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40. |
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:
40.1
The evacuation procedure, as noted on the Agenda, was advised to
those present.
40.2
The Chair welcomed Jamie Mattock, Principal
Development Co-ordinator, and Oliver Eden, Development
Co-ordinator, from Gloucestershire County Highways to the
meeting.
40.3
Members were reminded that, at its meeting on 17 May 2016, the
Council had confirmed the Scheme for Public Participation 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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41. |
Apologies for Absence and Substitutions
To receive apologies for absence and advise of
any substitutions.
Minutes:
41.1
Apologies for absence were received from Councillors R A Bird and R J E Vines.
Councillors Mrs R M Hatton and H A E Turbyfield would be acting as
substitutes for the meeting.
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42. |
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:
42.1
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.
42.2
The following declarations were made:
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Councillor
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Application No./Item
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Nature of Interest (where disclosed)
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Declared Action in respect of Disclosure
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R E Allen
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16/00894/FUL Lynch Lane Farm, Greenway Lane, Gretton.
16/00895/LBC Lynch Lane Farm, Greenway Lane, Gretton.
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Had received correspondence and telephone calls in
relation to the applications but had not expressed an
opinion.
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Would speak and vote.
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Mrs G F Blackwell
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16/00936/FUL
2 Crifty Craft Lane, Churchdown.
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Is a Member of Churchdown Parish Council but does
not participate in planning matters.
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Would speak and vote.
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M Dean
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16/00890/FUL
The Crofts,
Butts Lane, Woodmancote.
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Is a Borough Councillor for the area.
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Would speak and vote.
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R D East
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General Declaration.
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Had received correspondence in relation to various
applications but had not expressed an opinion.
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Would speak and vote.
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Mrs M A Gore
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16/00241/FUL Land Parcels 7946 and 9067,
300087 Walton Cardiff Road to Newtown Farm, Ashchurch.
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Is a Borough Councillor for Stoke Orchard and had
attended several meetings in relation to the application, including
a presentation by the developer held at the Parish Council, but had
not expressed an opinion.
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Would speak and vote.
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Mrs A Hollaway
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16/00890/FUL
The Croft,
Butts Lane, Woodmancote.
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Is a Borough Councillor for the area.
Her family own land next door to the application
site.
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Would not speak or vote and would leave the Chamber for
consideration of this item.
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Mrs P E Stokes
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16/00936/FUL
2 Crifty Craft Lane, Churchdown.
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Is a Member of Churchdown Parish Council but does
not participate in planning matters.
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Would speak and vote.
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42.3
There were no further declarations made on this occasion.
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43. |
Minutes  PDF 148 KB
To approve the Minutes of the
meeting held on 27 September 2016.
Minutes:
43.1
The Minutes of the meeting held on 27 September 2016, copies of
which had been circulated, were approved as a correct record and
signed by the Chair.
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44. |
Development Control - Applications to the Borough Council
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44a |
Schedule PDF 5 MB
To consider the accompanying Schedule of
Planning Applications and proposals,
marked Appendix “A”.
Decision:
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Ashchurch Rural
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16/00241/FUL
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Land Parcels 7946 & 9067 300087 Walton Cardiff Road to
Newtown Farm Ashchurch Tewkesbury
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Refuse
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Click Here To View
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Badgeworth
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16/00905/FUL
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Land Between Brook Cottage & Riamble Shurdington Road Shurdington
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Refuse
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Click Here To View
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Bishops Cleeve
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16/00626/FUL
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21
Station Road Bishops Cleeve Cheltenham
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Delegated
Permit
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Click Here To View
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Bishops Cleeve
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16/00739/APP
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Homelands 2 Bishops Cleeve Cheltenham
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Delegated Approve
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Click Here To View
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Bishops Cleeve
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16/00916/TPO
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8
Stoke Park Close Bishops Cleeve Cheltenham
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Consent
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Churchdown
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16/00936/FUL
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2
Crifty Craft Lane Churchdown
Gloucester
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Permit
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Gretton
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16/00894/FUL
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Lynch Lane Farm Greenway Lane Gretton
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Permit
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Gretton
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16/00895/LBC
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Lynch Lane Farm Greenway Lane Gretton
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Consent
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Tewkesbury
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16/00663/APP
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Part Parcel 0085 Land West of Bredon
Road Tewkesbury
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Deferred
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Tewkesbury
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16/00911/FUL
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P J
Nicholls 3 Ashchurch Road Tewkesbury
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Permit
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Tewkesbury
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16/00912/ADV
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P J
Nicholls 3 Ashchurch Road Tewkesbury
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Consent
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Tewkesbury
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16/00932/FUL
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18
& 20 York Road Tewkesbury GL20 5HJ
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Permit
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Woodmancote
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16/00890/FUL
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The
Croft Butts Lane Woodmancote
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Permit
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Minutes:
44.1
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.
16/00241/FUL – Land Parcels 7946 and 9067, 300087 Walton
Cardiff Road to Newtown Farm, Ashchurch
44.2
This application was for the erection of a biomass-based anaerobic
digestion (AD) facility and associated works. The Committee had visited the application site on
Friday 21 October 2016.
44.3
The Chair invited John Hargreaves, representing Ashchurch Rural
Parish Council, to address the Committee. Mr Hargreaves indicated that the applicant had
stated at its presentations that the plant had to be in this
particular location because the gas pipe ran under the
site. Whilst it was true that the gas
pipe did run under the site, it also ran into Wales via Tirley from
Fiddington and on through Teddington to Stratford-Upon-Avon so
there were other sites suitable for an AD plant which had better
access for heavy goods vehicles and were in the same catchment
area. Fiddington had no gas pipe
network for domestic use and would not actually benefit from the
gas being produced there. The
development comprised seven massive domes and holding tanks up to
18.5m high which was taller than a six storey block of
flats. As the Landscape Officer stated
in his report, it was industrial use which would cause harm to the
local community due to its scale, form and proximity and would
exert an adverse impact upon landscape character. With regard to highways, he noted that the
National Planning Policy Framework promoted sustainable transport
by protecting vulnerable road users.
Gloucestershire County Highways had produced a report to
demonstrate that the mitigation works, which included widening the
lanes; piping ditches; and removing grass verges and some hedges;
would also remove the refuge for vulnerable road users. These changes would facilitate 15,500 annual
tractor movements, which equated to 75 movements per day or one
every 6.5 minutes for six months of the year, and would turn the
typical rural lanes into an industrial road network. The bridleways and footpaths, including the
Gloucestershire Way, would be in danger of disappearing as
vulnerable road users would be less likely to venture out onto the
lanes. The applicant had failed to
prove that the development would be sustainable, eco-friendly and
carbon neutral; Ecotricity had stated that the plant would be
carbon positive for 20 years which meant that it would be producing
more carbon than it saved for 20 years.
As well as producing useful Methane gas (55%), which would be
pumped into the gas main, it would also produce harmful gas ammonia
and Carbon Dioxide (45%) which would be released directly into the
atmosphere and this needed to be added ... view the
full minutes text for item 44a
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45. |
Development Control - Applications to the County Council
To note the following decisions of
Gloucestershire County Council:
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Site/Development
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Decision
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16/00761/CM
Land at Shurdington Road
Shurdington
Variation of condition 2 of planning
permission reference 07/0016/TWMAJM, granted on 22/08/2007[for sand
extraction and ancillary development with restoration back to
original levels by infilling with inert material], to permit the
extraction of sand until 31 October 2016 and restoration of the
site by 31 August 2018.
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Application PERMITTED subject
to conditions relating to commencement of the development;
duration; working programme, phasing and direction of working;
permitted development; removal of plant and machinery; hours of
working; noise, lighting; water protection and pollution; access,
traffic and protection of the highway; landscaping; restoration;
and aftercare, for the following summary of reasons:
The Mineral Planning Authority considers that
the time delay is justified if the remaining useful mineral
resource can be extracted over the course of the next few months
and a satisfactory restoration scheme can still be secured, even if
delayed by 2 years. The site is not
considered to be visually prominent and there are no overriding
biodiversity reasons why the restoration would negatively impact in
terms of biodiversity interest on the site.
The extraction of mineral is an acceptable
form of development in the Green Belt which does not cause any
material harm and is in accordance with Paragraph 90 of the
National Planning Policy Framework. The
proposal will facilitate an acceptable restoration of a Green Belt
site to an agricultural after-use in accordance with Policy E9 of
the Minerals Local Plan. The Mineral
Planning Authority considers that any adverse potential pollution
effects can be mitigated through appropriate planning conditions in
accordance with Policy DC1 of the Minerals Local Plan and there are
no material considerations that indicate that the application
should be refused.
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16/01000/LA3
Cheltenham West Community Fire Station
Tewkesbury Road
Uckington
Extension to existing fence.
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Application PERMITTED subject
to conditions relating to the commencement and scope of development
for the following summary of reasons:
With the detailed planning
conditions attached the detailed design, scale and character are
considered acceptable and appropriate given its location. There are
not considered to be any unacceptable adverse impacts on
neighbouring amenity or on the openness of the Green Belt arising
from the development. The fence will contribute to minimising the
noise generated by operational activities of the Fire Service. The
development accords with national and local planning policy and
guidance.
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Minutes:
45.1
The following decisions of Gloucestershire County Council were
NOTED:
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Site/Development
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Decision
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16/00761/CM
Land at Shurdington Road
Shurdington
Variation of condition 2 of planning
permission reference 07/0016/TWMAJM, granted on 22/08/2007 [for
sand extraction and ancillary development with restoration back to
original levels by infilling with inert material], to permit the
extraction of sand until 31 October 2016 and restoration of the
site by 31 August 2018.
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Application PERMITTED subject
to conditions relating to commencement of the development;
duration; working programme, phasing and direction of working;
permitted development; removal of plant and machinery; hours of
working; noise, lighting; water protection and pollution; access,
traffic and protection of the highway; landscaping; restoration;
and aftercare, for the following summary of reasons:
The Mineral Planning Authority considers that
the time delay is justified if the remaining useful mineral
resource can be extracted over the course of the next few months
and a satisfactory restoration scheme can still be secured, even if
delayed by 2 years. The site is not
considered to be visually prominent and there are no overriding
biodiversity reasons why the restoration would negatively impact in
terms of biodiversity interest on the site.
The extraction of mineral is an acceptable
form of development in the Green Belt which does not cause any
material harm and is in accordance with Paragraph 90 of the
National Planning Policy Framework. The
proposal will facilitate an acceptable restoration of a Green Belt
site to an agricultural after-use in accordance with Policy E9 of
the Minerals Local Plan. The Mineral
Planning Authority considers that any adverse potential pollution
effects can be mitigated through appropriate planning conditions in
accordance with Policy DC1 of the Minerals Local Plan and there are
no material considerations that indicate that the application
should be refused.
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16/01000/LA3
Cheltenham West Community Fire Station
Tewkesbury Road
Uckington
Extension to existing fence.
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Application PERMITTED subject
to conditions relating to the commencement and scope of development
for the following summary of reasons:
With the detailed planning
conditions attached the detailed design, scale and character are
considered acceptable and appropriate given its location. There are
not considered to be any unacceptable adverse impacts on
neighbouring amenity or on the openness of the Green Belt arising
from the development. The fence will contribute to minimising the
noise generated by operational activities of the Fire Service. The
development accords with national and local planning policy and
guidance.
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46. |
Current Appeals and Appeal Decisions Update PDF 128 KB
To consider current Planning and Enforcement
Appeals and CLG Appeal Decisions.
Minutes:
46.1
Attention was drawn to the current appeals and appeal decisions
update, circulated at Pages No. 16-23.
Members were asked to consider the current planning and enforcement
appeals received and the Department of Communities and Local
Government appeal decisions issued.
46.2 It
was
RESOLVED
That the current appeals and appeal decisions update be NOTED.
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47. |
Advanced Site Visits Briefing PDF 44 KB
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:
47.1
Attention was drawn to the Advanced Site Visits Briefing,
circulated at Page No. 24, 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 contained within the
briefing.
47.2 It
was
RESOLVED
That the Advanced Site Visits Briefing be NOTED.
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