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8.

SUBSTITUTES AND APOLOGIES

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:-

 

Sue Ayres (substituting for Michael Creffield)

9.

DECLARATION OF INTERESTS

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

Minutes:

None declared.

10.

PL/18/2 TO CONFIRM THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 18 APRIL 2018 pdf icon PDF 275 KB

Minutes:

It was RESOLVED

 

That the minutes of the meeting held on 18 April 2018 be confirmed and signed as a correct record.

11.

PL/18/3 TO CONFIRM THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 9 MAY 2018 pdf icon PDF 214 KB

Minutes:

It was RESOLVED

 

That the Minutes of the meeting held on 9 May 2018 be confirmed and signed as a correct record.

12.

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

Minutes:

None received.

13.

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 20 June 2018.

Minutes:

Councillor Dave Busby requested a site inspection in respect of the planning application for Shotley Pier for reasons relating to the heritage aspects and changes from the original planning application.

 

The Corporate Manager – Growth and Sustainable Planning advised Members that because the Delegation Panel had considered, and rejected, a Councillor request for this application to be referred to Committee, a site visit could not be considered, and the Legal Adviser to the Committee, Ian de Prez, concurred with this advice.  However, if the application was subsequently deemed to be controversial and referred to Committee for consideration, a site visit could be appropriate.  In the circumstances, it was proposed and seconded that a site visit would be held if the application was to be considered by Committee and this was carried on being put to the vote.

 

Councillor John Hinton then requested a site visit for Application No DC/18/02526 – 10/11 Silver Leys Bentley to view the context of the site and use of garages.  It was agreed that this request would be considered at the next meeting of the Committee, with the benefit of the usual mini presentation.

 

It was RESOLVED

 

(1)            That no site inspection be held in respect of the application for Shotley Pier unless it is referred to Committee for determination, in which case a Panel comprising all the Members of the Committee would be authorised to attend the site visit at a time and date to be agreed with the Chairman.

 

(2)            That the request for a site visit in respect of Application No DC/18/02526 be considered at the next meeting of the Committee.

14.

PL/17/40 PLANNING APPLICATION FOR DETERMINATION BY THE COMMITTEE pdf icon PDF 246 KB

If required, a further Addendum to Paper PL/17/40 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/17/40 (circulated to Members prior to the day of the meeting) detailing an amended recommendation together with the comments of the two Ward Members set out in full.  A further letter from the Gardens Trust dated 12 June was circulated prior to the commencement of the meeting.

 

In accordance with the Council’s arrangements for Public Speaking at Planning Committee, representations were made as detailed below relating to the item in Paper PL/17/40 and the speakers responded to questions put to them as provided for under those arrangements.

 

Application No

Representations from

 

DC/17/04052

Adrian Beckham (Parish Council)

 

Lady Hart (Objector)

 

Edward Barrett (for the Applicant)

 

Frank Lawrenson (Ward Member)

 

 

It was 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 19 October 2004) a decision on the item referred to in Paper PL/17/40 be made as follows:-

 

15.

DC/17/04052 CHILTON - Land North of Waldingfield Road, Sudbury pdf icon PDF 650 KB

The report for this application (Paper PL/17/40 and Appendix) was withdrawn from consideration at the 9 May 2018 meeting to allow proper consideration of a late legal representation.  It is now re-presented for consideration by the Committee.

 

The following documents are also included with this agenda:-

 

·       Addendum circulated 8 May 2018 – Correspondence received by officers and their response.

·       Letter dated 8 May 2018 from Town Legal LLP

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

CHILTON

 

Application No DC/17/04052/OUT

Paper PL/17/40 – Item 1

Outline application for residential development of up to 130 dwellings (Use Class C3) including means of access into site (not internal roads), parking and associated works, with all other matters (relating to appearance, landscaping, scale and layout) reserved, land north of Waldingfield Road.

 

 

Vincent Pearce, Principal Planning Officer, in introducing this item, referred to the information contained in the Addendum and as circulated at the meeting.

 

As referred to in the agenda, Paper PL/17/40 (published for the meeting on 9 May 2018) was withdrawn from consideration at that meeting because of the receipt of a late legal representation.  The Principal Planning Officer confirmed that PL/17/40, now re-presented for consideration by Committee, was unchanged from the previously published report.  However, as set out in the Addendum, the reference to the Education and Pre-Schooling contributions has been expanded with a consequential amendment to the recommendation.  

 

The Corporate Manager – Growth and Sustainable Planning informed Members that the Case Officer, Steven Stroud (currently on leave), had received an email overnight from Historic England confirming that HE did not wish to make any further points from those already submitted.

 

During the course of the consideration of this item, the Planning Officer and the Corporate Manager responded to questions about various aspects of the proposal including CIL and Section 106 tests, parking standards, definition of degrees of harm, access and landscaping.  Colin Bird, Suffolk County Council Highways, clarified the highways position regarding consideration of various access proposals for the area including roundabouts.

 

As a result of Members’ consideration, the officer recommendation (as amended) was moved with the inclusion of an additional condition to secure parking standards compliance.

 

It was RESOLVED

 

(1)        That the Corporate Manager – Growth and Sustainable Planning be authorised to grant outline planning permission subject to the prior completion of a Legal Agreement pursuant to Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, or accepted Undertaking, to secure the following obligations and related terms to his satisfaction:-

 

 

Obligation

Conditions

Affordable Housing

35%, Provision of (final tenure/mix to be agreed with Housing Lead.

 

Open Spaces and Play Provision

Provision of:-

Long-term management of / transfer

 

Education

Primary Schooling - £556.192 (proportionate contribution to build cost of new primary school identified in the Chilton Woods planning permission or other facilities within the local cluster).

 

Pre-Schooling

£124,995 (proportionate contribution to build cost of new pre-schooling provision identified in the Chilton Woods planning permission or other facilities within the local cluster).

 

Libraries

£21,190 (to enhance and improve facilities at Sudbury Library).

 

Waste

£14,300 (proportionate contribution towards land acquisition and build costs of new Household Waste and Recycling Centre identified within the Chilton Woods planning permission).

 

Travel Plan

Implementation of (on occupation of 100th dwelling);

 

Implementation of an agreed Interim Travel Plan;

 

£79,466 (total value bond, called in the event that the developer fails to implement the Travel Plan)

 

£1,000 per annum from occupation of the 100th dwelling for a minimum of 5 years,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 15.