Agenda and minutes

Northern Area Planning Committee - Wednesday 13 May 2015 3.00 pm

Venue: Council Chamber - Council Offices, Monkton Park, Chippenham

Contact: Libby Beale  01225 718214

Items
No. Item

39.

Changes to the membership

To note any changes to the membership of the Committee.

Minutes:

Following the Full Council meeting on Tuesday 12 May 2015, a number of changes were made to the Northern Area Planning Committee membership with immediate effect:

 

Cllr Whalley was now a substitute member.

Cllr Berry and Cllr Greenman were now full members of the Committee

Cllr Melody Thompson was now a substitute member.

40.

Apologies

To receive any apologies or substitutions for the meeting.

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Cllr Tony Trotman and Cllr Howard Greenman. Cllr Greenman was substituted by Cllr Whalley.

41.

Minutes of the Previous Meeting

To approve and sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 1 April 2015.

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Resolved:

 

To confirm as a true and correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 1 April 2015.

 

42.

Declarations of Interest

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

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

43.

Chairman's Announcements

To receive any announcements through the Chair.

Minutes:

The Chairman welcomed Fiona Rae as the new Democratic Services Officer supporting the Committee and thanked Libby Beale for her services to the Committee.

44.

Public Participation and Councillors' Questions

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 2:50pm 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 Wednesday 6 May 2015. 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:

The Committee noted the rules on public participation.

 

45.

Planning Applications

To consider and determine planning applications as detailed below.

45a

14/8912/OUT -Vale of The White Horse, Minety

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

 

Jamie Denman, Brian Peckham, and Martin Snook spoke in support of the application.

 

Cllr Charles Cook, Chairman of Minety Parish Council, spoke in support of the application.

 

The Planning Officer introduced the report which recommended that planning permission be refused for the reasons set out in the report. The application was for the construction of 8 dwellings and related to an application for consideration under item 7b of the agenda. Attention was drawn to the late observations which highlighted comments on drainage implications and the level of public support for the development. It was explained that the argument that the development would support the retention of the public house and provide affordable housing could not be given significant weight as there was no legal agreement linking the finance from the development to the retention of the public house and the housing constructed would be market housing. The Planning Officer explained the suggested reasons for refusal, highlighting conflict with the policies of the adopted Wiltshire Core strategy; that the scale of the development was not appropriate in the location, there were poor levels of amenity space and the design was out of character for the locality.

 

There were no technical questions.

 

Members of the public then addressed the Committee as detailed above.

 

The Planning Officer responded to comments from the public to confirm that whilst the application was an outline planning application consent was sought for details of access, scale, layout and appearance and only landscaping was a reserved matter.

 

The local member, Cllr Berry spoke in support of the application, underlining the strong local support for the development.

 

In the debate that followed, members commented that there was no legal agreement in place to ensure the application would be an enabling development therefore this was not a material consideration. Members sympathised with the owner of the public house but could not support this development as it contravened the Wiltshire Core Strategy. The Committee sought advice from officers on whether the development of an enabling agreement and selection of building materials could be delegated to officers. Officers advised that materials could be controlled by condition but the application sought approval for the scale, layout and appearance of the development now and these could not be conditioned as reserved matters for future approval. Potentially preparation of a legal agreement to tie the residential development to the enhancement of the Public house could be delegated to officers but extensive additional information submissions were required in that respect and the applicant had already been advised of the requirement in advance of revisions to the application and had not addressed the mater comprehensively to date. The Committee expressed support for the principle of development on the site subject to linking this to enhancements to the public house to secure its retention and encouraged the applicant to submit a revised scheme. It was confirmed that the applicant could withdraw the application before a decision notice was issued. 

 

Resolved:

 

To REFUSE planning permission for the following reasons:  ...  view the full minutes text for item 45a

45b

14/08917/FUL- Vale of The White Horse, Minety

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Planning Officer introduced the report which recommended that planning permission be granted subject to the conditions outlined in the report. The application was for the conversion of part of a basement to 3 guest accommodation rooms.

 

There was no public participation.

 

The Chairman informed the Committee the proposal had the support of the Parish Council and the local member. The proposal had been called in due to its connection with item 7a (14/8912/OUT – Vale of The White Horse, Minety).

 

Resolved:

 

To GRANT 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 be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans:

Existing attic floor plan and elevations

Proposed semi-basement floor plans

Location and site plan

Existing semi-basement floor plan

Existing ground floor plans and elevations

FRA

DAS

Received 19.10.14

Parking Plan – received 20.03.15

 

REASON: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.

 

3.     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.

 

4.     The three guest bedrooms hereby approved shall be used for visitor accommodation falling within Class C1 and no other use.

 

REASON: To ensure that the development is only occupied as visitor accommodation because the site is within an area where the local planning authority would not normally permit new dwellings.

45c

14/07749/FUL- Manor Farm, North End, Ashton Keynes, SN6 6QR

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Cllr Dave Wingrove, Ashton Keynes Parish Council spoke in objection to the application.

 

The Planning Officer introduced the report which recommended that planning permission be granted subject to conditions. The application was for the erection of a car restoration workshop and showroom extension, the location of the site and its existing access was shown. The Committee was advised that an alternative access would be needed to ensure safety. 

 

The Committee then had the opportunity to ask technical questions and it was confirmed that Cox’s Hill was a rural 40mph road where vehicles could pass side by side.

 

Members of the public then addressed the Committee as detailed above.

 

The Planning Officer responded to comments from the public, explaining that moving a 7.5 tonne weight limit to ensure that Heavy Goods Vehicles would not drive through the village centre would require a Traffic Regulation Order, this could not be controlled by a condition. The officer highlighted that this would have been recommended by the Highways Officer if it was considered necessary.

 

The local member, Cllr Berry, questioned whether current access to the site could be altered with restrictions dealing with entry and exit of vehicles and suggested local views be given more consideration.

 

In the debate that followed, councillors discussed the current and proposed access to the site developed by Highways officers and agreed that, should permission be granted, an informative be included with a recommendation from the Committee for interested parties to investigate and consider proposals for alterations to the location and extent of the weight limit restriction on Cox's Hill via the Community Area Transport Group (CATG) in order to reduce the number of vehicles going through the village.

 

Resolved:

 

To GRANT planning permission subject to the following conditions:

 

1.     (WA1) 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.     (WM13)The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans:

DAS

14340-5

14340-4

14340-3

14340-1

Received 12.08.14

Site location plan – received 17.10.14

14340-2 Rev B – received 23.10.14

 

REASON: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.

 

3.     (WD11) No development shall commence on site until details of the stopping up of all existing accesses, both pedestrian and vehicular, have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. That stopping up shall take place in accordance with the approved details within one month of the first occupation of the development. No later than one month after the first occupation of the development, the sole means of vehicular and pedestrian access to the development shall be as shown on the plans hereby approved.

 

REASON: In the interests of highway safety.

 

4.     (WD17) No development shall commence on site until visibility splays have been provided between the edge  ...  view the full minutes text for item 45c

46.

Urgent Items

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

Minutes:

There were no urgent items.