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Meeting Details

Development Control Committee
9 Jan 2019 - 18:30 to 19:45
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  • Attendance
  • Visitors
  • Declarations of Interests

Documents

Agenda

Standard Items
1 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

 

To receive any apologies for absence. 

 

 

1

 

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Annison, Bird, G Carpenter & Flaxman-Taylor.

 

 

2 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

 

You have a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in a matter to be discussed if it relates to something on your Register of Interests form. You must declare the interest and leave the room while the matter is dealt with.

You have a Personal Interest in a matter to be discussed if it affects
•    your well being or financial position
•    that of your family or close friends
•    that of a club or society in which you have a management role
•    that of another public body of which you are a member to a greater extent than others in your ward.
You must declare a personal interest but can speak and vote on the matter.

Whenever you declare an interest you must say why the interest arises, so that it can be included in the minutes. 

 

 


2

 

Councillor Drewitt declared a personal interest in item number 4, as he had received a letter concerning the application, but in accordance with the Council's Constitution, was both allowed to speak and vote on the matter.

 

 

 

3 pdf MINUTES (113Kb)

 

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 14 November 2018.

 

 

3

 

The minutes of the meeting held on 14 November 2018 were confirmed.

 

 

 

Sub-division of site - new 3 bedroom chalet bungalow and vehicular access. Amended plans shows single store dwelling.

 

 

4

 

The Committee received and considered the report from the Planning Manager.

 

The Senior Planning Officer reported that the application, as originally submitted, was for a chalet bungalow which measured 6.9 m in height and was deemed to be out of character with the surrounding area and would have a significant adverse impact on the character. Following discussions, the application was revised to provide a single storey dwelling at a height of 4.2 m which was more in keeping with the character of the area and sat more appropriately on the site.

 

The Senior Planning Officer reported that the Parish Council had objected on a number of grounds. However, Highways had not objected o the access to the site and therefore there were no grounds for refusal on highway grounds. The Parish Council had noted that there was no mention of a visibility splay or maintenance of the adjoining hedge. However, Highways had recommended that a condition of a visibility splay be provided prior to occupation and thereafter maintained free of obstruction over 0.6 m.

 

The Senior Planning Officer reported that the Parish Council were concerned regarding the access crossing the public footpath and land which was in unknown ownership and were objecting on these grounds. The access over unknown land was noted, however, the grant of planning permission did not extinguish private rights. The Parish Council were also objecting on the issue of flooding, however, the application site was within Flood Zone 1 and as such no flood risk assessment was required nor should the application be refused of flooding grounds.

 

The Senior Planning Officer reported that further conditions requested by Highways had been inadvertently  omitted from the agenda report; any public apparatus/utilities in the application site area would have to be moved at the expense of the applicant and the access and visibility splay to be provided prior to occupation of the dwelling.

 

The Senior Planning Officer reported that the site was within the built-up area of Hopton but soakaways were shown on the application as a means of sustainable drainage. There were concerns that if planning permission was granted that a precedent would be set for accesses off of Warren Road, however, this could have no bearing on this application.  

 

The Senior Planning Officer reported that Strategic Planning had noted that the site was not considered as having the potential for having an impact on a Natura 2000 site, and as such, there was no need to progress to the appropriate assessment stage. This also means that the applicant was not required to pay the Natura 2000 contribution for the proposed development.

 

The Senior Planning Officer reported that the application site was in a sustainable location within Hopton. The sub-division of the garden provided adequate amenity space for the proposed dwelling and the donor dwelling. There were no impacts by virtue of the proposed development that significantly nor demonstrably outweighed the presumption in favour of sustainable development and the application was recommended for approval subject to conditions requested by Highways, to be no more than a single storey development and any other conditions to ensure a satisfactory form of development.

 

Mr Thomas, Hopton Parish Council, reported the salient points of the Parish Council's objections to the Committee and requested that the Committee refuse the application.

 

Councillor Wainwright reported that he appreciated that Warren Road was busy during the holiday season but this was true across a number of locations in the Borough and did not constitute a reason for refusal so he proposed that the application be approved.

 

Councillor Hammond asked for clarification regarding the hedge to the side of the proposed visibility splay. Mr Penfold, the applicant, who was present at the meeting but had elected not to speak informed the Committee that the hedge was in his ownership and would be removed as part of the development. Councillor Hammond duly seconded the application for approval.

 

Following a vote, it was RESOLVED:

 

That application number 06/18/0340/F be approved, subject to conditions as requested by Highways, to be no more than a single storey development and any other conditions to ensure a satisfactory from of development.

 

 

 

5 PLANNING UPDATE

 

The Planning Manager will report at the meeting.

 

 

5

 

The Head of Planning & Growth and the Principal Strategic Planner gave a presentation to the meeting on the following topics:-

(i) Local Plan update

(ii) Habitat Regulations Assessment 

(iii) Recent/Current National Planning Policy Framework changes

(iv) Current/Recent consultations on High Street charges & extension to permitted development rights, developer contribution charges, biodiversity gain, street trees & woods and changes to National Parks, Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty & The Broads.

 

The Chairman thanked the officers for their informative presentation.

 

 

 

The Committee to note the planning applications made by Development Control Committee and Delegated Officer Decisions for the period 1 November to 31 December 2018.

 

 

6

 

The Committee received and noted the planning applications made by Development Control Committee and by delegated officer decision for the period 1 November to 31 December 2018.

 

 

7 OMBUDSMAN AND APPEALS DECISIONS

 

The Committee is asked to note the following Appeal decisions:-

(i) Appeal Reference: APP/U2615/W/18/3201388

Land between 7 & 12 Cotoneaster Court, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth, NR31 8 EH. Appeal dismissed - Officer Delegated Decision.

 

(ii) Appeal Refernce: APP/U2615/W/18/3202121

137 Beccles Road, Bradwell, Great Yarmouth, NR31 8PP. Appeal dismissed - Officer Delegated Decision.

 

 

7

 

The Committee received and noted the two appeal decisions.

 

 

8 ANY OTHER BUSINESS

 

To consider any other business as may be determined by the Chairman of the meeting as being of sufficient urgency to warrant consideration.

 

 


8

 

The Chairman reported that there was no other business of being of sufficient urgency to warrant consideration.

 

 

9 EXCLUSION OF PUBLIC

 

In the event of the Committee wishing to exclude the public from the meeting, the following resolution will be moved:-

"That under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 12(A) of the said Act."

 



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Attendance

Name
No other member attendance information has been recorded for the meeting.
NameReason for Sending ApologySubstituted By
Carl Annison Sue Hacon
Malcolm Bird  
Graham Carpenter  
Emma Flaxman-Taylor  
NameReason for AbsenceSubstituted By
No absentee information has been recorded for the meeting.

Declarations of Interests

Member NameItem Ref.DetailsNature of DeclarationAction
No declarations of interest have been entered for this meeting.

Visitors

 

PRESENT:

 

Councillor Hanton (in the Chair); Councillors Drewitt, Fairhead, Galer, Hammond, Wainwright, Williamson, A Wright & B Wright.

 

Councillor Hacon attended as a substitute for Councillor Annison.

 

Mr A Nicholls ( Head of Planning & Growth), Mr D Minns (Planning Manager), Mrs G Manthorpe (Senior Planning Officer), Ms C Whatling (Monitoring Officer), Mr J Clements (Principal Strategic Planner),Miss J Smith (Technical Officer),Ms H Ayers (Planning Technician) & Mrs C Webb (Senior Member Services Officer).

 

 

 

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