Agenda and minutes

To receive any apologies or substitutions for the meeting.

An apology for absence was received from Cllr Clare Cape.

To approve and sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 26 April, 2017 (Copy attached).

Resolved:

To approve and sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 26 April 2017.

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

Cllr Fleur de Rhe-Philipe declared a non-pecuniary interest in Application Nos 16/11304/DP4 and 16/11410/LBC – Corsham Mansion House, Pickwick Road, Corsham, SN13 9BL as she was responsible in the previous Council’s Administration for Economic Development of which Corsham Mansion House was a project. 

However, she no longer had any responsibility for this function.

To receive any announcements through the Chair.

There were no Chairman’s announcements.

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 by phone, email or in person no later than 10.20am on the day of the meeting.

The rules on public participation in respect of planning applications are detailed 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 will have had the opportunity to make representations on the planning applications and to contact and lobby their local member and any other members of the planning committee prior to the meeting. Lobbying once the debate has started at the meeting is not permitted, including the circulation of new information, written or photographic which have not been verified by planning officers.

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 17 May 2017 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 Friday 19 May 2017. 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.

The rules on public participation were noted.

A report by the Case Officer is attached.

Public Participation

The following people spoke against the proposal:-

Mr Neville Farmer, a local resident

Mr Paul Kefford, a local resident

Mr Thomas Brakspear, a local resident

The following person spoke in support of the proposal:-

Mr Tim Martienssen, client/applicant, spoke in favour of the proposal.

The Committee received a presentation by the Case Officer which set out the main issues in respect of the applications, with a recommendation that planning permission should be granted and that Listed Building Consent application be referred to the Secretary of State with a recommendation that it be granted.  

Members then had the opportunity to ask technical questions after which they heard statements from members of the public as listed above expressing their views regarding the applications.

Cllr Phil Whaley, the local Member, spoke in favour of the proposal. 

After some discussion, during which Members considered the objections raised and also the condition of the Mansion House and its urgent need of attention,

Resolved:

(A)         Application 16/11304/DP4

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.               No development shall commence on site until the exact details and samples of the materials to be used for all new external walls (for both the new building as well as any new free-standing walls) and roofs have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Such a submission shall include a sample panel to be erected on site for inspection, demonstrating coursing and mortar mix.   Development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

REASON: The choice of final external materials to be used in this development is required to be agreed with the Local Planning Authority before development commences in order that the development is undertaken in an acceptable manner, in the interests of visual amenity and the character and appearance of this sensitive location.

3.               Prior to the commencement of development, full and complete details of all hard and soft landscaping to be created on the site shall have been submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  Such details shall include, but not be limited to, an identification of the position of any trees proposed to be retained and the measures to be employed to secure their protection during construction.  The details shall also include an identification of all trees to be removed on the site as well as timing for those removal works.  Development and landscaping shall be carried out in complete accordance with the approved details.

REASON: To ensure a suitable hard and soft landscaping scheme for this sensitive site and so as to ensure the retention of appropriate trees on the site in the interests of visual amenity.

4.               All soft landscaping comprised  ...  view the full minutes text for item 27.

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

There were no items of urgent business.