Infrastructure, Housing and Economic Development Committee - 26 June 2018

INFRASTRUCTURE, HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

NOTICE AND AGENDA

For a meeting to be held in the Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House, Rickmansworth, on Tuesday 26 June 2018 at 7.30pm.

Members of the Infrastructure, Housing and Economic Development Committee:-

Councillors:-   Stephen Giles-Medhurst (Lead Member for Economic Development), Martin Trevett (Lead Member for Infrastructure and Planning Policy), Andrew Scarth (Lead Member for Housing), Joanna Clemens, Angela Killick, Jon Tankard, Peter Getkahn, Paula Hiscocks, Margaret Hofman, Heather Kenison, Joan King                                                                                             

Steven Halls, Chief Executive

18 June 2018

Lead Member Responsibilities:

Economic Development – Economic Development, Rivertech, Sustainability, Supporting better buses, public transport and cycling; Transport; Car Parking.

Infrastructure and Planning Policy – Infrastructure Schemes; Development Management, Heritage, Listed Buildings, Land Charges, Land Drainage, Conservation Areas, Tree Protection, Community Infrastructure Levy; Local Plan; Neighbourhood Planning, Right to Build Register, Brownfield Register, Building Control

Housing – Residential Environmental Health; Council House Allocations and Lettings; Homelessness and Housing Advice; Housing grants for Improvement and Adaptation; Private Housing Condition and Houses in Multiple Occupation; To purchase any property for use as temporary accommodation, Travellers (incursions and management of traveller sites).

The Infrastructure, Housing and Economic Development Committee welcomes contributions from members of the public to its discussion on agenda items. 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 Infrastructure, Housing and Economic Development Committee.   Details of the procedure and the list for registering the wish to speak will be available for a short period before the meeting.

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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1.    APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE2.       MINUTES

To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the Sustainable, Development, Planning and Transport Committee meeting held on 13 March 2018.

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.       DECLARATION OF INTERESTS

To receive any declarations of interest.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

5.      INTRODUCTION OF A NEW TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDER AT THE STATION APPROACH CAR PARK, STATION APPROACH, SOUTH OXHEY

This report details the proposed introduction of a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) for the redeveloped Station Approach car park in Station Approach, South Oxhey.

6. GREEN EXPECTATIONS – SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN 2018-19

This report sets out progress against the Action Plan for 2017-18 to help achieve these aims and objectives and sets out actions for 2018-19.

7.        WORK PROGRAMME

To agree the Committee’s work programme.

8.        OTHER BUSINESS – if approved under item 3 above.

9.        EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC

If the Committee wishes to consider the remaining item 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 be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined under paragraph 3 of Part I 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