Agenda and minutes

There were no declarations of interest.

Members are reminded that contacts about any planning applications on this agenda must, unless reported to this meeting by the Head of Planning, be declared before the application is considered.

The Members named declared a contact on the following applications as indicated:

The minutes of the meeting held on 2 August 2018 were signed as a true record.

The Committee noted a tabled report which summarised late representations and responses on the following:

There are no outstanding issues.

There were no outstanding issues.

Report of the Head of Planning and Regulation.

The Committee considered a report of the Head of Planning and Regulation detailing the above retrospective application for extension and change of use to banqueting suite and conference centre, erection of boundary wall and railings and change of use of amenity space to car parking. The application was recommended for refusal.

The Late Representation report indicated that amended drawings had been received to provide a floor layout as viewed on site on 24 August 2018 and removal of roof above the side porch and replaced with flat glazed roof. Revised plans had been received to provide low level shrubs within the existing boundary.

Following consideration of the report and matters raised at the meeting the Committee agreed that the retrospective application be deferred to a future meeting.  The applicant is to be given one month to submit further information to resolve the matters of concern raised in the report and at the meeting.  These include:

·  Car park layout

·  Car park management plan

·  Cycle parking

·  Waste collection management plan

·  Details of cooking/heating, odour control, extraction

·  Travel plan with the inclusion of alternative parking

·  Party wall insulation

·  Noise report update to include exact number of occupiers

·  Noise report update to include confirmed hours of operation

RESOLVED that application FUL/2017/1543 be deferred to give the applicant one month to submit additional information to seek resolution of outstanding matters.

Report of the Head of Planning and Regulation.

The Committee considered a report of the Head of Planning and Regulation detailing the above application for erection of 16 dwellings and associated access, landscaping, drainage and substation. The application was recommended for approval.

Two registered speakers attended the meeting and spoke in respect of their objections to the application. The applicant’s representative also attended the meeting and spoke in support of the application.

The Late Representation report included an additional condition in respect of utilising local people for construction employment in line with Council policy.

RESOLVED that planning permission be granted in respect of application FUL/2018/1361 subject to the completion of a S106 Agreement to secure the contributions listed within the report and subject to conditions including an additional condition that a scheme for targeting and utilising local people be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority, thereafter the scheme shall be implemented in full accordance with the approved details.

There were no other items of business.