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Decision
Following a request from the Accordia
Community Residents Association for measures to more closely control changes to
the external appearance of dwellings at Accordia via
an Article 4 Direction, a report was considered by Environment Scrutiny
Committee on June 11 2013. It was resolved that officers draft an Article 4
Direction and accompanying consultation process for consideration at a future
Environment Scrutiny Committee.
The Officer’s report presented a draft order and consultation
requirements.
Decision of
Executive Councillor for Planning and Climate
Change
i.
Authorised the making of a non-immediate Article 4
Direction for the Accordia Estate as shown in
Appendix 1 attached to this report.
ii.
Noted the need at a later date to confirm or not confirm
the Article 4 Direction in the form appended to this report, taking into
account representations made during the representation period, and having
consulted with the Chair and Opposition Spokesperson.
Reason for the Decision
As set out in the Officer’s report.
Any Alternative Options Considered and Rejected
Not applicable.
Scrutiny
Considerations
The Committee received a report from the Principal Conservation and
Design Officer.
In response to Members’ questions the Principal Conservation and Design
Officer said the following:
i.
Accordia residents had
been informally consulted on Article 4 proposals, formal consultation would
occur after Environment Scrutiny Committee made a decision on how to take
proposals forward (or let it lapse).
ii.
Accordia residents had
responded positively to the Article 4 concept through officer engagement with
resident organisations.
Councillors requested a change to the recommendations. Councillor
Blencowe formally proposed to amend the following
recommendation from the Officer’s report (amendments shown as bold text):
2.1 The Executive Councillor is
recommended:
· To note the need at a later date to confirm or not
confirm the Article 4 Direction in the form appended to this report, taking
into account representations made during the representation period, and having consulted with the Chair and
Opposition Spokesperson.
The Committee unanimously
approved these amended recommendations.
The
Committee resolved unanimously to endorse the recommendations as amended.
The Executive Councillor
approved the recommendations.
Conflicts of Interest Declared by the Executive Councillor
(and any Dispensations Granted)
No conflicts of interest
were declared by the Executive Councillor.