Agenda and minutes
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Apologies
To receive any apologies for absence. Minutes: Apologies were received from Councillors Aldridge, Morgan and Wren |
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Minutes of the previous meeting of the Planning Committee
To approve the minutes of the previous meeting of the Committee. Minutes: (Minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee held on 22 August 2019 circulated with the agenda)
Resolved that the minutes of the Planning Committee held on 22 August 2019 be confirmed as a correct record.
Proposed by Councillor Marcia Hill, seconded by Councillor Habgood
The Motion was carried. |
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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:-
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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:
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Erection of an agricultural building for the housing of livestock at Lower Huntham Farm, Huntham Lane, Stoke St Gregory Minutes: Erection of an agricultural building for the housing of livestock at Lower Huntham Farm, Huntham Lane, Stoke St Gregory
Comments by members of the public included;
· Scale of the building; · Noise and amenity impact on local residents; · Drainage and flooding; · Concerns with safety with increased traffic movements; · Concerns with the disposal of the slurry and waste materials; · Visual impact on the rural setting; · Concerns with factory farming; · Environmental impact; · Pollution issues; · Concerns with the cumulative impact of this application; · Concerns with the location of the slurry pit and how this will be spread; How will the large amounts of feed be transported to the site; How much additional bedding would be required; slurry tanker movements; implications on Knapp Lane with increased traffic; risks of increased pollution. · The development would not produce any extra farming traffic or increased stock; · The Parish Council supported both applications; · Existing slurry infrastructure was being used; · The new building would increase welfare standards for the cattle; · The applicant had recently sponsorship from the Woodland Trust and Sainsbury’s for woodland planting;
Comments by members included;
· Concerns with the scale of the building; · Concerns with the smell of the slurry in the summer months; · Ecological harms, flooding, transport, landscape, environment, waste generation, community impact;
Councillor Marcia Hill proposed and Councillor Buller seconded a motion that the application be REFUSED with the recommendation for Officers to investigate potential breaches of planning control. Noted that this was a unanimous decision.
The Motion was carried. |
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Erection of an agricultural building for the housing of livestock at Lower Huntham Farm, Huntham Lane, Stoke St Gregory Minutes: Erection of an agricultural building for the housing of livestock at Lower Huntham Farm, Huntham Lane, Stoke St Gregory
The applicant was invited to speak on his application by the Chair. His comments included;
· Planning permission for multiple units were historically applied for on the site; · The current buildings were not suitable for the current stock due to animals contracting phenomena and other health issues; · The new building would provide better management of the stock and improved ventilation; · Less animals would be housed in the new application; · At present there was multiple trips to the site to feed the animals. The new development would reduce this as all feed would be stored on site; · No changes would be made as to the disposal of the slurry; · No increased traffic movements; · The site was not expanding and cows would not be milked there; · Meetings had been held to engage with the local community;
Comments made by members included;
· Concerns with the lack of information received on the application; · Concerns that the building that had been erected was not what was applied for; · Concerns that the building was erected very quickly;
Councillor Marcia Hill proposed and Councillor Lithgow seconded a motion that the application be REFUSED with the recommendation for Officers to investigate potential breaches of planning control. Noted that this was a unanimous decision.
The Motion was carried
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Erection of 23 No. dwellings including 5 affordable units with vehicular access, public open space, landscaping and associated works on land off Taunton Road, Wellington as amended by revised Flood Risk Assessment and revised plans. Additional documents: Minutes: Erection of 23 No. dwellings including 5 affordable units with vehicular access, public open space, landscaping and associated works on land off Taunton Road, Wellington as amended by revised Flood Risk Assessment and revised plans
Comments made by member of the public included;
· The previous Green Wedge boundaries had been formally amended so that part of the site on which housing was proposed was now no longer a part of the Green Wedge; · Due to delays out of the applicants control the housing mix had to be reviewed so a mix of 2 & 3 bedroom houses were now proposed so that it was still relevant to market needs and trends; · Public Open Space exceeded requirement; · The 23 developments proposed was still in the original development foot print; · 25% affordable housing on the site would not be provided by additional housing on the site; · No objections from Highways; · Parking strategy approved; · The site was compliant with no comments from consultees;
Comments made by members included;
· Concerns that the spine road to the development would not be adopted so a Management Company would be employed to oversee this putting extra cost onto the owners of the new properties; · Parking issues, no mention of visitor parking; · The points raised by SCC Transport Group still remained relevant and outstanding; · Outstanding tree survey; · Additional information was needed from Wessex Water regarding the flood plan; · EA objections regarding flood risk assessment; · Concerns with the amount of housing squeezed into a small area; · Already a designated an open space, no benefit; · Concerns that the development was going to retain only 1 tree to hide 23 houses; · A sustainable area for Dormice was needed on site; · Concerns with cycling access onto the main road; · Social housing not affordable housing was needed; · Councillor Habgood proposed and Councillor Coles seconded a motion that the application be APPROVED the motion failed.
Councillor Habgood proposed and Councillor Coles seconded a motion that the application be APPROVED as per Officer Recommendation.
The motion was carried. |
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Appeals Lodged
No appeals received Minutes: Noted that there were no appeals lodged |
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Minutes: Noted that there were five appeal decisions received and noted. |