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Venue: Council Chamber - County Hall, Trowbridge BA14 8JN

Contact: Jessica Croman  Democratic Services Officer

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81.

Apologies

To receive any apologies or substitutions for the meeting.

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from:

 

Cllr Christopher Newbury who was substituted by Cllr David Halik.

 

 

Cllr Jonathon Seed as Vice-Chairman chaired the meeting.

82.

Minutes of the Previous Meeting

To approve and sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on 18 December 2019 were presented.

 

Resolved:

 

To approve as a correct record and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 18 December 2019

 

 

83.

Declarations of Interest

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

Minutes:

Cllr Jonathon Seed noted that he knew the applicant.

 

84.

Chairman's Announcements

To receive any announcements through the Chair.

Minutes:

There were no Chairman’s Announcements.

 

The Chairman gave details of the exits to be used in the event of an emergency.

85.

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 15 January 2020 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 17 January 2020. 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:

No questions had been received from councillors or members of the public.

 

The Chairman welcomed all present. He then explained the rules of public participation and the procedure to be followed at the meeting.

 

86.

Planning Appeals and Updates

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

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Planning Appeals Update Report for 06/12/2019 and 10/01/2020 was received.

 

Resolved:

 

To note the Planning Appeals Update Report for 06/12/2019 and 10/01/2020.

 

87.

Planning Applications

To consider and determine the following planning applications.

Minutes:

The Committee considered the following applications:

 

88.

19/08882/FUL - Bays Corner, Pinckney Green, Farleigh Wick, BA15 2EG

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Public Participation

Richard Cosker (Agent) spoke in support of the application.

Sir Charles Hobhouse (Applicant) spoke in support of the application.

Cllr Mathew Midlane (Chair of Monkton Farleigh Parish Council) spoke in support of the application.

 

 

Verity Giles-Franklin, Senior Planning Officer, introduced the report which recommended that retrospective planning permission be refused for the construction of a single storey dwelling following the unauthorised demolition of a farm building (with material alterations to the size and design of the building previously approved, and use of the building as a dwelling rather than a holiday let).

 

A Member site visit had taken place prior to the meeting on the 22 January 2020 at 1pm and all members of the committee were present.

 

A late representation had been received from the current occupier of the adjoining office in support of the application.

 

Key determining issues for the application  included; The principle of the development, the impact on the Green Belt and on the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), impacts on neighbouring amenity, ecology and highway safety.

 

Members of the Committee had the opportunity to ask technical questions of the officer and the main points focused on: what part of the former steading should have been retained and converted to a holiday let use; the terms and extent of the 2014 approved development; and, whether the classified use of a building could be changed.

 

In response officers noted that; the 2014 application had been approved by officers under delegated powers for a mixed-use development comprising a holiday let (where the unauthorised dwelling was sited), an office and a residential barn conversion. The committee were also shown slides, as part of the PowerPoint presentation, which illustrated the former barn of which some of the walls should have been retained for the development but had been demolished and replaced with a new dwelling; and, it was confirmed that the use of a building could be changed.

 

Members of the public, as detailed above, had the opportunity to speak on the application. 

 

Local member Cllr Trevor Carbin spoke in support of the application with the key points focusing on: the positive impact the development would have on the local area compared to the consented 1-bed holiday let (which was considered to be unviable); that the development had been completed to a high standard that did not harm the green belt or the AONB; that no objections had been received from any consultee; that the Parish Council fully supported the application and that no local resident had objected. Referring specifically to WCS Core Policy 48, Cllr Carbin argued that the development would support rural lives and that the dwellinghouse would provide added security for the site, which included an office. 

 

Officers were asked to confirm the status of the conditions imposed on the 2014 development and it was confirmed that a number of the suspensive planning conditions had been discharged, however there was clear non-compliance with the holiday let conditions and that no details had been  ...  view the full minutes text for item 88.

89.

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.