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Items
No. Item

114.

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, substitutes were in attendance as follows:-

 

Melanie Barrett (substituting for Kathryn Grandon)

Jan Osborne (substituting for Sue Ayres)

 

115.

DECLARATION OF INTERESTS

Members to declare any interests as appropriate in respect of items to be considered at this meeting.

Minutes:

None received.

116.

TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF PETITIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COUNCIL'S PETITION SCHEME

Minutes:

None received.

117.

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.

118.

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.

119.

PL/17/25 PLANNING APPLICATIONS FOR DETERMINATION BY THE COMMITTEE pdf icon PDF 120 KB

An Addendum to Paper PL/17/25 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.

Minutes:

Members had before them an Addendum to Paper PL/17/25 (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. DC/17/04024 in Paper PL/17/25 and the speakers responded to questions put to them as provided for under those arrangements:-

 

Application No.

 

Representations from

DC/17/04024

 

Andrew Searle (Parish Council)

Karl Grimwade (Objector)

James Firth (Agent for the Applicant)

 

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. 49(a) (dated 19 October 2004) decisions on the items referred to in Paper PL/17/25 be made as follows:-

 

119a

LAVENHAM pdf icon PDF 443 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Application No. DC/17/04024/FUL

Paper PL/17/25 – Item 1

Full Application – Erection of 24 dwellings with associated parking, landscaping and open space, land adjacent to Bear’s Lane.

 

 

The Case Officer, Gemma Pannell, in presenting the application referred Members to the updates in the Addendum which included an amended recommendation to reflect the provision of a drainage scheme which was acceptable to the Local Lead Flood Authority.  She also referred to the letter from the Ward Member, William Shropshire, which was appended in full to the Addendum.  After the conclusion of the public speaking session and before the start of the debate, the Chairman offered Members reading time for Councillor Shropshire’s letter which had been circulated with the Addendum the previous day, but Members confirmed that this was not needed.

 

Members were aware from the letter sent to them by the agent and as confirmed by the Case Officerthat the applicant had explored options for the provision of an emergency access route which would allow emergency vehicles to bypass Bear’s Lane if required.  Further consideration of this aspect would be covered by a note on the Decision Notice if permission was granted.

 

During the course of the subsequent discussion, a question was raised about space standards for dwellings.  Steven Stroud, Strategic Projects Manager, confirmed that Babergh and Mid Suffolk do not currently have a policy covering this specific aspect of design, but that he would take this up with the newly appointed Corporate Manager for Planning Policy.

 

RESOLVED

 

(1)       That the Corporate Manager – Growth and Sustainable Planning be authorised 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

·            Open Space

 

       and that such permission be subject to conditions including:

 

1)         Standard Time Limit Condition.

2)         Approved Plans

3)         Sustainability

4)         Surface water drainage and construction surface water management  plan

5)         Ecological mitigation and enhancement measures

6)         Lighting design to be submitted

7)         Details of fire hydrants

8)         Arboricultural method statement, tree protection plan with regards the final layout and a monitoring schedule

9)         Details of Materials

10)      Conditions as recommended by highways

11)      Details of screen walls and fences

12)      Construction Management Plan (Inc. construction hours, constructor parking, dust control and prohibition of burning)

13)      Landscaping

14)      Foul Water Strategy

15)      Contamination

 

(2)       That a note be added to the Decision Notice to ensure that further discussions continue between the parties, with a view to securing an alternative emergency access route.

 

119b

LINDSEY pdf icon PDF 379 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Application No. DC/17/03751/FUL

Paper PL/17/25 – Item 2

Full Application – Erection of 2 no. 3-bedroom dwellings with associated garages (following demolition of existing dwelling); application to include change of use from agricultural land to residential use, The Bungalow, The Street.

 

The Case Officer, Steven Stroud, in presenting the application, referred Members to the letter from the Ward Member, Bryn Hurren, which was reproduced in full in the Addendum. 

 

He also informed Members that the application site was outside the Stour and Orwell Estuaries Special Protection Area and therefore the financial contribution referenced in para 12.1 of the officer report is not required.  However, the recommended condition for ecological mitigation is retained.

 

Councillor Hinton asked why the officer report did not reference Policy CS11 when the development was outside of the Lindsey settlement boundary.  The officer responded that Policy CS11 did not apply because, viewed in its proper policy context, it should apply to Core and Hinterland villages. Lindsey does not have a settlement boundary and is designated as countryside for planning purposes.  Councillor Hinton then referred to the relevant Supplementary Planning Document and said that the SPD states that the policy should apply.  The Chairman supported the view taken by officers and said that Policy CS11 should not apply in respect of countryside settlements.  The officer nevertheless advised that he would take Councillor Hinton’s comments away for review.

 

RESOLVED

 

That planning permission be granted subject to conditions including:

 

·             Standard time limit

·             Approved plans and documents

·             Ecological mitigation.

·             Highways measures/improvements

·             Materials details

·             Levels details

·             Hard and soft landscaping details (inc. boundary treatments and management)

·             Archaeological investigation/assessment