Planner, GLA; and

·  Celeste Guisti, Senior Strategic Planner, GLA.

12.4  A transcript of the discussion is attached at Appendix 2.

12.5  During the course of the discussion, Jennifer Peters agreed to supply the Committee with:

·  The responses of stakeholders (such as Age UK) to the changes in wheelchair accessible dwellings as received by the Strategic Access Panel;

·  As far as possible, to provide the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 12.

13.1  The meeting ended at 12.35.