Agenda for Planning on Tuesday, 20 December 2016, 9:00 am
Agenda, decisions and minutes
Venue: Council Chamber
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In the event of a fire any person with a disability should be assisted in leaving the building. Minutes: 57.1 The evacuation procedure, as noted on the Agenda, was advised to those present. 57.2 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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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: 58.1 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. 58.2 The following declarations were made:
58.3 There were no further declarations made on this occasion. |
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To approve the Minutes of the meeting held on 22 November 2016. Minutes: 59.1 The Minutes of the meeting held on 22 November 2016, 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: 60.1 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 them prior to decisions being made on those applications. 16/01101/FUL – Manor Farm Buildings, Alstone 60.2 This was an outline application for the erection of five houses with all matters reserved including access. 60.3 The Development Manager indicated that he wanted to make some observations on the correspondence that had been sent to Members by the applicant’s agent. Firstly, the authorised use of the land was for agriculture and, therefore, it was not brownfield land. Whilst there may have been unauthorised haulage uses in the past, the site had been the subject of successful enforcement action and an enforcement notice was still in place. The agent had suggested that the proposal was what the majority of the locality desired; Members would note that the Parish Council neither objected nor supported the application and, in terms of representations, seven letters of support and four letters of objection had been received. The Development Manager explained that he had talked recently about the danger of using the fact that the site may not be well kept as a reason for granting planning permission where it would otherwise be unacceptable. Notwithstanding this, the site appeared to be reasonably well maintained and was not untypical of sites in rural locations. The agent had described the redevelopment as a ‘massive improvement to the landscape’ due to the removal of the existing buildings and their replacement with five dwellings; however, this was very much a matter of judgement. The site was within the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and it was Officers’ view that the proposals would be significantly more harmful to the landscape. The Landscape Officer’s comments were set out in the report and the Campaign for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE) also objected to the application. The Development Manager went on to explain that there had been a suggestion of inconsistency from the agent and he clarified that, in his view, there was no conflict with the recommendation for the application at Winchcombe which appeared later on the Planning Schedule. He reminded Members that each application should be considered on its own merits and the context of the Winchcombe application was vastly different. The overall balancing exercise at Paragraph 14 of the Officer’s report set out the benefits of the proposal. There was a clear difference of opinion between Officers and the agent in this respect and it was considered that the harm to the landscape significantly and demonstrably outweighed the minor benefits associated with five houses. This general approach was endorsed by the Planning Inspector in relation to an appeal at Gretton View, Alderton, a site which was not ... view the full minutes text for item 60a |
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Development Control - Applications to the County Council To note the following decision of Gloucestershire County Council:
Minutes: 61.1 The following decision of Gloucestershire County Council was NOTED:
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Current Appeals and Appeal Decisions Update PDF 99 KB To consider current Planning and Enforcement Appeals and CLG Appeal Decisions. Minutes: 62.1 Attention was drawn to the current appeals and appeal decisions update, circulated at Pages No. 41-44. Members were asked to consider the current planning and enforcement appeals received and the Department of Communities and Local Government appeal decisions issued in September and October 2016. 62.2 It was RESOLVED That the current appeals and appeal decisions update be NOTED. |