Agenda and draft minutes

Resolved that the minutes of the Planning Committee held on 19 November 2020 be confirmed as a correct record with an amendment to application 36/19/0034 to reflect the seconder of the motion to approve the application.

Proposed by Councillor Coles , seconded by Councillor Hill

The Motion was carried.

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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.)

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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	Application No.	Description of Interest	Reason	Action Taken
Cllr L Whetlor	3/39/20/014	Applicant is known to Cllr Whetlor.	Personal	Spoke and Voted

112.

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.

Temporary measures during the Coronavirus Pandemic

Due to the Government guidance on measures to reduce the transmission of coronavirus (COVID-19), we will holding meetings in a virtual manner which will be live webcast on our website. Members of the public will still be able to register to speak and ask questions, which will then be read out by the Governance and Democracy Case Manager during Public Question Time and will either be answered by the Chair of the Committee, or the relevant Portfolio Holder, or be followed up with a written response.

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Application No

Name

Position

Stance

3/05/20/001

Carhampton PC

Opposing

3/26/20/004

Mr Blackborow

WYG on behalf Applicant

Local resident

Agent

Opposing

In Favour

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Application for outline planning permission with some matters reserved (except for access) for the erection of 5 No. dwellings at Land off, Withycombe Lane, Carhampton, TA24 6RF

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Application for outline planning permission with some matters reserved (except for access) for the erection of 5 No. dwellings at Land off, Withycombe Lane, Carhampton, TA24 6RF

Comments made by members of the public included;

· Concerns with flooding;

· Concerns with additional vehicle movements each day;

· Concerns with major problems at the junction of Withycombe Lane;

Comments made by member included;

· Concerns with the removal of the hedgerow;

· Concerns with water run off on the site;

· Good public transport from the site;

Councillor Sully proposed and Councillor Hill seconded a motion for Conditional Approval subject to a S106 signing and a unilateral undertaking.

The motion was carried.

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Erection of 9 No. dwellings with associated works including drainage, landscaping and highway works at Field adjacent to Station Road, Washford

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Erection of 9 No. dwellings with associated works including drainage, landscaping and highway works at Field adjacent to Station Road, Washford

Comments made by members of the public included;

· Dust, smells and vibration;

· Traffic congestion;

· Light pollution from street lighting;

· Loss of privacy;

· Increase traffic;

· Loss of habitat and potential flooding;

· Concerns with the destruction of the Countryside and village;

· Highway concerns;

· The application was fully compliant with the Council’s adopted Development Plan;

· The development provides local benefits including affordable housing, pedestrian improvements and public open space contributions;

Comments made by members included;

· Concerns that Affordable homes were out of financial reach for normal people;

· The site should be for Social Housing only;

· Concerns with the speed limit on the road and the unmanned crossing;

· Concerns with flooding issues on site;

· Concerns with increased traffic on the A39;

· Concerns with loss of the countryside;

· Concerns with the slope, landscaping on the site needed;

· Concerns with the heritage site, Cleeve Abbey;

Councillor Hill proposed and Councillor Sully seconded a motion for Conditional Approval to be APPROVED subject to a S106 and an informative note to the applicant stating;

Landscaping

The Planning Committee requested that the landscaping scheme, which is subject to a planning condition, includes an increased number of trees towards the brow of the hill.

Uncontrolled crossing

The Planning Committee requested that the highways authority consider that the restricted speed limit of 30mph for Washford is extended further west along the A39 to ensure pedestrian safety, and that appropriate signage is used on the eastern and western approaches to the uncontrolled crossing along the A39.

Archaeology

The application site is close to designated and non-designated heritage features including the remains of Cleeve Abbey, a Scheduled Ancient Monument, and Washford Mill. Whilstthe site is not subject to any national or local heritage designations there is potential for archaeological remains to be uncovered during construction.

The applicants are reminded of their duties and responsibilities under relevant legislation (see below) if any archaeological remains are found during the construction phase of the development hereby approved. If unexpected archaeology is found on the site the developer should contact the Somerset County Council archaeologist immediately. There are important additional legal requirements where development affects human remains. It is an offence to disturb human remains without proper authority.

Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act (1979)

National Heritage Act (1983)

Treasure Act (1996)

National Heritage Act (2002)

The motion was carried.

At this point in the meeting a 10 minute break was approved and Councillor Morgan left the meeting.

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