Agenda, decisions and draft minutes
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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE To receive any apologies for absence. Decision: None received.
Minutes: None received.
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST To note any declarations of interest made by Members, including those restricting Members from voting on the questions detailed in Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act, 1992.
Decision: Councillor Rupert Eckhardt declared a personal interest in item 6.1 as the ward member for Millwall.
Minutes: Councillor Rupert Eckhardt declared a personal interest in item 6.1 as the ward member for Millwall.
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UNRESTRICTED MINUTES To confirm as a correct record of the proceedings the unrestricted minutes of the ordinary meeting of the Strategic Development Committee held on 18th January 2007.
Decision: The minutes of the meeting held on 16th November 2006 and 18th January 2007 were confirmed and signed as a correct record by the Chair.
Minutes: The minutes of the meetings held on 16th November 2006 and 18th January 2007 were agreed and approved as a correct record.
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RECOMMENDATIONS 4.1 To NOTE that the Chair has agreed to the submission of the Update Report of the Head of Development Decisions in accordance with the urgency provisions at Section 100B(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 to ensure Members have before them all the relevant facts and information about the planning applications set out in the agenda.
4.2 To RESOLVE that, in the event of amendments to recommendations being made by the Committee, the task of formalising the wording of any amendments be delegated to the Head of Development Decisions along the broad lines indicated at the meeting.
Decision: 4.1 The Committee NOTED that the Chair had agreed to the submission of the Update Report of the Head of Development Decisions in accordance with urgency provisions at Section 100B(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 to ensure Members had before them all relevant facts and information about the planning applications set out in the agenda.
4.2 The Committee RESOLVED that, in the event of amendments to recommendations being made by the Committee, the task of formalising the wording of any amendments be delegated to the Head of Development Decisions along the broad lines indicated at the meeting.
Minutes: 4.1 The Committee NOTED that the Chair had agreed to the submission of the Update Report of the Head of Development Decisions in accordance with urgency provisions at Section 100B(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 to ensure Members had before them all relevant facts and information about the planning applications set out in the agenda.
4.2 The Committee RESOLVED that, in the event of amendments to recommendations being made by the Committee, the task of formalising the wording of any amendments be delegated to the Head of Development Decisions along the broad lines indicated at the meeting.
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PROCEDURE FOR HEARING OBJECTIONS To NOTE the procedure for hearing objections at meetings of the Strategic Development Committee. Decision: The Committee noted the procedure for hearing objections and those who had registered to speak.
Minutes: The Committee noted the procedure for hearing objections and those who had registered to speak.
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PLANNING APPLICATIONS FOR DECISION |
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Decision: The Committee RESOLVED that the Corporate Director of Development and Renewal be given delegated powers to determine the application for DLR development works, comprising of:
1. Rebuilding viaduct of existing columns; 2. Building new viaduct under the Delta Junction; 3. Building new viaduct “tie-in” to the railway between West India Quay and Canary Wharf stations; 4. Demolition of existing viaduct and columns; and 5. Diversion of utilities required for the construction of new columns
at Delta Junction DLR, Land at under DLR South of Aspen Way West India Quay DLR Canary Wharf DLR, Aspen Way, London, provided that two conditions were met:
Minutes: Mr Michael Kiely, Head of Development Decisions, presented the report and informed the Committee that it was requested to delegate power to the Corporate Director of Development and Renewal to determine the development of Delta Junction Docklands Light Railway (DLR), Land At Under DLR South Of Aspen Way West India Quay DLR Canary Wharf DLR, Aspen Way, London. The development would consist of:
1. Rebuilding viaduct on existing columns. 2. Building new viaduct under the Delta Junction 3. Building new viaduct "tie-in" to the railway between West India Quay and Canary Wharf stations. 4. Demolition of existing viaduct and columns. 5. Diversion of utilities required for the construction of new columns. .
Mr Michael Kiely informed Members of the background of the application, that a Transport & Works Act order (TWA) gave power for the Secretary of State for Transport to authorise by order certain types of infrastructure project that had previously been authorised by Act of Parliament. The types of project covered by the TWA included railways, tramways, inland waterways and works which interfered with rights of navigation. The Transport and Works (Applications and Objections Procedure) (England and Wales) Rules 2000 ("the Applications Rules") made under sections 6, 6A, 7 and 10 of the TWA set out the procedural requirements for those who wished to apply for or object to proposed orders.
Council officers had been negotiating a draft legal agreement with the DLR to ensure that any environmental and traffic impacts from the works resulting from the proposed DLR Transport & Works Act (TWA) (Capacity Enhancement and 2012 Games Preparation) order were mitigated as far as possible for local residents. A decision was made by Full Council on 13th December 2006 to delegate the completion of the legal agreement to the Corporate Director of Development & Renewal.
However, this related planning application (PA/06/02121) had been received by the Council which also formed part of the above TWA Order. Therefore, the Corporate Director of Development & Renewal considered that it would not be appropriate to conclude negotiations on the legal agreement with the DLR until the Council’s position on the planning application had been clarified and any outstanding issues resolved by the DLR to the satisfaction of the planning authority.
The TWA inquiry had been set for the 20th February 2007 and the Council needed to determine its position in relation to the inquiry. The undetermined application created a problem in that by adopting a particular position at the inquiry the Council could be seen to be fettering its position as the Local Planning Authority.
The planning application was subject to an EIA and the procedures associated with that meant that the Council were not yet in a position to determine the application. Moreover, there was enough clarity around the substantive issues to enable the report to be presented to Members to enable them to delegate the determination of the application by the Corporate Director of Development and Renewal. The decision would enable officers to prepare for the ... view the full minutes text for item 6.1 |
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UPDATE REPORT |