Issue - meetings

To consider the referral made by Councillors M Beecher, S Mooney, D Saliagopoulos, J Sexton, C Bateson and V Siva in accordance with the Council’s Reservation Scheme, in relation to the following item:

Development Sub-Committee – 5 January 2022 - Oast House/Kingston Road Car Park and Health & Wellbeing Centre - Pre-application Consultation.

A procedure note for this item is attached. The documents, as considered by the Development Sub-Committee on 5 January 2022 are attached.

Appendices A, D, E and F contain exempt information within the meaning of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985 and by the Local Government (Access to information) (Variation) Order 2006 Paragraph 3 – Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information) and in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information because, disclosure to the public would prejudice the financial position of the authority in undertaking negotiations concerning the head lease of the property.

Councillors M Beecher, S Mooney, D Saliagopoulos, J Sexton, C Bateson and V Siva had referred the following decision for consideration by the Council, in accordance with the Council’s Reservation Scheme. 

Decision made by the Development Sub-Committee on 5 January 2022 in relation to the Oast House/Kingston Road Car Park and Health and Wellbeing Centre – Pre application consultation.

The Sub-Committee resolved to:

1.    Agree the key objectives which the Council is looking to achieve from the wider site as set out in paragraph 2.4 of the report, and

2.    Agree the preferred option for the residential element of the Oast House/Kingston Road site (Option 1).

Councillor M. Beecher spoke on behalf of the councillors who had requested the referral. Councillor R. Noble, Chair of the Development Sub-Committee, responded for the Development Sub-Committee.

Councillors H. Harvey and Buttar joined the meeting during the debate. 

Council voted on the following options:

1.    Note the decision of the Development Sub-Committee (Note)

2.  Refer the decision back to the Development Sub-Committee (Refer)

3.  Withdraw the decision of the Development Sub-Committee (Withdraw)

4.  Abstain

A recorded vote was requested by the Mayor.

Council resolved to withdraw the decision of the Development Sub-Committee made on 5 January 2022.

To consider the report on the Oast House and Health and Wellbeing Centre.

The Committee resolved to:

1.    Agree the key objectives which the Council is looking to achieve from the wider site as set out in paragraph 2.4 of the report, and

2.    Agree the preferred option for the residential element of the Oast House/Kingston Road site (Option 1).

To consider the report on the Oast House and Health and Wellbeing Centre.

The Committee discussed the proposed development at the Oast House, Kingston Road Car Park site.

The Committee agreed that a separate meeting should be convened early in the New Year to solely discuss this item and to make a decision.

Proposed by Councillor Mooney

Seconded by Councillor Buttar

and resolved by the Committee that this item should be deferred to an additional Development Sub-Committee to be held on 05 January 2022.

This item has been withdrawn from the agenda.

This item was withdrawn from the agenda.