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122.

Apologies

To receive any apologies or substitutions for the meeting.

Minutes:

Apologies were received from Cllr Christine Crisp. It was noted that Cllr Crisp would substituted at the meeting by Cllr Jacqui Lay.

 

It was noted that, following the decision of Council made on the 25th November, Cllr Howard Marshal was now a member of the NAPC, and that Cllr Ernie Clark was now a substitute only.

 

123.

Minutes of the Previous Meeting

To approve and sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 28 October 2015.

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on 28 October 2015 were presented.

 

Resolved:

 

That the minutes of the meeting held on the 28October 2015 be approved as a true and correct record for signing by the Chairman.

 

124.

Declarations of Interest

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

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

125.

Chairman's Announcements

To receive any announcements through the Chair.

Minutes:

There Chairman drew the meeting’s attention to the following matters:

The evacuation procedures; the procedure for public participation; and the policy on recording and broadcasting of meetings.

126.

Public Participation and Councillors' Questions

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 no later than 5pm on Wednesday 2 December 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.

Minutes:

The Committee noted the rules on public participation, and that there were no questions submitted.

 

127.

Planning Applications

To consider and determine planning application as detailed below.

Minutes:

Attention was drawn to the late list of observations provided at the meeting, circulated at the meeting and as an agenda supplement, in respect of application 6a – 15/04763/FUL as listed in the agenda pack.

128.

15/04763/FUL - Parsonage Way, Chippenham, Wiltshire

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Case Officer outlined the report that recommended that the application be approved subject to conditions. The officer made reference to the late observations summarised by the officers, and how the issues raised had been responded to.

 

Reference was also made to some additional late submissions made by members of the public; the officer noted that he had not had sufficient time to consider the implications of this additional late information.

 

In the course of his presentation, the officer confirmed: that the proposed Bund would be 3m high; that legal advice had been given confirming the officers recommendation on the Environmental Impact Assessment Screening Opinion requirements, in that the application could be considered independently and therefore did not meet the tests established by case law as to requirements for a screening opinion; and that progress of the Chippenham Sites Development Plan Document did not hinder the consideration of this application.

 

In response to questions from the Committee, the officer stated: that he did not believe there were any concerns with regard to utilities; and that they had no representation from colleagues in the Property Team with regard to this application.

 

Edward Barham, Robert Whitrow and Robert Woodward spoke in objection to the application; and Ian Jewson spoke in support of the application. Cllr David Mannering spoke on behalf of Langley Burrell Parish Council.

 

Cllr Howard Greenman spoke in his capacity as the local member, and also made representations on behalf of Cllr Chris Caswill, the local member for the ward neighbouring the proposal.

 

Issues discussed in the course of the presentation and debate included: the proposed car park and storage area; the current agricultural use of the land and its position outside the settlement boundary; the vegetation currently on the site; the access arrangements to the site, and the views of the highways officer; the design and operation of the lighting, and the impact of this on the visual aspect; the size, scale and composition of the bund; the changes made at the request of landscape and conservation officers including extension to the length of the bund and the mix of types of trees; the proximity of the proposals to listed buildings and the conservation area; how the potential employment benefits arising from the proposal could be balanced against any possible negative impacts; the views of the conservation officers; how drainage, ecological and archaeological matters are to be addressed; the potential impact of the proposals on residential amenity, and the distance of the proposals to other properties; how the proposals accord with planning policies including CP34; the proposals to extinguish and divert an existing right of way; the implications of additional industrial noise, and the steps that could be taken to mitigate; the traffic movements and their impact; the operating hours and how these are conditioned; and the consultation undertaken, and the views of local residents and groups.

 

Cllr Peter Hutton proposed, subsequently seconded by Cllr Toby Sturgis, that the officers recommendation that planning approval be accepted.

 

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129.

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.