Agenda for Planning on Tuesday, 14 February 2017, 9:00 am
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: 69.1 The evacuation procedure, as noted on the Agenda, was advised to those present. 69.2 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: 70.1 Apologies for absence were received from Councillor J H Evetts (Chair). There were no substitutions 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: 71.1 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. 71.2 The following declarations were made:
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To approve the Minutes of the meeting held on 17 January 2017. Minutes: 72.1 The Minutes of the meeting held on 17 January 2017, 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: 73.1 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 Members prior to decisions being made on those applications. 16/01457/FUL – The Old Vicarage, Stanley Pontlarge, Winchcombe 73.2 This application was for a proposed garage/store and increased parking and turning area. 73.3 The Chair indicated that there were no public speakers for this item. The Officer recommendation was to permit the application and he sought a motion from the floor. It was proposed and seconded that the application be deferred for a Committee Site Visit to assess the impact on the character of the area and the adjacent listed buildings. Upon being taken to the vote, it was RESOLVED That the application be DEFERRED to assess the impact of the proposal on the character of the area and the adjacent listed buildings. 16/01075/FUL – Red Roofs, Shutter Lane, Gotherington 73.4 This application was for the construction of two four-bed dwellings. The Committee had visited the application site on Friday 10 February 2017. 73.5 The Development Manager explained that Officers now considered that the Council could demonstrate a five year supply of deliverable housing sites, the detail of which was set out in the Additional Representations Sheet, attached at Appendix 1. This had a significant impact on the way that planning applications for housing outside of residential development boundaries were considered. Since the publication of the National Planning Policy Framework, it was clear that the Council had been unable to demonstrate a five year housing supply and, as such, the presumption in favour of sustainable development had applied to all applications for housing. The test for dealing with applications for housing had therefore been whether any adverse impacts of granting permission would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits, or where specific policies - e.g. Green Belt or Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty policies - indicated that development should be restricted. With a five year supply the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply. Policy HOU4 of the Local Plan, which had been saved by direction from the Secretary of State, provided that residential development outside of those boundaries would only be permitted in limited circumstances i.e. where it was essential for agriculture/forestry; if it involved acceptable conversions; or if it was for affordable housing exception sites. None of these exceptions applied in this case. As the Council could now demonstrate a five year supply, this policy was no longer considered to be out of date and should be given substantial weight. On that basis, the presumption was that applications for housing outside residential development boundaries should be refused unless material planning circumstances indicated otherwise. Having a five year supply also meant that the emerging Gotherington ... view the full minutes text for item 73a |
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Development Control - Applications to the County Council To note the following decision of Gloucestershire County Council:
Minutes: 74.1 The following decision of Gloucestershire County Council was NOTED:
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Current Appeals and Appeal Decisions Update To consider current Planning and Enforcement Appeals and CLG Appeal Decisions. Minutes: 75.1 Attention was drawn to the current appeals and appeal decisions update, circulated at Pages No. 12-16. Members were asked to consider the current planning and enforcement appeals received and the Department of Communities and Local Government appeal decisions issued. 75.2 It was RESOLVED That the current appeals and appeal decisions update be NOTED. |