Agenda item

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

The Committee considered a report of the Chief Planning Officer and Director of the Built Environment regarding the delegation of Powers to Officers in relation to S106 Agreements relating to schemes otherwise within Officer delegated powers.  

RESOLVED - That,

a)    the amendment to the Scheme of Delegations in respect of local planning authority functions as set out in paragraph 7 and 8 of this report be approved; and

b)    delegated authority be given to the Director of the Built Environment, and/or the City Planning Officer and/orthe Assistant Director (Development) to determine applications to discharge requirements and approve details pursuant to the Thames Tideway Tunnel Development Consent Order and other similar Development Consent Orders, and to discharge conditions and approve details pursuant to deemed planning permission granted by Transport and Works Act Orders and statutes in respect of infrastructure projects subject to the applications being in accordance with policy, not being of broad interest, and there being no more than 4 planning objections.

REASON: to enable applications now being submitted under the Thames Tunnel DCO to be dealt with under delegated authority, and to ensure the arrangement can then be adopted for the Bank Station Capacity Upgrade proposals (in the event of the Order being made) and any similar infrastructure proposals which benefit from deemed planning permission and other consents granted by the Order process or similar.