Agenda and minutes

Members are invited to disclose any interest in any of the items on the agenda at this point of the meeting.

Members may still disclose any interest in an item at any time prior to the consideration of the matter.

No interest was disclosed at the meeting.

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 4 July 2018 and to authorise the Chairman to sign them.

The minutes of the meeting held on 4 July 2018 were agreed as correct records and signed by the Chairman with the following amendment:

Minute No. 2, St George’s Hospital, Suttons Lane, Hornchurch refers:  That the condition of building report be circulated to members.

The Committee received a presentation from Mr Michael Watson (Galliard Homes), Martin Herbert (WYG) and Robert Hirschfield (Robert Hirschfield Architects).

Members of the Committee then questioned the presenters and raised issues for further consideration prior to submission of a planning application.

The main issues raised were:

·         The need to ensure that there are adequate provisions in place for the ongoing maintenance of the open space.

·         Whether the proposal at the density proposed was appropriate.

·         Whether the proposal delivered the appropriate mix of dwelling sizes particularly given the Local Plan need for 3 bed units.

·         The level of car parking was important given that there was little increase over that to be provided with the office to residential conversion.

·         Affordable housing should be offered to the Council as provider.

·         Concern over poor the outlook over the adjacent B&Q site.

·         Concern over the amount of amenity space for the number of units.

·         Concern that the layout may be cramped with buildings too close to one another.

·         Important that any submitted application included a full sunlight assessment.

·         Important that the Clinical Commissioning Group were on board and supportive of the doctors surgery provision before any application was submitted.

·         Important that restriction on ability of future occupiers from obtaining parking permits was considered.

·         Consideration should be given to increasing the amount of affordable housing to meet the Mayors target of 35%.

The Committee noted the presentation.

It was RESOLVED that planning permission be granted.