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Items
No. Item

67.

Apologies

To receive any apologies or substitutions for the meeting.

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Andrew Davis (substituted by Councillor Roy While).

68.

Minutes of the Previous Meeting

To approve and sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 23 August 2017.

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on  23 August 2017 were presented.

 

Resolved:

 

To approve as a correct record and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 23 August 2017.

 

 

69.

Declarations of Interest

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

Minutes:

Cllr Ernie Clark referred to his register of interest for item 8a.

 

Cllr Andrew Davis (attending as the local member – not part of the committee) declared that he was part of the Feoffees (Trustees) of St Lawrence Chapel relating to items 8b and 8c

70.

Chairman's Announcements

To receive any announcements through the Chair.

Minutes:

There were no Chairman’s Announcements.

 

The Chairman gave details of the exits to be used in the event of an emergency.

71.

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 2.50pm 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 (4 clear working days, e.g. Wednesday of week before a Wednesday meeting) 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 (2 clear working days, eg Friday of week before a Wednesday meeting). 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:

No questions had been received from councillors or members of the public.

 

The Chairman welcomed all present. He then explained the rules of public participation and the procedure to be followed at the meeting.

 

72.

Planning Appeals and Updates

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

Minutes:

Public participation

 

Mr Francis Morland spoke on the appeals report.

 

The Planning Appeals Update Report for the period between the 11/08/2017 and 08/09/2017 was received.

 

Resolved:

 

To note the Planning Appeals Update Report for11/08/2017 and 08/09/2017.

73.

Appeals Report

Supporting documents:

74.

Planning Applications

To consider and determine the following planning applications.

Minutes:

The Committee considered the following applications:

 

75.

17/01250/REM - Land South Of Devizes Road, Hilperton, Wiltshire

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Public Participation

 

Mr Trowler, agent, spoke in support of the application

 

Eileen Medlin, as Senior Planning Officer, outlined the report for a reserved matters application for the scale, layout & external appearance of the development and  It was recommended that the application be approved subject to conditions.

 

The key planning issues identified in the officer’s presentation were outlined to

Include; scale, layout, external appearance of the development,  landscaping of the site, density, spread of the affordable housing and footpath access..

 

Members of the Committee then had the opportunity to ask technical questions of the officer which there were none.

 

Members of the public and the parish councils had the opportunity to present their views to the Committee, as detailed above.

 

Cllr Ernie Clark, as the local member, explained that he accepted the spread of the affordable housing and that it would not stand out as much. There were still concerns over density and that there had been no change to the applications number of dwellings despite the application being deferred at a previous meeting for those negotiations to take place.

 

Cllr Ernie Clark moved a motion to refuse planning permission which was seconded by Cllr Trevor Carbin. 

 

A debate followed and the main points raised included; the inspectors report on density and allocated parking for 4 bedroom houses.

 

Following the debate the motion was lost.

 

Cllr Jonathon Seed moved a motion to approve the officers recommendation which was seconded by Cllr Roy While.

 

A debate followed and the main points raised included; a condition to remove permitted development rights specific to the garages of the dwellings.

 

Following the debate it was;

 

Resolved

 

 To Approve planning permission subject to the following conditions:

 

 

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

 

Dwg SLP – Site Location Plan Revision P1, Received 09 February 2017

Dwg 1 – Proposed Residential Development, Revision P4, Received 27 June 2017

Dwg 2 - Landscape Strategy Plan - Revision P2, Received 27 June 2017

Dwg 3 – Street Scene and Site Sections – Revision P2, Received 13 July 2017

Dwg 5 - Single Garage Detail, Received 27 June 2017

Dwg 10 – Avebury House Types Floor Plans (Plots 1 and 2) Revision P3, Received 27 June 2017

Dwg 11 – Avebury House Types Elevations (plots 1 and 2) Revision P4, Received 27 June 2017

Dwg 20 - Cherhill House Type Floor Plans (Plot 3) Revision P1, Received 27 June 2017

Dwg 21 – Cherhill House Type Elevations (Plot 3) Revision P2, Received 27 June 2017

Dwg 30 – Durrington House Types Floor Plans (Plot 5) Revision P2, Received June 2017

Dwg 31 – Durrington House Types Elevations (Plots 5) Revision P2, Received 27 June 2017

Dwg 40 – Edington House Type Plans (Plots 4, 10, 12 and 13) Revision P2, Received 27 June 2017

Dwg 41 – Edington House Type Elevations (Plots 4, 10 and 13) Revision P2, Received 27 June 2017

Dwg 42 - Edington House Type Floor  ...  view the full minutes text for item 75.

76.

17/03839/FUL - 3 High Street, Warminster BA12 9AG

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Public Participation

 

Mr Andrew Pollard, spoke in objection to the application

 

Mr Duncan Lawrence, Agent, spoke in support of the application

 

Mr Huy Nguyen, spoke in support of the application

 

Mathew Perks, as senior planning officer, outlined the report for a proposed refurbishment of existing frontage building to provide 2 shops with 4 flats above plus new residential development of 5 dwellings and landscaping to the rear. It was recommended that planning permission should be granted, subject to conditions and a S106 legal agreement.

 

The key planning issues identified in the officer’s presentation were outlined to

include: principle of the development, the impacts on heritage asset(s), the access and parking impacts and neighbouring amenity impacts.

 

Members of the Committee then had the opportunity to ask technical questions of the officer. The questions focused on: access and parking.

 

Members of the public and the parish council had the opportunity to present

their views to the Committee, as detailed above.

 

Cllr Andrew Davis, as the local member, informed the committee that he was a member of the Feoffees (Trustees) of St Lawrence Chapel, although he was speaking as the local member. Concerns raised included; the scale of the development, design, appearance, out of keeping with the area, bin storage and collection, noise impacts from Morrison’s and the church bells on those who reside in the new developments, the developments plans not being to scale and conservation issues. It was recommended that conditions be put in place in respect of archaeology and that the building work is finished before occupation and an informative about the bell ringing.

 

Jocelyn Sage, Conservation Officer, informed the committee that  conservation were keen to retain the building but due to the buildings deteriorating condition that would be difficult. The development would enhance the conservation of the area and fit with the clustered characteristic of the town.

 

Cllr Pip Ridout moved a motion to conduct a site visit which was seconded by the Chairman.

 

During the debate issues raised included: the need for the site to be marked out.

 

Following the debate it was;

 

Resolved

 

To defer the application for a site visit which would be held at 12noon on the 18 October 2017.

77.

17/04445/LBC - 3 High Street, WARMINSTER BA12 9AG

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Mathew Perks, as senior planning officer, outlined the report for listed building consent to refurbish the existing frontage to provide 2 shops with 4 flats above. It was recommended that planning permission should be granted, subject to conditions.

 

The key planning issues identified in the officer’s presentation were outlined to

include: impact on the Grade ii Listed Building.

 

Due to this application relating to item 8b, it was moved by Cllr Pip Ridout and seconded by the Chairman that the application be deferred until after the site visit.

 

Following this it was;

 

Resolved

 

To defer the application for a site visit which would be held at 12noon on the 18 October 2017.

78.

Urgent Items

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

 

Minutes:

The committee discussed the need to review the procedures on site visits. It was noted that a overview and scrutiny focus group had been formed to look at planning issues and procedures which included site visit procedures.