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 (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: 9.1 The evacuation procedure, as noted on the Agenda, was advised to those present. 9.2 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: 10.1 Apologies for absence were received from Councillors M Dean and D J Waters. Councillor P W Awford 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: 11.1 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. 11.2 The following declarations were made:
11.3 The Chair stated that being a Borough Councillor for the area did not need to be a declaration. There were no further declarations made on this occasion. |
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To approve the Minutes of the meeting held on 6 June 2017. Minutes: 12.1 The Minutes of the meeting held on 6 June 2017, copies of which had been circulated, were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair, subject to an amendment to Minute No. PL.5.2 to correct that the declaration made by Councillor P E Stokes, referenced to application 17/00077/FUL Regency Court Park, Bamfurlong Lane, Staverton, was made in reference to application 17/00235/FUL Norton Fruit Farm, Tewkesbury Road, Norton. |
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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: 13.1 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. 16/01138/OUT – The Mythe, Mythe Road, Tewkesbury 13.2 This application was for residential development of up to 205 dwellings, public open space, vehicular and pedestrian access and associated infrastructure; detailed approval was sought for access arrangements from Mythe Road with all other matters reserved. The Committee had visited the application site on Friday 30 June 2017. 13.3 The Development Manager explained that this was an amended scheme following the withdrawal of the previous application after publication of the Planning Agenda for the meeting in April 2016. The application had been recommended for refusal, primarily on landscape grounds, along with some technical reasons relating to the lack of a signed Section 106 Agreement. At that time, the Council could not demonstrate a five year supply of deliverable housing sites. The current scheme had been reduced in scale from 250 to 205 dwellings, with associated infrastructure. The key planning policy issues in determining the application were the principle of development, landscape and visual impact, flood risk and highway safety. As Members were aware, based on the full objectively assessed need established through the Joint Core Strategy process, the Council was now able to demonstrate a five year supply of deliverable housing sites. In these circumstances with Policy HOU4, the presumption was against planning permission being granted unless there were material planning circumstances which indicated otherwise. In terms of the visual and landscape impact, the Landscape Officer had raised a number of concerns, as set out in the Officer report, and considered that the proposal would exert a strong urban influence on the rural character of the landscape. The resulting harm would weigh significantly against the proposals. In terms of highway matters, it had not been demonstrated that the proposal would be sustainable from a transport perspective given its location detached from Tewkesbury Town Centre which made it unattractive for cyclists and pedestrians; there was also a fairly infrequent bus service. Gloucestershire County Highways had been consulted and considered it had been demonstrated that the proposal would be served by safe and suitable access and the cumulative impact on the highway network would not be severe. Highways England had also raised no objection in relation to the impact on the strategic road network. In relation to flood risk, the site was entirely within Flood Zone 1, the area of least risk. The Lead Local Flood Authority had been consulted and confirmed that it had no objection to the principle of development at outline stage, subject to the inclusion of conditions relating to an appropriate drainage strategy, flow routes and a ... view the full minutes text for item 13a |
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Current Appeals and Appeal Decisions Update To consider current Planning and Enforcement Appeals and CLG Appeal Decisions. Minutes: 14.1 Attention was drawn to the current appeals and appeal decisions update, circulated at Pages No. 17-21. Members were asked to consider the current planning and enforcement appeals received and the Department for Communities and Local Government appeal decisions issued. 14.2 It was RESOLVED That the current appeals and appeal decisions update be NOTED. |