Agenda and minutes

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1.

Minutes

To approve the minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee held on 17 January 2023 as published.

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Minutes:

RESOLVED

That the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 17 January 2023 be approved and signed as a true and correct record.

2.

Apologies for Absence

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Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor G Cosnahan.

3.

Declarations of Interest

(i)    To receive declarations of disclosable pecuniary and other interests from Members in respect of any item to be considered at the meeting.

(ii)   In accordance with the Officer Procedure Rules, any Officer who is a Council- appointed Director of a Thameswey Group company will declare an interest in any item involving that Thameswey Group company. The interest will not prevent the Officer from advising the Committee on that item.

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Minutes:

No declarations of interest were received.

4.

Urgent Business

To consider any business that the Chairman rules may be dealt with under Section 100B(4) of the Local Government Act 1972.

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Minutes:

There were no items of Urgent Business.

5.

Planning and Enforcement Appeals pdf icon PDF 54 KB

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Minutes:

The Committee received a report on the planning appeals lodged and the appeal decisions.

Resolved

That the report be noted.

6.

Planning Applications pdf icon PDF 51 KB

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Minutes:

The Committee determined the following applications subject to the conditions, informatives, reasons for refusal or authorisation of enforcement action which appear in the published report to the Committee or as detailed in these minutes.

 

6a

2022/0978 The Oaks, Murrays Lane pdf icon PDF 62 KB

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The Committee considered an application for retrospective application for machinery store.

 

RESOLVED

 

That planning permission be REFUSED and enforcement action authorised.

6b

ENF/2022/00048 The Oaks, Murrays Lane pdf icon PDF 62 KB

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The Committee considered an application for unauthorised boundary treatment comprising brick walls and pillars situated at the front entrance to the site.

 

RESOLVED

 

That Enforcement Action be authorised as detailed in the report.

 

 

 

 

 

6c

ENF/2022/00200 21 Oak Tree Road pdf icon PDF 48 KB

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The Committee considered an application for unauthorised engineering works and the creation of a concrete base for an outbuilding.

 

Councillor M Whitehand, Ward Councillor, commented that she completely agreed with the Planning Officers recommendation for enforcement action, however she felt that the compliance period for enforcement should be reduced to 3 months. The Ward Councillor commented that the continued non-engagement from the client, the unauthorised demolition of the dwelling on site and continued work, did not reassure her. For the sake of the neighbours, who had been greatly affected by the unauthorised work on this site, Councillor M Whitehand thought that the applicant should be made to carry out the enforcement works as soon as possible. The Planning Officer agreed that these works should be carried out as soon possible but explained he had only suggested 6 months as a caution and to try and prevent any appeal coming forward.

 

Several other points were raised by the Ward Councillor, which although were not a consideration in regard to this enforcement action, the Planning Officer agreed were an issue and would be monitored. The footprint of the main dwelling did look like it deviated from the planning consent and the Planning Officer was also very mindful of the effect the development on this site had on the neighbouring residents and he had been keeping in close contact with them.

 

Councillor M Whitehand proposed, and it was duly seconded by Councillor J Brown that the enforcement period be reduced to 3 months, rather than the proposed 6 months.

 

In accordance with Standing Order 22.2, the Chairman deemed that a division should be taken on the motion above and approval of the enforcement action.  The votes for and against the reduction of the enforcement period and approval of the enforcement action were recorded as follows.

In favour:                            Cllrs J Brown, A J Boote, S Dorsett, P Graves, S Oades, T Spenser and M Whitehand.

                                 TOTAL:  7

Against:                              None

                                 TOTAL:  0

Present but not voting:      Cllrs T Aziz and L M N Morales (Chairman).

                                 TOTAL:  2

The enforcement action and amended enforcement period was therefore approved.

 

RESOLVED

 

That Enforcement Action be authorised as detailed in the report, with an amended three-month enforcement period.