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: 55.1 The evacuation procedure, as noted on the Agenda, was advised to those present. 55.2 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: 56.1 Apologies for absence were received from Councillor P E Stokes. There were no substitutes 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: 57.1 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. 57.2 The following declarations were made:
57.3 There were no further declarations made on this occasion. |
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To approve the Minutes of the meeting held on 18 December 2018. Minutes: 58.1 The Minutes of the meeting held on 18 December 2018, 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: 59.1 The Technical Planning 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. 18/00557/FUL – 149 High Street, Tewkesbury 59.2 This application was for a change of use from retail (Class A1) to café (Class A3) at ground floor level only. 59.3 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 permitted in accordance with the Officer recommendation and, upon being put to the vote, it was RESOLVED That the application be PERMITTED in accordance with the Officer recommendation. 18/01046/LBC – 149 High Street, Tewkesbury 59.4 This was a listed building consent application for installation of bathroom extract through rear elevation wall and internal alterations (including removal of existing partitions and provision of new stud partitions and joinery) in association with proposed change of use from retail (Class A1) to café (Class A3) at ground floor level only. 59.5 The Chair indicated that there were no public speakers for this item. The Officer recommendation was to grant consent and he sought a motion from the floor. It was proposed and seconded that the application be granted consent in accordance with the Officer recommendation and, upon being put to the vote, it was RESOLVED That the application be GRANTED CONSENT in accordance with the Officer recommendation. 18/00773/FUL – The Stables, Postlip, Winchcombe 59.6 This application was for amendments to the conversion of disused former stable building to form two holiday let units (resubmission of planning application reference: 16/01095/FUL). The Committee had visited the application site on Friday 18 January 2019. 59.7 The Planning Officer advised that there had been some very minor drafting changes to some of the proposed conditions; however, this did not alter their meaning. The Chair invited a local resident speaking against the application to address the Committee. The local resident indicated that he was very concerned about the impact of this proposal upon his property and those of his neighbours whom he was also representing. His main concerns related to the use of outside space immediately outside his property; lack of allocation of garden space resulting in people spilling into neighbouring gardens; noise arising from vehicles manoeuvring; people outside, particularly late on a summer’s evening; loss of light to adjacent cottages in the small, enclosed stable yard; allocated parking for this development restricting parking for existing vehicles; and, doubling of traffic through and under his property as the main access to the development went under his lounge and bedroom and alongside his hallway – he pointed out that ... view the full minutes text for item 59a |
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Current Appeals and Appeal Decisions Update To consider current planning and enforcement appeals and Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) appeal decisions. Minutes: 60.1 Attention was drawn to the current appeals and appeals decision update, circulated at Pages No. 29-35. Members were asked to consider the current planning and enforcement appeals received and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government appeal decisions issued. 60.2 It was RESOLVED That the current appeals and appeal decisions update be NOTED. |
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