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Items
No. Item

32.

Apologies for absence/substitutions

Minutes:

32.1 Councillor Derrick Haley substituted for Councillor Jane Storey.

33.

To receive any declarations of pecuniary or non-pecuniary interest by Members

Minutes:

33.1 Councillor Roy Barker declared a Non-pecuniary interest in application DC/17/03568 as he knew the land owner and knew two of the speakers as former employees of the Council.

 

33.2 Councillor Wendy Marchant declared a Non-pecuniary interest in application DC/17/03568 as she knew one of the Members of Great Bricett Parish Council.

 

33.3 All Members declared a Non-Pecuniary interest in application DC/17/05561 as the applicant was a fellow Councillor.

34.

Declarations of lobbying

Minutes:

34.1 None Declared.

35.

Declarations of personal site visits

Minutes:

35.1 Councillor Kathie Guthrie declared that she had driven past Application DC/17/03074.

36.

SA/17/13 Confirmation of the minutes of the meeting held on 3 January 2018 pdf icon PDF 115 KB

Minutes:

36.1 It was resolved that the Minutes of the meeting held on 3 January 2018 were confirmed and signed as a true record subject to an amendment to minute 31.38 to include the following:

       

        “The motion was seconded by Councillor Barry Humphreys MBE.”

37.

To receive notification of petitions in accordance with the Council's Petition Scheme

Minutes:

37.1 None received.

38.

SA/17/14 Schedule of planning applications pdf icon PDF 234 KB

 

 

Note: The Chairman may change the listed order of items to accommodate visiting Ward Members and members of the public

Additional documents:

Minutes:

In accordance with the Council’s procedure for public speaking on planning applications a representation was made as detailed below:

 

Schedule of Applications

 

Application Number

Representations From

DC/17/04483

Item Withdrawn

DC/17/04484

Item Withdrawn

DC/17/03074

Rod Caird (Henley Parish Council)

Sue Cosford (Objector)

Neil Ward (Agent)

Roy Hammond (Applicant)

DC/17/03568

Sean Hedges-Quinn (Objector)

Rich Cooke (Agent)

DC/17/03399

Richard Whiting (Parish Council)

JeryLagerberg (Objector)

Chris Hobson (Agent)

DC/17/05561

David Whybrow (Applicant)

 

 

 

38.1 The items of business were taken in the order as follows as set out by the Chair at the beginning of the meeting:

 

1.     DC/17/04483 & DC/17/04484

2.     DC/17/03399

3.     DC/17/03074

4.     DC/17/03568

5.     DC/17/05561

 

 

38.2 Item 1

 

Application            DC/17/04483

Proposal             Planning Application – Part change of use to form A5 hot food takeaway with extraction equipment and flue.

Site Location      RICKINGHALL INFERIOR – The Newsagent Bell Hill Cottage, The Street, Rickinghall Inferior, IP22 1BN

Applicant             Mr Yusuf Karakus

 

 

        Item 2

 

Application          DC/17/04484

Proposal             Listed Building Application- Insertion of internal extraction equipment with external flue, internal sound proofing and fire proofing partitions and new internal door.

Site Location      RICKINGHALL INFERIOR – The Newsagent Bell Hill Cottage, The Street, Rickinghall Inferior, IP22 1BN

                 Applicant          Mr Yusuf Karakus

 

38.3 The Chair addressed the Committee reporting that the Applicant had withdrawn applications DC/17/04483 & DC/17/04484 on the 30 January 2018 after close of business.

 

38.4 RESOLVED

 

Applications withdrawn by applicant prior to Committee (after close of business 30/1/2018).

 

 

38.5 Item 5

 

Application            DC/17/03399

Proposal             Outline Planning Application – (Access to be considered) – Erection of 1 no. dwelling

Site Location      HOXNE– Land East of Mulberry Cottage, Green Street, Hoxne, Suffolk.

Applicant             Free-Range Chicken Ltd.

 

38.6 The Case Officer presented the Application to the Committee.

 

38.7 The Case Officer responded to Members questions regarding the buildings in the surrounding area and the grading of the land.

 

38.8 Richard Whiting, Hoxne Parish Council, outlined the agricultural land classification, the impact on the heritage asset, the visual impact on the countryside, that if approved the development would set a precedent, that there were other sites available and that Hoxne Parish Council asked that the application be refused.

 

38.9 The Parish Council representative responded to Members’ questions regarding the use of the surrounding buildings.

 

38.10 Jery Lagerberg, Objector, outlined the quality of the land, the impact on housing delivery, the sustainability of the proposal and urged the Committee to refuse the application.

 

38.11 The Objector responded to Members’ questions regarding traffic calming measures.

 

38.12 Chris Hobson, Agent, outlined that the development would not be discordant with the existing dwellings, that there would be no significant impact on the setting or the landscape which would be addressed in due course, and that it would form sustainable development.

 

38.13 The Agent responded to Members’ questions regarding the impact on the remainder of the field if the development was approved and what access there would be for said field for farming.

 

38.14 Councillor Elizabeth Gibson Harries, Ward Member, outlined that the development would be in the countryside, the current  ...  view the full minutes text for item 38.