Agenda item

An officer introduced the report and members of the committee considered the information contained therein. Members of the committee asked no questions of the officer.

RESOLVED:

1.  That a non-immediate Article 4 Direction (Appendix A) to withdraw the permitted development rights granted by Schedule 2, Part 3, Class O of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (GPDO) Order 2015 for changes of use from office use (Class B1a) to a dwellinghouse (Class C3) in the Central Activities Zone in Southwark (Appendix B) be approved. The direction will allow more than 12 months notice prior to the date when Class O will come into effect for the Central Activities Zone (31 May 2019).

2.  That the equalities analysis of the proposed Article 4 Directions (Appendix C) be noted.

3.  That the arrangements for making the Article 4 Direction including compliance with the notification requirements under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 be delegated to the director of planning.

At this point, Councillor Lucas Green joined the meeting.