MOTION 1 – LOCALISING PLANNING DECISIONS
(See page 14 of the main agenda)
The guillotine having fallen, Councillors Toby Eckersley and Lewis Robinson, formally moved and seconded the motion.
Councillors Helen Hayes and Darrell Merrill, formally moved and seconded Amendment D.
Amendment D was put to the vote and declared to be carried.
The substantive motion was put to the vote and declared to be carried
RESOLVED:
1. That council assembly notes the concerns which residents and members from all parties have raised about travel times to Tooley Street from the south of the borough.
2. That council assembly recognises the need to make planning decision-making as accessible to all residents as possible.
3. That council assembly further recognises the need for financial efficiency across all departments in this time of austerity, and the additional unsustainable costs which would be incurred by holding planning committee meetings in a range of different venues across the borough.
4. That council assembly therefore proposes that some planning sub-committee meetings should be held at the council offices at Queen’s Road Peckham as soon as it is practical.
5. That council assembly requests the director of planning to report back on the impact of this change of venue in terms of the attendance of members of the public at planning sub-committee meetings in one year’s time.
Note: This motion will be referred as a recommendation to the cabinet for consideration.
MOTION 2 – OFENDER HOSTEL ON OLD KENT ROAD
(see page 14 of the main agenda)
Motion withdrawn.
LATE MOTION – FIRE AT WALWORTH TOWN HALL
(Paper circulated at the meeting)
This motion was considered prior to the guillotine having fallen.
Prior to the late motion being moved, in accordance with CAPR 1.14(15), the mover and seconder of the late motion agreed to the following alteration to the motion:
Last bullet point delete ‘urgently reconsider his’ and insert ‘have regard to this event before finalising the’.
Councillor Peter John, seconded by Councillor Anood Al-Samerai, moved the late motion.
Following debate (Councillors Althea Smith, Richard Livingstone, Catherine Bowman and Mark Williams), Councillor Dan Garfield, seconded by Councillor Tim McNally, moved to the vote.
The procedural motion was put to the vote and declared to be carried.
The late motion was put to the vote and declared to be carried.
RESOLVED:
That council assembly:
· Expresses great sadness at the devastating fire this week at Walworth Town Hall and the damage it has caused to the Cuming museum and adjoining buildings
· Thanks the emergency services, council staff and local residents and businesses for their dedicated efforts to protect lives and heritage.
· Supports the work of officers in finding alternative temporary premises for the One Stop Shop and library study space.
· Recognises the need for community conversations to now take place to allow residents to share their thoughts about the buildings and the future, including preserving the external facade in any rebuilding work.
· Notes that the first fire engine on the scene came from Southwark Fire Station, which is currently on the Mayor of London's list for closure, and that other fire engines assisting were from stations also under threat of closure.
· Calls on the Mayor of London to have regard to this event before finalising the planned fire station closures in light of the events of this week, given how much worse the situation could have been without the quick response from our local fire stations.
Note: This motion will be referred as a recommendation to the cabinet for consideration.