Agenda and minutes

To receive any apologies or substitutions for the meeting.

No apologies were received.

To approve and sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 27 November 2014.

The minutes of the meeting held on 27 November 2014 were presented.

Resolved:

To approve as a correct record and sign the minutes on behalf of the Committee.

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

There were no declarations.

To receive any announcements through the Chair.

The Chairman explained the meeting procedure to the members of the public.

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 (acting on behalf of the Corporate Director) no later than 5pm on 11 December 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.

Land to the north of Tryhorn Drive/Neal Close, Hampton Park, Salisbury.

1.     To update members on the resolution of issues on the above land, which have arisen from use of land to the north by the developers of Hampton Park 2, to haul construction spoil to a temporary location.

2.     This report follows a request from Members at the meeting of the Southern Area Planning Committee on 27^th November 2014.

3.     The land concerned is a strip of Council –owned land running to the rear of the existing housing development, partly used as a pedestrian pathway.

Members were updated on the resolution of issues, which have arisen from use of land to the north by the developers of Hampton Park, to haul construction spoil to a temporary location.

Cllr McLennan raised concerns in regards to fencing and access points on the site.

Resolved:

To note the update within the report.

To receive details of completed and pending appeals.

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

To consider and determine planning applications in the attached schedule.

Public Participation

Mr Martin Quigley spoke in support to the application.

Cllr Matthew Deane (Salisbury City Council) 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 restrictions to parking permits on the site. Concern was raised in regards to the potential for flooding and it was confirmed that this development would be built with this in mind.

An item of late correspondence was circulated at the meeting.

Members debated the application and the merits of the new design scheme in comparison to the previously approved scheme. Concern in regards to flooding was discussed by Members and it was heard that the Environment Agency were happy with the application. The consultation of Wessex Water was raised in regards to sewer drainage and surface water; the Planning Officer then clarified the water drainage arrangements.

Resolved:

To APPROVE 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 not be first occupied until the first five metres of the access, measured from the edge of the carriageway, has been consolidated and surfaced (not loose stone or gravel). The access shall be maintained as such thereafter.

Reason:  In the interests of highway safety.

3. No part of the development hereby permitted shall be first occupied until the access, turning area, parking spaces and covered cycle parking have been completed in accordance with the details shown on the approved plans. The areas shall be maintained for those purposes at all times thereafter.

Reason:  In the interests of highway safety.

4. No development shall commence on site until a surface water management scheme for the site (including surface water from the access/driveway), based on sustainable drainage principles and an assessment of the hydrological and hydrogeological context of the development, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The submitted details shall clarify the intended future ownership and maintenance provision for all drainage works serving the site.  The development shall not be first occupied until surface water drainage has been constructed in accordance with the approved scheme.

Reason:  To ensure that the development can be adequately drained, to prevent the increased risk of flooding and ensure future maintenance of the surface water drainage system.

5. The proposed new access and frontage parking are directly affected by a residents parking scheme in Middleton Road (Zone D).  The construction of the new access and frontage parking shall not take place until the relevant traffic regulation order has been amended to omit the site frontage.

Reason:  In order to provide a safe  ...  view the full minutes text for item 136.

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

There were no urgent items