Agenda and minutes

Apologies were received from Cllr Richard Clewer.

To approve and sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 03 July 2014.

The minutes of the meeting held on 03 July 2014 were presented.

Resolved:

To approve as a correct record and sign the minutes.

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

There were no declarations.

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 in person no later than 5.50pm on the day of the meeting.

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. The rules on public participation in respect of planning applications are detailed in the Council’s Planning Code of Good Practice.

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 Thursday 7 August 2014. 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.

The committee received details of the appeal decisions as detailed in the agenda.

This item was withdrawn after the agenda was published.

This item was withdrawn after the agenda was published.

Public Participation

Mr Maidment spoke in objection to the application.

Mr Jonathan Ross spoke in support of the application.

Mr Matthew Airey spoke in support of the application.

Mr Matthew Holmes spoke in support of the application.

The Planning Officer presented his report to the Committee which recommended that permission be granted subject to conditions.

Members of the Committee then had the opportunity to ask technical questions of the officer. Members asked about staffing levels at the site.

An item of late correspondence was circulated at the meeting.

The Local Member, Cllr Ian Tomes, spoke in objection to the application. Cllr Tomes discussed the scale of development, the visual impact upon the surround area, the relationship to adjoining properties and the design of the property. Cllr Tomes stated that he had high regard for Wessex Care and his concern is with the potential overdevelopment of the site. Cllr Tomes stated that this development was commercial in scale and would change the nature of the street. It was stated that this development would be too large for the site and that there was a need to conserve the area. It was explained that there had been serious erosion of this conservation area and that there was a need to protect the heritage of these Victorian properties. Cllr Tomes stated that this application should be refused due to the importance of the property being proposed for demolition.

Members discussed the requirement to balance the need for modernisation and the need to protect this conservation area. The proposed design of the development was discussed and its future impact on the surrounding properties. Debate continued to the role of this development as a ‘community resource’ and the need to provide accommodation for an aging demographic.

The local economy and the quality of life for those living in the proposed development were discussed. 

The Chairman stated the need to ask if this property was appropriate for the site and discussed the history of the site. The need to convert these large Victorian properties into care homes or hotels was raised and also the numbering of Fowler’s Hill properties. The need to physically enhance the streetscene was raised and the scale of the potential developments relative to those properties was discussed. The Chairman stated that these were not domestic developments and therefore the site did not require the same scale of amenity that a family home or a hotel would require.

The conditions proposed by the Planning Officer were raised with particular focus on the landscaping and positioning of the property in relation to the highway was discussed. The need for a construction scheme was raised due to concerns for the neighbours. The Planning Officer discussed ‘condition 14’ which was recommended by the Highway’s Officer.

Concern was raised at the number of beds available for the elderly in the community area and previous applications that were similar in purpose were discussed. The development of a local 6^th Form College and that development’s parking requirements were  ...  view the full minutes text for item 89c

Members thanked Senior Planning Officers Stephen Llewellyn and Charlie Bruce-White for their hard work as they would be leaving their posts.

Cllr Devine raised the need for the Planning Officer’s reports to be circulated to Members before the meeting for ease of viewing.

Members requested a site visit for 14/06478/FUL - 143 & 145 Rampart Road, Salisbury, SP1 1JA.