Agenda item

Consultation on an application for a non-material amendment to the Thames Tideway Tunnel Development Consent Order; Delegation of Powers to Officers to respond to consultations in respect of applications to the Secretaries of State for non-material or minor material amendments to Development Consent Orders

Joint report of the Interim Chief Planning Officer and the Director of the Built Environment.

Minutes:

Members considered a joint report of the Interim Chief Planning Officer and Development Director and the Director of the Built Environment in respect of Tideway’s proposal to submit an application to the Secretaries of State for non-material amendments to the Thames Tideway Tunnel Development Consent Order 2014 at the beginning of May 2020.  As local authority, the officers recommended that no objections be raised to the current application.

 

A Member stated that report seemed to be seeking delegated authority not just for a batch of imminent proposed changes to be requested in May but to be open ended. He questioned why this might be the case. He stressed that he was hopeful that this project would hopefully have a major beneficial impact in his Ward around Blackfriars and was therefore keen to have continuing visibility of it as changes proceed.  Officers reported that this was referring only to non-material or minor material amendments to the scheme for the Secretary of State to decide. Members were assured that any material changes or matters of concern would be referred to the Planning and Transportation Committee.

 

RESOLVED – That Members:

 

·         Endorse the recommendation of City officers that no objections be raised in  response to the consultation on Tideway’s application to the Secretaries of  State for non-material amendments to the Thames Tideway Tunnel Development Consent Order 2014;

 

·         Delegate authority to the Director of the Built Environment, and/or the City Planning Officer and Development Director and/or the Assistant Director (Development) and/or the Assistant Director (Planning Development) to respond to consultations in respect of applications pursuant to the Planning Act 2008, as amended, and Regulations thereunder for non-material or minor material amendments to Development Consent Orders.

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