Development Management Committee - Wednesday, 14th October, 2020 7.00 pm - Agenda and minutes

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38.

Declarations of interest pdf icon PDF 17 KB

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.

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

39.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 93 KB

To confirm the Minutes of the meeting held on 16th September, 2020 (copy attached).

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Minutes of the meeting held on 16th September, 2020 were approved and signed by the Chairman.

40.

Planning Applications pdf icon PDF 109 KB

To consider the Head of Economy, Planning and Strategic Housing’s Report No. EPSH2030 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:

 

Item

Reference Number

Address

Recommendation

 1

20/00149/FULPP

Units 2A & 3, Blackwater Shopping Park, 12 Farnborough Gate, Farnborough

For information

 

 

 

 

 2

20/00400/FULPP

Land at former Lafarge site, Hollybush Lane, Aldershot

For information

 

 

 

 

 3

20/00508/FULPP

The Galleries, High Street, Aldershot

For information

 

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

 

Item

 

Pages

 

Reference

Number

Address

 

 

Recommendation

 

 

 4

15-33

20/00593/FULPP

16 Churchill Avenue, Aldershot

Refuse

 

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

Additional documents:

Minutes:

RESOLVED: That

 

 

(i)

planning permission/consent be refused in respect of the following application as set out in Appendix “A” attached hereto for the reasons mentioned therein:

 

 

20/00593/FULPP

(No. 16 Churchill Avenue, Aldershot);

 

 

(ii)

the applications dealt with by the Head of Economy, Planning and Strategic Housing, where necessary in consultation with the Chairman, in accordance with the Council’s Scheme of Delegation, more particularly specified in Section “D” of the Head of Economy, Planning and Strategic Housing’s Report No. EPSH2030, be noted;

 

 

(iii)

the current position with regard to the following applications be noted pending consideration at a future meeting:

 

 

20/00149/FULPP

(Units 2A & 3, Blackwater Shopping Park, 12 Farnborough Gate, Farnborough);

 

 

 

 

20/00400/FULPP

(Land at former Lafarge site, Hollybush Lane, Farnborough);

 

 

 

 

20/00508/FULPP

(The Galleries, High Street, Aldershot).

 

41.

Representations by the public

Minutes:

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:

 

Application No.

Address

Representation

In support of or against the application

 

 

 

 

 

20/00593/FULPP

No. 16 Churchill Avenue, Aldershot

Mr. L. Ralph

 

Mr. J. Mandozai

Against

 

In support

 

 

42.

Appeals Progress Report pdf icon PDF 85 KB

To consider the Head of Economy, Planning and Strategic Housing’s Report No. EPSH2031 (copy attached) on the progress of recent planning appeals.

Minutes:

(1)

New Appeal

 

 

 

 

 

Address

Description

 

 

 

 

No. 162 Fleet Road, Farnnborough

Against an enforcement notice requiring removal of a two-metre high timber fence with access front gate to the front of property and covered carport.  It was noted that this appeal would be considered by way of the written method, together with the planning appeal against refusal of permission to retain the unauthorised development which had been reported in July 2020.

 

 

 

(2)

Appeal Decision

 

 

 

 

 

Application /

Enforcement Case No.

Description

Decision

 

 

 

 

 

19/00368/FULPP

Against the Council’s refusal of planning permission for the erection of a single storey side extension at No. 91 Cranmore Lane, Aldershot, and alterations to detached garage to form store.

Split decision – allowed solely in respect of the garage/store conversion

 

RESOLVED: That the Head of Economy, Planning and Strategic Housing’s Report No. EPSH2031 be noted.

43.

Esso Pipeline Project

Minutes:

The Head of Economy, Planning and Strategic Housing gave a verbal update on the position with regard to application 19/00432/PINS following the issue on 7th October, 2020 of the Development Consent Order (DCO) to ESSO for the Major Infrastructure Project to renew and partially realign the Southampton to London fuel pipeline which crossed Rushmoor Borough.

 

The Committee noted that ESSO had provided revised Site Specific Plans (SSP) for both Queen Elizabeth Park (QEP) and Southwood Country Park.  In respect of the SSP for QEP, the revised plan was an improvement on the previous version but did not fully address the significant local concerns regarding the impact of the development in relation to the loss of trees in the park, albeit that the removal of any mature or veteran trees was now prohibited within the SSP.  The Committee was also advised that ESSO required the Council’s approval on noise mitigations and on the Construction Management Plan.

 

In response to queries that had been raised, the Head of Planning, Economy and Strategic Housing advised that there was no right of appeal against a decision by the Secretary of State to grant a DCO; a decision could only be judicially reviewed if there was a clear error of law or procedure.

 

The Head of Planning, Economy and Strategic Housing responded to queries from Members, which included a second pipeline replacement and timescales.

 

RESOLVED: That the report be noted.