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Contact: Roger Bishton  Senior Democratic Services Officer

Items
No. Item

68.

Apologies

To receive any apologies or substitutions for the meeting.

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from:-

 

Cllr Stewart Dobson, who was substituted by Cllr Ian Blair-Pilling

Cllr Christopher Newbury, who was substituted by Cllr David Halik

69.

Minutes of the Previous Meeting

To approve and sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 11 October 2017. (copy attached)

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Resolved:

 

To confirm and sign as a correct record the minutes of the previous meeting held on 11 October 2017.

70.

Declarations of Interest

To receive any declarations of disclosable interests or dispensations granted by the Standards Committee.

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest made at the meeting.

71.

Chairman's Announcements

To receive any Chairman’s Announcements.

Minutes:

There were no Chairman’s announcements.

72.

Public Participation

The Council welcomes contributions from members of the public.

 

Statements

Members of the public who wish to speak either in favour or against an application or any other item on this agenda are asked to register by phone, email or in person no later than 10.20am on the day of the meeting.

 

The rules on public participation in respect of planning applications are detailed in the Council’s Planning Code of Good Practice. The Chairman will allow up to 3 speakers in favour and up to 3 speakers against an application and up to 3 speakers on any other item on this agenda. Each speaker will be given up to 3 minutes and invited to speak immediately prior to the item being considered.

 

Members of the public will have had the opportunity to make representations on the planning applications and to contact and lobby their local member and any other members of the planning committee prior to the meeting. Lobbying once the debate has started at the meeting is not permitted, including the circulation of new information, written or photographic which have not been verified by planning officers.

 

Questions

To receive any questions from members of the public or members of the Council received in accordance with the constitution which excludes, in particular, questions on non-determined planning applications.

 

Those wishing to ask questions are required to give notice of any such questions in writing to the officer named on the front of this agenda no later than 5pm on Wednesday 29 November 2017 in order to be guaranteed of a written response. In order to receive a verbal response questions must be submitted no later than 5pm on Friday 1 December 2017. Please contact the officer named on the front of this agenda for further advice. Questions may be asked without notice if the Chairman decides that the matter is urgent.

 

Details of any questions received will be circulated to Committee members prior to the meeting and made available at the meeting and on the Council’s website.

Minutes:

The rules of public participation were noted.

73.

Planning Appeals and Updates

To receive details of completed and pending appeals and other updates as appropriate.

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

An update on planning appeals and decisions was received.

 

Resolved:

 

To note the update.

74.

17/08217/FUL - Land at A361, Blossom Hill, Trowbridge Road, Seend - Change of use of land with associated ancillary development to single traveller pitch

A report by the Case Officer is attached.

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Public Participation

 

Ms Liz Simes, a local resident, spoke against the application.

Mr Mark Wood, a local resident, spoke against the application

Mr David Pearce, a planning consultant, spoke against the application

Mr Tony Phillips, the applicant’s planning agent, spoke in support of the application

Cllr Tony Murch, Chairman of Seend Parish Council, spoken against the application

 

The Committee received a presentation from the Case Officer which set out the issues in respect of the application, with a recommendation to grant planning permission subject to conditions.

 

Members then had the opportunity to ask technical questions after which they heard statements from members of the public as detailed above, expressing their views regarding the planning application.

 

Members then heard the views of Cllr Jonathon Seed, the local Member, who stated that he was concerned that the proposed development would have an adverse impact on the character and appearance of a very sensitive area of countryside which separated Seend and Seend Cleeve.   As such he considered that the proposed development would conflict with Paragraph 109 of Chapter 11 ‘conserving and Enhancing the Natural Environment’ of the National Planning Policy Framework, Paragraph 24 of the Planning Policy for Traveller Sites and also Core Policy 47 ‘Meeting the Needs of Gypsies and Travellers’, Core Policy 51 ‘Landscape’ and Core Policy 57 ‘Ensuring High Quality Design’ of the adopted Wiltshire Core Strategy.  Furthermore, Cllr Seend also considered that the proposal would result in an increase in traffic turning movements on a fast section of Road A361.

 

During discussion, Members expressed sympathy with the views of the local community but were informed by the planning officers that although it could be demonstrated that permission had been granted up to the recommended quota of pitches in Wiltshire, national policy stated that these quotas were to be regarded only as a minimum. 

 

Members also noted that the application site was a reasonable distance from other dwellings and would be well screened from view.  Regarding highway safety, it was noted that the Highway Authority had not raised any objections. The entrance to the site was situated on an open section of Road A361 and there were good visibility splays. There was also a metalled footpath along this road to the village of Seend.

 

Members stressed the need for the applicant to arrange for utilities to be connected to the site and noted that this was in hand and was also conditioned.

 

On the proposal of Cllr Tony Trotman, which was seconded by Cllr David Halik,

 

Resolved:

 

To grant planning permission, subject to the following conditions:-

 

1

The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

 

REASON: To comply with the provisions of Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

 

 

2

The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans:

 

-                                                                                                                        Drawing no.TP1 RevA, Location Plan, received 27.10.17;

-                                                                                                                        Drawing no.TP2  ...  view the full minutes text for item 74.

75.

Date of Next Meeting

To note that the next meeting is scheduled to be held on Wednesday 3 January 2018, starting at 10.30am, in the Council Chamber at County Hall, Trowbridge.  

Minutes:

Resolved:

 

To note that the next meeting of the Committee was scheduled to be held on Wednesday 3 January 2018, starting at 10.30am, in the Council Chamber at County Hall, Trowbridge.

76.

Urgent Items

Any other items of business, which in the opinion of the Chairman, should be taken as a matter of urgency.

Minutes:

There were no urgent items of business.