Agenda and minutes

Apologies were received from Councillors Chris Humphries, Tony Trotman and Fred Westmoreland.

Councillor Tony Trotman was substituted by Councillor Molly Groom for this meeting only.

Councillors are requested to declare any personal or prejudicial interests or dispensations granted by the Standards Committee.

The Committee noted the rules on public participation and the manner in which the meeting would be held.

Members of the public addressed the Committee as set out in Minute No 38, as detailed below.

There were no questions received from members of the public or members of

the Council.

The following spoke objecting to the application

·         Ken McCall

·         David Feather

The following spoke in support of the application:

·         John Lawes – Applicant

·         Mel Clinton – Applicants Agent

·         David Baker – Trowbridge Chamber of Commerce

The following spoke on behalf of North Bradley Parish Council objecting to the application

·         Roger Evans – Chairman of the Parish Council

The Committee received a presentation by the Southern Area Development Manager which set out the main issues in respect of the application. He introduced the report which recommended that planning permission be granted, subject to conditions.

Members of the Committee then had the opportunity to ask technical questions after which the Committee received presentations from those objecting and those supporting the application as detailed above, expressing their views regarding the planning application.

The Committee then heard from Councillor Ernie Clark as a Member who represented other rural areas in Trowbridge and spoke about the site location; and Councillor Fluer de Rhe Philipe, Cabinet Member for Ecoinomic Development who spoke in support of the application.

Members also heard the views of Councillor Francis Morland, as local Member who asked the Committee to support a site visit to the site. The request for a site visit did not receive support from the Committee.

 After discussion,

Resolved:

To grant planning permission for the following reason and subject to the conditions set out below:-

For the following reason(s):

The proposed development is sited in a sustainable location adjacent to existing business parks. Whilst the site is not allocated for development, the proposal will assist an important locally based employer to develop and expand, and it meets the exception criteria set out in policy C1 of the West Wiltshire District Plan and is in line with the requirements of policy CP34 of the emerging Wiltshire Core Strategy and the National Planning Policy Framework, where a core planning principle is set out as proactively supporting sustainable economic development. The development will also deliver enhanced biodiversity by the creation of a woodland belt around the western perimeter of the site.

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.         All soft landscaping comprised in the approved details of landscaping (Drawing no’s 1038-201 Rev A & 1038-202 rev A) shall be carried out in the first planting and seeding season following the first occupation of the office building or the completion of the development whichever is the sooner; All shrubs, trees and hedge planting shall be maintained free from weeds and shall be protected from damage by vermin and stock. Any trees or plants which, within a period of five years, die, are removed, or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of a similar size and species, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 38.