Local Plan Sub-Committee - 18 August 2022 (7pm)

18 August 2022
Local Plan Sub-Committee - Agenda and reports

NOTICE AND AGENDA

For a meeting to be held in the Penn Chamber at Three Rivers House, Northway, Rickmansworth, WD3 1RL on Thursday 18 August 2022 at 7pm.

Members of the Local Plan Sub-Committee:

Councillors

Stephen Giles-Medhurst (Chair)

Matthew Bedford (Vice-Chair)

Stephen Cox

Rue Grewal

Phil Hearn

Sarah Nelmes

Reena Ranger

Jon Tankard

Phil Williams

Joanne Wagstaffe Chief Executive

10 August 2022

The Council welcomes contributions from members of the public to its discussion on Part I agenda items at Committee/sub-committee meetings.  Contributions will be limited to one person speaking for and one against each item for not more than three minutes. Please note that in the event of registering your interest to speak on an agenda item but not taking up that right because the item is deferred, you will automatically be given the right to speak on that item at the next meeting of the Committee.  Details of the procedure are provided below:

For those wishing to speak:

Members of the public are entitled to register and identify which item(s) they wish to speak on from the published agenda for the meeting.  Those who wish to register to speak are asked to register on the night of the meeting from 6.30pm.

Please note that contributions will be limited to no more than three minutes.

In the event of registering your interest to speak on an agenda item but not taking up that right because the item is deferred, you will be given the right to speak on that item at the next meeting of the sub-committee.

Those wishing to observe the meeting are requested to arrive on the night of the meeting from 6.30pm.

In accordance with The Openness of Local Government Bodies Regulations 2014 any matters considered under Part I business only of the meeting may be filmed, recorded, photographed, broadcast or reported via social media by any person.

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The meeting will not be broadcast/livestreamed but an audio recording of the meeting will be made and will be available after the meeting.

1.         APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

To receive any apologies for absence.


2.         MINUTES

To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the Local Plan Sub-Committee meeting held on 25 July 2022.

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3.      NOTICE OF OTHER BUSINESS

Items of other business notified under Council Procedure Rule 30 to be announced, together with the special circumstances that justify their consideration as a matter of urgency. The Chairman to rule on the admission of such items.

4.       DELCARATION OF INTERESTS

To receive any declaration of interests

5.       CONSIDERATION OF ARTICLE 4 DIRECTIONS TO REMOVE PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS

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This report sets out the implications of the new Permitted Development Rights from Class E (commercial, business and services) to Class C3 (residential) that came into effect from 1 August 2021. It sets out options and recommendations for bringing forward Article 4 Directions for selective parts of the Three Rivers District to remove this PDR, withdrawing permitted development rights under Class MA

Following the conclusion of item 5 the Chair to move a motion to adjourn the meeting under Rule 16 (12b) and the Policy and Resources Committee to meet to receive the sub-committee recommendation on item 5.  Following the conclusion of the Policy and Resources Committee meeting the sub-committee meeting will continue.

6.      LOCAL PLAN: CHANGES TO PREFERRED POLICY OPTIONS FOLLOWING REGULATION 18 CONSULTATION

This report proposes changes to some of the preferred policy options contained in the Draft Local Plan Regulation 18 Part 1: Preferred Policy Options document in response to changes to national planning policy, changes to Building Regulations and comments received to the Regulation 18 consultation.

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7.       OTHER BUSINESS – If approved under item 3 above.

8.        EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC

If the Sub-Committee wishes to consider the item(s) in private, it will be appropriate for a resolution to be passed in the following terms:- “that under Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 the press and public beexcluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined under Paragraphs 1 to 7 of Schedule 12A to the Act. It has been decided by the Council that in all the circumstances, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.”

(Note:  If other confidential business is approved under item 3, it will also be necessary to specify the class of exempt or confidential information in the additional items.)


1.     OTHER BUSINESS – If approved under item 3 above.

Any enquiries on the agenda please contact the Committee Team by email at Committeeteam@threerivers.gov.uk