Agenda and minutes
Planning Committee - Tuesday 14 March 2017 10.00 am

To receive any apologies for absence and any announcements from the Chairman.

1.1  No apologies were received.

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  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 1 February 2017 to be signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

3.1  Resolved:

That the minutes of the Planning Committee meeting held on 1 February 2017 be signed by the Chairman 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 actions arising from previous meetings, as listed in the report.

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

4.2  Resolved:

That the actions arising from previous meetings 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 the report that sets out progress on the Committee’s work programme; and

(b)  Delegate authority to the Chair, in consultation with the Deputy Chair, to agree the subject of the main agenda item for the Committee’s remaining meeting on 20 April 2017.

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

6.2  Resolved:

That the Committee:

(a)  Notes the report that sets out progress on the Committee’s work programme; and

(b)  Delegates authority to the Chair, in consultation with the Deputy Chair, to agree the subject of the main agenda item for the Committee’s remaining meeting on 20 April 2017.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

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

The Committee is recommended to note the response to the Mayor’s consultation as set out in Appendix 1 to this report.

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

5.2   Resolved:

  That the response to the Mayor’s consultation, as set out in Appendix 1 to the report, be noted.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

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

The Committee is recommended to note the report as background to putting questions to GLA planning officers and invited external experts to discuss the issue of increasing housing density through the London Plan.

7.1   The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat as background to putting questions to guests on Increasing Housing Density through the London Plan.

7.2   The following guests were in attendance: 

·  Lin Cousins, Director of Three Dragons;

·  Crispin Kelly, Baylight,

·  Elliott Kemp, Senior Strategic Planner, GLA;

·  Jennifer Peters, Strategic Planning Manager, GLA; and

·  Pieter Zitman, Mix Developments.

7.3   A transcript of the discussion during the meeting is attached at Appendix 1.

7.4   During the course of the discussion, the Chair encouraged guests to write to the Committee to support any of the proposals or suggestions they had made during the meeting, or to provide any additional information.

7.5   At the conclusion of the discussion, the Chairman thanked the guests for their attendance and contributions to the meeting.

7.6    Resolved:

  That the report and the discussion with invited guests be noted.

The next meeting of the Committee is scheduled for Thursday 20 April 2017 at 10am in the Chamber, City Hall.

8.1  The Committee noted that the next meeting was scheduled for Thursday 20 April 2017 at 10am in the Chamber, City Hall.

9.1   There was no other business.