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The Executive received part 2 information concerning the proposal that the Council award contracts to establish a new Framework Agreement for the provision of essential household items.

Report HPR2020/053

The Committee considered confidential information relating to the Part 1 item on this agenda.

Members supported the recommendations in the report.

ANNEX A

STATEMENT SUBMITTED BY VISITING MEMBER COUNCILLOR FAWTHROP IN REGARD TO ITEM 6b – PROPOSED NON-IMMEDIATE ARTICLE 4 DIRECTION TO REMOVE PART 1, CLASS B AND C PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS IN PETTS WOOD ASRC

Mr Chairman,

I just wanted to address you tonight on the amendments moved and supported unanimously at the development Control Committee last week. Can I just start by saying my representations are supported wholeheartedly by both Cllrs Onslow and Owen.

The first amendment to introduce a recommendation 2.4 to confirm that the existing A4D will remain in place until the new A4D is in place at which point the existing A4D will be cancelled, should be fairly uncontroversial.

In regard to recommendation 2.1 the addition of the words and Conservation Areas (CAs), refers specifically to two CAs “The Chenies and Chislehurst Road CAs”.

During the debate at DC I made reference to the Garden Suburb, to clarify the Petts Wood Garden Suburb covers both the Area of Special Residential Character (ASRC) and CAs. In many respects they are indistinguishable, apart from their planning status.

To put this in context there is work being undertaken to enhance parts of the ASRC to expand the Chislehurst Road CA, and to create two new CAs one called the Thrifts and another called The Covert. It would be inconsistent if these CAs had an A4D in place but other CAs did not.

The whole point about the Petts Wood Garden Suburb being intertwined, is that the policy application should be consistent across the Garden Suburb, whether that is an ASRC or a CA.

The whole point of the A4D is to ensure protection against uncontrolled development applies equally across the ASRC and by definition as that is part of the Garden Suburb it should also apply to the CAs. The aim is to protect the openness and Character of the ASRC and CA. Every point made in this paper that refers to the ASRC also by definition refers to CAs as they are both synonymous with the Petts Wood Garden Suburb. Siamese twins if you like joined at the hips.

Part of that openness is the ability to see the mature trees in the gardens across the areas. The current hipped roof enhances that feel of openness and tranquillity of the garden part of the garden suburb being visible from the street. As was mentioned in the debate the view from the street scene has been threatened by roof lights and extension set 6 inches back from the front roof.  Consequently there has been a proliferation of sheds on side roofs, deteriorating the character and nature of the Garden Suburb. We also expect to see a consistency of materials, so pink. White or grey roof tiles would be out of keeping for example.

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Report HPR2020/053

Members considered a report which recommended that the Council awards contracts to establish a new Framework Agreement for the provision of essential household items needed to meet the basic requirements of homeless people leaving temporary accommodation and move into settled accommodation.

Further information of a private and confidential nature was contained in the accompanying Part 2 report on the agenda.

RESOLVED that the Executive be recommended to:-

1)  approve the award of contracts to the Essential Household Goods Framework for the provision of Welfare Fund/Setting Up Home allowance to the providers detailed in the Part Two report, for the purpose of call-off contracts. The Framework will commence on 1 April 2021 for a period of three years with the option to extend for two years;

2)  Delegate authority to the Director of Housing, Planning and Regeneration in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Renewal, Recreation and Housing to apply the extension option, subject to the agreement with the Assistant Director Governance and Contracts, the Director of Corporate Services and the Director of Finance.