agreed<\/strong> to elect the following 10 individuals to the management committee<\/p>\nWilliam Cooper
\nRichard Ehrman
\nCassie Goldman
\nJenny Harborne
\nTania Martin
\nAndre Michaud
\nHenry Peterson
\nJoy Smith
\nFiona Withey
\nNigel Whitbread<\/p>\n
It was noted that Cassie Goldman and Andre Michaud lived in those parts of the forum area that were not part of the original SHRA catchment area, thereby widening geographic representation.\u00a0 Richard Ehrman convened an informal group of businesses and commercial building owners in Latimer Road, and Joy Smith would be representing the voice of older people.<\/p>\n
Henry Peterson reported that 2 further individuals had expressed interest in serving on the management committee, subsequent to the agenda being circulated. It was felt that with 4 places remaining vacant these expressions of interest should be held over to the next open meeting, in case further candidates came forward.<\/p>\n
5. Election of chair, vice-chair, secretary, treasurer for the forum<\/b><\/p>\n
It was explained that not all prospective members of the management committee had yet met each other, as there were 6 members from the SHRA management committee and 4 \u2018new\u2019 individuals who had responded to the leaflet. Hence two options were on the agenda as alternative means of electing officers for the forum (chair, vice-chair, treasurer, secretary).<\/p>\n
After discussion on the merits of the options, including the need to make early progress on plan preparation, a vote was taken.\u00a0There was a unanimous support for Option A<\/b>.<\/p>\n
The 10 management committee members will therefore meet and seek to agree amongst themselves on office-holding. If no agreement is reached the matter will come back to the next meeting.<\/p>\n
6) Update on local planning issues<\/b><\/p>\n
6.1 Noted that Imperial College was acquiring from Helical Bar\/Aviva the 11 acre former Dairy Crest site. This would give Imperial a combined landholding of 22 acres for an expanded campus on Wood Lane. Not yet clear what sort of buildings Imperial would wish to place on the site, in lieu of the 1,150 housing units in the currently approved planning permission. It was agreed<\/b> that every effort should be made to persuade Imperial to rethink their plans for the unbuilt part of the Woodlands site and to develop the joint site as a coherent development worthy of a world class university, with reduced heights of very tall buildings.<\/p>\n
6.2 The long awaited revised version of the White City Opportunity Area Framework had been published for consultation, and local residents had been leafleted by GLA\/LBHF. Closing date for comments is Friday 2nd<\/sup> August.\u00a0 Noted that the revised version had taken little account of objections to very tall buildings along Westway, and that (as shown on slides) the concept of two tower of 35 and 32 storeys remained in the document, as a \u2018gateway\u2019 to London. Increased traffic generation on Wood Lane, resulting from a series of developments, is a major issue that had prompted a further look at the scope for a station on the West London line. The design of the proposed east\/west underpass from Imperial West to Latimer Road is a further issue which the neighbourhood forum intends to influence.<\/p>\nIt was agreed <\/b>an email would be circulated advising forum and SHRA members of points to make in lobbying and in consultation responses to the WCOAPF.<\/p>\n
6.3\u00a0 An appeal hearing had been held on the application by Network Rail for a further 30m advertising tower on (an application refused by LBHF. There was a reasonable prospect that the appeal would be dismissed, because of the impact of flats in Oxford Gardens and Latimer Road (within the conservation area). It was explained that RBKC was taking a very tough line on outdoor advertising, but that the commercial companies involved were relentless in their pursuit of profit.<\/p>\n
It was agreed<\/b> that outdoor illuminated advertising was a worsening blight on both boroughs, and should be fought with maximum vigour.\u00a0Agreed <\/b>to circulate details of how best to lobby the council to make rapid progress on the discontinuance notice on the Westway advertising tower.<\/p>\n
6.4\u00a0 The government\u2019s recently introduced policies on change of use were explained. RBKC had been granted a \u2018whole borough exemption\u2019 on the new flexibility on change of use from business to residential, so planning permission was still needed for any such change. On change of use within A class and from A to B1, the new national flexibilities would apply (2 years of deemed permission, for up to 150 sq.m). This offered the potential for alternative uses of vacant shops in St Helens Gardens and North Pole Road, and SHRA was alerting building owners to this new situation.<\/p>\n
6.5.\u00a0 It was noted that the Alpha Plus Group was submitting a revised application to relocate Chepstow House School to 49 Bassett Road. Local residents would be objecting on grounds of noise and traffic.<\/p>\n
6.6. The issue was raised of the long-term future of \u2018backland\u2019 open spaces including the West London Bowling Club and the Clifton plant nursery. The Forum would want to include the potential uses of these\u00a0spaces in the Neighbourhood Plan.<\/p>\n
It was clarified that the original use of these sites, when the St Quintin estate was first built, was as private tennis and sports clubs, rather than public open space.<\/p>\n
The meeting ended at 20.50<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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