Members are reminded to consider the categories of interest in the Code of Conduct for Members to determine whether they have an interest in any agenda item and any action they should take. For further details, please see the attached note from the Monitoring Officer.

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If in doubt as to the nature of your interest, you are advised to seek advice prior to the meeting by contacting the Monitoring Officer or Democratic Services

There were no declarations of pecuniary interests.  

To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting of the Strategic Development Committee held on 1 December 2022.

The minutes of the sub committee meeting held on 1 December 2022 were approved as a correct record of proceedings. 

To RESOLVE that:

1)   in the event of changes being made to recommendations by the Committee, the task of formalising the wording of those changes is delegated to the Corporate Director Place along the broad lines indicated at the meeting; and

2)   in the event of any changes being needed to the wording of the Committee’s decision (such as to delete, vary or add conditions/informatives/planning obligations or reasons for approval/refusal) prior to the decision being issued, the Corporate Director Place is delegated authority to do so, provided always that the Corporate Director does not exceed the substantive nature of the Committee’s decision.

3)    To NOTE the procedure for hearing objections at meetings of the Strategic Development Committee.

The Committee RESOLVED that:

1.              In the event of changes being made to recommendations by the

Committee, the task of formalising the wording of those changes is delegated to the Corporate Director Place along the broad lines

indicated at the meeting; and

2.              In the event of any changes being needed to the wording of the

Committee’s decision (such as to delete, vary or add

conditions/informatives/planning obligations or reasons for

approval/refusal) prior to the decision being issued, the Corporate

Director Place is delegated authority to do so, provided always that the Corporate Director does not exceed the substantive nature of the Committee’s decision.

3.            To note the procedure for hearing objections at meetings for the Strategic Development Committee.

There were none.

Proposal

PA-21-02777: A planning application for:

Erection of a data centre (Use Class B8) adjacent to East India Dock House with a connecting bridge over Nutmeg Lane to the existing London East building and other associated works including landscaping, car and cycle parking, refuse storage and lighting.

Recommendation:

Grant planning permission subject to conditions.

Update report noted.

Upon a unanimous vote, the Officers recommendations as set out in the main report and amended in the update report to GRANT planning permission was agreed, subject to conditions and informatives set out in the committee report and completion of a s106 planning obligations agreement.

It was therefore RESOLVED that the planning application be GRANTED at Land adj. East India Dock House, 240 East India Dock Road, London, for the following development:

·       Erection of a data centre (Use Class B8) with a connecting bridge over Nutmeg Lane to the existing London East building and other associated works, including landscaping, car and cycle parking, refuse storage and lighting.

Subject to:

1.    The conditions and informatives set out in the officers made and update reports; and

2.    A completion of a s106 planning obligations agreement.