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SUBSTITUTES Any Member attending as an approved substitute to report giving his/her name and the name of the Member being substituted.
To receive apologies for absence. Minutes: It was noted that, in accordance with Committee and Sub-Committee Procedure Rule No. 20, a substitute was in attendance as follows:-
Lee Parker (substituting for Ray Smith)
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DECLARATION OF INTERESTS Members to declare any interests as appropriate in respect of items to be considered at this meeting. Minutes: The following Members declared non-pecuniary interests in relation to Application No. B/15/01718 – Paper PL/17/19 – for the reasons indicated:-
Sue Ayres – member of Sudbury Society Peter Beer – Suffolk County Councillor Adrian Osborne – member of ‘Woods around Town’ Simon Barrett – member of Sudbury Society
Simon Barrett also declared a non-pecuniary interest by virtue of owning a business adjacent to the site.
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Additional documents: Minutes: RESOLVED
(1) That the Minutes of the meetings held on 30 August 2017 and 13 September 2017 be confirmed and signed as correct records.
(2) That the Minutes of the meetings held on 12 and 19 September 2017 be confirmed and signed as correct records subject to the following amendment:-
Delete ‘The following Members were unable to be present’ Replace with ‘The following Members were told not to attend due to a potential conflict of interest’
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TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF PETITIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COUNCIL'S PETITION SCHEME Minutes: None received. |
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QUESTIONS BY THE PUBLIC To consider questions from, and provide answers to, the public in relation to matters which are relevant to the business of the meeting and of which due notice has been given in accordance with the Committee and Sub-Committee Procedure Rules. Minutes: None received. |
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QUESTIONS BY COUNCILLORS To consider questions from, and provide answer to, Councillors on any matter in relation to which the Committee has powers or duties and of which due notice has been given in accordance with the Committee and Sub-Committee Procedure Rules. Minutes: None received. |
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PL/17/19 PLANNING APPLICATION FOR DETERMINATION BY THE COMMITTEE PDF 119 KB An Addendum to Paper PL/17/19 will be circulated to Members prior to the commencement of the meeting summarising additional correspondence received since the publication of the agenda but before 12 noon on the working day before the meeting, together with any errata. Additional documents: Minutes: Members had before them an Addendum to Paper pl/17/19 (circulated to Members prior to the day of the meeting) containing additional correspondence received since the publication of the Agenda, but before noon on the working day before the meeting, together with errata.
In accordance with the Council’s arrangements for Public Speaking at Planning Committee, representations were made as detailed below relating to Application No. B/15/01718/OUT in Paper PL/17/19 and the speakers responded to questions put to them as provided for under those arrangements. The length of time for each allocated public speaking slot had been extended with regard to Application No. B/15/01718/OUT by the Chairman exercising his discretion, as follows:-
Parish Council representatives – 5 minutes each Objectors – to share 10 minutes Supporter and Applicant / Agent – to share 10 minutes Local Ward Member – 8 minutes
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Additional documents:
Minutes: RESOLVED
That subject to the imposition of conditions or reasons for refusal (whether additional or otherwise) in accordance with delegated powers under Council Minute No. 48(a) (dated 19October 2004) decisions on the item referred to in Paper PL/17/19 be made as follows:-
Steven Stroud, the Case Officer, referred Members to the additional representations in the Addendum, which had been circulated the previous afternoon. Members were aware that the outline application addressed the principle of development and means of access, with all other matters reserved.
Officers from Suffolk County Council, as listed below, were present at the meeting to answer Members’ questions:
Steve Merry – Transport Policy and Development Manager Colin Bird – Development Management Engineer Neil McManus – Development Contributions Manager
RESOLVED
(1) That the Corporate Manager - Growth and Sustainable Planning be authorised to grant planning permission, subject to the prior completion of a Legal Agreement pursuant to s106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, or accepted Undertaking, to secure the following obligations and related terms to his satisfaction:
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SITE INSPECTIONS In addition to any site inspections which the Committee may consider to be necessary, the Corporate Manager – Growth and Sustainable Planning will report on any other applications which require site inspections.
The provisional date for any site inspections is Wednesday 1 November 2017. Minutes: Bryn Hurren, Ward Member for Boxford, requested a site inspection in respect of Application No b/17/00091– Outline application on land to the south of Dakin Avenue, to enable Members to view the site in the context of the surrounding area and the road access.
RESOLVED
(1) That a site inspection be held on Wednesday 1 November 2017 in respect of Application No.b/17/00091, prior to its consideration by the Committee.
(2) That a Panel comprising the following Members be appointed to inspect the site:-
Adrian Osborne asked Members to consider holding a site inspection for Application Nos. B/16/01360 and B/17/01023 – Former Crown Building Newton Road Sudbury but this was not agreed.
RESOLVED
That no site inspection be held. |
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PL/17/20 PLANNING APPLICATIONS FOR DETERMINATION BY THE COMMITTEE PDF 119 KB An Addendum to Paper PL/17/20 will be circulated to Members prior to the commencement of the meeting summarising additional correspondence received since the publication of the agenda but before 12 noon on the working day before the meeting, together with any errata.
Additional documents: Minutes: Members had before them an Addendum to Paper pl/17/20 (circulated to Members prior to the day of the meeting) containing additional correspondence received since the publication of the Agenda, but before noon on the working day before the meeting, together with errata.
In accordance with the Council’s arrangements for Public Speaking at Planning Committee, representations were made as detailed below relating to the items in Paper PL/17/20 and the speakers responded to questions put to them as provided for under those arrangements. The length of time for each allocated speaking slot with regard to Application No. DC/17/02751/OUT had been extended to five minutes by the Chairman, exercising his discretion, with the Local Ward Member having eight minutes.
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DC/17/02751 - Land South East of Barrow Hill, Acton PDF 371 KB Additional documents: Minutes: RESOLVED
That subject to the imposition of conditions or reasons for refusal (whether additional or otherwise) in accordance with delegated powers under Council Minute No. 48(a) (dated 19October 2004) decisions on the items referred to in Paper PL/17/20 be made as follows:-
The Case Officer, Gemma Pannell, updated Members in relation to the comments of Suffolk County Council – Flood and Water Management – which had no objection to the proposal. Members generally accepted the officer conclusion that any adverse impacts from the proposed development do not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of the development, including the sustainability of the proposal.
RESOLVED
That authority be delegated to the Corporate Manager – Growth and Sustainable Planning to grant planning permission subject to the prior completion of a Section 106 or Undertaking on terms to his satisfaction to secure the following heads of terms:-
· Affordable Housing · Travel Plan Requirements · PROW provision · Open Space · Area to be provided for Scout Hut and associated canoe storage
and that such permission be subject to conditions including
1. Standard Time Limit Condition 2. Submission of reserved matters 3. Approved Plans 4. Sustainability 5. Archaeological work and monitoring 6. Surface water drainage and construction surface water management plan 7. Ecological mitigation and enhancement measures 8. Lighting design to be submitted 9. Details of fire hydrants 10. Arboricultural method statement, tree protection plan with regards the final layout and a monitoring schedule 11. Details of Materials |
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B/17/01009/OUT - Land East of Hadleigh Road, Elmsett PDF 304 KB Additional documents: Minutes:
The Case Officer, Kathryn Oelman, referred Members to the updates in the Addendum, which included emails between the Suffolk County Council Flood and Water Engineer and the Parish Council, together with further comments from the Parish and the Highway Authority.
RESOLVED
That the Corporate Manager - Growth and Sustainable Planning be authorised to grant outline planning permission subject to the prior completion of a Section 106 or Undertaking on terms to his satisfaction to secure the following heads of terms:
· Provision of 15 affordable dwellings. · Skylarks Mitigation, provision of 2 skylark plots to be maintained in accordance with an agreed mitigation strategy. · Play Equipment – details of LEAP to be provided together with timetable for its provision. · Open space areas, to be agreed on an open space plan which includes the ditch, safety margin and wildlife areas. Such areas to be available for the public to use in perpetuity as recreational open space and these areas to be transferred to a resident’s management company who shall maintain these areas in accordance with an agreed maintenance plan unless an alternative mechanism is identified. · RAMS contribution (subject to agreement with CIL team)
and that such permission be subject to conditions including:
1. Standard time limit 2. Provision of reserved matters 3. Fire Hydrants to be provided 4. Standard archaeological conditions for WSI, Evaluation and Reporting. 5. Revised landscaping scheme to be submitted which shows location and methods of protection for TPO trees along southern and eastern boundaries, planting schedules (no. size, type, species to be planted) and which provides a 1.5m wide footpath along the northern boundary with 1m clearance from all planting. 6. Conditions requested by the County Highway Authority 7. Conditions requested by Environmental Protection Team 8. Tree survey and tree protection details to be submitted concurrently with reserved matters, no trees to be removed without these details having been agreed. 9. Ecological mitigation to be provided in accordance with submitted report unless alternative agreed under condition 7. 10. Construction Environmental Management Plan and Biodiversity method statement prior to commencement 11. Prior to occupation, Habitat Management Plan 12. Prior to occupation, Lighting Design Scheme 13. Prior to commencement, Construction Management Plan 14. Housing mix to be as specified 15. Notwithstanding the plans, minimum 5.5m width to be provided between carriageway and footway along the sites frontage with Hadleigh Road in order to provide adequate space for relocated ditch, details of the precise location and layout of the site frontage ditch and landscaping to be submitted and agreed prior to commencement 16. Surface Water Management Plan and implementation thereof
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DC/17/02746 - Land at Brook Farm, off Church Hill Road, Burstall PDF 438 KB Additional documents: Minutes:
The Case Officer, Natalie Webb, referred Members to the Addendum, which included comments from Barry Gasper, one of the Ward Members. Nick Ridley, the other Ward Member for Brook informed the Committee that he would not be voting on this application.
RESOLVED
That planning permission be granted subject to conditions including:-
1. Standard Time Limit 2. Approved Plans and documents 3. Landscape scheme time of commencement 4. Planting schedule of landscaping – maintenance for a minimum of 3 years 5. Hard surfacing landscaping plan 6. Details of materials for the new buildings 7. Vehicular access shall be in accordance with drawing DM04 have an entrance width of 5m 8. HGV deliveries management plan 9. Details of external security lighting 10. Construction management plan |