Agenda and minutes

To receive any apologies for absence.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Mrs L Jeuda and P Raynes.

Councillor G Boston acted as a Substitute for Councillor Mrs L Jeuda.

Councillor Mrs O Hunter declared a non pecuniary interest in respect of application 12/4108M by virtue of the fact that she owned a garage to the rear of the development site.  As Ward Councillor she exercised her right to speak and then left the meeting prior to any further discussions.

In the interest of openness all Councillors declared that in respect of application 12/4532M they had received correspondence from Savills.

To approve the Minutes of the meeting held on 23 January 2013 as a correct record.

RESOLVED

That the minutes be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman subject to it being noted that any future minutes refer to an adjournment as a short break rather than specifying the time the meeting was adjourned and then reconvened.

A total period of 5 minutes is allocated for each of the planning applications for Ward Councillors who are not members of the Planning Committee.

A period of 3 minutes is allocated for each of the planning applications for the following individuals/groups:

• Members who are not members of the planning committee and are not the Ward Member
• The relevant Town/Parish Council
• Local Representative Groups/Civic Society
• Objectors
• Supporters
• Applicants

Consideration was given to the above application.

(Councillor Mrs O Hunter, the Ward Councillor, Elizabeth Rylands, an objector and Mr Kilgour, the applicant attended the meeting and spoke in respect of the application.  In addition the Northern Area Manager read out a statement on behalf of the Ward Councillor, Councillor P Raynes.  Councillor Mrs O Hunter requested that it be noted she had also called in the application).

(Councillor Mrs O Hunter left the meeting after she had spoken and did not return).

RESOLVED

That the application be refused for the following reason:-

A lack of parking provision leading to on street parking and the detrimental impact on the local highway network.  In addition it was considered that there was no lawfully established residential use on the site and therefore no fallback position to justify a lack of parking provision.

(This decision was contrary to the Officers recommendation of approval).

Consideration was given to the above application.

(Meryl Lewis attended the meeting and spoke in respect of the application).

RESOLVED

That for the reasons in the report and in the update report to Committee the application be approved subject to the following conditions:-

1.     A03FP      -  Commencement of development (3 years)                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

2.     A02EX      -  Submission of samples of building materials                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

3.     A01AP      -  Development in accord with approved plans                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

4.     Submission of detailed elevational and cross sectional drawings of windows

5.     The shopfront windows must be used for display purposes and the window glass of the shopfront shall not be painted or otherwise obscured                                                                                                                                                                                     

6.     Details of finish and construction materials for rainwater goods to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority                                                                                                                   

7.     Prior to the commencement of any internal alterations details of a photographic record of the internal subdivisions of the building shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority                                                                        

8.     Drainage details to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority                                                                                                                                                                   

(The meeting adjourned for a short break.  Councillor B Livesley left the meeting and did not return).

Consideration was given to the above application.

(Nikki Taylor, the applicant attended the meeting and spoke in respect of the application).

RESOLVED

That the application be delegated to Development Management and Building Control Officer in consultation with the Chairman and Ward Councillor to approve subject to conditions (including agreed mitigation scheme for noise impact and restriction on hours of operation).

(This decision was contrary to the Officers recommendation of refusal).

(Prior to consideration of the following application, Councillor Mrs A Harewood left the meeting and did not return).

The Committee considered a report regarding the proposed delegation of amendments to legal agreements considered by Area Committees in respect of affordable housing tenure.

Applications subject to legal agreements involving the provision of affordable housing had increasingly been brought back to Committee with requests for changes to the affordable housing tenure, causing a delay in the decision-making process.  The proposed delegation would allow negotiations in respect of legal agreements to progress to signing, enabling development works to commence in a timely fashion and assisting in delivering the 5 year housing land supply for the Borough.

RESOLVED

That Authority be delegated to the Development Management and Building Control Manager, in consultation with firstly the Chairman of the Area Planning Committee (depending on which Committee passed the original resolution to approve) and the relevant Ward Councillor and secondly with the Strategic Housing and Development Manager to amend, where necessary any resolution relating to the provision of affordable housing to allow for variations between social rented tenures and between the various types of intermediate tenure such as shared ownership, shared equity and discount for sale instead of the original resolution.

Such a delegation to pertain until such time as a new local plan is adopted.  For the avoidance of doubt this delegation does not extend to variation from rented (social or affordable) to intermediate tenure or vice versa.