Agenda and minutes
Planning Committee - Wednesday 28 June 2017 2.30 pm

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

1.1  Apologies for absence were received from Tony Devenish AM.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

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

Following the appointment of a new Assembly Member last week the table of interests attached to the report has had to be updated.

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 note the membership and chairing arrangements for the Planning Committee, as agreed at the Annual Meeting of the London Assembly on 3 May 2017, as follows:

Nicky Gavron AM (Chair)

Andrew Boff AM (Deputy Chairman)

Tom Copley AM

Tony Devenish AM

Navin Shah AM

3.1  Resolved:

  That the membership and chairing arrangements for the Planning Committee as agreed at the Annual Meeting of the London Assembly on 3 May 2017, be noted as follows:

Nicky Gavron AM (Chair)

Andrew Boff AM (Deputy Chairman)

Tom Copley AM

Navin Shah AM

Tony Devenish AM

The Committee is recommended to note the following terms of reference for the Committee:

4.1  Resolved:

  That the Terms of Reference for the Planning Committee be noted.

The Committee is recommended to note the following standing delegation:

At its Annual Meeting on 1 May 2013, the Assembly agreed to delegate a general authority to Chairs of all ordinary committees and sub-committees to respond on the relevant committee or sub-committee’s behalf, following consultation with the lead Members of the party Groups on the committee or sub-committee, 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 Standing Delegated Authority arrangements be noted.

The Committee is recommended to confirm the minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee held on 14 March 2017 to be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

6.1  Resolved:

That the minutes of the Planning Committee meeting held on 14 March 2017 be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

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

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

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

7.2  Resolved:

That the ongoing and completed actions arising from the 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 note the report as background to putting questions to invited guests on how the London Plan can try to ensure London is family friendly in providing housing and supporting infrastructure.  

8.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat as background to putting questions to guests on how the London Plan policy might be able to ensure London is family friendly in terms of providing housing and the supporting infrastructure needed.

8.2  The following guests were in attendance for discussion on what makes London family friendly: 

·  Marion Briggs, Alliance for Childhood;

·  Tim Gill, Rethinking Childhood;

·  Anna Smee, Chief Executive, UK Youth Voice; and

·  Adrian Voce, Policy for Play.

8.3  The following guests were in attendance for discussion on overcoming housing design barriers to a family friendly London:

·  Dinah Bornat, Director, ZCD Architects; and

·  Dominic Papa, Director, S333 Architecture + Urbanism.

8.4  The following guests were in attendance for discussion on creating a family friendly public realm, shared space and healthier cities:

·  Sarah Gaventa, Founder, Made Public;

·  Sam Williams, Landscape Architect, Arup; and

·  Hannah Wright, Urban Planner, Arup.

8.5  Transcripts of the discussion during these sessions are attached at Appendix 1.

8.6  During the discussion, the Committee welcomed invited guests to submit any further policy suggestions on how the Mayor can ensure London becomes a family friendly city.

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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;

(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 next meeting on 7 September 2017; and

(c)  Delegate authority to the Chair, in consultation with the Deputy Chair, to agree the final report of the rapporteur review by Nicky Gavron AM on the potential of offsite housing to help solve London’s housing crisis [paragraph 4.8 of the report refers].

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

9.2  Resolved:

(a)  That the report setting out the progress on the Planning Committee’s work programme be noted.

(b)  That authority be delegated to the Chair in consultation with the Deputy Chairman , to agree the subject of the main agenda item for the Committee’s next meeting on 7 September 2017.

(c)  That authority be delegated to the Chair, in consultation with the Deputy Chairman, to agree the final report of the rapporteur review by Nicky Gavron AM on the potential of offsite housing to help sole London’s housing crisis.

The next meeting of the Committee is scheduled for Thursday 7 September 2017 at 2.30pm in Committee Room 2, City Hall.

8.1  The date of the next meeting was scheduled for 7 September 2017 at 2.30pm in Conference Room 2, City Hall.

Any other business the Chair considers urgent.

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

12.1  The meeting ended at 5.05pm