Development Management Committee - Wednesday, 7th November, 2018 7.00 pm - Agenda and minutes

The Committee was advised that Keith Holland, Head of Planning, was attending his last meeting of the Development Management Committee.  The Committee formally thanked Mr Holland for his service to the Council and referred to his professionalism, knowledge and expertise.

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 10th October, 2018 (copy attached).

The Minutes of the meeting held on 10th October, 2018 were approved and signed by the Chairman.

To consider the Head of Planning’s Report No. PLN1829 on planning applications recently submitted to the Council (copy attached).

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

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

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

In accordance with the guidelines for public participation at meetings, the following representations were made to the Committee and were duly considered before decisions were reached.

The Committee also considered a request from Cllr G.B. Lyon to speak at the meeting in his capacity as an Empress Ward Councillor.  The Committee agreed to this request, on the basis that there were no Empress Ward Members on the Committee.

The Committee considered the Head of Planning’s Report No. PLN1829 (as amended at the meeting) regarding the demolition of existing structures and erection of 205 dwellings comprising 93 one-bedroom flats, 80 two-bedroom flats and 32 three-bedroom townhouses with associate access, parking and landscape arrangements.

It was noted that the recommendation was to grant permission subject to the completion of an appropriate Section 106 planning obligation by 19th December, 2018.

RESOLVED: That

(i)            subject to the expiry of the site notice advertising a departure from the development plan and no adverse comments being received which have not been previously addressed and subject to the completion of an appropriate Planning Obligation under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 by 19th December, 2018 in respect of Strategic Access Management and Monitoring (SAMM), open space, affordable housing and highway matters, the Head of Planning, in consultation with the Chairman, be authorised to grant planning permission subject to the conditions and informatives set out in the Head of Planning’s Report No. PLN1829 (as amended at the meeting).

(ii)          in the event of failure to complete the appropriate Planning Obligation by 19th December, 2018 the Head of Planning, in consultation with the Chairman, be authorised to refuse planning permission on the grounds that the proposal fails to make appropriate provision for open space, affordable housing and SAMM, nor mitigates its impact in highway terms contrary to development plan policies and the provisions of the Council’s supplementary planning document Planning Contributions – Transport 2008.

To receive the Head of Planning’s Report No. PLN1830 (copy attached) which updates on the Performance Indicators for the Development Management section of Planning, and the overall workload for the Section for the period 1st July to 30th September, 2018.

The Committee received the Head of Planning’s Report No. PLN1830 (as amended at the meeting) which provided an update on the position with respect to achieving performance indicators for the Development Management section of Planning and the overall workload of the section for the quarter from 1st July to 30th September, 2018. 

RESOLVED: That the Head of Planning’s Report No. PLN1830 be noted.