Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor A Javaid and S Mukherjee.

(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.

No declarations of interest were received.

To approve the minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee held on 12 November 2024 as published.

RESOLVED

That the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 12 November 2024 be approved and signed as a true and correct record.

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

There were no items of Urgent Business.

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

Resolved

That the report be noted.

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.

[NOTE: The Planning Officer flagged up an error on page 30 of the report under informative 6, and it was advised that informative 6 would be deleted.]

The Committee considered a retrospective application for retention of a hay barn and fencing.

Several Committee members expressed disappointment over the retrospective nature of the application. However, the Chairman reminded them of their duty to evaluate the application as if it were not retrospective.

In response to a query about surface water issues, Councillor J Pearce, the Ward Member, noted that there had been some flooding on the site. The Planning Officer  advised that these concerns would be addressed by way of a condition requiring the submission of details of a sustainable drainage system within six months of the date of decision.

RESOLVED

That planning permission be GRANTED subject to conditions.

The Committee considered an application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for a single storey rear extension.

In response to a Committee comment, the Planning Officer acknowledged a typographical error in paragraph 3, which incorrectly referenced Brackenwood Road.

RESOLVED

That the Certificate be granted s set out.