Agenda and draft minutes
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Apologies
To receive any apologies for absence. Additional documents: Minutes: Apologies were received from Councillors Coles, Wheatley, and Coles.
Councillor Hill took the Chair for this meeting. |
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Minutes of the previous meeting of the Planning Committee
To approve the minutes of the previous meeting of the Committee. Additional documents: Minutes: (Minutes of the meetings of the Planning Committees held on the 5, 19 January and the 2 February circulated with the agenda)
Resolved that the minutes of the Planning Committee held on the 5,19 January and the 2 February be confirmed as a correct record.
5 January, proposed by Councillor Lithgow, seconded by Councillor Tully 19 January, proposed by Councillor Lithgow, seconded by Councillor Hassall 2 February, proposed by Councillor Hassall, seconded by Councillor Stock-Williams.
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.) Additional documents: 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 submitted any questions or statements, please note, a three minute time limit applies to each speaker and you will be asked to speak before Councillors debate the issue.
We are now live webcasting most of our committee meetings and you are welcome to view and listen to the discussion. The link to each webcast will be available on the meeting webpage, but you can also access them on the Somerset West and Taunton webcasting website. Additional documents: Minutes:
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Additional documents: Minutes: Comments made by members of the public included; (summarised)
· The memorial statue was an interesting piece of history for Watchet; · Please that a local designer was chosen to create the memorial statue; · There was lots of local support for the memorial; · The memorial has a communal value;
Comments made by Members included; (summarised)
· The statue was an unobtrusive piece of Art; · Clarification sought on why this statue needed planning permission; · The memorial was commissioned and supported by the local people of Watchet; · Concerns that this statue did not fit in with the two other statues on the esplanade; · Concerns with the white trunking surrounding the statue;
Councillor Lithgow proposed and Councillor Tully seconded a motion that permission be GRANTED subject to conditions.
The motion was carried.
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Additional documents: Minutes: Comments from members of the public included; (summarised)
· The proposed development show no reference to the Council’s Design Guide or Policy D7 regarding design quality; · Concerns with the impact on the residential amenity of the adjoining properties; · Concerns with the character and appearance in this semi-rural area; · Overlooking with loss of privacy; · The Parish Council did not support this application; · The building will be largely screened from the trunk road and Wild Oak Lane by the existing buildings; · The scale of the building was in keeping with most of the adjacent properties; · One of the unique features of the proposal was it varied architecture and design with no two properties looking the same in the area; · Measures have been taken to ensure that the development is phosphate neutral after using the Council’s P Credit allocation scheme; · The development will be an energy efficient family home;
Comments from Members included; (summarised)
· A well-designed property to compliment other properties in the area; · Overlooking concerns; · Confirmation sought to confirm that this development would be carbon neutral; · The development was against the Core Strategy of DM1 (D) in appearance; · Not in keeping with the rural area; · Concerns that the roof terrace and adjoining library would create a third floor and would overlook the neighbouring property; · Screening or the property concerns;
Councillor Lithgow proposed and Councillor Stock-Williams seconded a motion the permission be GRANTED subject to the prior completion of a Section 106 Agreement and conditions. The Committee also voted on a further Condition for the submission of a scheme for carbon neutral elements within the development;
The motion was carried. |