Agenda item

(See pages 38-64 of the main agenda)

This report was considered after the guillotine had fallen, therefore in accordance with council assembly procedure rule 1.12(3) & (4), the report was afforded up to a maximum of 15 minutes.

In accordance with council assembly procedure rule 2.11(1), the cabinet member for regeneration and corporate strategy, Councillor Fiona Colley, moved the report.

Following debate (Councillors Paul Noblet, Lisa Rajan and David Hubber), Councillor Fiona Colley exercised her right of reply.

The recommendations contained within the report were put to the vote and declared to be carried.

RESOLVED:

That the cabinet’s recommendations on the Canada Water Area Action Plan (AAP) outlined below be agreed:

1.  Note the comments of the planning committee on the Further Changes to the Canada Water AAP Publication/Submission Version (Dwelling sizes and sites of importance for nature conservation) (Appendix A of the report).

2.  Agree the further changes to the Canada Water AAP Publication/Submission Version (Dwelling sizes and sites of importance for nature conservation) (Appendix A of the report) including any/the amendment(s) proposed by cabinet, the arrangement for publicising these changes (Appendix B of the report), sustainability appraisal (Appendix C of the report) and equality impact assessment (Appendix D of the report).

3.  Approve the further changes to the Canada Water AAP Publication/Submission Version (Dwelling sizes and sites of importance for nature conservation) for publication and submission to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government provided no substantive changes are necessary following publication.

4.  Delegate the approval of any minor non-substantive amendments resulting from its meeting or receiving representations on the further changes to the Canada Water AAP Publication/Submission Version (Dwelling sizes and sites of importance for nature conservation) to the strategic director for regeneration and neighbourhoods in consultation with the cabinet member for regeneration and corporate strategy before submission to Secretary of State.

5.  Note the update on two further factual changes in circumstances at Canada Water which may necessitate further revisions to the Canada Water AAP:

  i.  The recent announcement by Daily Mail & General Trust that it is consulting on a proposal to relocate its printworks from Harmsworth Quays to a site in Thurrock;

  ii.  The Department for Education (DfE) formally wrote to the council in November 2010 informing us that a new secondary school in Rotherhithe would no longer receive funding support through Building Schools for the Future. Recently the council received further information from the DfE suggesting the government had still allocated the full £19.6m to the Rotherhithe school project. The council has written to the DfE seeking urgent confirmation about whether it is being given the funds to move forward with a new secondary school for Rotherhithe.

Note:  The cabinet recommendation had not been amended, therefore in accordance with the budget and policy framework procedure rule 2 (e), the decision could be implemented with immediate effect.