Development Management Committee - Wednesday, 19th July, 2017 7.00 pm - Agenda and minutes

All Members who believe they have a disclosable pecuniary interest in any matter to be considered at the meeting may not participate in any discussion or vote taken on the matter and if the interest is not registered it must be disclosed to the meeting.  In addition, Members are required to leave the meeting while the matter is discussed.

There were no declarations of interest.

To confirm the Minutes of the meeting held on 21 June, 2017 (copy attached).

The Minutes of the Meeting held on 21st June, 2017 were approved and signed by the Chairman.

To consider the Head of Planning’s Report No. PLN1724 on planning applications recently submitted to the Council (copy attached).

(1)       Sections A & B of the report set out the items to be considered at future meetings and petitions received:

(2)       Section C of the report sets out planning applications for determination at this meeting:

(3)       Section D of the report sets out planning applications which have been determined under the Council’s scheme of delegation for information.

RESOLVED: That

In accordance with the guidelines for public participation at meetings, the following representations were made to the Committee and were duly considered before a decision was reached:

The Committee considered the Head of Planning’s Report No. PLN1724 (as amended at the meeting) regarding the comprehensive redevelopment of the site comprising demolition of existing buildings and site clearance and erection of 159 residential units (Use Class C3) (comprising 9 x 1-bedroom flats, 27 x 2-bedroom flats, 26 x 2-bedroom houses, 2 x 3-bedroom flats, 79 x 3-bedroom houses and 16 x 4-bedroom houses), associated parking and servicing, hard and soft landscaping, public amenity space and play areas, formation of vehicular access onto Southwood Road and other associated works.  Before considering the application in detail, the Committee received representations in accordance with the scheme for public representation from Mr. J. Sudbury against the application and Mr. C. Pearse in support of the application.

It was noted that the recommendation was to grant subject to the completion of a satisfactory Section 106 Planning Obligation.

On considering the application Members were supportive of the overall residential development but raised objections to the planned vehicular access onto Southwood Road, citing traffic and safety concerns, and felt that the applicants had failed to give due consideration to other options such as access via Apollo Rise and/or Summit Avenue.  It was also noted that the current application did not include any electric car charging points when the provision of such facilities was a recommendation contained in the Council’s ‘Car and Cycle Parking Supplementary Planning Document’.

Nick Gammer, Senior Transport Engineer – Highways Development Planning (Hampshire County Council), outlined some of the analyses HCC had undertaken in respect of issues relating to the proposed vehicular access onto Southwood Road and confirmed that HCC had no objections to the current planning application.

RESOLVED: That consideration of Planning Application No. 16/00837/FULPP be deferred in order that the applicants be invited to consider alternative vehicular access instead of the proposed access onto Southwood Road.

To consider the Head of Planning’s Report No. PLN1726 (copy attached) which reports on cases of planning enforcement and possible unauthorised development.

The Committee noted the decision to take no further action by the Head of Planning in accordance with the Council’s Scheme of Delegation, more specifically specified in the Head of Planning’s Report No. PLN1726.

To receive the Head of Planning’s Report No. PLN1723 (copy attached).

The Committee received the Head of Planning’s Report No. PLN1723 regarding the consultation on a draft Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) following a review by Cabinet of the Council’s current Car and Cycle Parking Standards which had been adopted in April 2012.  The Committee noted that Cabinet had proposed changes to the SPD at its meeting on 27th June, 2017 and that these changes were mainly focussed on providing clarity where the present guidance was unclear.  The Committee was advised that the consultation period was open until 6th September, 2017, and any comments should be forwarded to Jim Pettitt, Transportation Strategy Officer, by that deadline.

RESOLVED: That the Head of Planning’s Report No. PLN1723 be noted.

To receive the Head of Planning’s Report No. PLN1725 (copy attached) on the progress of recent planning appeals.

The Committee received the Head of Planning’s Report No. PLN1725 concerning the following appeal decisions:

RESOLVED: That the Head of Planning’s Report No. PLN1725 be noted.

The Committee received information regarding an urgent decision, made in consultation with the Vice-Chairman, to extend the deadline for the completion of the Section 106 Planning Obligation in respect of the retention of dwelling with four bedrooms, patio and amendments to elevations and parking at No. 34 Cranmore Lane, Aldershot.

Members were reminded that the Committee had resolved to grant planning permission on 21st June, 2017 for the above development, subject to the completion of a satisfactory Planning Obligation under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 by 14th July, 2017.

It was reported that the applicants had been unable to complete the required obligation in accordance with the resolution due to them electing to pay the required financial contribution by personal cheque and the Solicitor to the Council being unable to seal the Planning Obligation until the cheque had cleared, which could not be verified until 26th July, 2017.

The extension of time for completion of the Planning Obligation after the deadline of 14th July, 2017 had required further authority to grant planning permission.  Therefore, in accordance with Part 3 – ‘Responsibility for Functions’, Paragraph 6 of the Constitution, the Head of Planning, in consultation with the Vice-Chairman of the Development Management Committee, had amended the terms of the resolution of 21st June, 2017 to extend the deadline for the completion of the Planning Obligation under Section 106 until 27th July, 2017.

RESOLVED: That the report be noted and the action taken be endorsed.