Agenda - MHNF 20 th May 2019 Introductions/ Apologies Pentavia - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Agenda - MHNF – 20th May 2019

• Introductions/ Apologies
• Pentavia Retail Park – Update -latest scheme changes
• SweetTree Farm
• Our NDP – Listed sites review
• Forum Renewal
• Licensing Application
• The Committee & our Constitution
• AOB

Pentavia - YET MORE Changes

• “There are no changes to the total number of

units, unit or tenure mix, parking levels or building heights, but changes are being proposed to internal layout, balconies and boundaries serving private amenity spaces.”

• Hearing with MoL not now 24th May, but postponed

to 26th July

SweetTree Farm 19/0581/RCU

• Above now closed for Consideration. 176 Support 59 Object
• Refused retrospective planning Permission 17/7627/RCU
• NO Appeal – Enforcement Action due to complete by early May.
• New Application just registered “19/1204/192 | Use of

land/buildings for the purpose of agriculture”- UNLAWFUL

• Lacking fundamental inputs, e.g. Design & Access statement,

Transport Plan, Proof of consideration of alternative sites (required to meet “exceptional circumstances” if wishing to develop in Green Belt) etc

SweetTree Farm

Sweettree Farm Layout

Sweetree Farm Layout – New v Old

Licensing Application

• Performances in the Town Square and including licence to sell Alcohol
• n the “Premises” JHG now a Personal Licence Holder
• Currently there are 8 locations for “Off-Sales”: M&S, Broadway

Smarket, Post Office, Iceland, Tesco, Mill Hill Wines, Broadway News, Rota Express.

• (Selling in small bottles clearly for drinking in the street!)
• Restaurants 13: Mill & Brew, Koi, Bluebells, Kiyoto, Baw, Prezzo,

Brewed Eatery, Hudsons, Pizza Express, Bob’s Café, (Leyla) Mill Hill Tandoori, El Vaquero

• Hairdressers: Stag & the new one where My Living was, are applying
• Licensing Sub-Committee set for 29 May 2019

Licensable Activities

4 Licensing Objectives

OBJECTIONS

• Frequency & lateness of events
• Noise – “24/7”
• Focused on Selling Alcohol & suspected Anti-Social behaviour directly resulting!
• Safeguarding – No Photos! (but no law prohibits!)
• “Everyone must be DBS checked” – only if working with Underage and Vulnerable
• Litter Plan should be in place for the Square & “adjoining roads”
• Increase in Rodents!
• Public Accounts – we show at AGM!
• “Do it on my road” – “Thoughtlessness” - Apparently I live in Mill Hill East?
• “Pavements are already dangerous trip hazard”
• Increase in theft & petty crime. “I would not feel safe to leave the street with a late night

bar at the end of my road”

• “A prominent member of a number of Mill Hill social media & entertainment sites has a

history………”

Constitution

• 3.18 Members may be excluded from continuing their

membership of the Forum or from acting on the Forum Committee or Topic Groups for conduct and behaviour that is disruptive and/or does not promote the aims and objectives of the group.

• Exclusion of members will be by a majority vote of the Forum

Committee.

• 3.19 The Forum Committee shall not be affiliated to any

political party, but will welcome the involvement of ward councillors as community representatives.

Other Committee Issues

• New Committee members
• New Secretary & Vice Chairman required
• Next Public Meeting – Defer to September
• AGM – September
• Work underway to improve Website

AOB

• Next Meetings, 24th June, 22nd July,
• Councillor Issues?
• Other AOB?