Agenda, decisions and minutes

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

71.2           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. 

72.1           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.

72.2           The following declarations were made:

72.3           The Chair noted that all Members of the Committee had received correspondence in relation to Item 1 - 17/01041/FUL Parcel 5736, Land South of B4077, Newtown, Toddington.

72.4           There were no further declarations made on this occasion.

To approve the Minutes of the meeting held on 13 March 2018.

73.1           The Minutes of the meeting held on 13 March 2018, copies of which had been circulated, were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair. 

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74.1           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.

17/01041/FUL – Parcel 5736, Land South of B4077, Newtown, Toddington

74.2           This application was for the erection of nine dwellings (in place of three dwellings as approved under application ref: 17/00179/APP) and provision of associated access road, vehicular parking spaces and landscaping. 

74.3           The Chair indicated that he had found it difficult to understand the application and he asked the Development Manager to provide some clarification.  The Development Manager explained that plans had been displayed showing the previously approved and proposed schemes; the previous approval showed three large four/five bedroom dwellings and the current proposal showed that these had been replaced with pairs of semi-detached units with eight units to one side of the access road and a smaller unit adjoining a previously permitted semi-detached pair to form a terrace of three on the opposite side.  He advised that the principle of development had been established as a result of the previous planning permission and approval of reserved matters.  Officers felt that replacing the previously approved larger units would result in some benefit to the development in terms of improving the housing mix in accordance with Joint Core Strategy policy SD11.  It was also noted that two additional affordable dwellings would be secured through a Section 106 Agreement.  Members had recognised that, as a service village, Toddington was an area that could accommodate further growth, the site had already been granted planning permission and there were no additional harms arising from the current proposal which would justify refusal.  He explained that the Officer recommendation was delegated permit rather than permit, subject to the resolution of the Section 106 Agreement, and also to amend conditions, where appropriate, to reflect details that had already been approved as part of the previous planning permission.  In terms of the Section 106 Agreement, the education and library contributions were set out in the Additional Representations Sheet, attached at Appendix 1; however, there were some corrections to the amounts set out in the Officer report in respect of off-site play provision which was £30,264 rather than £31,278, playing pitches and/or changing rooms which was £37,450 rather than £35,675, and sports facilities which was £38,862 rather than £34,927.

74.4           The Chair invited the applicant’s representative to address the Committee.  The applicant’s representative indicated that this application formed part of an extant development for 33 homes had been approved in 2016 with subsequent reserved matters approved in 2017.  The site was currently under construction and consisted of 21 large detached homes and 12 affordable units; this application proposed to replace three large detached homes with  ...  view the full minutes text for item 74a

75.1           Attention was drawn to the current appeals and appeal decisions update, circulated at Pages No. 25-31.  Members were asked to consider the current planning and enforcement appeals received and the Department for Communities and Local Government appeal decisions issued.

75.2           It was

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