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Items
No. Item

24.

Apologies for absence/substitutions

Minutes:

An apology of absence was received from Councillor Jane Storey.

 

Councillor Nick Gowrley substituted for Councillor Jane Storey.

25.

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

Minutes:

None declared.

26.

Declarations of lobbying

Minutes:

All Members declared that they had been lobbied.

27.

Declarations of personal site visits

Minutes:

None declared.

28.

SA/18/5 Confirmation of the minutes of the meeting held on 18 July 2018 pdf icon PDF 159 KB

Minutes:

It was resolved that the Minutes of the meeting from 18 July 2018 were confirmed and signed as a true record.

29.

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

Minutes:

None received.

30.

SA/18/6 Schedule of planning applications pdf icon PDF 432 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/18/01379

William Sargeant (Botesdale Parish Council

Geoff Short (Rickinghall Parish Council)

AntekLejk (Objector)

Sarah Roberts (Agent)

DC/18/01380

AntekLejk (Objector)

 

30.1 Item 1

 

Application          DC/18/01379

Proposal             Planning Application- Change of use of rear of building to A5 Hot Food Takeaway. Retention of existing front room for retail use, installation of extract equipment internally, flue through roof and internal alterations to provide sound and fireproofing to party wall.

Site Location      RICKINGHALL INFERIOR – The Newsagent, Bell Hill Cottage, Th Street, Rickinghall Inferior, Diss, Suffolk

Applicant             Mr Y Karakus

 

30.2 The Case Officer presented the application to the Committee, outlining the proposal, the updated Officer recommendation and layout plan in the late papers, and the late representation before Members from Howes Percival on behalf of Mr Antek Lejk and Ms Victoria Curry objecting to the proposal.

 

30.3 The Case Officer responded to Members’ questions on issues including: the fire safety provision of the proposal and the oversight from building control regulations, and that there was no difference in the fire regulations between A1 use and A5 use.

 

30.4 The Case Officer updated Members of the Committee that he had been in contact with the Corporate Manager for Environmental Health regarding the windows on the rear on the building that were not displayed on the plans.  He clarified that the flue did not go past the window.  Insulation to the ceiling of the flying freehold was not incorporated into the scheme, leading to a loss of amenity.

 

30.5 The Chair conferred with the Area Planning Manager and Planning Lawyer present on whether the Committee could continue to debate the application considering the additional information.

 

30.6 Some Members felt that the application should be deferred for seek further information regarding the application. The Chair proposed that Members continue to hear from the public speakers present before continuing to the debate. Councillor John Matthissen seconded the motion.

 

30.7 The motion was carried.

 

30.8 Members considered the representations from Botesdale and Rickinghall Parish Councils, and the Objector.

 

30.9 The Objector responded to Members’ questions on issues including: the ownership of the ground floor ceiling, that the submitted plans did not include the ducting from the first floor through to the ground floor.

 

30.10 Members considered the representation from the agent. The agent responded to Members’ questions on issues including: possible disturbances caused, and whether there would be any mitigation measures, that the property shared drainage facilities, and the possibility of damp.

 

30.11 The Planning Lawyer referred to the agent’s comment that complaints about nuisance arising from the use could be dealt with by Environmental Health, and advised that since a commercial business could rely on a defence of best practical means it was important to assess the acceptability of the use now and not assume that Environmental Health could provide a remedy.

 

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31.

Site Inspection

Note: Should a site inspection be required for any application, the time and date will be agreed at the meeting.

 

Would Members please retain the relevant papers for use at that meeting.

Minutes:

31.1 None requested.