Agenda and draft minutes

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Contact: Amanda Thompson  Email: amanda.thompson@cityoflondon.gov.uk

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1.

APOLOGIES

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There were no apologies for absence.

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MEMBERS' DECLARATIONS UNDER THE CODE OF CONDUCT IN RESPECT OF ITEMS ON THE AGENDA

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There were no declarations of interest.

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3.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 152 KB

To agree the public minutes and summary of the meeting held on 4 March 2016.

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RESOLVED - That the minutes of the meeting held on 14 March 2016 be approved as a correct record.

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CITY OF LONDON LOCAL PLAN REVIEW: ISSUES AND OPTIONS pdf icon PDF 107 KB

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Consideration was given to a report of the City Planning Officer which sought comments on issues considered to be of most importance to planning the City of London over the next 20 years and which would inform the preparation of an Issues and Options consultation document.

 

Suggestions to the document were made as follows: - 

 

 

Policy Context/Strategic Objectives

 

·      More emphasis should be given to cross-boundary connections with neighbouring boroughs

 

·      A number of suggestions were made for possible amendments to the current strategic objectives, but it was recognised that we will pick these up at the next stage when we develop objectives for the next Local Plan

 

Offices

 

·      Suggestion that we ask what sort of floorspace SME’s are looking for.

 

·      Existing policy on large floorplates was written at a time when banks and finance companies were dominant office users. Noted that many tenants moving into the City are now in TMT sector

 

·      Suggestion that we should consider annual monitoring/adaptation of office targets to respond more flexibly to market trends

 

·      Agreement on the importance of flexible building designs to support new ways of working, shared use of workspace etc.

 

Utilities

 

·      Suggestion that we should consider requiring new buildings to include chambers to accommodate some of the utilities infrastructure

 

·      Scale of construction activity is a major aggravation. Suggestion that we ask which aspects of construction activity are causing the most problems/concerns.

 

Safety and security

 

·      Planning and licensing need to be more consistent where possible. Suggestion that we ask whether some areas of the City should be identified either to specifically promote or restrict the night-time economy

 

·      Need to be more bullish (like in the West End) in setting out policy requirements on night-time economy. Limited evidence that we are pushing developers to consider residential amenity issues seriously, e.g. roof terraces

 

·      However, a recognition

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QUESTIONS ON MATTERS RELATING TO THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE

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6.

ANY OTHER BUSINESS THE THE CHAIRMAN CONSIDERS URGENT

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