Agenda and minutes

Apologies

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To receive any apologies for absence.

Minutes:

Apologies were received from Councillors Adkins, Firmin, Lithgow, Weston and Wren

Minutes of the previous meeting of the Planning Committee

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To approve the minutes of the previous meeting of the Planning Committee held on the 20 June 2019

Minutes:

(Minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee held on 20 June 2019 circulated with the agenda)

 

Resolved that the minutes of the Planning Committee held on 20 June 2019 be confirmed as a correct record.

 

Proposed by Councillor Lloyd, seconded by Councillor Habgood

 

The Motion was carried.

Declarations of Interest or Lobbying

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To receive and note any declarations of disclosable pecuniary or prejudicial or personal interests or lobbying in respect of any matters included on the agenda for consideration at this meeting.

 

(The personal interests of Councillors and Clerks of Somerset County Council, Town or Parish Councils and other Local Authorities will automatically be recorded in the minutes.)

Minutes:

Members present at the meeting declared the following personal interests in their capacity as a Councillor or Clerk of a County, Town or Parish Council or any other Local Authority:-

 

Name	Item No.	Description of Interest	Reason	Action Taken
Cllr S Buller	Item 5	Aquatinted to one of the public speakers.	Personal	Spoke and Voted
Cllr S Coles	Item 5	Aquatinted to one of the public speakers. ‘declared that he had not ‘fettered his discretion’	Personal	Spoke and Voted
Cllr C Ellis	Item 5	Taunton Charter Trustee. Married to one of the public speakers. ‘not fettered her discretion’	Personal	Spoke and Voted
Cllr R Habgood	Item 6	Ward Cllr, attended Parish Council meetings but has not ‘fettered his discretion’	Personal	Spoke and Voted
Cllr Marcia Hill	Item 5	Trustee of Hestercombe House	Personal	Spoke and Voted
Cllr J Lloyd	Item 6	Wellington. Chair to Sampford Arundel Parish Council	Prejudicial	Left the room whilst the application was discussed and voted on.
Cllr S Nicholls	All Items	Comeytrowe	Personal	Spoke and Voted
Cllr R Tully	All Items	West Monkton. Declared that he was on the Monkton Heathfield and Cheddon Fitzpaine Local Plan development.		Spoke and Voted

 

Public Participation

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The Chair to advise the Committee of any items on which members of the public have requested to speak and advise those members of the public present of the details of the Council’s public participation scheme.

 

For those members of the public who have requested to speak, please note, a three minute time limit applies to each speaker and you will be asked to speak before Councillors debate the issue.

Minutes:

Item No.	Application	Name	Position	Stance
08/17/0040	Outline Planning Application with all matters reserved, except for means of access, for the erection of up to 180 swellings with public open space, landscaping and sustainable drainage system (SuDS) and vehicular access point off Cheddon Road, Taunton	Peter Forgham   Rod Williams     Stephen Patterson   Mrs Earp   Mike Ginger   Pip Sheard   Gary Dickens   Gideon Amos       Mr John Houghton     Richard Lomas   Cllr Libby Lisgo	Resident     Somerset County Councillor         Resident   Resident     Resident         Liberal Democrat – supporting residents   On behalf of Kings College   Gladman developers   Ward Member for Priorswood	Objecting     Objecting       Objecting     Objecting   Objecting     Objecting   Objecting     Objecting         Objecting       Infavour     Objecting
32/18/0008	Extension of hardcored area at Holbaines Meadows, Whiteball Road, Sampford Arundel, Wellington (Retention of works already completed)
3/04/19/003	Erection of balcony to the rear elevation, replacement garage and workshop/store with garden room at Moorland View Cottage, Oldways End, Tiverton	Mr John Stewart   Clive Knight       Mrs Aldridge   Mr Peter Davis	Parish Clerk for Brushford Parish Council Applicant     Architect	Infavour     Infavour         Infavour     Infavour
23/19/008	Conversion of dwelling into workshop/studio with ancillary flat and replacement of garage/outbuildings with erection of detached dwelling with detached garage/store at Olands Lode, Huntash Lane, Milverton	Peter Roberts   Mr Dakowski   Mr John Houghton   Mr Stephen Richardson	Architect     Applicant	Infavour     Infavour     Infavour     Infavour

 

08/17/0040 PDF 831 KB

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Outline Planning Application with all matters reserved, except for means of access, for the erection of up to 180 dwellings with public open space, landscaping and sustainable drainage system (SuDS) and vehicular access point off Cheddon Road, Taunton

Additional documents:

• Photo veiwpont from Quantock Hills AONB , item 29. PDF 61 KB

Minutes:

08/17/0040 Outline Planning Application with all matters reserved, except for means of access, for the erection of up to 180 dwellings with public open space, landscaping and sustainable drainage system (SuDS) and vehicular access point off Cheddon Road, Taunton

 

 

Comments made by the public included;

 

·       The proposed development was outside of the Local Plan;

·       Concerns with the increase in the amount of housing proposed;

·       Concerns with the local Wildlife (Bats), 180 homes would create a dead zone;

·       This development conflicts with the Garden Town status;

·       Housing quota has already been met;

·       Grade 1 Agricultural land not suitable for housing;

·       Parking and traffic issues;

·       Concerns with the impact on the surrounding listed buildings;

·       Conflicts Planning Policies;

·       Development would set a precedent;

·       Problems with drainage issues on site;

·       Impact on climate change;

·       Site access on narrow point on Cheddon Road;

·       Lack of pedestrian footpath proposed;

·       Outside of the settlement limits;

·       Concerns with the removal of the hedgerows;

·       The development could be seen from the ANOB;

·       The site was in a sustainable location;

·       Concerns that the local community were not consulted;

·       Concerns with the cumulative impact on Cheddon Road;

·       Development would harm the landscape of North Taunton;

·       The site would bring substantial benefits, affordable housing, play area and CIL monies;

 

 

Comments made by Members included;

 

·       The site did not provide any provision for pedestrians;

·       Development did not adhere to the Local Plan;

·       Traffic impact and congestion;

·       Environmental impact on the surrounding wildlife;

·       Impact on heritage sites;

·       Loss of agricultural land;

·       Access issues;

·       Concerns that Cheddon Road would turn into a rat run;

·       Substandard road width for this amount of housing;

·       Bolt on development;

·       The site was outside of the Settlement Limits;

·       Lack of Public Transport;

 

Councillor Lloyd proposed and Councillor Ellis seconded a motion that the application be REFUSED

 

Reason

 

The Authority takes a plan led approach to development and the proposed development by reason of its projection beyond the settlement limits would have an adverse landscape impact on the surrounding natural environment contrary to policy CP8 of the Core Strategy and policy SB1 of the Site Allocations and Development Management Plan.

 

The motion was carried

 

 

32/18/0008 PDF 93 KB

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Extension of hardcored area at Holbaines Meadow, Whiteball Road, Sampford Arundel, Wellington (Retention of works already completed)

Minutes:

32/18/0008 -  Extension of hardcored area at Holbaines Meadow, Whiteball Road, Sampford Arundel, Wellington (retention of works already completed)

 

Comments made by the public included;

 

·       Sampford Parish Council objects to the application as further hardstanding on the site was totally out of keeping with the rural location and surrounding area;

·       Green field site;

·       The spread of hard core on the land was completely out of keeping with the nature of the property;

·       Hard core can be seen from the road;

 

Comments made by Members included;

 

·       Gateway to the site was an eyesore;

·       Regularisation was needed on this site;

 

Councillor Aldridge proposed and Councillor Tully seconded a motion for the application to be APPROVED

 

The motion was carried

 

3/04/19/003 PDF 212 KB

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Erection of balcony to the rear elevation, replacement garage and workshop/store with garden roomErection of balcony to the rear elevation, replacement garage and workshop/store with garden room at Moorland View Cottage, Oldways End, Tiverton, EX16 9JQ at Moorland View Cottage, Oldways End, Tiverton, EX16 9JQ

Minutes:

3/04/19/003 - Erection of balcony to the rear elevation, replacement garage and workshop/store with garden room at Moorland View Cottage, Oldways End, Tiverton, EX16 9JQ

 

Comments made by the public included;

 

·        The Chapel was not a listed building;

·        The building was in a poor state of repair and was no benefit to the Church;

·        Development would improve the local area;

·        The development had the support of the local community Brushford PC;

 

 

Comments made by Members included;

 

·       Non designated Heritage Asset;

·       The development had the support of the local community;

·       No benefit to the Church and in a sad state of repair;

 

Councillor Marcia Hill proposed and Councillor Buller seconded a motion that the application be APPROVED against Officer Recommendation.

 

Reason

 

The development was not detrimental to the building next door.

 

The motion was carried

 

23/19/0008 PDF 49 KB

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Conversion of dwelling into workshop/studio with ancillary flat and replacement of garage/outbuildings with erection of detached dwelling with detached garage/store at Olands Lodge, Huntash Lane, Milverton

Minutes:

At this point in the meeting Councillor Whetlor left the JMR

 

23/19/0008 Conversion of dwelling into workshop/studio with ancillary flat and replacement of garage/outbuildings with erection of detached dwelling with erection of detached dwelling with detached garage/store at Olands Lodge, Huntash Lane, Milverton

 

Comments made by members of the public included;

 

·       This development had the support of the local neighbours;

·       Current dwelling was in a poor state and needed a considerable amount of work to bring it up to specification;

 

At this point in the meeting the Members were asked to support an extension of 30 minutes

 

Comments made by Members included;

 

·       This development was good for the community and would clean up the site;

·       The foot print of the site was not changing;

·       The Parish Council supported this application;

 

Councillor Aldridge proposed and Councillor Buller seconded a motion that the application be APPROVED against Officer Recommendation.

 

Reason

 

Approved with an added condition that the flat above the studio was ancillary to the new house and cannot be used for any other purpose. And a S106 to ensure that the land holder was not split up.

 

 

At this point in the meeting Councillor Hassall left the JMR

Appeals, Decisions Received

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Minutes:

Appeals and Decisions received. Noted that three new appeals and one decision had been received.