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21/22

Minutes of Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 214 KB

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on Thursday 27January as an accurate record.

Minutes:

RESOLVED to DEFER the approval of theminutes of the meeting held on Thursday 27 January subject to the inclusion of more detail of the deliberation prior to the decision being made.

 

Councillor Fraser noted that the minutes did not include enough detail in regards to the grounds for refusal of the Citylink House application and asked if amendments could be made before minutes were brought back to the next meeting.

 

 

22/22

Disclosure of Interest

In accordance with the Council’s Code of Conduct and the statutory provisions of the Localism Act, Members and co-opted Members of the Council are reminded that it is a requirement to register disclosable pecuniary interests (DPIs) and gifts and hospitality to the value of which exceeds £50 or multiple gifts and/or instances of hospitality with a cumulative value of £50 or more when received from a single donor within a rolling twelve month period. In addition, Members and co-opted Members are reminded that unless their disclosable pecuniary interest is registered on the register of interests or is the subject of a pending notification to the Monitoring Officer, they are required to disclose those disclosable pecuniary interests at the meeting. This should be done by completing the Disclosure of Interest form and handing it to the Democratic Services representative at the start of the meeting. The Chair will then invite Members to make their disclosure orally at the commencement of Agenda item 3. Completed disclosure forms will be provided to the Monitoring Officer for inclusion on the Register of Members’ Interests.

Minutes:

There were no disclosures of a pecuniary interest not already registered.

 

23/22

Urgent Business (if any)

To receive notice of any business not on the agenda which in the opinion of the Chair, by reason of special circumstances, be considered as a matter of urgency.

Minutes:

There was none.

24/22

Development presentations pdf icon PDF 108 KB

To receive the following presentations on a proposed development:

 

There are none.

Minutes:

There were none.

25/22

Planning applications for decision pdf icon PDF 148 KB

To consider the accompanying reports by the Director of Planning & Strategic Transport:

 

Additional documents:

26/22

20/06661/FUL - 27A-29 The Grove, Coulsdon, CR5 2BH pdf icon PDF 114 KB

Demolition of existing 2 x dwellings and construction of 9 x new dwellings with associated parking and landscaping.

 

Ward: Coulsdon Town

Recommendation: Grant permission

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Demolition of existing 2 x dwellings and construction of 9 x new dwellings with associated parking and landscaping.

 

Ward: Coulsdon Town

 

The officer presented details of the planning application and responded to questions for clarification.

 

Mr Richard Walker spoke against the application.

 

Ms Donna Walker spoke in support of the application.

 

The Committee deliberated on the application presentation heard before them having heard all the speakers who addressed the Committee, and in turn addressed their view on the matter.

 

The substantive motion to GRANT the application based on the officer’s recommendation was proposed by Councillor Kabir. This was seconded by Councillor Fraser.

 

The motion to grant the application was taken to a vote and carried with five Members voting in favour and four Members voting against.

 

The Committee RESOLVED to GRANT the application for the development at 27A-29 The Grove, Coulsdon, CR5 2BH.

 

Councillor Joy Prince (having already given apologies for lateness) attended the meeting during the presentation of the planning application at 6.47pm. In accordance with the Council’s constitution, Councillor Prince took no part in this item as she was not present at the start of the presentation.

 

 

27/22

21/01297/FUL - Land R/O 58 - 60 Westow Hill And Land Rear Of 62 Westow Hill pdf icon PDF 216 KB

Demolition of existing rear ancillary storage building to former Plumbase store, erection of a three storey building comprising 1 three bedroom flat and 4 one bedroom flats, provision of associated amenity space, refuse storage and cycle storage.

 

Ward: Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood

Recommendation: Grant permission

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Demolition of existing rear ancillary storage building to former Plumbase store, erection of a three storey building comprising 1 three bedroom flat and 4 one bedroom flats, provision of associated amenity space, refuse storage and cycle storage.

 

Ward: Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood

 

The officer presented details of the planning application and responded to questions for clarification.

 

Ms Claire Yorkston spoke against the application.

 

Mr. Anthony Thomas spoke in support of the application.

 

The Ward Member Councillor Stephen Mann addressed the committee with his view on the application.

 

The Committee deliberated on the application presentation heard before them having heard all the speakers who addressed the Committee, and in turn addressed their view on the matter.

 

The substantive motion to GRANT the application based on the officer’s recommendation was not supported.

 

Councillor Roche proposed the motion to refuse the application due to the height, amenity for future occupiers in terms of space standards, distance from neighbouring properties and the impact on neighbours. This was seconded by Councillor Skipper.

 

The motion to refuse the application was taken to a vote and carried with 10 Members voting in favour and no Members voting against.

 

The Committee RESOLVED to REFUSE the application for the development at Land R/O 58 - 60 Westow Hill and Land Rear of 62 Westow Hill.

 

28/22

21/03703/FUL - 18 Rectory Park, South Croydon CR2 9JN pdf icon PDF 1 MB

Demolition of existing property and construction of a block of 5 flats plus 3 houses with associated access, car parking and landscaping (amended description).

 

Ward: Sanderstead

Recommendation: Grant permission

Additional documents:

Minutes:

This item was withdrawn from the agenda.

 

29/22

21/05084/FUL - 29 Hollymeoak Road, Coulsdon, CR5 3QA pdf icon PDF 93 KB

Demolition of existing dwelling. Erection of a two-storey building with roof accommodation comprising 6 flats; provision of new access, parking spaces, refuse and recycling stores, secure cycle parking and communal landscaped amenity space.

 

Ward: Coulsdon

Recommendation: Grant permission

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Demolition of existing dwelling. Erection of a two-storey building with roof accommodation comprising 6 flats; provision of new access, parking spaces, refuse and recycling stores, secure cycle parking and communal landscaped amenity space.

 

Ward: Coulsdon

 

The officers presented details of the planning application and responded to questions for clarification.

 

David Higham spoke against the application.

 

Simon Grainger spoke in support of the application.

 

The Ward Member Councillor Creatura addressed the committee with his view on the application.

 

The Committee deliberated on the application presentation heard before them having heard all the speakers who addressed the Committee, and in turn addressed their view on the matter.

 

The substantive motion to GRANT the application based on the officer’s recommendation was proposed by Councillor Kabir. This was seconded by Councillor Skipper.

 

The motion to grant was taken to a vote and fell with four Members voting in favour and six Members voting against.

 

The motion to refuse was proposed by Councillor Chatterjee on the basis that the proposed development was out of keeping with the character of the area due to its mass and scale. This was seconded by Councillor Fraser.

 

The motion to refuse the application was taken to a vote and carried with six Members voting in favour and four Members voting against.

 

The Committee RESOLVED to REFUSE the application for the development at 29 Hollymeoak Road, Coulsdon, CR5 3QA.

 

30/22

Items referred by Planning Sub-Committee

To consider any item(s) referred by a previous meeting of the Planning Sub-Committee to this Committee for consideration and determination:

 

There are none.

Minutes:

There were none.

31/22

Other planning matters pdf icon PDF 104 KB

To consider the accompanying report by the Director of Planning & Strategic Transport:

 

Minutes:

There were none.

32/22

Weekly Planning Decisions pdf icon PDF 242 KB

Attached is a list of Delegated and Planning Committee/Sub Committee decisions taken between 3 January 2022 and 28 January 2022.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The report was received for information.