Agenda and minutes

Director – Planning & Growth declared an other registerable interest on application No. 23/01737/ADV – Former Marks & Spencer, 32 Stodman Street, Newark on Trent, as the Council was the applicant and he had been involved in the application.

The Chair advised the Committee of a blanket of other registerable interests declared on behalf of Councillors L Dales and A Freeman as appointed representatives on the Trent Valley Internal Drainage Board for any relevant items.

The Chair informed the Committee that the Council was undertaking an audio recording of the meeting and that it was being live streamed.

The Committee considered the report of the Business Manager – Planning Development, which sought the conversion of a stable building into a single dwelling.

Members considered the presentation from the Senior Planning Officer, which included photographs and plans of the proposed development.

Members considered the application acceptable.

Councillor A Amer entered the meeting during Committee debate and did not take part in the vote.

AGREED           (unanimously) that planning permission be approved subject to the                       conditions contained in the report.

The Committee considered the report of the Business Manager – Planning Development, which sought the front side elevation rebuild with render finish and new porch extension which was part retrospective.

Members considered the presentation from the Senior Planning Officer, which included photographs and plans of the proposed development.

Members considered the application and commented that the scale of the porch was too large for the building.  The Conservation Officers comments included in the report, informed the Committee that the retrospective works, including the render were harmful to the area and the planned nature of the colliery village which was a non-designated heritage asset. Another Member commented that the works were unique, neat and tidy.

AGREED           (with 7 votes For and 3 votes Against) that planning permission be                         refused as detailed within the report.

The Committee considered the report of the Business Manager – Planning Development, which sought a glass recycling compound.

Members considered the presentation from the Senior Planning Officer, which included photographs and plans of the proposed development.

Members considered the application and it was clarified that the Air and Space Institute (ASI) had been statutorily consulted.  Members were concerned with the noise levels and air quality impacts on the ASI students and surrounding residents and suggested that a temporary condition for a maximum of three years be allowed.

AGREED           (with 8 votes For and 2 votes Against) that planning permission be                         approved subject to the conditions contained within the report and an                      additional condition including a temporary condition for maximum of                        three years, specific wording to be delegated to the Business Manager                  – Planning Development.

Having declared a registerable interest on the following application the Director for Planning & Growth left the meeting at this point.

The Committee considered the report of the Business Manager – Planning Development, which sought advertising hoardings for 32 Stodman Street.

Members considered the presentation from the Senior Planning Officer, which included photographs and plans of the proposed development.

Members considered the application acceptable.

AGREED           (unanimously) that Advertisement Consent be approved subject to the                  conditions contained within the report.

The Director for Planning & Growth came back to the meeting.

The Committee considered the report of the Business Manager – Planning Development, which sought the attachment of steel truss to existing roof truss and drill holes to plasterwork ceiling for cables for lighting rig.

Members considered the presentation from the Senior Planning Officer, which included photographs and plans of the proposed development.

Members considered the application and commented that this would be a great addition to the theatre.

AGREED           (unanimously) that Listed Building Consent be approved subject to the                   conditions contained within the report.

The Committee considered the report of the Director for Planning & Growth, which notified Members of a future report looking to introduce public speaking along with constitutional updates.

The Planning Development Business Unit had been tasked with investigating allowing public speaking at Planning Committee.  Initial investigations established that the Council was one of the few in England and Wales who did not permit public speaking. 

Due to Constitutional requirements, it was necessary for Full Council to agree to public speaking at Planning Committee.  A report had been considered by the Audit & Governance Committee on 22 November 2023, detailing the general principles.  It had been intended that a report be taken to the 7 December 2023 Planning Committee followed by Full Council on 12 December 2023. That had been changed and the Audit & Governance Committee had agreed that the report be forwarded to a future Full Council.  The Planning Committee Chair informed the Committee that a workshop had been arranged for Planning Committee Members to discuss this matter on the 9 January 2024.

AGREED:          that the report be noted

AGREED           that the report be noted.

AGREED           that the report be noted.