Agenda and minutes

To appoint a Vice-Chair for the duration of the 2021-22 municipal year.

The Chair requested nominations for the position of Vice-Chair of the Planning Regulatory Committee for the municipal year 2021-2022.

It was proposed by Councillor Abbott Bryning and seconded by Councillor Tim Dant that Councillor Sandra Thornberry be appointed Vice-Chair of the Planning Regulatory Committee for the municipal year 2021-2022.

With no further nominations received, the Chair declared the proposition to be carried.

Resolved:

That Councillor Sandra Thornberry be appointed Vice-Chair of the Planning Regulatory Committee for the municipal year 2021-2022.

The Chair noted that Councillor Thornberry had risen to the challenge of a difficult year of virtual meetings whilst being the previous Chair, and thanked her and all of the team who had made the meetings possible.

The Chair noted that with the return to physical meetings, a Covid19 protocol had been circulated for everyone at the meeting to follow.

Minutes of meeting held on 26^th April 2021 (previously circulated). 

The minutes of the meeting of 26^th April 2021 were agreed as a true record, and would be signed by the Chair at a later date.

There were no items of urgent business.

To receive declarations by Councillors of interests in respect of items on this Agenda. 

Councillors are reminded that, in accordance with the Localism Act 2011, they are required to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests which have not already been declared in the Council’s Register of Interests. (It is a criminal offence not to declare a disclosable pecuniary interest either in the Register or at the meeting). 

Whilst not a legal requirement, in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 9 and in the interests of clarity and transparency, Councillors should declare any disclosable pecuniary interests which they have already declared in the Register, at this point in the meeting. 

In accordance with Part B Section 2 of the Code Of Conduct, Councillors are required to declare the existence and nature of any other interests as defined in paragraphs 8(1) or 9(2) of the Code of Conduct. 

There were no declarations of interest.

Retrospective application for the change of use of Industrial Unit (B2) to a dog day care centre (Sui Generis).

Under the scheme of public participation, Councillor Tim Hamilton-Cox spoke in support of the application. 

It was proposed by Councillor Tim Dant and seconded by Councillor Cary Mathews:

“That the application be approved subject to the conditions set out in the Committee Report and that the Head of Planning and Place be delegated to approve the application after the consultation period has expired subject to their being no new material planning issues raised in any further representations.”

Upon being put to the vote, all 14 Councillors voted unanimously in favour, whereupon the Chair declared the proposal to be carried.

Resolved:

That the application be approved subject to the conditions set out in the Committee Report and that the Head of Planning and Place be delegated to approve the application after the consultation period has expired subject to their being no new material planning issues raised in any further representations subject to the following conditions:

1.    Development in accordance with plans.

2.    Provision of car parking and bike parking area.

Erection of two 4-storey student accommodation buildings comprising of 12 7-Bed cluster flats (sui generis) and 14 6-bed cluster flats (C4) with associated car parking and bin and cycle stores (Pursuant to the variation of condition 9 on planning permission 19/00996/VCN in relation to hard and soft landscaping including increasing length of access and repositioning of some bins stores and cycle units).

It was proposed by Councillor Joyce Pritchard and seconded by Councillor Cary Matthews:

“That the application be approved subject to the conditions set out in the Committee Report and that the Head of Planning and Place be delegated to approve the application following receipt of comments from National Grid subject to their being no new material planning issues raised.”

Upon being put to the vote, 13 Councillors voted in favour, with none against, and 1 abstained, whereupon the Chair declared the proposal to be carried.

Resolved:

That the application be approved subject to the conditions set out in the Committee Report and that the Head of Planning and Place be delegated to approve the application following receipt of comments from National Grid subject to their being no new material planning issues raised and subject to the following conditions:

1.    Approved Plans.

2.    Surface Water Drainage Scheme.

3.    Surface Water Management Scheme.

4.    Materials.

5.    Ventilation Scheme.

6.    Electric Vehicle Charging Points.

7.    Car Parking Management Scheme.

8.    Covered cycles/motorbike parking and refuse stores.

9.    Hard and Soft Landscaping.

10.  Off-site highways work associated with Phase I.

11.  Off-site highways work associated with Phase II.

12.  Remediation Certificate.

13.  Access road detail.

14.  Management Plan.

15.  Finished Floor Levels.

16.  Foul water drainage scheme.

17.  CCTV and security.

18.  Noise attenuation.

19.  Southern Access Stopped up.

20.  Student Restriction.

Erection of 25 dwellings and creation of a new access and access roads (pursuant to the variation of condition 1 on planning permission 20/00307/VCN to amend the site plan to relocate garage on plot 4).

It was proposed by Councillor Sandra Thornberry and seconded by Councillor Joyce Pritchard:

“That the application be approved subject to the conditions set out in the Committee Report.”

Upon being put to the vote, all 14 Councillors voted unanimously in favour, whereupon the Chair declared the proposal to be carried.

Resolved:

That the application be approved subject to the conditions set out in the Committee Report:

1.    Development in accordance with approved plans.

2.    Development in accordance with approved access detail.

3.    Offsite highway works in accordance with the approved plans.

4.    Boundary treatments.

5.    Development in accordance with the approved measures within the noise mitigation document.

6.    Landscaped bund in accordance with approved documents.

7.    Development in accordance with the submitted Arboricultural Implications Assessment.

8.    Development in accordance with the approved landscaping scheme.

9.    Surface water drainage scheme implementation.

10.  Foul water drainage scheme.

11.  Garages and parking to be provided in full.

12.  Finished floor levels.

13.  Approved visibility splays.

14.  Removal of Permitted Development rights.

15.  Approved building materials.

16.  Protection of the water main.

The Service Head for Planning and Place submitted a Schedule of Planning Applications dealt with under the Scheme of Delegation of Planning Functions to Officers.

Resolved:

That the report be noted.