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Agenda and minutes
Venue: Council Chamber - Council Offices, Monkton Park, Chippenham, SN15 1ER. View directions
Contact: Stuart Figini Email: stuart.figini@wiltshire.gov.uk
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Apologies To receive any apologies or substitutions for the meeting. Minutes: Apologies were received from Cllr Ashley O’Neill.
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Minutes of the Previous Meeting To approve and sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 11th July 2018. Supporting documents: Minutes: The minutes of the meeting held on 18 July 2018 were presented.
Resolved:
To approve as a true and correct record and sign the minutes.
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Declarations of Interest To receive any declarations of disclosable interests or dispensations granted by the Standards Committee. Minutes: There were no declarations of interest.
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Chairman's Announcements To receive any announcements through the Chair. Minutes: There were no Chairman’s announcements.
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Public Participation 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 2.50pm 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 1st August 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 3rd August 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. Minutes: The Committee noted the rules on public participation.
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Planning Appeals and Updates To receive details of completed and pending appeals and other updates as appropriate. Supporting documents: Minutes: The Chair commented on the Planning Appeals decided between 29th June 2018 - 27th July 2018, and in particular highlighted the application for change of use to equestrian and erection of timber stables at Newlands, Little Drew, Chippenham. The Chairman explained that the application had been allowed with conditions at appeal and costs had been awarded against the Council.
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Planning Applications To consider and determine the following planning applications. Minutes: To consider and determine the following planning applications:
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18/04022/FUL - 74 Blain Place, Royal Wootton Bassett Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Area Team Leader (North), Lee Burman, introduced a report which recommended granting planning permission, subject to conditions, for a garage conversion and additional single storey side extension. The Committee was verbally advised of a late submission by the Agent and it was confirmed that it reflected closely the application submissions and so had been taken into account in the report prepared and the recommendation.
Key issues highlighted included, principle of the development, parking provision and highway safety, impact on the scale and character of the existing site/buildings, impact on neighbour amenity.
Members of the Committee then had the opportunity to ask technical questions of the officer which focused on: the need to consider fire safety issues following the relocation of the kitchen on the ground floor of the dwelling.
There were no members of the public attending the meeting and therefore, the Committee did not receive any comments from the public about the application.
Councillor Mollie Groom, Division Member, spoke in objection to the application with the main points focusing on the impact on the surrounding highway due to the removal of a garage parking space, and the availability of appropriate space at the front of the property to park two cars.
At the start of the debate a proposal was moved by Councillor Gavin Grant, seconded by Councillor Peter Hutton to grant planning permission as detailed in the report.
Resolved:
Planning Permission is APPROVED subject to the following conditions:
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18/04178/FUL - 62 Blain Place, Royal Wootton Bassett Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Area Team Leader (North), Lee Burman introduced a report which recommended granting planning permission, subject to conditions, for a garage conversion. Permitted development rights were removed prior to the building of the dwellings.
Key issues highlighted included, principle of the development, the scale, design and layout of the proposals and impact on visual amenity, impact on the residential amenity and impact on highways.
Members of the Committee then had the opportunity to ask technical questions of the officer which focused on: the need to consider fire safety issues following the relocation of the kitchen within the ground floor space of the dwelling.
There were no members of the public attending the meeting and therefore, the Committee did not receive any comments from the public about the application.
Councillor Mollie Groom, Division Member, spoke in objection to the application with the main points focusing on the impact on the surrounding highway due to the removal of a garage parking space, and the availability of appropriate space at the front of the property to park two cars.
At the start of the debate a proposal was moved by Councillor Gavin Grant, seconded by Councillor Peter Hutton to grant planning permission as detailed in the report.
Resolved:
Planning Permission is APPROVED subject to the following conditions:
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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.
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