Agenda

To note any apologies for absence and substitutions.

To consider any urgent matters that the Chair has agreed should be considered at the meeting.

To note any declarations of interest made by members.

To determine whether items contain information that is exempt from disclosure by virtue of Part1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 28 February 2024.

To share site visit details and note site visit attendance.

The next meeting will be held on 5th June 2024.

Welcome to the Planning Committee

What does the Planning Committee do?

·         Decides approximately 5% of applications made for planning permission within the borough (a senior Planning Officer decides the rest).

·         Decides applications for listed building consent.

·         Decides applications for conservation consent.

·         Approves enforcement action against work carried out without prior permission.

·         Is responsible for carrying out the Council’s conservation policies within the borough.

Who is present at the meeting?

Elected Councillors make up the membership of the Committee. They decide whether applications should be allowed or refused. Also present are Ealing Council Officers, namely: a Senior Planning Officer; a Legal Adviser; a Democratic Services Officer; and any other Officers as necessary (e.g., Environmental Health Officer, Transport Officer, etc.).

Public Speaking

Public Speakers will have registered with the Council in accordance with the agreed protocol and are permitted a maximum of three minutes each, apart from when an interpreter is used. If an interpreter is used, the submission will be limited to six minutes. One speaker may be heard in objection and one speaker may be heard on behalf of the applicant, for any application on the agenda. Where members of the public have registered to speak in advance of the meeting, these applications will be taken first. Although other members of the public are not permitted to speak, they are welcome to sit, listen and observe the meeting.

Site Visits

Site Visits are generally held the Saturday morning before the Committee meeting. However, site visits can also be made at a later date arising from a decision of the Committee.

Decisions

The Committee can take decisions which include:

·         Planning permission is granted (allowed) with or without conditions attached;

·         Approval subject to a legal agreement being signed;

·         Refusal,i.e.,planning permission is not granted; or

·         Referral (deferred), e.g.,for further reports or a site visit.

If an application is not clearly gaining consensus from the Committee, then a vote will be taken by means of a show of hands and a simple majority will win. If there is no majority, then the Chair will vote a second time.

Record of Decisions

The minutes from tonight's meeting will be available ten working days after the meeting. These will be available from the Committee Section and, also on the Council's website (https://www.ealing.gov.uk)

The Planning Department will also send decision letters to the applicants.

Thank you for attending this meeting of the planning committee. If you have any comments on how you feel this meeting could be better organised or improved, please send these to the Head of Democratic Services, Perceval House, Ealing Council,14-16 Uxbridge Road, Ealing, W5 2HL. Alternatively email DemocraticServices@ealing.gov.uk.