Agenda and minutes
Planning Committee - Thursday 22 January 2015 10.00 am

1.1   An apology for absence was received from Kit Malthouse AM, for whom Andrew Boff 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)  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 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).

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 recommended to confirm the minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee held on 18 November 2014 to be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

3.1  Resolved:

That the minutes of the meetings of the Planning Committee held on 18 November 2014 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 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 agree its report Localism in London: What’s the Story? as set out at Appendix 1 to the report.

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

5.2  Resolved:

That the Committee’s report Localism in London: What’s the Story?, as set out at Appendix 1 to the report, be agreed.

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 hearing from, and putting questions to, a number of invited experts on the issues to be considered when planning London’s future growth.

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

·  Jonathan Manns, Director of Planning, Colliers International;

·  Catriona Riddell, Director, Catriona Riddell Associates;

·  Dr Marcel Steward, Environmental Risk and Insurance Consultant;

·  Noel Farrer, President, Landscape Institute;

·  Philipp Rode, Executive Director, LSE Cities;

·  Paul Miner, Senior Planning Officer, Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE);

·  Alison Young, Chief Planning and Regeneration Officer, London Borough of Redbridge; and

·  John Pearce, Head of Planning Policy and Environment, London Borough of Redbridge.

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

6.3  During the discussion, guests (as specified below) agreed to supply the Committee with information on –

·  The Hackney development with 50% social housing – with a view to a possible site visit by Members (Philipp Rode);

·  The ‘hardcore’ brownfield sites in London (Paul Miner); and

·  The percentage and area of green belt and brownfield land contained within Redbridge’s 40 regeneration sites, and details of what is being proposed in terms of housing numbers and typology (Alison Young/John Pearce).

6.4  Resolved:

  That the report and discussion with guests on the options for accommodating London’s growth, and the commitments outlined in  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

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

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Note the content of its draft work programmefor the remainder of 2014/15, as set out in the report; and

(b)  Delegate authority to the Chair and Deputy Chair to agree outside of the meeting the details of the main agenda item for the meeting on 18 March 2015.

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

7.2  Resolved:

(a)  That the Committee’s work programme for the remainder of 2014/15, as set out in the report, be noted;

(b)  That the Chair and Deputy Chair agree outside of the meeting the details of the main agenda item for the meeting on 18 March 2015.

The next meeting of the Committee is scheduled for 18 March 2015 at 2pm in Committee Room 5, City Hall.

8.1  The next meeting is scheduled for 18 March 2015 at 2pm in Committee Room 5, City Hall.

9.1  There was no other business.

10.1  The meeting ended at 12.40pm.