Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

Apologies were received from Deputy Keith Bottomley.

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2.

Members' Declarations Under the Code of Conduct in Respect of Items on the Agenda

Minutes:

There were no declarations.

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3.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 85 KB

To agree the public minutes and non-public summary of the meeting held on 18 July 2018.

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Minutes:

The Sub-Committee noted that at the previous meeting they had agreed that the minutes of the discussion in the non-public section at the last meeting should be moved into the public section, and asked that the Town Clerk make this change before republishing the minutes.

 

RESOLVED – That, pending the above correction, the minutes of the meeting held on 18 July 2018 be agreed as a correct record.

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4.

City of London Local Plan Review: Proposed Draft Policies pdf icon PDF 61 KB

Report of the Director of the Built Environment

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Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Sub-Committee considered a report of the Director of the Built Environment, presenting four final sets of draft policies, relating to Planning Contributions; Vehicular Transport and Servicing; Walking, Cycling and Healthy Streets; and the Key Areas of Change, for discussion and agreement.

 

The Director of the Built Environment advised Members that this would be the last meeting discussing the content of the policies before the full plan was presented to Members ahead of the next phase.

 

The Chairman explained that he would go through the report policy by policy and take comments.

 

Core Strategic Policy CSXX: Planning Contributions and

Policy DM XX: Viability Appraisals

The Director of the Built Environment advised that the core of the policy was largely the same as the current policy. The policy on viability appraisals took previous feedback on board and increased the requirement to be open and public. Land values would not be a consideration of the appraisals, and a Member suggested that this be made explicitly clear in the policy. The policy was consistent with the Mayor of London’s Strategy and the National Planning Policy Framework.

 

In response to a query from a Member, the Director of the Built Environment responded that the price used for affordable housing was based on that used in 2012 and needed to be revised. As this was part of the relevant Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) this could be enacted through a change to the City of London Corporation website. It was important to do more on viability so that the Corporation could be stronger about onsite affordable housing. A Member suggested that if affordable housing was not provided onsite, then double the number of units should be provided offsite.

 

A Member asked how officers would establish the independence of valuators. The Director of the Built Environment responded

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5.

Questions on Matters Relating to the Work of the Sub-Committee

Minutes:

There were no questions.

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6.

Any Other Business That the Chairman Considers Urgent

Minutes:

There was no other business.

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7.

Exclusion of the Public

RESOLVED – That under Section 100(A) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act.                                                                       

                                                                       

 

 

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Minutes:

RESOLVED – That under Section 100(A) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part I of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act.

 

Item No.                                              Exempt Paragraphs

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8.

Non-Public Questions on Matters Relating To the Work of the Sub-Committee

Minutes:

There were no questions.

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9.

Any Other Business that the Chairman Considers Urgent And Which the Sub-Committee Agrees Should Be Considered Whilst The Public Are Excluded

Minutes:

There were no additional, urgent items of business for consideration.

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