Procedural motion that Council Procedure Rule 13.3 regarding length of speeches in general debate be suspended AGREED by 36 votes to 16.

Following debate, amendment on behalf of Independent Residents’, Residents, and Upminster and Cranham Residents’ Associations Groups NOT AGREED by 29 votes to 23; deemed motion on behalf of the Administration that he report be adopted and its recommendations carried into effect AGREED by 29 votes to 23.

Procedural motion that agenda items 7 and 8 be dealt with via a single debate – AGREED without division.

Following debate, amendment on behalf of Independent Residents’ Residents’ and Upminster and Cranham Residents’ Associations’ Groups NOT AGREED by 29 votes to 23; deemed motion that the report of Cabinet be adopted, its recommendations carried into effect and the Council Tax be set AGREED by 29 votes to 23.

Council Tax set at £1,795.84 for a band D property.

All Members present disclosed a pecuniary interest in agenda item 7 – Members’ Allowances Scheme 2020/21 as they were in receipt of a Member’s Allowance and a pecuniary interest in agenda item 8 – the Council’s Budget 2020/21 as they were occupiers of land with a liability for Council Tax.

Legal dispensation to allow all Members to take part in the meeting and vote in such instances – agreed without division.

Minutes of meeting held on 22 January 2020 approved subject to clarification that motion at minute 51 (firework displays) was submitted by North Havering Residents’ Group.

Received from Councillors McGeary and Summers.

The Leader of the Council will be asked to delegate to the Assistant Director of Planning to take all necessary action to settle the final form and content of the Council’s case, including settling the form and content of all formal Council responses during the course of the Lower Thames Crossing, M25/J28 improvement scheme and Cory Riverside Energy Park throughout the consultation and Development Consent Order process.

The Committee considered the report and RESOLVED.

(a)  to authorise the stopping up of the highway land at New Road Rainham shown zebra hatched on the Plan, in accordance with the procedure set out in section 252 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990,

subject to: 

·       the grant and lawful implementation of planning permission application reference P1604.17;

·       payment, by the applicant, of all costs associated with the stopping up;

·       any direction by the Mayor of London

on the following basis:

if no objections were received (or any objections received were withdrawn), or the Mayor of London decided a local inquiry was unnecessary, then the stopping up order would be confirmed by officers;

if objections were received from a local authority, statutory undertaker or gas transporter (and were not withdrawn), or other objections were received (and not withdrawn) and the Mayor of London decided that an inquiry was necessary, the Council shall cause a local inquiry to be held.

(b)  to delegate authority to the Assistant Director of Environment to do anything necessary and incidental to facilitate the process of stopping up the highway pursuant to section 247 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

The vote for the resolution was carried by 7 to 1.

Councillor Durant voted against the resolution.

The Committee considered the report and RESOLVED.

(a)  to authorise the stopping up of the highway land at New Road Rainham shown zebra hatched on the Plans, in accordance with the procedure set out in section 252 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990,

subject to: 

·       the lawful implementation of planning permission application reference P1229.17;

·       payment, by the applicant, of all costs associated with the stopping up;

·       any direction by the Mayor of London

on the following basis:

if no objections were received (or any objections received were withdrawn), or the Mayor of London decided a local inquiry was unnecessary, then the stopping up order would be confirmed by officers;

if objections were received from a local authority, statutory undertaker or gas transporter (and were not withdrawn), or other objections were received (and not withdrawn) and the Mayor of London decided that an inquiry was necessary, the Council shall cause a local inquiry to be held.

(b)  to delegate authority to the Assistant Director of Environment to do anything necessary and incidental to facilitate the process of stopping up the highway pursuant to section 247 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

The vote for the resolution was carried by 7 votes to 0 with 1 abstention.

Councillor Durant abstained from voting.

The Committee considered the report and RESOLVED.

(a)  to authorise the stopping up of the highway land at New Road Rainham shown zebra hatched on the Plans, in accordance with the procedure set out in section 252 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990,

subject to: 

·       the lawful implementation of planning permission application reference P1057.17;

·       payment, by the applicant, of all costs associated with the stopping up;

·       any direction by the Mayor of London

on the following basis:

if no objections were received (or any objections received were withdrawn), or the Mayor of London decided a local inquiry was unnecessary, then the stopping up order would be confirmed by officers;

if objections were received from a local authority, statutory undertaker or gas transporter (and were not withdrawn), or other objections were received (and not withdrawn) and the Mayor of London decided that an inquiry was necessary, the Council shall cause a local inquiry to be held.

The vote for the resolution was carried by 7 to 0 with 1 abstention.

Councillor Durant abstained from voting.

The Committee considered the report and RESOLVED:

(a)  to authorise the stopping up of the highway land at New Road Rainham shown zebra hatched on the Plans, in accordance with the procedure set out in section 252 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990,

subject to: 

·       the lawful implementation of planning permission application reference P0726.17;

·       payment, by the applicant, of all costs associated with the stopping up;

·       any direction by the Mayor of London

on the following basis:

if no objections were received (or any objections received are withdrawn), or the Mayor of London decided a local inquiry was unnecessary, then the stopping up order would be confirmed by officers;

if objections were received from a local authority, statutory undertaker or gas transporter (and were not withdrawn), or other objections were received (and not withdrawn) and the Mayor of London decided that an inquiry was necessary, the Council shall cause a local inquiry to be held.

(b)  to delegate authority to the Assistant Director of Environment to do anything necessary and incidental to facilitate the process of stopping up the highway pursuant to section 247 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

The vote for the resolution was 7 to 0 with 1 abstention.

Councillor Durant abstained from voting.

The Committee considered the report and RESOLVED to note the contents of the report.

Members considered the report and noted that the application had been called-in by Councillor Melvin Wallace.

In accordance with the public speaking arrangements the Committee was addressed by an objector with a response by the applicant’s agent.

With its agreement Councillor Melvin Wallace addressed the Committee.

The report recommended that planning permission be granted however, following a motion to refuse the granting of planning permission it was RESOLVED that PLANNING PERMISSION BE REFUSED on the grounds of:

Scale, massing, proximity to boundaries (within the development itself) and backland location resulting in a development that was out of keeping with the locality, which was predominately typified by bungalows, resulting in harm to the character of the area.

The minutes of the meeting held on 19 December 2019 were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

There were no disclosures of interest.

Jane West the s151 Officer will be asked to award a contract for the supply of electricity (metered half hourly) to various Council Buildings and street furniture for a period of one year April 2020 to March 2021.

Jane west the s151 Officer will be asked to award a contract for the supply of electricity (metered non-half-hourly) to various Council Buildings and street furniture for a period of one year April 2020 to March 2021.

Jane West, the s151 Officer will be asked to award a contract for the supply of electricity (unmetered) to various Council Buildings and street furniture for a period of one year April 2020 to March 2021.

Jane West, the s151 Officer will be asked to award a contract for the supply of gas to various Council Buildings and street furniture for a period of one year from April 2020 to March 2021.

Award Contract for the Supported Discharge Service across London Borough of Havering, London Borough of Barking & Dagenham and London Borough of Redbridge.

Extension of Upminster Cemetery- overall value £4400000

To enter into a purchase and development agreement to acquire 82 units of accommodation, 38 units of which will be affordable housing and the remainder to be transferred to Mercury Land Holdings.