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44.

Apologies

45.

Minutes of the previous meeting of the Planning Committee pdf icon PDF 251 KB

    To approve the minutes of the previous meeting of the Committee.

    Minutes:

    (Minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee held on 1 August 2019 circulated with the agenda)

     

    Resolved that the minutes of the Planning Committee held on 1 August 2019 be confirmed as a correct record.

     

    Proposed by Councillor Marcia Hill, seconded by Councillor Coles

     

    The Motion was carried.

46.

Declarations of Interest or Lobbying

    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

    Minute No.

    Description of Interest

    Reason

    Action Taken

    Cllr C Buller

    Item 7

    Ward Member

    Personal

    Spoke and Voted

    Cllr C Ellis

    All Items

    Taunton Charter Trustee

    Personal

    Spoke and Voted

    Cllr M Lithgow

    Item 5

    Wellington Ward Member

    Personal

    Spoke and Voted

    Cllr G Wren

    Item 6

    Ward Member

    Personal

    Spoke and Voted

     

     

     

     

     

    All Councillors declared that that they had received an email regarding

    Item 7

     

     

     

     

47.

Public Participation

    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:

    Application No.

    Name

    Position

    Stance

    3/17/19/001

    Mr D Quartly

    Applicant

    Infavour

    24/19/0021

    Mr Jolliffe

    Mrs S Carter

    Mr J Carter

    Mr A Meehan

    Mr T Turner

     

     

    Mr A Lehner

    Cllr Stone

    Local Resident

    Local Resident

    Local Resident

    Local Resident

    On behalf of North Curry PC

    Applicant

    Ward Member

    Objecting

     

     

     

     

    Objecting

     

    Infavour

    Objecting

     

48.

Public Question time

    Minutes:

    Questions from Mr Martin Pakes

     

    Application No. 38/19/0119 – Michael Paul House.

     

    The development proposed 25 car parking spaces for 57 flats. The original application was refused in part to the lack of car parking spaces. However the latest application had been approved even though 23 spaces was significantly lower than the Somerset Parking Strategy. The Council’s own approved scheme for Coal Orchard envisages 42 flats with no dedicated car parking spaces. Why are there dual standards?

     

    Application 38/19/0075 – former Cattle Market site works

     

    Did the Council proceed with construction works without planning permission?

     

    Response from the Garden Town Coordinator, Andrew Penna was that Mr Pakes would receive a written response to his questions from Officers.

     

     

     

     

49.

3/17/19/001 pdf icon PDF 116 KB

    Change of use from agriculture to agriculture and equestrian with erection of stables at The Barn Huis Moor, Huish Cleeve Road, Huish Champflower, Taunton, TA4 2EZ

    Minutes:

    3/17/19/001 - Change of use from agriculture to agriculture and equestrian with erection of stables at The Barn Huis Moor, Cleeve Road, Huish Champflower, Taunton

     

    Comments made by the public included:

     

    ·       No comments from Highways;

    ·       There were no problems with access onto and out of the site;

    ·       Concerns with security;

    ·       Horses were checked twice daily;

     

    Comments made by Members included:

     

    ·       Concerns with the mixed usage;

    ·       Concerns with the hard standing and where the muck was going to be stored;

    ·       Concerns that the development was in flood Zone 1;

    ·       Concerns with the Rights of Way;

    ·       Concerns that as the site photos were taken in the summer the site would look differently in the winter;

    ·       This development would not look out of place in a rural setting;

     

    Councillor Mark Hill proposed and Councillor Lithgow seconded a motion that the application be APPROVED

     

    The Motion was carried

50.

18/19/0012 pdf icon PDF 103 KB

    Erection of balcony to side of Mill House, Halse Road, Halse

    Minutes:

    18/19/0012 Erection of balcony to side of Mil House, Halse Road, Halse

     

    Comments made by members included;

     

    ·       This balcony would enhance the building;

    ·       As the development was in a conservation area down lighting on the balcony was needed;

    ·       Out of keeping with the area;

     

    Councillor Lithgow proposed and Councillor Marcia Hill seconded a motion that the application be APPROVED

     

    The Motion was carried

     

     

51.

24/19/0021 pdf icon PDF 79 KB

    Erection of bungalow on land to rear of 16 Town Farm, North Curry (resubmission of application 24/18/0012)

    Additional documents:

    Minutes:

    24/19/0021 Erection of bungalow on land to rear of 16 Town Farm, North Curry (resubmission of application 24/18/0012)

     

    Comments made by members of the public included;

     

    ·       Concerns that the development was on a blind road with no pedestrian footpath or visibility splay;

    ·       Concerns with the large farming vehicles using the narrow road daily;

    ·       The 30mph limit on this road was not acceptable for the amount of traffic;

    ·       Concerns that this development would set a precedent for future developments;

    ·       The development was unsuitable and not necessary for the village;

    ·       This was a back land development;

    ·       This development went against Policies, EMDI, permanent loss of historic orchard area, CP8 and DM1D, back land development and detrimental to the character of the area;

    ·       16 Town Farm and the community had access to this land for the last 15 years;

    ·       Concerns with Highway comments;

    ·       Orchard listed on Traditional Orchard Habitat Inventory and had been identified as a habitat of principle importance;

    ·       7 Trees were felled before a TPO was issued;

    ·       Concerns that the remaining 8 trees were damaged by ring barking;

    ·       The planting of new trees on the other side of the village was not a substitute for the loss of this orchard;

    ·       The site was of ecological value and not worth the sacrifice of one single bungalow;

    ·       The newly erected fence was not erected when Highways made their observations;

    ·       Concerns with parking on the Public Highway;

    ·       Knapp Lane was a hazard to road users; 

    ·       The area was part of a S106 to act as a green buffer between the new Town Farm development;

    ·       Concerns that residents had not been consulted;

    ·       Concerns that there was only a standard response from Highways;

    ·       The County Archaeologist had no objection to this application;

    ·       SWT Tree Officer stated that no trees were worthy of protection on the site;

    ·       Highways stand by original conclusion that they did not have any concerns with this development;

    ·       Development has separate access;

    ·       The Wildlife survey was still ongoing;

    ·       Application was fully compliant within the settlement limit in a sustainable village;

    ·       The area was under private license for 15 Town Farm;

    ·       Previous refusal reasons had been fully addressed;

     

     

    Comments made by members included;

     

    ·       Concerns with traffic issues;

    ·       Concerns with the loss of an historic orchard;

    ·       North Curry had had a vast amount of development, why destroy this parcel of green land for a bungalow;

    ·       The residents and PC were against this application;

    ·       This piece of land needs to be accessible to the public;

    ·       Concerns with harm to the Community;

    ·       Biodiversity issues;

    ·       Access issues;

    ·       Policy ENV1,the value to local people should count;

    ·       Highway concerns and the impact on cyclists;

    ·       NPPF Para 109, protecting natural landscapes, we should be seeking to positively promote this;

    ·       The Orchards were a recognised habitat and of recognised value;

    ·       Over development of the site;

    ·       Climate change was real, we needed to keep the trees onsite;

     

    Councillor Buller proposed and Councillor Marcia Hill seconded a motion that the application to be REFUSED

     

    Reason

     

    The applicant’s preliminary ecology report failed to demonstrate that  ...  view the full minutes text for item 51.

52.

42/19/0021 pdf icon PDF 97 KB

    Erection of a two storey extension and a single storey extension to the sides of 4 The Paddock, Honiton Road, Trull

    Minutes:

    42/19/0021 Erection of a two storey extension and a single storey extension to the sides of 4 The Paddock, Honiton road, Trull

     

    Comments made by members included;

     

    ·       Concerns with the size of the garage;

    ·       Impact on neighbours;

     

    Councillor Marcia Hill proposed and Councillor Lithgow seconded a motion that the application be APPROVED

     

    The Motion was carried

53.

Latest appeals and decisions received pdf icon PDF 8 KB