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: 43.1 The evacuation procedure, as noted on the Agenda, was advised to those present. 43.2 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: 44.1 Apologies for absence were received from Councillor P D Surman. Councillor R A Bird 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: 45.1 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. 45.2 The following declarations were made:
45.3 There were no further declarations made on this occasion. |
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To approve the Minutes of the meeting held on 23 October 2018. Minutes: 46.1 The Minutes of the meeting held on 23 October 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: 47.1 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. 17/01164/OUT – Former Poultry Farm, Littleworth, Winchcombe 47.2 This was an outline application for the erection of 24 dwellings (13 affordable and 11 market dwellings) including formation of new access. The Committee had visited the application site on Friday 16 November 2018. 47.3 The Planning Officer advised that concerns had been raised by the Town Council and local residents regarding the absence of a pedestrian footway between the site and the nearest services and facilities, particularly as the section of the road was unlit, with steep banks and verges alongside it and pedestrians would have to step off the carriageway out into the path of oncoming traffic. County Highways had raised no objection to the proposal and considered it would be unreasonable to require the applicant to provide a pedestrian footway to link to the existing footway; however, Officers had some sympathy with the local community and had requested a view from County Highways on this specific matter. The Officer report stated that an update would be provided at Committee but this information had not yet come forward. There was an additional update in respect of contributions which superseded the information set out on the Additional Representations Sheet, attached at Appendix 1. Members were advised no library contribution was required; the number of primary school places required would equate to a contribution of £92,424 and the number of secondary school places required would equate to a contribution of £67,604. The Community Development Officer had indicated this would be the maximum amount payable - it would be weighed in the balance of the overall viability of the scheme so it could potentially be a lesser figure. The Technical Planning Manager went on to advise that the applicant’s agent had raised concern regarding the consistency of the Council’s approach to dealing with rural exception sites. He explained that a viability appraisal had been undertaken on the basis of the current application and the cross-subsidy element put forward as part of the scheme. The Council’s Viability Consultant had assessed whether the number of market units proposed was appropriate and took into account that the Council had advised the applicant that the site was unacceptable as an exception scheme in establishing the benchmark land value, based on the existing agricultural use and a premium for the land owner in accordance with government guidance. The applicant’s agent had cited two other cases where it was felt the Council had taken a different approach – one proposal for 24 houses at Norton, which had been permitted, and another for 16 houses at ... view the full minutes text for item 47a |
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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: 48.1 Attention was drawn to the current appeals and appeal decisions update, circulated at Pages No. 12-18. Members were asked to consider the current planning and enforcement appeals received and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government appeal decisions issued. 48.2 With regard to the appeal in relation to the felling of a Perry Pear tree in Stoke Orchard which had been dismissed, a Member felt that the site needed to be monitored as the developers had not yet removed the building equipment and she was concerned that the tree could become damaged. She asked that Enforcement Officers ensure the area was totally cleared and that the grass was cut. 48.3 It was RESOLVED That the current appeals and appeal decisions update be NOTED. |
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