Agenda item

To agree the public minutes and summary of the meeting held on 25 November 2013.

RESOLVED – that the public minutes and summary of the meeting held on Monday 25 November 2013 be approved as a correct record, subject to ‘October 2013’ being amended to ‘October 2012’ on page 5, item 7.

Matters Arising

The Value of Green Spaces to London and Londoners

The Director of Open Spaces noted that she had been in discussions with the Director of the Royal Geographical Society, who had agreed to assist in helping identify suitable candidate universities in London who could host a PhD candidate interested in exploring the value of green spaces to London and Londoners. Moreover the Director of Open Spaces noted that the City of London’s report had been referenced as being of considerable benefit to a research student based at Kew Gardens.

Planning Commitments for Open Spaces

In response to a question from a member, the Director of Open Spaces confirmed that a report on how the £25,000 allocated to the Open Spaces Department to pay for formal planning advice had been spent would be submitted to the Committee in June 2015.

St Andrew’s Holborn

In response to a question from a member, it was confirmed that planning permission had been granted for the proposed redesign and landscaping works and that works were now expected to commence in March 2014.