Agenda item

Cabinet:

1.         Agreed to the draft list of sites (located in Appendix 1of the report) to be published as the London Borough of Havering Part 1 Brownfield Land Register;

2.         Agreed to publish the London Borough of Havering Part 1 Brownfield Land Register on the Council website, and to publish the London Borough of Havering Part 1 Brownfield Land Register on a London-wide website hosted by the Greater London Authority; and

3.         Delegated authority to the Assistant Director of Development in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing to sign off, review and maintain the London Borough of Havering Part 1 Brownfield Land Register.

4.         Noted a correction to Appendix 1 of the report. The figure included in the report for the minimum net dwellings for Napier and New Plymouth was 103, 200 (gross). That figure is incorrect and is replaced with 103 (200 gross)

Councillor Damian White, Cabinet Member for Housing and Deputy Leader of the Council, introduced the report

The preparation, maintenance and publication of the Brownfield Land Register (hereafter: the Brownfield Register) is a new legal requirement that was introduced by the Housing and Planning Act 2016, with the required process set out in the Town & Country Planning (Brownfield Land Register) Regulations 2017.

The report sets out a proposed list of sites to be included on the Havering Brownfield Register. The list is a consolidation of sites with Planning Permission and those that are set out within the evidence base for the Proposed Submission Havering Local Plan as agreed by Cabinet and Council in July 2017. All of the sites proposed for inclusion within the Register are already in the public domain.

The report also sought approval to publish the draft list of sites as Part 1 of the Havering Brownfield Register, and to seek delegated authority for the Assistant-Director of Development, after consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing to review and maintain Part 1 of the Havering Brownfield Register.

It is not proposed to include any sites in Part 2 of the register at this stage.

Reasons for the decision:

It is a statutory requirement for the Council to prepare, maintain and publish a register of suitable brownfield sites. It is therefore not an option not to produce one.

Other options considered:

The Council could choose to grant sites Permission in Principle by including a Part 2 to the Havering Brownfield Register. This option has been rejected as it will be more suitable to follow the granting of Permission in Principle to sites on the forthcoming preparation of the Site Specific Allocations Local Plan.

The Council could choose to have a more elaborate procedure to include sites into the Havering Brownfield Register, including consultation arrangements. This option has been rejected as this is not compulsory for entering sites in Part 1. In addition, the preparation of the Havering Brownfield Register draws on the same evidence base as the Proposed Submission Havering Local Plan on which consultation has recently taken place.

Cabinet:

1.         Agreed to the draft list of sites (located in Appendix 1of the report) to be published as the London Borough of Havering Part 1 Brownfield Land Register;

2.         Agreed to publish the London Borough of Havering Part 1 Brownfield Land Register on the Council website, and to publish the London Borough of Havering Part 1 Brownfield Land Register on a London-wide website hosted by the Greater London Authority; and

3.         Delegated authority to the Assistant Director of Development after consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing to sign off, review and maintain the London Borough of Havering Part 1 Brownfield Land Register.

4.         Noted a correction to Appendix 1 of the report. The figure included in the report for the minimum net dwellings for Napier and New Plymouth was 103, 200 (gross). That figure is incorrect and is replaced with 103 (200 gross)