Agenda and minutes

To receive any apologies or substitutions for the meeting.

There were no apologies for absence.

To approve and sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 4 February 2015,

The minutes of the meeting held on the 4 February 2015 were presented.

Resolved:

To approve as a correct record and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 4 February 2015.

To receive any announcements through the Chair.

There were no Chairman’s Announcements.

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

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

Councillor Ernie Clark stated that when application 14/1180/FUL was considered by Hilperton Parish Council, he had not taken part in the debate and abstained from a vote. He confirmed that he would be considering the matter at this meeting with an open mind.

Councillor Jonathon Seed stated that he was acquainted with members of the extended family involved in application 14/1180/FUL, but that as they were not close friends and that he had no pecuniary interest in the matter, he would be considering the matter at this meeting with an open mind.

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 (acting on behalf of the Corporate Director) no later than 5pm on Wednesday 18 February 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.

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.

Public participation:

Mr Tucker and Mr Pearce spoke in support of the application.

The Senior Planning Officer outlined the report which recommended that the application for approval subject to conditions – including a recommended amendment to the condition in the report restricting hours of operation so that they corresponded with those in the original application. Therefore it was recommended that he wording of condition 6 should read as follows:

The use hereby approved shall only take place during the hours of 08:0 and 18:00 Monday to Friday, 08:00 and 13:00 Saturdays and not at all on Sundays, bank or public holidays.

Councillor Ernie Clark, as the local member, spoke in relation to the

application.

Members of the public were invited to speak on the application as listed above.

Issues discussed in the course of the debate included: the impact on amenity of neighbours, the operation of the business, the access to the site, the position of the business, the previous use of the building, the proximity to other buildings, the relevance of planning policies supporting rural life, the times of use, the impact of noise, the storage of materials, that character of the area and the appropriateness of the location of the business.

Councillor Ernie Clark proposed, and Councillor Dennis Drewett seconded, that the application be refused as the proposed development would result in an adverse impact on the amenity and character of the area, contrary to core policy 48.

The proposal, being put to vote, was lost. Councillor Ernie Clark’s vote for the motion to refuse was recorded.

In the subsequent debate it was noted that, as the application was retrospective, condition one did not apply and should be removed.

Councillor Jonathon Seed proposed and Councillor Pip Ridout seconded that the permission should be granted in line with the officers amended recommendations.

At the end of the debate the meeting;

Resolved to approve permission subject to the following conditions:

1.     The  development  hereby  permitted  shall  be  carried  out  in  accordance  with  the followingapprovedplans: LDC.1873_002,LDC.1873_001,LDC.1873_003and LDC.1873_004receivedthe16thDecember2014.

REASON:Fortheavoidanceof doubtandin theinterestsofproperplanning.

2. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order  ...  view the full minutes text for item 28.

Public participation:

Mr Hepworth and Mr Nelson spoke in objection to the application.

The Senior Planning Officer outlined the report which recommended that the application for approval subject to conditions.

Members of the public were invited to speak on the application as listed above.

Issues discussed in the course of the debate included: the location of the application, the position within the conservation area, the layout of the site, the removal of existing temporary buildings and a tree, the access to site for construction vehicles, the traffic implications, that the construction should take place over the holiday period, that the construction works access would be temporary and that the removal of the hedge would not need permission.

Following confirmation from the officer that the school could not be compelled by condition to build the solar panels, it was agreed that an informative could be included to encourage the school to build the solar panels as indicated in the plan drawings.

At the end of the debate the meeting;

Resolved to approve 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 extension hereby approved shall be carried out in accordance with the materials detailed on the planning application form validated by the Local Planning Authority on 6th January 2015

REASON: In the interest of the character and appearance of the area.

3.       The mobile classroom to be removed as shown on drawing number 16975 G0 S1 1001 A received by the Local Planning Authority on 5th January 2015 shall be removed within 8 months of occupation of the extension hereby approved.

REASON: To improve the quality of the area

4.       The extension hereby approved shall achieve BREAAM 'Very Good' standards and shall not be occupied until a post construction stage certificate has been issued for it certifying that the 'Very Good' standard has been achieved.

REASON: To ensure that the objectives of sustainable development set out policy CP41 of the Wiltshire Core Strategy are achieved.

5.       Demolition or construction works shall only take place between 08:00 hours to 18:00 hours Mondays to Fridays and between 08:30 hours to 13:00 hours on Saturdays and no works shall be undertaken at any time on Sundays or Bank Holidays.

REASON: In the interest of neighbouring amenity

6.       The construction works shall be carried out in accordance with Drawing Number 16975 G0 SI 1002 received by the Local Planning Authority on 16^th February 2015. Once the extension has been completed, the construction works access shall be stopped up, the hedge shall be replanted and the area highlighted in Green on Drawing Number 16975 G0 SI 1002 received by the Local Planning Authority on 16^th February 2015 shall be made good.

REASON: In the interest of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 29.

Public participation:

Mr Webb spoke in objection to the application, and Mr Harlow spoke in support of the application.

The Senior Planning Officer outlined the report which recommended that the application for approval subject to conditions.

Members of the public were invited to speak on the application as listed above.

Issues discussed in the course of the debate included: that outline permission had already been granted, that reserved matters were requested to come back to Committee, the access to the site, the location in relationship to existing buildings, the height of the proposal in relation to other dwellings and that the proposal is lower than that previously refused, the layout of the proposals and the impact of the existing permission for access, how conditions from the original application could deal with some of the concerns of the neighbours including seeking a badger survey.

In the course of the debate, attention was drawn to the fact that condition 13 in the original permission should be referred to in the informative.

At the end of the debate the meeting;

Resolved to approve permission subject to the following conditions:

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

Revised All Plans – Received 9 February 2015

Design and Access Statement – Received 27 November 2014

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

INFORMATIVE:

1.The applicant is advised that all conditions and informative appended to W/11/03043/OUT (see attached decision notice) still apply and conditions 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12 and 13 will be required to be discharged before the commencement of any development on site.

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