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Agenda, decisions and minutes

Venue: Council Chamber

Contact: Democratic Services, Tel: (01684) 272021 Fax: (01684) 272040  Email:  democraticservices@tewkesbury.gov.uk

Items
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83.

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 (during office hours staff should proceed to their usual assembly point; outside of office hours proceed to the visitors’ car park). 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:

83.1           The evacuation procedure, as noted on the Agenda, was advised to those present.

83.2           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. 

84.

Apologies for Absence and Substitutions

To receive apologies for absence and advise of any substitutions. 

Minutes:

84.1           Apologies for absence were received from Councillor R A Bird.  Councillor P W Awford would be acting as a substitute for the meeting.

85.

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:

85.1           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.

85.2           The following declarations were made:

Councillor

Application No./Item

Nature of Interest (where disclosed)

Declared Action in respect of Disclosure

R E Allen

17/00100/FUL                     5 Apple Tree Orchard Close, Gretton.

There is a social connection arising from the application.

Would not speak or vote and would leave the Chamber for the consideration of this item.

P W Awford

16/00822/OUT                Part Parcel 1228, Main Road, Minsterworth.

Is a Gloucestershire County Councillor for the area.

Is a Borough Councillor for the area.

Would speak and vote.

P W Awford

16/01209/OUT  Vine House, Tewkesbury Road, Twigworth.

15/00898/OUT Part Parcel 2691, Tewkesbury Road, Twigworth.

16/00191/FUL Walnut Farm, Tewkesbury Road, Norton.

16/00853/FUL    Land to the East of Tewkesbury Road and North of Longford Lane, Longford.

16/01171/FUL               Part Parcel 3100 Wainlode Lane, Norton.

Is a Gloucestershire County Councillor for the area.

Would speak and vote.

P W Awford

17/00017/FUL – Noverton Farm, Noverton Lane, Prestbury.

Is a Member of Gloucestershire County Council which is the applicant and has several links with flooding as part of that role.

Is a life member of the National Flood Forum.

Is a Borough Council representative on the Lower Severn (2005) Internal Drainage Board.

Is a representative on the Severn and Wye Regional Flood and Coastal Committee and on the Wessex Regional Flood and Coastal Committee.

Would not speak or vote and would leave the Chamber for the consideration of this item.

Mrs G F Blackwell

16/01354/FUL                 3 Barrow Hill, Churchdown.

Is a Member of Churchdown Parish Council but does not participate in planning matters.

Would speak or vote.

M Dean

17/00017/FUL Noverton Farm, Noverton Lane, Prestbuty.

Is a Borough Councillor for the area.

Would speak and vote.

Mrs M A Gore

Agenda Item 6 – Current Appeals and Appeal Decisions Update.

Is an applicant for one of the appeals received -16/00610/FUL Land Opposite the Orchard, Alstone, Tewkesbury.

Would not speak or vote and would leave the Chamber for the consideration of this item.

Mrs A Holloway

17/00017/FUL Noverton Farm, Noverton Lane, Prestbuty.

Is a Member of Southam Parish Council but does not participate in planning matters.

Would speak and vote.

J R Mason

17/00124/FUL                 46 Crispin Road, Winchcombe.

The applicant is his son’s brother-in-law.

Is a Member of Winchcombe Town Council but does not participate in planning matters.

Would not speak or vote and would leave the Chamber for the consideration of this item.

Mrs P E Stokes

16/01354/FUL                 3 Barrow Hill, Churchdown.

Is a Member of Churchdown Parish Council but does not participate in planning matters.

Would speak and vote.

R J E Vines

16/01313/FUL                   8 Ermin Street, Brockworth.

Is a Gloucestershire County Councillor for the area.

Would speak and vote.

85.3           There were no further declarations made on this occasion.

86.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 1 MB

To approve the Minutes of the meeting held on 14 March 2017.

Minutes:

86.1           The Minutes of the meeting held on 14 March 2017, copies of which had been circulated, were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

87.

Development Control - Applications to the Borough Council

87a

Schedule pdf icon PDF 11 MB

To consider the accompanying Schedule of Planning Applications and proposals, marked Appendix “A”.

Decision:

 

Parish and Reference

Address

Recommendation

Item & page numbers

 

Ashchurch Rural

 

 

 

 

17/00072/FUL

Land Parcels 7946 & 9067 Fiddington Tewkesbury

Refuse

1

854

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Brockworth

 

 

 

 

16/01313/FUL

8 Ermin Street Brockworth GL3 4HJ

Permit

11

918

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Churchdown

 

 

 

 

16/01354/FUL

3 Barrow Hill Churchdown

Permit

12

921

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Gretton

 

 

 

 

17/00043/FUL

Myrtle Cottage Gretton Road Gretton

Refuse

2

869

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Gretton

 

 

 

 

17/00100/FUL

5 Apple Orchard Close Gretton

Permit

5

891

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Longford

 

 

 

 

16/00853/FUL

Land to East of Tewkesbury Road & North of Longford Lane Longford

Delegated Permit

16

955

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Minsterworth

 

 

 

 

16/00822/OUT

Part Parcel 1228 Main Road Minsterworth

Permit

9

906

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Norton

 

 

 

 

16/00191/FUL

Walnut Farm Tewkesbury Road Norton

Delegated Permit

15

945

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Norton

 

 

 

 

16/01172/FUL

Part Parcel 3100 Wainlode Lane Norton

Delegated Permit

17

790

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Southam

 

 

 

 

17/00017/FUL

Noverton Farm Noverton Lane Prestbury

Deferred

13

924

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Stanway

 

 

 

 

15/01359/FUL

Harrington House Toddington Cheltenham

Permit

3

877

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Parish and Reference

Address

Recommendation

Item & page numbers

 

 

Stanway

 

 

 

 

16/01422/FUL

Ashgrove Toddington Cheltenham

Permit

4

885

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Staverton

 

 

 

 

17/00105/FUL

Willowdene Gloucester Road Staverton

Refuse

8

900

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Tewkesbury

 

 

 

 

17/00186/FUL

47 Stanton Road Mitton Tewkesbury

Permit

7

897

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Twigworth

 

 

 

 

15/00898/OUT

Part Parcel 2691 Tewkesbury Road Twigworth

Delegated Permit

14

930

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Twigworth

 

 

 

 

16/01209/OUT

Vine House Tewkesbury Road Twigworth

Permit

10

912

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Winchcombe

 

 

 

 

17/00124/FUL

46 Crispin Road Winchcombe

Permit

6

894

Click Here To View

 

 

Minutes:

87.1           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.

17/00072/FUL – Land Parcels 7946 & 9067, Fiddington, Tewkesbury

87.2           This application was for a biomass-based anaerobic digestion facility including: primary digester with feed processing hoppers; secondary digester; final storage tanks; biomethane upgrading unit; grid entry unit (GEU); propane tanks (LPG); preliminary pit; condensation pits; pump container; biogas boiler; standby flare stack; weighbridge; agricultural feedstock storage (silage clamps); digestate separator; office with associated foul drainage pit; landscape works including bunding and reprofiling using excavated material and planting; rainwater retention ponds, drainage system and newt ponds; underground gas pipe to connect to gas mains with associated grid entry unit; and hard surfacing including alterations to existing vehicular access, internal roads and parking. 

87.3           The Chair invited Tony Davies, speaking on behalf of ‘Save Our Lanes’, to address the Committee.  Mr Davies expressed the opinion that this was yet another attempt by the applicant to build an industrial estate within open countryside under a green umbrella to take advantage of central government subsidies at the expense of the local community.  The applicant had previously stated that the proposal could not be smaller as this would make it unviable and yet here was an application with a proposal for a smaller plant.  Notwithstanding the reduction in size, the plant would still harm the local landscape with an activity that was more industrial than agricultural which was unprecedented within the intimate field pattern around Fiddington.  The applicant wanted to double the volume of heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) on the quiet lanes and increase them more than threefold during peak times; this would obviously affect the enjoyment and safety of all users of the local highway network, including the many livery stables along the lane.  Substantial mitigation would be necessary to accommodate the HGVs, yet there would still be pinch-points where vehicles would not be able to pass one another, for example, at the Swilgate Bridge and the Odessa where it would be more than “a little bit tight” as shown in the tracking theory submitted – in practice it would probably be impossible.  Despite the previous refusal, no alternative site had been thoroughly investigated.  The refusal reasons for the previous application were well documented and yet the new plant would be located in the same place, would use the same road network and would generate the same noise, odour and light pollution which would have the same harmful impact on the area and on local residents; it should therefore be refused for the same reasons.

87.4           Exercising the Chair’s discretion as regards Members, the Chair invited Councillor Vernon Smith to address the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 87a

88.

Current Appeals and Appeal Decisions Update pdf icon PDF 111 KB

To consider current Planning and Enforcement Appeals and CLG Appeal Decisions.

Minutes:

88.1           Attention was drawn to the current appeals and appeal decision update, circulated at Pages No. 35-39.  Members were asked to consider the current planning and enforcement appeals received and the Department of Communities and Local Government appeal decisions issued.

88.2           It was

RESOLVED          That the current appeals and appeal decision update be NOTED.