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Agenda and minutes

Venue: Wessex Room, Corn Exchange, Market Place, Devizes, SN10 1HS

Contact: Tara Shannon  Email:  tara.shannon@wiltshire.gov.uk (Senior Democratic Services Officer)

Items
No. Item

12.

Apologies

To receive any apologies or substitutions for the meeting.

Minutes:

There were no apologies.

 

13.

Minutes of the Previous Meeting

To approve and sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 15 July 2021.

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on 15 July 2021 were presented for consideration and it was

 

Resolved:

 

To approve and sign the minutes as a true and correct record.

 

14.

Declarations of Interest

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

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

 

15.

Chairman's Announcements

To receive any announcements through the Chair.

Minutes:

There were no Chairman’s announcements.

 

16.

Public Participation

To ensure Wiltshire Council COVID-19 public health guidance is adhered to, a capacity limit for public attendance at this meeting will be in place. You must contact the officer named on this agenda no later than 5pm on Tuesday 5 October 2021 if you wish to attend this meeting. Places will be allocated on a first come first served basis and all requests may not be accommodated if there is high demand.

 

Statements

Members of the public who wish to submit a statement in relation to an item on this agenda should submit this in writing to the officer named on this agenda no later than 5pm on Tuesday 5 October 2021.

 

Submitted statements should:

·       State whom the statement is from (including if representing another person or organisation);

·       State clearly whether the statement is in objection to or support of the application;

·       Be readable aloud in approximately three minutes (for members of the public and statutory consultees) and in four minutes (for parish council representatives – 1 per parish council).

 

Up to three objectors and three supporters are normally allowed for each item on the agenda, plus statutory consultees and parish councils.

 

Those submitting statements would be expected to join the meeting to read the statement themselves, or to provide a representative to read the statement on their behalf.

 

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 electronically to the officer named on the front of this agenda no later than 5pm on Thursday 30 September 2021 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 Monday 4 October 2021.

 

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 members prior to the meeting and made available at the meeting and on the Council’s website. Questions and answers will normally be taken as read at the meeting.

 

Minutes:

The Chairman detailed the procedure for the meeting and the procedures for public participation which were set out at item 5 of the agenda.

 

17.

Planning Appeals and Updates

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

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Resolved:

 

To note the report on completed and pending appeals.

 

18.

Planning Applications

To consider and determine the following planning applications.

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The following planning application was considered:

 

19.

PL/2021/04596 West Winds, 72 Netherstreet, Bromham, Chippenham SN15 2DP

Outline application for demolition of bungalow and replacement with 2 detached dwellings and associated works to include change of use of land to form extended residential curtilage.

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Public Participation

 

Vikki Cattell spoke in objection to the application.

Chris Gray spoke on behalf of Nigel and Louisa Thomas in objection to the application.

Mike White spoke in objection to the application.

Tom Kent spoke on behalf of Richard Cosker (Agent) in support of the application.

Mike Butler, the applicant spoke in support of the application.

 

Nick Clark, Senior Planning Officer presented a report which recommended that planning permission be approved with conditions, for the outline application for demolition of bungalow and replacement with 2 detached dwellings and associated works to include change of use of land to form extended residential curtilage.

 

The officer stated that the main issue for consideration by the Committee was the principle of development. Matters of appearance, landscaping and scale were all reserved matters that would be covered by later applications.

 

The area covered by the application was shown to the Committee highlighting an area of farmland to the back of the existing bungalow which was included in the application for use as a garden. The indicative site layout plans were just an illustration to show 2 dwellings on the plot.

 

The officer advised that the site was outside the limits of development and therefore the application for 2 dwellings was contrary to the Wiltshire Core Strategy Development Plan and would usually be recommended for refusal. However, in this instance the officer explained that there were material considerations for the committee that supported approval. These were the shortfall in the five year housing land supply, the developed nature of the settlement with ribbons of housing along both sides of the street and the long history of redevelopment and infill along the street. The officer referred to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) which advised that planning permission should be granted when an authority cannot demonstrate a five year supply of deliverable housing sites, unless the adverse impacts of the development significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits. 

 

It was stated that there would be some limited economic benefits associated with the development. The impact on the character of the settlement and the neighbouring amenities should be considered and there were detailed considerations of these within the agenda report. The density of dwellings and plot size would be very similar to those in the vicinity. On balance the officer felt that whilst there was an impact of an additional dwelling, the adverse impacts did not outweigh the benefits of the application, hence the recommendation to approve the application.

 

The Officer detailed representations received, there had been no objection from Bromham Parish Council, however, 20 objections to the application had been received.

 

In response to a technical question asked by the Committee the officer confirmed that if this application was approved, the applicant would have to submit a detailed reserved matters application, which would then need to be determined. Theoretically that could also come before the Committee depending on whether it was called in.

 

Members of the public then had the opportunity to present their views, as  ...  view the full minutes text for item 19.

20.

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.