Agenda item

To agree the public minutes and summary of Open Spaces and City Gardens business at the meeting held on 15 April 2013 (copy attached).

The public minutes of the meeting held on 15 April 2013 were approved as a correct record.

Matters Arising

National Planning Policy Framework – In response to questions from the Chairman, the Director of Open Spaces reported that the Mayor’s London Plan Team were likely to provide more clarity on both basement development and development affecting the skyline. A question remained over to what distance from Open Spaces these new guidelines would apply, with the Corporation arguing in favour of at least 1km. But fundamentally the London Plan Team has accepted that peripheral protection of Open Spaces from development is required. A member of the Committee noted that all London boroughs, including the Corporation, had to be in conformity with the London Plan within six months of its publication.