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: 15.1 The evacuation procedure, as noted on the Agenda, was advised to those present. 15.2 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: 16.1 Apologies for absence were received from Councillors D T Foyle, J R Mason and P D Surman. Councillors R E Allen, P W Awford and H A E Turbyfield would be acting as 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: 17.1 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. 17.2 The following declarations were made:
17.3 The Chair stated that all Members would have received correspondence and this had been extensive in relation to 17/00111/OUT – Moorcroft House Farm, Main Road, Minsterworth. No further declarations were made on this occasion. |
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To approve the Minutes of the meeting held on 4 July 2017. Minutes: 18.1 The Minutes of the meeting held on 4 July 2017, 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: 19.1 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. 17/00396/FUL – Land Adjacent Duglynch Lane, Gretton 19.2 This application was for a proposed dwelling with garage, improved vehicular access, parking and turning area and landscaping. The Committee had visited the application site on Friday 28 July 2017. 19.3 The Chair indicated that there were no public speakers for this item. The Officer recommendation was to refuse the application and he sought a motion from the floor. It was proposed and seconded that the application be refused in accordance with the Officer recommendation. Upon being taken to the vote, it was RESOLVED That the application be REFUSED in accordance with the Officer recommendation. 17/00452/OUT – Land to the North of Shuthonger Garage, A38 Pages Lane to Woodend Farm Lane, Shuthonger, Twyning 19.4 This was an outline application for four self-build dwellings with all matters reserved for future consideration except vehicular access. The Committee had visited the application site on Friday 28 July 2017. 19.5 The Planning Officer explained that the Council had a duty to maintain a self-build and custom house building register of individuals, or associations of individuals, seeking to acquire plots of land in the local authority area in order to build houses for those individuals to occupy as homes. The Council must have regard to the register in terms of plan-making and decision-taking and must grant permission to enough suitable serviced plots of land to meet the demand for self-build and custom house building. In accordance with the Self-Build and Custom House Building Act 2015, the register ran for 12 month periods; the first base period commenced on the day on which the register was established and ended on 30 October 2016. At the end of each base period, the Council had three years in which to grant permission for enough plots to service the demand for that period. 19.6 The Chair invited Phil Handy, a representative of the applicant, to address the Committee. Mr Handy indicated that he was the applicant’s son-in-law. This was an outline application for four self-build properties – something which was not catered for by the local plan, Policy HOU4 or the draft Neighbourhood Development Plan. He reiterated that all local authorities had a duty to hold a self-build register and to permit sufficient self-build applications to meet the demand on that register. There were currently 28 people registered in the borough, a rapid rise from the previous year, and he pointed out that self-builds could help to meet specific needs. The Officer report failed to specify that the site appeared in the Council’s own land availability assessment as ... view the full minutes text for item 19a |
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Current Appeals and Appeal Decisions Update To consider current Planning and Enforcement Appeals and CLG Appeal Decisions. Minutes: 20.1 Attention was drawn to the current appeals and appeal decisions update, circulated at Pages No. 15-19. Members were asked to consider the current planning and enforcement appeals received and the Department for Communities and Local Government appeal decisions issued. 20.2 It was RESOLVED That the current appeals and appeal decisions update be NOTED. |