Venue: Council Chamber - Council Offices, Needham Market
Contact: Email: Committees@baberghmidsuffolk.gov.uk
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Apologies for absence/substitutions Minutes: An apology for absence was received from Councillors Matthew Hicks, David Whybrow, Barry Humphreys MBE and Gerrard Brewster. |
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To receive any declarations of pecuniary or non-pecuniary interest by Members Minutes: Councillor Kathie Guthrie declared a non-pecuniary interest in application 2112/16 as she knew the land owner.
Councillor Roy Barker declared a non-pecuniary interest that he knew a number of the landowners and that he is a registered patient at the Woolpit Health Centre.
Councillor Sarah Mansel declared a non-pecuniary interest that she is registered as a patient at the Woolpit Health Centre. |
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Declarations of Lobbying Minutes: It was noted that all Members had been lobbied. |
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RF/17/3 Confirmation of the minutes of the meeting held on 12 July 2017 PDF 227 KB Minutes: The minutes of the meeting held on 12 July 2017 were confirmed and signed as a correct record subject to two minor typographical amendments on p3 to change “wither” to “either” and on page 15 that “outli9ne” be changed to “outline.” |
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RF/17/4 Confirmation of the minutes of the meeting held on 26 July 2017 PDF 143 KB Minutes: The minutes of the meeting held on 26 July 2017 were confirmed and signed as a correct record subject to an amendment to minute 35 to note that Councillor Julie Flatman also undertook a site visit. |
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Declarations of Personal Site Visits Minutes: Councillors Anne Killet and Derek Osborne declared that they had undertaken a personal site visit. |
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RF/17/5 Schedule of planning applications PDF 430 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: In accordance with the Council’s procedure for public speaking on planning applications a representation was made as detailed below:
The Corporate Manager – Growth and Sustainable Planning outlined the proposed order of proceedings as follows:
i. Officer presentation of each case, followed by speaker’s case by case ii. Debate and Motions
He advised that that the recommendations seek to take account of the education provision that was subject to change depending on the completion of builds. He outlined that there was a first past the post principle and that once the education provision of 25 spaces was no longer available then contributions would be needed and would impact on the other applications.
(i) Officer presentation of each case, followed by speaker’s case by case
Item 1
Application Number: 1636/16 Proposal: Outline planning permission with all matters reserved except for access for the erection of up to 120 dwellings. Construction of a car park to be associated with Woolpit Health Centre. Access to the site and individual accesses to five self-build plots and associated open space. (Proposal includes highway improvements to Heath Road and Old Stowmarket Road, including double mini roundabout at The Street, Old Stowmarket Road an Heath Road Junction.) Site Location: WOOLPIT – Land South of, Old Stowmarket Road, Woolpit Applicant: Pigeon (Woolpit) LTD
The Case Officer presented the application to the committee and responded to Members’ questions regarding footpath links to the site. Chris Fish, Suffolk County Council Highways Officer, clarified that the footway from the proposed double mini roundabout to Stowmarket Road currently exists, that the footway to the south also continues but not at full width and that a footway would connect to The Street on one side of the road.
Members’ questioned the Case Officer and the Highways officer on the consultee response from NHS England and cycling links to the railway station.
John Guyler, Woolpit Parish Council, said that the Parish Council supported the application which would provide facilities for the village and the community and traffic from the proposed site would not pass through the conservation area. He clarified that there were two responses from the Parish Council and that on re-consultation the Parish Council supported the proposal. He said that the provision of the car park would provide a safe parking area and asked that a condition be added that pedestrians have the right to pass through the health centre grounds at any time.
Richard Mawhood, Supporter, said that the proposal for the affordable housing was needed and hoped that the applicant stand by that proposal. He continued by saying that in the Neighbourhood Plan Community questionnaire 82% of respondents considered that improvements to safety on the footways and pathways were needed. He said that there were many hazards on Heath Road and that the proposed crossings ... view the full minutes text for item 45. |