Agenda and draft minutes

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Items
No. Item

1.

Appointment of Chair

2.

Appointment of Vice-Chair

3.

Apologies/substitutions

4.

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.)

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    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

    Application  No.

    Description of Interest

    Reason

    Action Taken

    All Councillors

    3/18/19/008, 3/21/19/107

    Lobbied

    Photos of the sites sent by the planning clerk to cttee members

    Spoke and voted

    Cllr S Buller

    38/20/0062

    Photos of site sent to all cttee members

    Personal

    Spoke and Voted

    Cllr S Coles

    38/20/0062

    Lobbied by Local residents. Discretion ‘not fettered’

    Personal

    Spoke and Voted

    Cllr R Habgood

    3/21/19/107

    Correspondence received

    Personal

    Spoke and voted

    Cllr M Lithgow

    3/18/19/008, 3/21/19/107, 38/20/0062

    Received correspondence. ‘discretion not fettered’

    Personal

    Spoke and Voted

    Cllr C Palmer

    3/21/19/107

    Correspondence received from local residents. Debated at Minehead Town Council. Will take part in the debate but will abstain from the vote

    Personal

    Spoke and Voted

    Cllr A Sully

    38/20/0062

     

    Declared that he owned a property in the vicinity

     

     

    Cllr B Weston

    38/20/0062, 3/18/19/008

    Taken photos of the site. Also received photos and correspondence

    Personal

    Spoke and Voted

     

5.

Minutes of the previous meeting of the Planning Committee

6.

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.

     

    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

    3/21/19/107

    Mr N Padfield

     

    Mr J Sykes-Brown

    Local Resident

     

    Applicant

    Objecting

     

     

    Infavour

    38/20/0062

    Cllr C Ellis

    Ward Member

    Objecting

     

7.

3/18/19/008 pdf icon PDF 111 KB

    Outline planning application with all matters reserved for the erection of 1 No. detached dwelling with alterations to parking area and removal of garage at Midways, Main Road, Kilve, TA5 1EA

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    Outline planning application with all matters reserved for the erection of 1 No. detached dwelling with alterations to parking area and removal of garage at Midways, Main Road, Kilve, TA5 1EA

     

    Comments by members included;

     

    ·       Access issues;

    ·       No Highway reasons to refuse this application;

    ·       Sea Lane is heavily used by agriculture vehicles;

    ·       Concerns with construction traffic along the lane;

    ·       Concerns with the ecology of the site;

     

    Councillor Sully proposed and Councillor Lithgow seconded a motion for Outline planning permission with all matters reserved to be APPROVED

     

    The Motion was carried

8.

3/21/19/107

    Erection of a conservatory on the north-west elevation at The Dene House Nursing Home, Bircham Road, Alcombe, Minehead

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    Erection of a conservatory on the north-west elevation at The Dene House Nursing Home, Bircham Road, Alcombe, Minehead

     

    Comments from members of the public included:

     

    ·       Over development of an already overdeveloped site;

    ·       Concerns with the over build of the main sewer which is in breach of the Wessex Water build-over rules;

    ·       Concerns that the slope has been replaced by steps;

    ·       Concerns with light pollution from the site to neighbouring properties;

    ·       The proposed conservatory would be an invaluable addition to the main building allowing residents to relax in an alternative area instead of the main building;

     

     

    Comments from members included:

     

    ·       The conservatory would bring great joy to the residents;

    ·       Concerns with the sewer build-over;

    ·       Concerns that the footprint of the new built is larger than the previous bungalow;

    ·       Concerns with the unease of how this development has proceeded;

     

    Councillor Buller proposed and Councillor Sully seconded a motion for the application to be APPROVED with an informative for the applicant to consult with Wessex Water for the sewer build-over.

     

    The Motion was carried

     

     

9.

38/20/0062 pdf icon PDF 93 KB

    Erection of detached double garage at 10 Birch Grove, Taunton as amended by Drg No. changing roof design from dual pitched to hipped pyramid

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    Erection of detached double garage at 10 Birch Grove, Taunton as amended by Drg No. Changing roof design from dual pitched to hipped pyramid

     

    Comments by the Ward member included;

     

    ·       Concerns with the development in the Conservation area;

    ·       The development is out of keeping for the area;

    ·       Over development of the site;

    ·       Contrary to Policy CP8;

    ·       Concerns that Hatfield would be obscured by this development;

     

    Comments from members included;

     

    ·       Not sympathetic to Hatfield and the Conservation area;

    ·       Concerns with the height and scale of the roof;

    ·       This was the wrong building in the wrong place;

    ·       Over development of the site;

    ·       Concerns with the impact on the neighbours;

     

    Councillor Morgan left the meeting at 15:20

     

    Councillor Habgood proposed and Councillor Weston seconded a motion for the application to be REFUSED

     

    Reason – The proposed garage by virtue of its height and scale will have a detrimental impact on the character and appearance of the Conservation Area as it does not enhance the street scene contrary to the policy DM1 of the Taunton Deane Adopted Core Strategy. The proposed garage causes less than substantial harm to a heritage asset which is not outweighed by public benefits and is contrary to para 196 of the NPPF.

     

    The Motion was carried

10.

Latest appeals and decisions received pdf icon PDF 84 KB