20.
MINUTES
RESOLVED
:
THAT the Minutes
of the meeting held on 18 July 2006 be
confirmed subject to minute 18 (a) (3) – Gurnard Pines Holiday Village,
Cockleton Lane, Cowes being amended to read :
The staging of
the plan which affected the installation of the temporary roadway be brought
back to the Committee – not the whole plan.
Cllr Muriel
Miller wanted it minuted that she was still concerned with the advice given on
Minute 17 - the Invoking of the Cooling Off period in relation to Land bounded by
Kingston Farm Lane/Cadets Walk/Kingslea Park/Beatrice Avenue, East Cowes power
station/agricultural land/south of East Cowes Vics football ground inc land off
Whippingham Road, East Cowes.
21.
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Interests were declared in the following matters:
Cllr David Whittaker
- declared a personal interest in Minute 22 (a) (1) – Colemans Carpets, Avenue
Road, Freshwater as he knew the applicant and the person speaking on behalf of
Freshwater Parish Council.
Cllr Mike
Cunningham – declared a personal interest in Minute 22 (a) (1) – Colemans
Carpets, Avenue Road, Freshwater as he knew the person speaking on behalf of
Freshwater Parish Council.
Cllr George
Cameron – declared a personal interest in Minute 22 (a) (1) – Colemans Carpets,
Avenue Road, Freshwater as he was a member of Freshwater Parish Council
Cllrs Henry Adams, Ivan Bulwer, Muriel
Miller, Ian Stephens, Arthur Taylor and David Whittaker - declared a
personal interest in Minute 22 (a) (4) – The Old Chapel House and 10 Union
Street, Newport as they knew the person speaking on behalf of the applicant.
Cllr Muriel Miller
– declared a personal interest in Minute 22 (a) (4) – The Old Chapel House and
10 Union Street, Newport as she knew one of the objectors.
Cllr David
Whittaker - declared a personal interest in Minute 22 (a) (5) – Salvation Army
and Isle of Wight Council public car park Green Street/Station Street, Ryde as
he sat on the Commission for Health, Care and Housing.
Cllr Arthur Taylor
– declared a personal interest in Minute 22 (a) (5) – Salvation Army and Isle
of Wight Council public car park Green Street/Station Street, Ryde as he knew
an objector and was a governor of Greenmount Primary School.
Cllrs Henry Adams,
Ivan Bulwer, Muriel Miller, Ian Stephens, Arthur Taylor and David Williams -
declared a personal interest in Minute 22 (a) (6) – 15/17 St James Street,
Newport as they knew the applicants agent.
Cllr Mike
Cunningham – declared a personal interest in Minute 22 (a) (6) – 15/17 St James
Street, Newport as he was a member of Newport Management Committee.
Cllr Charles Chapman -
declared a personal and prejudicial interest in Minute 22 (a) (9) – 40 Newport
Street, Ryde as he was the applicant – he was not present during the discussion
and voting thereon.
Cllrs Henry Adams,
Ivan Bulwer, Muriel Miller, Ian Stephens, Arthur Taylor and David Williams -
declared a personal interest in Minute 22 (a) (9) – 40 Newport Street, Ryde as
they knew the person speaking on behalf of the applicant.
Cllrs Henry Adams, Ivan Bulwer, Muriel
Miller, Ian Stephens, Arthur Taylor and David Williams - declared a personal
interest in Minute 22 (a) (11) - Arreton Barns, Main Road, Arreton, Newport as
they knew the applicants agent.
Cllr David
Whittaker – declared a personal and prejudicial interest in Minute 22 (a) (11) - Arreton Barns, Main
Road, Arreton, Newport as he was a member of the Rotary Club of Newport who were beneficiary’s
of the proceeds from the wishing well – he was not present during the
discussion and voting thereon.
Cllr
William Burt – declared a personal and prejudicial interest in Minute 22 (b) - Shalcombe
Holdings, Main Road, Shalcombe, Yarmouth as he knew the
applicant – he was not present during the discussion and voting thereon.
Cllr Brian Mosdell –
declared a personal interest in Minute 22 (b) - Shalcombe
Holdings, Main Road, Shalcombe, Yarmouth as he knew the applicant.
Cllr William Burt –
declared a personal interest in Minute 22 (c) – Gore Basin Motocross Site, Down
End Road, Newport as he knew the landowner.
Cllr Lady Pigot – declared
a personal interest in Minute 22 (c) – Gore Basin Motocross Site, Down End
Road, Newport as she had used the fishing facilities on the land.
22.
REPORT OF THE STRATEGIC DIRECTOR FOR ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AND REGENERATION
Planning
Applications and Related Matters
(a) Consideration
was given to items 1 - 11 of the report of the Strategic Director for Economic
Development and Regeneration.
RESOLVED :
THAT the applications be determined as detailed
below :
The reasons for the resolutions
made in accordance with Officer recommendation were given in the Planning
report. Where resolutions are made
contrary to Officer recommendation the reasons for doing so are contained in
the minutes.
A schedule of additional
representations received after the printing of the report were submitted at the
beginning of the meeting and were drawn to the attention of Members when
considering the application. A note is made to that effect in the minutes.
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(Cllr
Charles Chapman declared a personal and prejudicial interest in this item and
was not present during the debate and voting thereon)
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Application:
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TCP/27761
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Details:
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Demolition of porch; 2 storey extension to form
end of terrace house.
40 Newport Street, Ryde.
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Site Visits:
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The
site was visited by Members of the Development Control Sub Committee on
Monday, 21 August 2006.
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Public Participants:
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Mr
Glen Hepburn (Agent)
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Additional
Representations:
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The applicant’s
agent advised that the boundary hedge was being retained and that the site
boundary was therefore located behind the planting and shared the wall of
number 41 thus making the site slightly larger than it appeared.
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Comment:
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None.
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Decision:
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The
application was approved contrary to officer recommendation.
In
compliance with the Council’s Constitution a named vote was taken as the
decision was contrary to officer recommendation.
For (8)
Cllrs Henry Adams, William Burt, George Cameron, Brian Mosdell,
Lady Pigot, Ian Stephens, David Whittaker, David Williams.
Against (3)
Cllrs Ivan Bulwer, Mike Cunningham, Muriel Miller.
Abstention (1)
Cllr Julian Whittaker
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Conditions:
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1.
Time limit.
2.
Matching materials.
3.
Withdraw Permitted Development
for windows/dormers.
4.
Withdraw Permitted
Development for extensions.
5.
Hedgerow protection.
6.
Reduction in height of
front boundary wall.
(Item
9)
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Application:
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TCP/10400/D
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Details:
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Demolition
of shop and storage building; outline for development of 8 flats, 2
maisonettes and 2 retail units.
Colemans
Carpets, Avenue Road, Freshwater.
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Site Visit:
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The site was visited by
Members of the Development Control Sub Committee on Monday, 21 August 2006
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Public Participants:
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Mr Stephen Gray –
Freshwater Parish Council (Objector)
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Additional Representations:
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A letter had been
received from Mr Dunn-Coleman.
An error had been identified
in paragraph 6.10 Heads of Terms which should have read as follows :
Open space =
10 x 290 = £2,900
Education = 4
x 2145 = £8,580
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Comment:
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Members were unhappy with
what Southern Water were advising the Committee and asked that a meeting be
arranged between Southern Water and the Development Control Sub Committee.
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Decision:
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The
application was refused contrary to officer recommendation as members
believed there was over dominance as an indicator of over development and the
lack of parking.
In
compliance with the Council’s Constitution a named vote was taken as the
decision was contrary to officer recommendation.
For (6)
Cllrs Henry Adams, William Burt, George Cameron, Mike Cunningham,
Ian Stephens, David Williams.
Against (5)
Cllrs Ivan Bulwer, Muriel Miller, Brian Mosdell, Lady Pigot, Arthur
Taylor.
Abstention (2)
Cllrs David Whittaker, Julian Whittaker
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Reasons:
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Lack of amenity space as an indicator of over
development.
Lack of parking.
(Item 1)
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Application:
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TCP/26116/A
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Details:
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Demolition
of east wing (18 Upton Road) of Southfield; outline for residential development
of 14 houses with parking and vehicular access.
Land
between Node Close and Rotary Court and north of Southfield Gardens, Ryde.
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Site Visit:
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The site was visited by Members
of the Development Control Sub Committee on Monday, 21 August 2006.
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Public Participants:
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None.
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Additional Representations:
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Additional information
was received late in the day which officers would need to investigate.
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Comment:
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None.
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Decision:
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The application was withdrawn to enable officers
to investigate late information.
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Conditions:
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(Item 3)
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Application:
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TCP/05698/D
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Details:
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Demolition
of buildings; proposed 3 storey block of 12 flats.
The
Old Chapel House and 10 Union Street, Newport.
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Site Visit:
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The site was visited by
Members of the Development Control Sub Committee on Monday, 21 August 2006.
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Public Participants:
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Mr David George
(Objector)
Mr Hawes (Objector)
Mr Morris Barton (On
behalf of the agent)
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Additional Representations:
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An error had been
identified in paragraph 6.6 Planning Obligation it should have read as
follows :
Highways = 12
x750 = £9,000
Open Space =
12 x 290 =£3,480
Southern Water had removed
their objection and confirmed they were satisfied with a condition.
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Comment:
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Members asked that the
recommendation made by Mr Hawes that the building be named after Mr Albert Midlane
a hymn writer who had lived and worked in the area, be passed on to the
applicant.
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Decision:
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The Committee had taken
into consideration and agreed with the reasons for the recommendation as set
out under paragraph entitled Justification for Recommendation of the report
and resolved:
Conditional planning permission, subject to the
conditions set out in the Part II Register.
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Conditions:
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As per report (Item 4)
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Application:
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TCP/13981/E
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Details:
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Demolition
of the Salvation Army Hall and development of a direct access hostel for the
homeless and new public car park; alterations to vehicular access (revised
scheme).
Salvation
Army and Isle of Wight Council public car park Green Street/Station Street,
Ryde.
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Site Visit:
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None.
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Public Participants:
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Mrs Gardiner (Objector)
Mrs Valerie Austin
(Objector)
Mrs P Newberry (Objector)
Dr Mike Emberson
(Applicant)
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Additional Representations:
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A minor amendment had
been submitted with regard to the floor plan including a small single storey
projection to provide a bin store in order that the communal area could be
increased in size.
Safer Communities had
removed any previous concerns with regard to the application as the
pedestrian access proposed in the original scheme had been removed.
The Council’s Crime
Prevention Design Advisor had commented that the key to good development of
that type was dependent on the management and internal layout of the
scheme. It was considered that the
Salvation Army were experienced in undertaking that style of development and
therefore no objection had been submitted.
Three letters of support
a 25 signature petition of support had been received.
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Comment:
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None.
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Decision:
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The
application was refused contrary to officer recommendation as members
believed there was a lack of information with regard to sewage and the
overpowering nature of the design and mass.
In compliance
with the Council’s Constitution a named vote was taken as the decision was
contrary to officer recommendation.
For (8)
Cllrs Henry Adams, Charles Chapman, Muriel Miller, Brian Mosdell,
Ian Stephens, David Whittaker, Julian Whittaker, David Williams.
Against (5)
Cllrs Ivan
Bulwer, William Burt, George Cameron, Mike Cunningham, Lady Pigot.
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Reasons:
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Design and mass on how it
impacts on residential amenity in terms of adjoining property.
Lack of information with
regard to drainage.
(Item 5)
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Application:
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TCP/03595/H
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Details:
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Demolition
of buildings; residential development comprising five storey block of 50
flats with mixed residential and retail at ground floor level (revised
scheme).
15-17
St. James Street, Newport.
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Site Visit:
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The site was visited by
Members of the Development Control Sub Committee on Monday, 8 May 2006.
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Public Participants:
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Mr Peter McNamara
(Objector)
Mr Glen Hepburn (Agent)
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Additional Representations:
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The issue with regard to affordable
housing had been raised in regard to the application and a number of
definitions in regard to that term were provided.
Calculations had been
received from Cowan Consultancy with regard to foul drainage flow from the
proposed development.
One additional letter of
support had been received.
An error had been
identified in paragraph 6.13 Heads of Terms it should have read as follows :
Open space =
50 x 290 = £14,500
Education =
10 x 2145 = £21, 450
Transport =
50 x 750 = £37,500
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Comment:
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Cllrs Muriel Miller and
Ian Stephens were unable to vote as they had not been in the room for the
whole of the debate.
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Decision:
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The Committee had taken
into consideration and agreed with the reasons for the recommendation as set
out under paragraph entitled Justification for Recommendation of the report
and resolved:
Conditional planning permission, subject to the
conditions set out in the Part II Register.
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Conditions:
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As per report (Item 6)
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Application:
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TCP/06980/B
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Details:
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Two
storey extension to form garage with hobbies room over; two storey extension to provide additional
living accommodation, (revised scheme).
Ferndale,
Newport Road, Apse Heath, Sandown.
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Site Visit:
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None.
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Public Participants:
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Mr Kevin Renouf (Objector)
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Additional Representations:
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Cllr Brian Mosdell
circulated paper copies of a number of images that had been displayed as part
of the officer’s presentation.
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Comment:
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None.
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Decision:
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The application
was refused contrary to officer recommendation as members believed there was
an overdevelopment of the site which was especially overbearing on the
neighbouring property.
In
compliance with the Council’s Constitution a named vote was taken as the
decision was contrary to officer recommendation.
For (10)
Cllrs Henry Adams, William Burt, George Cameron, Charles Chapman,
Lady Pigot, Ian Stephens, Arthur Taylor, David Whittaker,
Julian Whittaker, David Williams.
Against (1)
Cllrs Ivan
Bulwer.
Abstention (2)
Cllrs
Mike Cunningham, Muriel Miller.
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Reasons:
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Overdevelopment of the
site which was especially overbearing on the neighbouring property.
(Item 7)
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Application:
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TCP/27489/B
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Details:
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Change
of use from food distribution (Class B8) to general industrial (Class B2)
(revised description) (readvertised application).
Woodlands
House, Embassy Way, Sandown.
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Site Visit:
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None.
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Public Participants:
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Mr Frank Sharples
(Objector)
Mr M Downer (Applicant)
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Additional Representations:
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Cllr Brian Mosdell
circulated paper copies of a number of images that had been displayed as part
of the officer’s presentation.
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Comment:
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The Adjoining Member, Cllr
Anne Bishop, spoke on this item.
Cllr Muriel Miller was
unable to vote as she had not been in the room for the whole of the debate.
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Decision:
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The
application was refused contrary to officer recommendation as members
believed there was a threat to the future operation of a rural airport.
In
compliance with the Council’s Constitution a named vote was taken as the
decision was contrary to officer recommendation.
For (10)
Cllrs Henry Adams, Ivan Bulwer, William Burt, George Cameron,
Charles Chapman, Ian Stephens, Arthur Taylor, David Whittaker,
Julian Whittaker, David Williams.
Against (2)
Cllrs
Mike Cunningham, Lady Pigot.
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Reasons:
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PPG 13
Threat to the future operation of a rural
airport.
(Item 8)
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(Cllr David Whittaker declared
a personal and prejudicial interest in this item and left the room).
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Application:
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TCP/20583/P
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Details:
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Retention
of buildings to include craft furniture marquee, farm produce shop, woodcraft/sawmill
building, craft cabin, craft/Christmas shop, demountable ice cream cabin,
children's Wendy house/Santa’s grotto and charity wishing well feature.
Arreton
Barns, Main Road, Arreton, Newport.
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Site Visit:
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None.
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Public Participants:
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Mr Paul Airey (Agent)
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Additional Representations:
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Comments were received
from the AONB Officer.
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Comment:
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None.
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Decision:
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The Committee had taken into
consideration and agreed with the reasons for the recommendation as set out
under paragraph entitled Justification for Recommendation of the report and
resolved:
That a temporary consent be granted until 30
September 2007.
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Reasons:
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As per report (Item 11)
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Application:
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TCPL/20583/N
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Details:
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Proposed
single storey building to form craft shop/reception area to include covered
entrance and display area; alterations to vehicular access and formation of
car park, (revised scheme).
Arreton
Barns, Main Road, Arreton, Newport.
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Site Visit:
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None.
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Public Participants:
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None.
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Additional Representations:
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Owner of the adjoining
farmhouse comments that they had deep concerns with the size and positioning of
the proposed car park together with the impact that it would have on
sensitive locations.
Owner of the adjoining
manor objected on the grounds that the car park should be closer to the road
and entrance.
A consultant acting on
behalf of Arreton Manor advised that his client was disappointed by the
failure of the applicants to follow the advice of the Committee.
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Comment:
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Members were disappointed
by the applicant’s failure to follow the advice the Committee made at their last
meeting which was to consult with the neighbours and to move the car park to
a different location.
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Decision:
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The
application was refused contrary to officer recommendation as members
believed it would have an impact on the setting of a listed building.
In
compliance with the Council’s Constitution a named vote was taken as the
decision was contrary to officer recommendation.
For (7)
Cllrs Ivan Bulwer, William Burt, George Cameron,
Charles Chapman, Mike Cunningham, Brian Mosdell, Lady Pigot.
Against (2)
Cllrs Henry Adams,
Arthur Taylor.
Abstention (2)
Cllrs Ian Stephens,
David Williams.
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Reasons:
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Impact on the setting of listed buildings.
(Item 10)
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Application:
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TCP/27752
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Details:
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Continued
engineering operation works to maintain access channel to Bembridge Harbour.
Part
of access channel Bembridge Harbour off Embankment Road, Bembridge.
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Site Visit:
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None.
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Public Participants:
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None.
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Additional Representations:
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None
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Comment:
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None.
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Decision:
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Officers withdrew the application.
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Conditions:
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(Item 2)
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(b)
P/01728/05 –
TCP/27277/A – Request for Amendments to Approved Scheme, Transport
Interchange, The Esplanade, Ryde
The
Development Control Manager indicated that late representations had been
received from Mr Andrew Turner, MP who was concerned with regard to the amendments
and asked for further public consultation on the issue. An e mail had also been received on behalf
of the Ryde Town Management Committee.
The
Committee was told that at the Development Control Sub Committee meeting held
on 29 November 2005 an application had been considered and approved for the new
Transport Interchange at Ryde.
An
outline of the proposed and subsequently approved design was given. Members were reminded that the scheme was
justified through the Local Transport Plan and which secured substantial
government funding for its achievement and implementation.
As the
programme of taking the implementation of the project forward had evolved a
request was received from the Project Manager to assess possible amendments
following a valuation exercise.
The
amendments were highlighted which included the retention of the main esplanade
station building but a reduction in the size of the canopy of the concourse
building. The relocation of the bicycle
hire establishment and a reduction in the shelters within the bus station area
and the major difference was the size of the canopy that covered the public
realm area, the uses of the building were exactly the same and there was a
small reduction of the floor area inside the concourse pavilion.
The
emphasis was a reduction in size of the building and canopy of the concourse
pavilion. The amendments were within
the parameters of the approval that was originally granted last year. The impact in terms of the conservation area
and the backdrop to the buildings was actually reduced.
The
principle of the high quality design was established in a bid was made to
government for that. Subsequent
evaluations in terms of detailed costing had revealed that there would need to
be a reduction.
Members
thought that the proposed amendments were quite considerable and believed that
the application should be deferred and go back out for public
consultation.
It was
suggested that officers write to all those who had previously made comments to
the previous planning application and notify them of the proposed amendments
and invite their comments, giving them 21 days to comment with a report back to
the next Development Control Sub Committee.
Members were unsure that that would be enough time to collect and collate
all responses adequately and report back.
It was also suggested that a special meeting could be held. The Chairman indicated that a report be
brought back to the Committee within a maximum of three months. If the officer was in a position to bring a report
back before then the Chairman would be notified and if there was a need for a
special meeting one would be called or bring to the earliest possible meeting
of the committee.
RESOLVED :
THAT the
application be deferred for further consultation.
(c)
Enforcement
– Gore Basin Motocross Site, Down End Road, Newport
Members
were reminded of the long history of the site.
There had been an Enforcement Notice served which was then
appealed. The appellant had lost that appeal
so the enforcement notice stood with a compliance period for restoring the site
to agricultural purposes by 25 July 2006.
That date had passed and there had been no action to restore the site.
The
applicant had indicated that an application would be submitted and accompanied
by an environmental statement. Members
were made aware that an application had been handed to the Development Control
Manager earlier that evening, so there was now an application on the
table. That would therefore influence the
action the authority should take. If
the authority were to proceed with a prosecution in the magistrates’ court they
may not look favourably upon that. It
was suggested that the enforcement action be deferred until the planning
application was considered.
RESOLVED :
THAT
enforcement action be suspend.
(d)
Proposed Single Storey Extension to Provide Additional Living
Accommodation (Revised Scheme) – Shalcombe Holdings, Main Road, Shalcombe,
Yarmouth
RESOLVED :
THAT the
matter be deferred to the next meeting of the Committee.
(e)
Enforcement of Condition of Planning Permission Preventing Work to
Trees without the Prior Consent of the Local Planning Authority
RESOLVED :
THAT the
matter be deferred to the next meeting of the Committee.
(f)
Planning Enforcement Quarterly Report
RESOLVED :
THAT the
matter be deferred to the next meeting of the Committee.
CHAIRMAN
