Issue - meetings

To consider the above planning application.

Note: Prior to consideration of this application, the meeting was adjourned for ten minutes for a break.

Note: Having declared that her son lived opposite the site, Councillor P Butterill withdrew from the meeting during consideration of this item.

Note: Councillor J Clowesleft the meeting prior to consideration of this application.

Note: Councillor M Jones(the Leader of the Council) attended the meeting and addressed the Committee on this matter.

The Committee considered a report regarding the above planning application and a written update.

RESOLVED – That, for the reasons set out in the report, the application be APPROVED subject to the following conditions:

1.      Standard Timescale

2.      Plan References

3.      The site shall not be occupied by any persons other than gypsies and travellers as defined in paragraph 1 Annex 1 of Planning Policy for Traveller Sites

4.      There shall be no more than four pitches on the site and there shall be no more than eight caravans stationed at any time, of which only four caravans shall be a residential mobile home

5.      No External Lighting

6.      Details of a landscaping scheme to be submitted and approved in writing

7.      Landscaping scheme to be implemented

8.      Details of a drainage scheme to be submitted and approved in writing

9.      No vehicles over 3.5 tonnes shall be stationed, parked or stored on the site

10.   No commercial activities shall take place on the land, including the storage of materials

11.   Details of the porous surfacing materials to be submitted and approved in writing

12.   Details of Boundary Treatment to be submitted and approved in writing

13.   If the site is no longer required as a gypsy site all the structures shall be removed within 3 months and the land returned to its former use