The Minutes of the meeting held on 31 January 2024 were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

Councillor Moore declared a pecuniary interest in Item 105 as his partner had carried out the ecological survey on the site.

Councillor Josh Williams asked the following question of the Chair of the Planning Applications Committee:

Climate Emergency Declaration

Is a Climate Emergency Declaration a material consideration in Planning decisions?

REPLY by the Chair of the Planning Applications Committee (Councillor Lovelock):

There are effectively two considerations in determining planning applications:

1.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 99.

The Committee considered a report setting out a schedule of applications to be considered at future meetings of the Committee to enable Councillors to decide which sites, if any, they wished to visit prior to determining the relevant applications. The report also listed previously agreed site visits which were yet  ...  view the full minutes text for item 100.

The Committee received a report on notifications received from the Planning Inspectorate on planning appeals registered with them or decisions made and providing summary reports on appeal decisions of interest to the Committee.

Appendix 1 to the report set out details of one new appeal lodged since the last Committee.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 101.

The Committee received a report on the types of development that could be submitted for Prior Approval and providing a summary of applications received and decisions taken in accordance with the prior approval process as set out in the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order (GPDO 2015) as  ...  view the full minutes text for item 102.

Proposal                   Hip to gable at the rear of the property with a loft conversion including a rear dormer and ground floor rear extension

Recommendation  Permitted Development

Certificate of Lawful Proposed Development for Hip to gable at the rear of the property with a loft conversion including a rear dormer and ground floor rear extension

The Committee received a report on the above application.

Resolved –

            That a Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed development 231708/CLP be  ...  view the full minutes text for item 103.

Proposal                   Proposed development of unused land adjacent to Hills Meadow Car Park to provide a hand carwash and valeting operation with associated public toilet facilities, refreshment servery, and waiting area, as originally granted on 30 March 2015, without complying with Condition 2 (temporary 3 year permission) of planning permission 141841 and subsequently allowed variation of condition 180869 (temporary 5 year permission). This application seeks a further 5 year temporary extension period of time to the original permission 141841 until 30 March 2028.

Recommendation  Application Permitted

Proposed development of un-used land adjacent to Hills Meadow Car Park to provide a hand carwash and valeting operation with associated public toilet facilities, refreshment servery, and waiting area, as originally granted on 30 March 2015, without complying with Condition 2 (temporary 3 year permission) or 3 (Approved plans) of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 104.

Proposal                   Demolition and redevelopment of the Site at Amethyst Lane to deliver a new respite care facility alongside 17 new houses, soft and hard landscaping, parking and ancillary works. 

Recommendation  Change to s106 terms

In accordance with Section 100B (4) (b) of the Local Government Act 1972, the Chair agreed that this Item be considered as a matter of urgency, to avoid delay to the completion of the S106 legal agreement to allow works to commence on site in 2024 in order to provide  ...  view the full minutes text for item 105.