Development Control Committee Minutes - 16 November 2004 Minutes

58. MINUTES

RESOLVED :

THAT the Minutes of the meeting held on 5 November 2004 be confirmed.

59. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Interests were declared in the following matters:

Mrs T M Butchers declared a personal and prejudicial interest in minute 60 (c), Paper C, as one of the court cases involved a near neighbour

Mr A A Taylor declared a personal and prejudicial interest in minute 60 (a) (i), item 1 – Brickfields, Newnham Road, Ryde as he knows the Applicant and he also lives in the vicinity

Mr D G Williams declared a personal interest in minute 61 (ii), 5 Avenue, Shanklin, as he is a member of Shanklin Town Council

Mr B Abraham declared a personal interest in minute 60 (a) (i), item 1 – Brickfields, Newnham Road, Ryde, as he knows the Applicant

Mr J H Fleming declared a personal interest in minute 60 (a) (i), item 1 – Brickfields, Newnham Road, Ryde, as he knows the Applicant

Mr J H Fleming declared a personal interest in minute 61 (ii), 5 Avenue, Shanklin, as he is a member of Shanklin Town Council

Mr J F Howe declared a personal interest in minute 61 (i), Clifton Home for the Elderly, Broadway, Totland Bay, as he is a member of Totland Parish Council

All Committee members present declared a personal interest in minute 60 (a) (i), item 2 – Land at Broadfields Farm, Chapel Lane, Merstone, as they know the Agent

All Committee members present declared a personal interest in minute 60 (a) (i), item 3 – Land north of Padan, Aran, Merstone Lane, Merstone, as they know the speaker who spoke on behalf of the Agent

60. REPORT OF THE HEAD OF PLANNING SERVICES

(a) Planning Applications and Related Matters

(i) Part II and Part III

Consideration was given to items 1 - 5 of the report of the Head of Planning Services.

RESOLVED :

THAT the applications be determined as detailed below :

The reasons for the resolutions made in accordance with Officer recommendation are 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 was submitted at the beginning of the meeting and were drawn to the attention of Members when considering the application. A note is made to this effect in the minutes.

Application:

Item 2 & 3 were presented as a joint report

TCP/20820/C & TCP/24776/B

Details:

Erection of livestock building; proposed access road between Chapel Lane & Merstone Lane; variation of condition no. 6 on TCP/20820 to allow increased working hours from 0700 to 2300 hours daily

Land at Broadfields Farm, Chapel Lane, Merstone, Newport

Formation of new agricultural access including closing up of an existing access

Land north of Padan Aran, Merstone Lane, Merstone, Newport

Public Participants:

Dr Philip James (Objector)

Mrs Janet Scott (Supporter)

Mr Mike Jordan (Agent)

Mr Ken Fry (On behalf of the Agent)

Additional Representations:

Letter received from the Applicants Agent regarding highway issues

Email received from the Chairman of the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) (IW) regarding public speaking

Comments from the Planning Officers

Comment:

None

Decision:

Conditional planning approval, subject to the conditions set out in the Part II Register

Conditions:

Additional conditions required withdrawing agricultural PD rights, restricting use of building to lambing shed and requiring submission of details in respect of waste disposal measures.

As per report (item 2) & As per report (item 3)

Application:

TCP/25191/F

Details:

Erection of agricultural machinery store

Durrants Farm, Colemans Lane, Porchfield, Newport

Public Participants:

None

Additional Representations:

None

Comment:

The local member spoke on this item

Members wished to visit the site to be able to visualise where the new building would be sited

Decision:

Deferred for a Site Inspection by the Development Control Committee

Conditions:

(item 4)

Application:

Before any debate took place on the application below, the Development Control Manager informed the Chairman and Committee that he had received additional representation from the Council’s Head of Tourism and the Applicant requesting that the application be deferred. The application will be referred back to Committee by 7 December 2004. As no debate took place on the application the matter will still qualify for public speaking. In light of this request, the Committee agreed the deferment.

ITEM DEFERRED, WITHOUT DEBATE, UNTIL 7 DECEMBER 2004

TCP/17828/S

Details:

Outline for retail unit with parking (revised scheme)

Brickfields, Newnham Road, Ryde

(item 1)

Application:

Before debate began on the application below, Mr C B W Chapman declared a personal and prejudicial interest, as he holds the portfolio for Licensing, he left the chamber and therefore took no part in the debate or subsequent vote

During the debate, Mr A C Coburn declared a personal interest in this application, as he is taxi driver

TCP/26454

Details:

Retention of radio aerial

22 Longmead Road, Ryde

Public Participants:

None

Additional Representations:

None

Comment:

None

Decision:

Conditional planning approval, subject to the conditions set out in the Part II Register

Conditions:

Letter to be sent to objector(s) advising that matters relating to TV interference should be referred to OFFCOM.

As per report (item 5)

(b) Schedule of Appeals

The Schedule of Appeals that had been lodged and decisions made was received.

RESOLVED :

THAT the report be noted.

A report detailing the performance levels, enforcement statistics and outcomes of court cases was received.

RESOLVED :

THAT the report be noted

61. URGENT BUSINESS

The Chairman agreed to the following three items of urgent business, as decisions were needed before the next meeting.

(i) TCP/1813/P – DEMOLITION OF BUILDINGS; CONSTRUCTION OF THREE STOREY BUILDING TO FORM FOURTEEN FLATS WITH ASSOCIATED PARKING; FORMATION OF VEHICULAR ACCESS , AT CLIFTON HOME FOR THE ELDERLY, BROADWAY, TOTLAND BAY

Members gave consideration to the above application, which was subject to conclusion of a Section 106 Agreement in respect of the making of financial contributions towards education and open space facilities, and considered the Agents request to waive these contributions following a recent appeal decision. Members were informed of the addition representations that had been received, these included advice from the Case Officer to the Applicants Agent and comments from the Planning Officers

RESOLVED :

(i) THAT condition 1(b) of the report should amended to read :

“ ..a voluntary revocation of the consent granted upon appeal..”

(ii) That the Applicant’s Agent request to waive the financial contributions is agreed and the conditional planning permission without a Section 106 Agreement be issued.

(ii) TCP/26498 RETENTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION; RAISED DECK AREA AND SCREENING (REVISED PLANS) AT 5 AVENUE ROAD, SHANKLIN

Members considered the above application, which was deferred from the Development Control Committee meeting held on 26 October 2004. Members had requested that Officers negotiate with the applicant regarding the raised decking. As a result of negotiations, Members were informed that a second set of revised plans had been received, which involves the removal of a 2.5metre section of the raised decking closet to the neighbouring property, and the levelling of the ground beneath to match that of the existing grass level.

RESOLVED :

THAT Conditional planning be granted, subject to the conditions set out in the report.

(iii) DEMOLITION OF MORNINGTON, QUEENS ROAD, COWES

Members were advised of the circumstances surrounding the demolition of Mornington on Friday, 12 November 2005.

RESOLVED :

THAT the report be noted and that no further action to be taken on this matter.

CHAIRMAN