Agenda and draft minutes

To receive any apologies or substitutions for the meeting and to note the following membership changes:

·       Councillor Ian McLennan to come off the Committee as a full member and to become a substitute.

·       Councillor Ricky Rogers to become a full Member of the Committee.

The Committee noted the following membership changes:

• Councillor Ian McLennan to come off the Committee as a full member and to become a substitute.
• Councillor Ricky Rogers to become a full Member of the Committee

Apologies for absence had been received from:

Councillor George Jeans

Councillor Nabil Najjar

To approve and sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 16 May 2024.

The minutes of the meeting held on 16 May 2024 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.

In relation to Item 7 – High View and Bonakers Farm, Councillor Andy Oliver, noted for openness, that he lived near to the application site, but that he was not impacted by the proposed development in any way.

In addition, he stated that he had assisted in the development of the Idmiston NHP but that he would consider the application on its merits, with an open mind.   

To receive any announcements through the Chair.

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 no later than 10 minutes before the start of the meeting. If it is on the day of the meeting registration should be done in person.

The rules on public participation in respect of planning applications are linked to 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 and others will have had the opportunity to make representations on planning applications and other items on the agenda, and to contact and lobby their local elected member and any other members of the planning committee, prior to the meeting.

Those circulating such information prior to the meeting, written or photographic, are advised to also provide a copy to the case officer for the application or item, in order to officially log the material as a representation, which will be verbally summarised at the meeting by the relevant officer, not included within any officer slide presentation if one is made. Circulation of new information which has not been verified by planning officers or case officers is also not permitted during the meetings.

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 13 June 2024, 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 Monday 17 June 2024. 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.

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

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

It was;

Resolved:

To note the Appeals report.

Demolition of existing dwelling and annexe and construction of 4 dwellings.

Public Participation

Cllr Kirsty Exton, Chair of Idmiston Parish Council spoke in objection to the application.

The Senior Planning Officer, Julie Mitchell introduced a report which recommended that the application for demolition of existing dwelling and annexe and the Construction of 4 dwellings be approved subject to conditions and a s106 legal agreement to secure the proposed mitigation for phosphates.

Key details were stated to include the principle of development, Landscape/visual impacts, Residential amenity, Highways, Archaeology, and Ecology/River Avon SAC catchment.

Of the four proposed dwellings, plot 2 would have an agricultural occupancy condition, to replace the existing agricultural worker’s dwelling to be demolished and allow for ongoing management of the adjacent farmland.

As part of the required nutrient mitigation for the site, the applicant had proposed to set aside a section of land for planting. 

Members of the committee then had the opportunity to ask technical questions of the officer. Details were sought on the planting for the mitigation plot which would be included within the s106 agreement, the cutting back of vegetation to improve visibility onto the Highway and the Idmiston Parish Council Neighbourhood Plan (IPCNP).

It was noted that the IPCNP and Wiltshire Core Strategy made up the Development Plan for the area and that the application site was in accordance with policy. 

The Core Strategy set out designated settlement boundaries of which the application site was within and was considered acceptable by the Officer.

The IPCNP however had identified sites for future development, of which the application site was not included.

Members of the public then had the opportunity to present their views to the committee as detailed above.

The Unitary Division Member, councillor Rich Rogers then spoke in objection to the application.

Cllr Rogers noted that significant development had already taken place which met and exceeded the IPCNP requirement of 32 dwellings and stated that there would need to be a statement regarding the maintenance of the proposed visibility displays.

Reference was also made to the size of the proposed dwellings in that the executive style homes did not meet the local need and that the site was more appropriate for a single dwelling with an agricultural tie.

Traffic issues were highlighted, with specific areas of congestion on Idmiston Road during school drop off and pick up times. Noncompliance to CP60, sustainable transport was raised.

Councillor Rich Rogers then moved a motion of Refusal against Officer recommendation stating the reasons as, Highways Safety, Conflict with Core Policies CP1, CP45, CP48 and CP60 and paragraphs 9, 10, and 14 of the IPCNP.

The motion was seconded by Councillor Sven Hocking.

A debate followed where the scale of development, the Environmental/highway impact of the proposal was discussed.

The Committee noted the comments of the local member relating to the production of the IPCNP and the local objection to development on the application site and discussed the level of weight a Neighbourhood Plan carried in planning considerations. 

It was clarified for Members that the site was within  ...  view the full minutes text for item 32.

Variation of condition 1 of planning consent PL/2022/07632 to allow for design changes to porch and the erection of gates and fencing.

Public Participation

Mr Gideon Aymes (Agent) spoke in support of the application.

The Senior Planning Officer, Joe Richardson, introduced a report which recommended that the application for Variation of condition 1 of planning consent PL/2022/07632 to allow for design changes to porch and the erection of gates and fencing be approved.

The report noted that the scheme of delegation confirmed that due to the relationship of the applicant to the Council, any objection received to the proposal required the application to be determined by the relevant area planning committee rather than under delegated powers to officers.

The applicant was the mother of the leader of the Council, Cllr Richard Clewer and the relevant area planning committee was the Southern Area Planning Committee.

Key details were stated to include the principle of development, policy and planning history, land ownership matters, design, scale, heritage/conservation matters and impact to the amenity of the area and parking/Highways Impact.

The Officer summarised the changes to the previously awarded 2022 consent, which included a slight increase to the porch and the erection of gates and fencing at front of the property.

Separate to the application and not for consideration, the Officer also noted that there was a retaining wall, which had been created by the applicant on an area of land next to the property, in the ownership of Highways.

Objections had been received from Parish Council on three grounds,

Highways, work having already started and there not being enough detail on how the gates would open inwards.  

A objection by Highways had related to the retaining wall, however this matter had since been resolved due to the movement of the red line.

Members of the committee then had the opportunity to ask technical questions of the officer. Details were sought the ownership of the land next to the property where the retaining wall had been built, where it was noted that ongoing discussion between the applicant and Highways and that the matter did not form part of the consideration on the application for variation.

Members of the public then had the opportunity to present their views to the committee as detailed above.

As the application had not come to Committee due to member call in, the unitary division member was not in attendance.

The Chairman invited a member of the Committee to move a motion for debate.

Councillor Sven Hocking moved the motion of approval in line with Officer recommendation.

This was seconded by Councillor Rich Rogers.

A debate followed where the Committee sought clarification on the reason the application had been brought to Committee.  

At the close of debate, it was;

Resolved

That planning permission for application PL/2024/02910 The Gables, Dean Lane, Whiteparish, Salisbury, SP5 2RJ be granted, with 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  ...  view the full minutes text for item 33.

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