Agenda and minutes

To receive any apologies or substitutions for the meeting.

Apologies for absence were received from Cllr Christopher Newbury, who was substituted by Cllr Ian Blair-Pilling and Cllr David Jenkins.

To approve and sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 15 August 2018. (Copy attached)

Resolved:

To confirm and sign the minutes of the previous meeting held on 15 August 2018 as a correct record.

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

There were no declarations of interest made at the meeting.

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 31 October 2018  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 2 November 2018.  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.

There were no questions or statements submitted.

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

An update on planning appeals and decisions was received.

Resolved:

To note the contents of the update.

A report by the Case Officer is attached.

The Committee received a presentation from the Case Officer which set out the issues in respect of the application. The purpose of the report was to assess the merits of the proposals against the policies of the development plan and other material considerations and to consider the recommendation that planning permission be granted subject to conditions.

Members then had the opportunity to ask technical questions after which they heard a statement from Mr Tony Phillips, the applicant’s agent in support of the proposal.

During discussion, Members drew attention to Condition 7 which stated that the foul drainage system should be connected to the main sewer and obtained assurances from the officers that this condition had been agreed by the applicant and would be enforced.

On the proposal of Cllr Tony Trotman, which was seconded by Cllr Fred Westmoreland,

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 site shall not be occupied by any persons other than gypsies and travellers as defined in Annex 1: Glossary of Planning Policy for Traveller Sites published August 2015.

REASON:Planningpermissionhasonlybeengranted onthe basisoftheprovisionof accommodationfor gypsiesandtravellersanditisnecessaryto keepthesiteavailable to meet that need.

3.    No more than eight caravans, as defined in the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960 and the Caravan Sites Act 1968 as amended (of which no more than four shall be static caravans) shall be stationed on the site at any time.

REASON: To control the number of caravans on the site in order to safeguard interests of visual and residential amenity in accordance with CP47 of the Wiltshire Core Strategy 2015.

4.    No commercial activities shall take place on the land, including the storage of materials used in connection with any business operated by the occupiers of the site.

REASON: In the interests of visual amenity, highway safety and the amenity of occupants of the site.

5.    No vehicle over 3.5 tonnes ‘gross unladen’ weight shall be stationed, parked or stored on this site.

REASON: In the interests of visual amenity, highway safety and the amenity of occupants of the site.

6.    No commercial use of the stables hereby permitted shall take place on the land; they shall only be used as shelter for the appellant’s own horses and/or ponies.

REASON: In the interests of highway safety.

7.    There shall be no occupation of the pitches hereby approved prior to the connection of the foul drainage system to the main sewer as shown on the drawing indicating the drainage run, received on 6 July 2018.

REASON: To ensure that the proposal is provided with a satisfactory means of drainage  ...  view the full minutes text for item 64.

To note that the next meeting of this Committee is due to be held on Wednesday 5 December 2018 at County Hall, Trowbridge, starting at 2.00pm.

Resolved:

To note that the next scheduled meeting of this Committee was due to be held on Wednesday 5 December 2018 at County Hall, Trowbridge, starting at 2.00pm.

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.