Agenda and minutes

Councillors L Dales, J Lee and I Walker declared personal interests as they were Council’s appointed representatives on the Trent Valley Internal Drainage Board.

The Chairman informed the Committee that the Council was undertaking an audio recording of the meeting and live screening on social media was being broadcast.

Minute No. 136 – The Chairman informed the Committee that Councillor P Peacock local Ward Member, had requested that the minute be amended to accurately record that he did not speak against the application, but raised local concerns.

AGREED           that subject to the above amendment the minutes of the meeting held                 on 3 December 2019 be approved as a correct record and signed by the                        Chairman.

The Committee considered the report of the Business Manager – Planning Development, which sought the construction of two dwellings.

This application was presented to the Planning Committee on the 3 December 2019 following a site inspection earlier in the day.  Following an officer presentation to Members, Coddington Parish Council spoke against the scheme and produced an overlaid plan and suggested that it showed the footprint of the application scheme to be greater than the previously refused scheme that was dismissed at appeal. Officers were unable to verify the position given the lateness of the information and Members therefore deferred the application without having undertaken the debate.

On 9 December 2019, Coddington Parish Council provided their script and plans handed out to the Committee plus an additional plan which they said showed the old and new designs overlaid for comparison purposes.  The Business Manager – Planning Development confirmed that her calculations showed that the application reduced the amount of external footprint by c40.21m² when compared to the latest refused scheme. This did not change the recommendation in any way.

A schedule of communication was tabled at the meeting which detailed correspondence received after the Agenda was published from the applicants Agent; Coddington Parish Council; and Robert Jenrick MP’s Office.

Councillor Mrs L Cox on behalf of Coddington Parish Council spoke against the application in accordance with the views of Coddington Parish Council, as contained within the report.

Members considered the application and the local Ward Member commented that whilst he was in support of housing developments due to the waiting list for housing in the district. He however considered this location not suitable due to the historic woodland and suggested refusal under the grounds of design and layout of the site and subsequent impact on amenity space.  Local residents were also very supportive in retaining the woodland.  Another Member suggested that two dwellings was too much and a compromise might be made with allowing one dwelling.

AGREED           (unanimously) that contrary to Officer recommendation planning                          permission be        refused due to layout and scale of the development on                   site leading to an encroachment to the available amenity space and                    existing protected woodland, which is exacerbated by the fact that                  the remaining garden will need to be continued to be managed as             woodland.

In accordance with paragraph 12.5 of the Planning Protocol, as the motion was against officer recommendation, a recorded vote was taken.

Site Visit: 10am

The Committee considered the report of the Business Manager – Planning Development, following a site inspection, which sought full planning permission for the demolition of two garages albeit part of the existing northern boundary wall of the garage would be retained and development of one, one-bedroom bungalow.

A schedule of communication was tabled at the meeting which detailed correspondence received after the Agenda was published from the Planning Case Officer which advised the Committee that a condition restricting the permitted development rights of the new dwelling had been omitted from the committee report in error.  It was proposed to add this condition in to the decision notice if a resolution to grant permission was given.

Members considered the application and some Members considered the proposal acceptable given the number of people on the Council Housing waiting list and the need for bungalows. Other Members commented on the removal of garages and parking spaces which would have an impact on an already congested area.

AGREED           (unanimously) that full planning permission be approved subject to the                 conditions and reasons contained within the report and the additional                        condition regarding permitted development rights as detailed below:

                        Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning                         (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (and any                             order revoking, re-enacting or modifying that Order), other than                              development expressly authorised by this permission, there shall be              no development under Schedule 2, Part 1 of the Order in respect of:

                        Class A: The enlargement, improvement or other alteration of a                                         dwellinghouse.

                                Class E: Buildings etc. incidental to the enjoyment of a dwellinghouse.

                        Reason: To ensure that the local planning authority retains control                        over the specified classes of development normally permitted under                        the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)                 (England) Order 1995 or any amending legislation) given the layout of                      this new dwelling.

The application was withdrawn from the agenda.

AGREED           that the report be noted.

AGREED           that the report be noted.

The Committee considered the report of the Business Manager – Planning Development, which presented the planning enforcement performance during the quarter from 1 October 2019 to 31 December 2019 and provided an update on cases where formal action had been taken.  The report also included cases which showed how the breaches of planning control had been resolved through negotiation.

AGREED           that the report be noted.

To consider resolving that, under section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

That, under section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 7 of part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.