Agenda, decisions and minutes
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Announcements When the continuous alarm sounds you must evacuate the building by the nearest available fire exit. Members and visitors should proceed to the visitors’ car park at the front of the building and await further instructions (staff should proceed to their usual assembly point). Please do not re-enter the building unless instructed to do so.
In the event of a fire any person with a disability should be assisted in leaving the building. Minutes: 26.1 The evacuation procedure, as noted on the Agenda, was advised to those present. 26.2 Members were reminded that, at its meeting on 17 May 2016, the Council had confirmed the Scheme for Public Speaking at Planning Committee as a permanent arrangement. The Chair gave a brief outline of the scheme and the procedure for Planning Committee meetings. |
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Apologies for Absence and Substitutions To receive apologies for absence and advise of any substitutions. Minutes: 27.1 Apologies for absence were received from Councillors P D Surman and P N Workman. Councillor R Furolo would be acting as a substitute for the meeting. |
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Declarations of Interest Pursuant to the adoption by the Council on 26 June 2012 of the Tewkesbury Borough Council Code of Conduct, effective from 1 July 2012, as set out in Minute No. CL.34, Members are invited to declare any interest they may have in the business set out on the Agenda to which the approved Code applies. Minutes: 28.1 The Committee’s attention was drawn to the Tewkesbury Borough Council Code of Conduct which was adopted by the Council on 26 June 2012 and took effect from 1 July 2012. 28.2 The following declarations were made:
28.3 There were no further declarations made on this occasion. |
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To approve the Minutes of the meeting held on 2 August 2016. Minutes: 29.1 The Minutes of the meeting held on 2 August 2016, copies of which had been circulated, were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair. |
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Development Control - Applications to the Borough Council |
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To consider the accompanying Schedule of Planning Applications and proposals, marked Appendix “A”. Decision:
Minutes: 30.1 The Development Manager submitted a Schedule comprising planning applications and proposals with recommendations thereon. Copies of this had been circulated to Members as Appendix A to the Agenda for the meeting. The objections to, support for, and observations upon the various applications as referred to in Appendix 1 attached to these Minutes were presented to the Committee and duly taken into consideration by them prior to decisions being made on those applications. 16/00683/FUL – Lorry Park, Northway Lane, Ashchurch 30.2 This application was for the sub-division of premises into four individual units and change of use of Units 1-3 to bulky goods retail (use Class A1) and new car park layout. The Committee had visited the application site on Friday 26 August 2016. 30.3 The Planning Officer drew attention to the Additional Representations Sheet, attached at Appendix 1, which included information from the applicant to address Officer concerns over the loss of allocated employment land and the conflict with retail planning policy. He explained that the applicant had indicated that the retail use would be restricted to bulky goods with an established furniture retailer intending to relocate to Unit 1 from its current premises. Accordingly a condition had been proposed by the applicant to restrict the sale of goods from Unit 1 to carpets, furniture, bedding, floor coverings, soft furnishings and textiles, bathroom suites – furniture and accessories, kitchen units – furniture and accessories, floor and wall tiles. The applicant proposed to restrict the range of goods for Units 2 and 3 to sale of cycle and cycle goods. Subject to these restrictions, Officers did not feel that the proposal would have a significant adverse impact on Tewkesbury town centre so as to warrant refusal. Notwithstanding this, National Planning Policy Guidance set out that it was for the applicant to prove compliance with the sequential test and it was not considered that had been undertaken in the context of the current redevelopment aspirations for the Spring Gardens site. As Spring Gardens could not currently be ruled out as a suitable and viable alternative location, it was not considered that the applicant had complied with the sequential test. In terms of the loss of allocated employment land, Officers had taken into account the applicant’s further points but it was still considered that the marketing of the premises had not been comprehensive enough to demonstrate that there was no reasonable prospect of the site being used for its allocated employment purposes and the marketing was felt to be too narrow in focus. It was considered that the site should be marketed for its potential for a variety of other B class employment uses before alternatives uses were considered. It was important to note that, according to the Homes and Communities Agency Employment Density Guide, the existing B1 floor space could generate a total of 158 full-time equivalent employees whereas the potential employment generation from the proposed A1 retail use would be 63 full-time equivalent employees. On that basis, the employment generation ... view the full minutes text for item 30a |
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Current Appeals and Appeal Decisions Update To consider current Planning and Enforcement Appeals and CLG Appeal Decisions. Minutes: 31.1 Attention was drawn to the current appeals and appeal decisions update, circulated at Pages No. 24-29. Members were asked to consider the current planning and enforcement appeals received and the Communities and Local Government appeal decisions issued. 31.2 It was RESOLVED That the current appeals and appeal decisions update be NOTED. |
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Advanced Site Visits Briefing To note those applications which have been identified as being subject to a Committee Site Visit on the Friday prior to the Planning Committee meeting at which they will be considered. Minutes: 32.1 Attention was drawn to the Advanced Site Visits Briefing, circulated at Page No. 30, which set out those applications that had been identified as ones which would be subject to a Committee Site Visit on the Friday prior to the Planning Committee meeting at which they would be considered. Members were asked to note the applications in the briefing. 32.2 It was RESOLVED That the Advanced Site Visits Briefing be NOTED. |
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