MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE DEVELOPMENT CONTROL COMMITTEE HELD AT COUNTY HALL, NEWPORT, ISLE OF WIGHT ON TUESDAY, 23 MARCH 2004 COMMENCING AT 5.00 PM

 

Present :

 

Mrs M J Miller (Chairman), Mr B E Abraham, Mr A C Coburn, Mr J H Fleming, Mr E Fox, Mr J F Howe, Mrs B Lawson (deputising for Mr V J Morey), Mrs M A Jarman, Mr C H Lillywhite, Mr A A Taylor, Mr J A Whittaker, Mr D G Williams, Mr D T Yates

 

Apologies :   

 

Mr C B W Chapman, Mr V J Morey

 

Also present (non voting) :

 

                        Mrs T M Butchers, Mr G P Price

 

 

 


98.             MINUTES

 

RESOLVED :

 

THAT the Minutes of the meeting held on 12 March 2004 be confirmed.

 

99.             DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

 

Interests were declared in the following matters:

 

Mrs M A Jarman declared a personal interest in minute 100 (a) (i) 6 – 18 Pier Street, Sandown, as the applicant is known to her.

 

Mr A A Taylor declared a personal interest in minute 100 (a) (i) 1 – Hillway Annexe, Hillway Road, Bembridge, as the Agents speaker is known to him.

 

Mr A A Taylor declared a personal interest in minute 100 (a) (i) 4 – Hosiden Besson, Binstead Road, Ryde, as the Applicants speaker is known to him. 

 

100.         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 - 9 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:

TCP/01018/G

 

Details:

Hillway Annexe, Hillway Road, Bembridge

Retention and completion of work to form two dwellings; alterations to vehicular access, formation of parking spaces

 

Public Participants:

 

Mr Mike Jordan (On behalf of the Agent)

 

Additional Representations:

 

A Letter received from the planning consultant

 

Eight Letters of support were received

 

A Letter received from the applicant

 

Comment:

Members expressed the wish to visit the site so they can see the visual impact the application will have on the neighbouring property and street scheme.

 

Decision:

Deferred by the Development Control Committee for a Site Inspection

 

Conditions:

(item 1)

 

Application:

TCP/05371/L

Details:

Appley Hotel, Appley Rise, Ryde

Demolition of rear single storey extension; alterations, 3 storey extension and conversion of building to form a total of 11 flats.

Public Participants:

 

Mr Bruce Yaxley (Objector)

 

Mrs Kathleen Croft-White (Applicant)

Additional Representations:

 

Additional conditions from Highways, which Planning Officers wished to add

Comment:

None

Decision:

Conditional planning approval, subject to the conditions set out in the Part II Register (revised plans)

 

Conditions:

As per report (item 3)

 

Application:

TCP/09667/U

Details:

Hosiden Besson, Binstead Road, Ryde

Demolition of buildings, outline for residential development

 

Public Participants:

 

Mr Mike Jordan (on behalf of the Applicant)

Additional Representations:

 

Additional reason for refusal received from Highways, which Officers wished to add.

 

Comment:

None

 

Decision:

Refusal of planning permission, for the reasons set out in the Part II Register

 

Conditions:

As per report (item 4)

 

Additional condition to read as follows:

 

The information accompanying this application is inadequate and deficient in detail in respect of existing and proposed traffic generation so that the Local Planning Authority is unable to consider fully the effects of the proposal on Binstead Road (A3054).  In the absence of further details it is considered the proposal may create a hazard to highway users by virtue of the existing inadequate visibility splays.

 

Application:

TCP/10828/C  

Details:

Former Hole in the Wall, Pound Lane, Ventnor

3 storey building to provide 11 flats; formation of vehicular access and parking area

Public Participants:

 

Mr John Gardiner (Applicant)

Additional Representations:

 

Comments received from Highways

 

Comment:

None

Decision:

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

 

Conditions:

 

As per report (item 5)

 

Application:

TCP/13058/D

Details:

18 Pier Street, Sandown

Demolition of building; construction of 11 flats in a 7 storey building with parking on ground floor level; vehicular access (Revised Scheme)

Public Participants:

 

Mr Edward Davies (Applicant)

Additional Representations:

 

A letter of objection regarding the height of the application

 

Comments from the applicant regarding alteration made to the plans

 

Comment:

None

Decision:

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

 

Conditions:

As per report (item 6)

 

 

 

 

 

Application:

During the debate Mr D T Yates declared a personal interest, as the applicant is known to him and took no further part in the debate of vote thereafter.

 

TCP/26112

Details:

Land adjacent 1, Sherwood Road, Newport

Demolition of outbuilding; outline for end of terrace house

Public Participants:

 

Mrs Beverly Souter (Objector)

Mr John Sandall (Objector)

Mr David Stowe (Objector)

 

Mr Craig Scott (Applicant)

Additional Representations:

 

Two letters received, raising issues from the local MP

 

A letter of objection was received from the Forest Side Residents Association

 

Comment:

The local Member spoke on this item

 

Decision:

Contrary to Officers recommendation Members refused planning permission

Reasons:

Refusal based on inappropriate development, out of scale and character with the prevailing pattern of development in the locality, and inadequacies in drainage system in locality. 

(item 9)

 

 

Application:

 

 

A/02342

Details:

Maplin Electronics, Coppins Bridge, Newport

5 illuminated fascia signs

Public Participants:

 

None

Additional Representations:

 

None

 

Comment:

Members felt that the illumination of the external sign facing Coppins Bridge car park was inappropriate

 

Decision:

Deferred for negotiation to remove the illumination of the sign on the eastern elevation of building.  If negotiation is successful, application can be approved in consultation with the Chairman of the Development Control Committee

 

Conditions:

(item 2)

 

Application:

TCP/20677/M

Details:

Land at Sandown Airport, Newport Road, Sandown

Construction of 6 buildings to form a clubhouse, office accommodation, a hangar and 3 industrial units; formation of vehicular access 

 

Public Participants:

 

None

Additional Representations:

 

Additional conditions from Environmental Health and Highways, which Planning Officers wished to add.

 

Comment:

None

 

Decision:

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

 

Conditions:

As per report (item 7)

 

Additional conditions to read as follows:

 

12      None of aircraft related light industrial buildings hereby approved shall be occupied until the junction of Scotchells Brook Lane and A3056 Newport Road has been improved in accordance with a fully detailed scheme to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

 

13.       Visibility splays of X=4.5m and Y=90m dimension, in accordance with details to be submitted as part of the scheme required by condition 12 above, shall be constructed prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved and shall be maintained thereafter.

 

14.       Prior to commencement of the development hereby approved, the roadside boundary shall be lowered to a maximum of 1 metre in height above existing road level over the whole frontage in accordance with details to be submitted as part of the scheme required by condition 12 above and shall be maintained thereafter at a height no greater than 1 metre.

 

15.       Space shall be provided within the site, as may be agreed with the Local Planning Authority, for the loading, unloading and parking of vehicles and such provision shall be retained thereafter.

 

16.      No commercial vehicles shall be permitted to enter the public highway from the site unless their wheels and chassis have been cleaned to prevent material being deposited on the highway.  Details of the wheel/chassis washing facility shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority and the approved scheme shall be installed and fully operational prior to any works commencing on site.

 

Application:

TCP/25373/A

Details:

Land rear of 5-15 Pallance Road with access off, Selman Gardens, Cowes

Outline for residential development of 12 dwellings & access road, (revised scheme)

 

Public Participants:

 

None

Additional Representations:

 

An email of objection received form the Northwood Community Partnership

 

Comments from Planning Officer

Comment:

Members felt that if the site opens the way for additional units in the future and the threshold is then met for the purpose of affordable housing, Members wish the site to subject to a legal agreement regarding conditions for affordable housing.

 

Decision:

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

 

Subject to a legal agreement regarding affordable housing.

 

Letter to be sent to applicants advising that the management of construction traffic be carefully considered to in the interests of reducing disturbance to local residents.

 

 

Conditions:

As per report (item 8)

 

(b)               Other Matters Not Relating To Current Planning Applications

 

(i)                 TCP/18901/G - Island Motor Salvage, Pritchetts Way, Rookley Industrial Estate, Rookley

 

Members gave consideration to whether on the basis of the information gathered there be any indication that a breach of planning control exists regarding the occupancy of a mobile home on the site.

 

RESOLVED :

 

THAT the information provided that the caravan has been established on the site for over ten years and is now likely to be immune from enforcement action be noted.

 

(c)               Schedule of Appeals

 

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

 

RESOLVED :

 

THAT the report be noted.

 

101.         URGENT BUSINESS

 

The Chairman agreed to two items of urgent business, as decisions were required before the next meeting.

 

(i)         PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE CONSTITUTION WHICH REFER TO THE DEVELOPMENT CONTROL COMMITTEE PROCEDURE RULES AND CODE OF PRACTICE FOR COUNCILLORS AND OFFICERS DEALING WITH DEVELOPMENT CONTROL MATTERS

 

Members considered the report on the proposed amendments to the constitution.  They also gave comments and suggestions for further amendments, in light of this it was decided that the report is rewritten with consultation with Members before the Committee recommends it to Full Council.

 

RESOLVED :

           

THAT the report be deferred for amendments to be made, to return to committee at a date in the near future.

                                   

(ii)        TCP/24460 – 2 STOREY BUILDING TO PROVIDE 4 FLATS; ALTERATIONS TO VEHICULAR ACCESS; PARKING FOR 2 VEHICLES (REVISED SCHEME) AT LAND BETWEEN 1 & 5 ST. JOHNS ROAD, NEWPORT

 

Consideration was given whether to accept that an alteration to the above application was an amendment to the approval granted or not.

 

RESOLVED :

 

THAT the alterations to the development be accepted as amendments to the approval granted, and to advise the Applicants and Objector accordingly.

 

 

CHAIRMAN