Agenda and minutes

To approve the minutes of the last meeting held on 17 August 2011            (copy attached).

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

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 Director of Resources) no later than 5pm on Wednesday 31 August 2011.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 consider and determine the following planning applications:

Public Participation:

-       Dr Leo Haylen spoke in objection to the application.

-       Mr Paul Gibson spoke in objection to the application.

-       Mr Michael Newberry spoke in objection to the application.

-       Mr Rob Peck spoke in support of the application.

-       Mr John Barberio spoke in support of the application.

-       Mr Harry Grist, agent, spoke in support of the application.

Officers introduced the report which sought approval.

During the ensuing debate members of the committee expressed their understanding of the reasons given by both the objectors and supporters. However members of the committee felt that rural enterprises should be supported when compliant with planning regulations and that the proposed conditions, with an additional informative, should alleviate the objections raised.

Resolved;

That planning permission be granted.

For the following reason(s):

The proposed development conforms to the Development Plan and there are no objections to it on planning grounds.

Subject to the following condition(s):

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. No development shall commence on site until details and samples of the materials to be used for the external walls and roofs have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

REASON: In the interests of visual amenity and the character and appearance of the area.

West Wiltshire District Plan 1st Alteration 2004 - POLICY: C31a.

3. The buildings shown as being demolished shall be removed prior to the construction of the proposed development.

REASON: To ensure that the volume of development on this part of the site is consistent with the proposal in the interests of visual and residential amenity.

POLICY: West Wiltshire District Plan 1st Alteration 2004 - C31a & C38.

4. The proposed development hereby approved shall be used solely for the storage of goods in connection with the primary activity on this site and shall not be used for any manufacturing, industrial or production purposes.

REASON: In the interests of residential amenity

POLICY: West Wiltshire District Plan 1st Alteration 2004 – C38

5. There shall be no external storage of materials or equipment within the rear yard in the northeast corner of the site.

REASON: In the interests of visual and residential amenity

POLICY: West Wiltshire District Plan 1st Alteration 2004: C38

6. The proposed development shall be carried out in complete accordance with the Construction Method Statement Rev A dated 04 August 2011.

REASON: In the interests of the protection of protected species and their habitats.

Planning Policy Statement 9; Biodiversity and Geological Conservation

7. The proposed development shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the Arboricultural Assessment and Method Statement with Addendum (NdeB/7010/A/2 dated March 2001; addendum August 2011) and under the supervision of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 83c

Public Participation:

-       Mr Peter Hulvert spoke in objection to the application.

-       Mr John Green spoke in objection to the application.

Officers introduced the report which sought approval.

Although members of the committee had some sympathy for the objectors, the objections raised by the public speakers could not be addressed by the Planning Committee or planning conditions. However members of the committee felt that the issues of off-site parking and access should be taken into account when the revised Green Travel Plan was produce, they also felt that three months was too short a timescale to produce the Green Travel Plan and amended condition 2 to reflect this.

Resolved:

That planning permission be GRANTED

For the following reason:

The proposed development conforms to the Development Plan and there are no objections to it on planning grounds.

Subject to the following conditions:

1. The temporary mobile building hereby permitted shall be removed and the land restored to its former condition on or before 7 September 2016, in accordance with a scheme of work to be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority.

REASON: Planning permission has been granted on a temporary basis to allow the Local Planning Authority to review the functional need for the mobile classroom at the end of the expiration of the period referred to.

POLICY: West Wiltshire District Plan - 1st Alteration Policy CF1.

2. That within 6 months of this temporary permission renewal being granted, the school shall submit a revised Green Travel Plan which should address the off-site parking and access complaints, including along The Gravel, and the associated impact on the residential amenity of residents of the Gravel, and obtain the written approval of the Local Planning authority, following consultation with the parish council, local residents and the highways authority. The Travel Plan shall include details of the implementation of any requisite access and parking improvements and monitoring. The results of the implementation and monitoring shall be made available to the Local Planning Authority on request, together with any changes to the Plan arising from the necessary ongoing monitoring.

REASON: In the interests of road safety, reducing neighbouring conflicts as well as encouraging parents to adopt alternative non-car based school journeys.

POLICY: West Wiltshire District Plan 1st Alteration policy CF1, C38 and T10.

3. The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out except in complete accordance with the details shown on the submitted plans:

LOCATION PLAN received on 13.06.2011

LOCATION, PLAN AND ELEVATIONS drawing no. 1237/57 Rev O received on 13.06.2011

REASON: To ensure that the development is carried out in accordance with the approved plans that have been judged to be acceptable by the local planning authority.

Public Participation:

-     Mr Ian Bolden spoke in objection to the application.

-     Mr Martin Newman, applicant, spoke in support of the application.

-     Mr Nicholas Magniac, agent, spoke in support of the application.

Councillor Malcolm Hewson, Unitary Councillor for Bradford-on-Avon South, welcomed the opportunity for the application to be considered in a meeting open to the public, where both objectors and supporters would be able to express their views.

Officers introduced the report which sought approval. During the ensuing debate members of the committee could not be satisfied that the proposed extension impinged on the neighbours’ privacy any more than the existing patio, however the committee felt that not allowing the glazed window to be opened would be helpful and amended condition 3 accordingly.

Resolved:

That planning permission be GRANTED.

For the following reason:

The proposed development conforms to the Development Plan and there are no objections to it on planning grounds.

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 materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of the development hereby permitted shall match in material, colour and texture those used in the existing building.

REASON: In the interests of visual amenity and the character and appearance of the area.

West Wiltshire District Plan 1st Alteration 2004 - POLICY: C31a.

3. No development shall commence on site until details of the obscure glazing to be used in the window in the north-east elevation of the extension, as annotated on the amended plans, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The obscure glazing shall be installed as approved and the window shall be permanently fixed shut prior to the first occupation of the extension and shall thereafter be maintained as such.

REASON: In the interests of residential amenity and privacy.

West Wiltshire District Plan 1st Alteration 2004 - POLICY: C38

4. The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out except in complete accordance with the details shown on the submitted plans:

Site Plan received on 04.04.2011

N/11 Rev B received on 04.04.2011

N/12 Rev B received on 04.04.2011

N/13 Rev C received on 04.04.2011

N/14 received on 04.04.2011

N/15 Rev B received on 04.04.2011

N/16 received on 04.04.2011

N/17 received on 04.04.2011

N/18 received on 04.04.2011

N/19 received on 04.04.2011

REASON: To ensure that the development is carried out in accordance with the approved plans that have been judged to be acceptable by the local planning authority.