Agenda and minutes

Planning Committee - Thursday, 25th May, 2023 2.00 pm

Venue: Committee Room 3 - Council House. View directions

Contact: Carolyn Sinclair / Usha Patel  Email: carolyn.sinclair@coventry.gov.uk / Email: usha.patel@coventry.gov.uk

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Items
No. Item

1.

Declarations of Interest

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Minutes:

Minute Number 5: Application PL/2023/0000196/FUL – Garage Block, Foresters Road

 

·  Councillor R Bailey declared an interest in the item referred to above as he was supporting a petition on the application. Councillor Bailey spoke in respect of the petition and did not take part in the discussions or voting on the application.

 

·  Councillor N Akhtar declared a pecuniary interest in the item referred to above. He withdrew from the meeting during the consideration and voting on this item.

2.

Members Declarations of Contact on Planning Applications

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

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Minutes:

There were no declarations of contacts.

3.

Minutes of Meeting held on 23 March 2023 pdf icon PDF 211 KB

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Minutes:

The Minutes of the meeting held on 23 March 2023 were signed as a true record.

4.

Late Representations

To be circulated at the meeting.

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Minutes:

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

 

Application

Site

Minute

PL/2023/0000196/FUL

Garage Block, Foresters Road

5

 

 

5.

Application PL/2023/0000196/FUL - Garage Block Foresters Road pdf icon PDF 279 KB

Report of the Strategic Lead for Planning

 

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Minutes:

The Committee considered a report of the Strategic Lead for Planning, detailing the above application for erection of two, three-bedroom houses with associated access, landscaping and parking, with private drive to existing properties retained.The application was recommended for approval.

 

The Late Representation report confirmed that Biodiversity Net Gain in excess of 10% would be achieved and included an additional condition that any gas boilers installed on the site shall have a dry NOx emission rate of no more than 40mg/kWh. One electric vehicle recharging point per dwelling shall be provided prior to occupation and shall not be removed or altered in any way and shall be kept available for such use by residents at all times.

 

The Committee considered a petition objecting to the application bearing nine signatures sponsored by Councillor R Bailey, a Cheylesmore Ward Councillor. Councillor Bailey spoke in respect of the objections to the application.  The petition spokesperson and the Agent for the application sent statements which were read out at the meeting.

 

RESOLVED that planning permission be granted in respect of Application PL/2023/0000196/FUL subject to conditions listed in the report.

 

Notes:

(i)  Having declared an interest, Councillor N Akhtar withdrew from the meeting during consideration of this item

(ii) Having presented a petition, Councillor R Bailey did not vote on this application

 

6.

Application PL 2022 0000261 HHA & PL 2023 0000181 LBC - Ivy Farm House, Ivy Farm Lane, Coventry pdf icon PDF 141 KB

Report of the Strategic Lead for Planning

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Minutes:

This application referred to above was withdrawn from the agenda.

7.

City of Coventry (Boswell Drive No2) Tree Preservation Order - Land to Front 1-5 Boswell Drive pdf icon PDF 284 KB

Report of the Strategic Lead for Planning

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Minutes:

The Committee considered a report of the Strategic Lead for Planning, asking the Committee to consider whether to confirm, confirm with modifications or not confirm Tree Preservation Order (Boswell Drive No2). The recommendation was to confirm the Tree Preservation Order.

 

A registered speaker spoke in support of confirming the Tree Preservation Order.

 

RESOLVED that the City of Coventry (Boswell Drive no2) Tree Preservation Order 2022 be confirmed.

 

8.

Outstanding Issues

There are no outstanding issues.

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Minutes:

There were no outstanding issues.

9.

Any other items of public business which the Chair decides to take as matters of urgency because of the special circumstances involved

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Minutes:

There were no other items of public business.