Agenda and minutes

Venue: Ground Floor Meeting Room G02A - 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH

Contact: Gerald Gohler, Constitutional Officer  Tel: 020 7525 7420, Email:  gerald.gohler@southwark.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

Introduction and welcome

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    Minutes:

    Due to the absence of the sub-committee chair, the vice-chair was in the chair.

     

    The vice-chair welcomed councillors, members of the public and officers to the meeting.

2.

Apologies

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    Minutes:

    There were apologies for absence from Councillor Lorraine Lauder MBE (chair).

3.

Confirmation of voting members

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    A representative of each political group will confirm the voting members of the sub-committee.

    Minutes:

    The members of the committee present were confirmed as the voting members.

     

4.

Disclosure of Members' interests and dispensations

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    Members to declare any interests and dispensation in respect of any item of business to be considered at this meeting.

    Minutes:

    The following members made declarations regarding the agenda items below:

     

    Agenda item 7.2 – The Fort, 131 Grange Road, London SE1 3AL

     

    Councillor Ben Johnson (Vice-Chair) declared a non-pecuniary interest in the item, as the application is in his ward. He had, however, not expressed an opinion on the matter and would approach the application with an open mind.

     

     

5.

Items of business that the Chair deems urgent

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    The chair to advise whether they have agreed to any item of urgent business being admitted to the agenda.

    Minutes:

    The chair gave notice of the following additional papers circulated prior to the meeting:

     

    o  Addendum report relating to items 7.1 and 7.2.

    o  The members pack

     

6.

Minutes

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    To agree as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 5 April 2016.

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    Minutes:

    RESOLVED:

     

    That the minutes of the meeting held on 5 April 2016 be approved as a correct record and signed by the chair.

7.

Development management items

7.1

181 Camberwell Road, London SE5 0HB

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    Planning application reference number: 16/AP/0135

     

    Report: see pages 12 to 32 of the agenda pack and pages 1 and 2 of the addendum report.

     

    PROPOSAL

     

    Change of use of ground and basement floors from a public house to a place of worship.

     

    The sub-committee heard an introduction to the report from a planning officer who also highlighted the additional comments and conditions in the addendum report. Members asked questions of the officer.

     

    Representatives of the objectors addressed the meeting. Members asked questions of the objectors’ representatives.

     

    Representatives of the applicant addressed the meeting. Members asked questions of the representatives of the applicant.

     

    There were no supporters of the application living within 100 metres who wished to speak.

     

    Councillor Paul Fleming addressed the sub-committee in his capacity as a ward councillor. Members asked questions of Councillor Fleming.

     

    Members debated the application and asked further questions of officers. A motion to grant planning permission was moved, seconded, put to the vote and declared to be carried.

     

    RESOLVED:

     

    1.  That planning permission for application number 16/AP/0135 be granted, subject to the conditions set out in the report and addendum report.

     

    2.  That an informative be added about avoiding the potential for further harm to the visual amenity of the area and the external appearance of the building.

7.2

The Fort, 131 Grange Road, London SE1 3AL

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    Supporting documents:

    Minutes:

    Planning application reference number: 15/AP/3913 

     

    Report: see pages 32 to 52 of the agenda pack, and page 2 of the addendum report.

     

    PROPOSAL

     

    Demolition of existing building on site and erection of four storey building with basement containing 7 residential units (3 x 1-bed and 4 x 2-bed) together with the erection of a single storey building to the rear providing a 1 bedroom unit with associated amenity space and bicycle parking.

     

    The sub-committee heard an introduction to the report from a planning officer who also highlighted the additional comments in the addendum report. Members asked questions of the officer.

     

    The objectors addressed the meeting. Members did not ask questions of the objectors.

     

    The applicant’s agents addressed the meeting. Members asked questions of the applicant’s agents.

     

    There were no supporters of the application living within 100 metres who wished to speak.

     

    Councillor Damian O’Brien addressed the meeting in his capacity as a ward councillor. Members asked questions of Councillor O’Brien. 

     

    Members debated the application and asked further questions of officers. A motion to grant planning permission was moved, seconded, put to the vote and declared to be carried.

     

    RESOLVED:

     

    That planning permission for application number 15/AP/3913  be granted, subject to the conditions set out in the report.