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Items
No. Item

8.

Apologies for absence/substitutions

Minutes:

Apologies of absence were received from Councillors Kathie Guthrie, Wendy Marchant, Derek Osborne and Jane Storey.

 

Councillor Derrick Haley substituted for Councillor Kathie Guthrie.

 

Councillor John Field substituted for Councillor Wendy Marchant.

9.

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

Minutes:

Councillor Michael Burke declared a non-pecuniary interest for application DC/18/00770 as he knew one of the public speakers.

 

Councillor Roy Barker declared a non-pecuniary interest for application DC/18/01442 as he knew the agent.

10.

Declarations of lobbying

Minutes:

Councillor John Field declared that he had been lobbied.

11.

Declarations of personal site visits

Minutes:

None declared.

12.

SA/18/1 Confirmation of the minutes of the meeting held on 23 May 2018 pdf icon PDF 265 KB

Minutes:

It was resolved that the Minutes of the meeting from 23 May 2018 were confirmed and signed as a true record.

13.

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

Minutes:

None received.

14.

SA/18/2 Schedule of planning applications pdf icon PDF 438 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 a applications a representation was made as detailed below:

 

Schedule of Applications

 

Application Number

Representations From

DC/18/01487

Stephen Plume (Great Blakenham Parish Council)

Stuart McAdam (Applicant)

DC/18/00770

Stephen Plume (Great Blakenham Parish Council)

Sandra Green (Objector)

DC/18/00229

Kerry Burn (Rattlesden Parish Council)

Geoffrey Lynch (Objector)

Phil Cobbold (Agent)

1541/17

Chris Roberts (Applicant)

DC/18/01442

None

 

 

14.1 It was noted that Vice-Chair Councillor Roy Barker would Chair the meeting as the Chair, Councillor Kathie Guthrie, had sent her apologies.

 

14.2 Item 1

 

Application          DC/18/01487

Proposal             Submission of details under Outline Planning Permission 2022/16- Appearance, landscaping, layout, and scale for 130 dwellings and includes affordable housing, car parking, open space provision with associated infrastructure

Site Location      GREAT BLAKENHAM- Land on the West Side of, Stowmarket Road, Great Blakenham, Suffolk

Applicant             Persimmon Homes (Suffolk)

 

14.3 The Case Officer presented the application to the Committee outlining the proposal, the officer recommendation, and the late papers to members.

 

14.4 The Case Officer responded to Members’ questions on issues including: the ecological nature of the site, the response from Natural England and that the Stour Special Protection Area (SPA) tariff could not be applied as the outline application had been approved prior to the expansion of the zone and could not be applied retrospectively. The Case Officer responded to further questions on issues including: Suffolk County Council’s parking standards, that the conditions of the outline application had been carried forward, and the agreement of a travel plan.

 

14.5 Members considered the representations from the Parish Council, Applicant and Ward Member (Councillor John Field).

14.6 The Public speakers and Ward Member responded to Members’ questions on issues including: the visitor car parking on the site, and the layout of the site when cross-referenced to the Ecology response.

 

14.7 Councillor Barry Humphreys MBE proposed that the application be approved as detailed in the Officer Recommendation. Councillor Derrick Haley seconded the motion.

 

14.8 Members debated the application on issues including: the original outline application (2022/16), the layout of the site, the visitor parking on the site, the ecology of the site, and the cumulative impact of development on Great Blakenham.

 

14.9 By 6 votes to 1

 

14.10 RESOLVED

 

That authority be delegated to Corporate Manager - Growth & Sustainable Planning to Grant Reserved Matters permission subject to conditions including:

 

· Approved Plans

· Further Archaeological Works to plots 73-89.

· Development carried out in accordance with recommendations within Loven Acoustics Impact of transport noise report 

 

 

14.11 Item 2

 

Application          DC/18/00770

Proposal             Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act – Variation of condition 14 (screen walls and fences) of Planning Permission 0210/15

Site Location      GREAT BLAKENHAM- Land off Kingfisher Drive, Great Blakenham, IP6 0NG

Applicant             Mid Suffolk District Council

 

 

14.12 The Case Officer presented the application to the Committee outlining the proposal and the Officer recommendation.

 

14.13 The Case Officer responded to Members questions on issues including: the removal of the secondary fence that was creating a gap between properties,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 14.

15.

Site Inspection

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

 

Would Members please retain the relevant papers for use when the item is returned to Committee.

Minutes:

15.1 None requested.