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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, substitutes were in attendance as follows:-
Nick Ridley (substituting for Ray Smith) Kathryn Grandon (substituting for Michael Creffield) Alan Ferguson (substituting for John Hinton) |
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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: Jennie Jenkins declared a local non-pecuniary interest in Application No DC/17/04052 because her partner, Gordon Jones, is a Cabinet Member at Suffolk County Council.
Kathryn Grandon declared a non-pecuniary interest in Application No DC/17/04052 by reason of her acquaintance with a resident of St Mary’s Close. |
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PL/17/39 TO CONFIRM THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 4 APRIL 2018 PDF 157 KB Minutes: It was RESOLVED
That the Minutes of the meeting held on 4 April 2018 be confirmed and signed as a correct record. |
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TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF PETITIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COUNCIL'S PETITION SCHEME Minutes: None received. |
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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 23 May 2018. Minutes: Stephen Plumb requested a site inspection in respect of Application No DC/18/00856 – New Street Barn, New Street, Glemsford to enable Members to see the application in the context of the current uses of the site.
Prior to asking Members to vote on the request, the Case Officer Samantha Summers gave a brief presentation and confirmed that the request was supported by the officers, for the reason given above and also to enable Members to view the access arrangements and the relationship to residential property.
Gemma Pannell, Area Planning Manager, informed the Committee that the Corporate Manager – Planning for Growth, recommended a site visit in respect of Application No DC/18/00606 – land to the east of Station Road, Long Melford.
Members agreed to hold site inspections for both the above applications, and to include a site visit for Application No DC/18/00929 – Cuckoo Hill Bures (agreed by the Committee on 18 April) on the same day.
It was RESOLVED
(1) That site inspections be held on Wednesday 23 May 2018 in respect of Application Nos DC/18/00856, DC/18/00606 and DC/18/00929.
(2) That a Panel comprising the following Members be appointed to inspect the sites:-
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PL/17/40 PLANNING APPLICATIONS FOR DETERMINATION BY THE COMMITTEE PDF 173 KB An 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: DC/17/04052 Chilton – Land north of Waldingfield Road, Sudbury.
The Chairman, Peter Beer, invited the Council’s legal adviser, Jo Hooley to address the Committee and she made the following statement.
“Members will be aware that a letter was received late yesterday afternoon from the legal representatives of Chilton Parish Council raising a number of issues which require further consideration and legal advice to officers. In the circumstances officers, in consultation with the Chairman and Vice-Chairman have taken the decision to withdraw this item from the agenda.”
The Chairman confirmed that the decision had not been taken lightly but that there had not been time for the contents of the letter to be looked into properly, and he expressed his disappointment about the receipt of late letters. He apologised to Members and said that the decision had only been taken within the last 20 minutes. He assured them that the item would be returned to Committee at the earliest opportunity. The Vice-Chairman concurred with these remarks.
In answer to questions from Members, he confirmed that there could be no debate on the contents of the letter without legal advice, and that when the item was returned to Committee, any necessary changes to the report would be identified.
Members were asked to note the position.
It was RESOLVED
That it be noted that Application No DC/17/04052 has been withdrawn from consideration at the meeting by the officers in consultation with the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Committee for the reasons referred to above. |
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DC/17/04052 CHILTON - Land North of Waldingfield Road, Sudbury PDF 486 KB Additional documents: |