PAPER H

MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMITTEE HELD AT COUNTY HALL, NEWPORT, ISLE OF WIGHT ON TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2001 COMMENCING AT 6.00 PM

Present :

Mrs C T G Webb (Chairman), Mr B E Abraham, Mr M G Barton (deputising for Mrs L E Rogerson), Mr C B W Chapman, Mrs B E Foster, Mr E Fox, Mr P A Fuller, Mrs M A Jarman, Mr D J Knowles, Mrs A Leigh, Mrs M J Miller, Mr M O Morgan Huws, Mr P A Nightingale, Mr K Pearson (deputising for Mr A C Coburn), Mr A A Taylor, Mr G Wilson, Mr D T Yates

Also Present (non voting) :

Mrs T M Butchers, Mrs B Lawson, Mr A J Mundy, Mr H Rees, Mrs S A Smart, Mr J Spence

Apologies :

Mr A C Coburn, Mr J Manners, Mrs L E Rogerson

RESOLVED :

THAT the Minutes of the meeting held on 4 May 2001 be confirmed.

169. PUBLIC QUESTION TIME

A question was asked on behalf of the Old Road Residents Association, East Cowes relating to TCP/00555/F former Westland Sports Ground, Old Road, East Cowes.

The Chairman instructed officers to respond appropriately.

170. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Interests were declared in the following matters :

Mr A A Taylor declared an interest in Minute 171 (c)(I) 7 and 8 - Bowcombe Meadows Business Park, Bowcombe Road, Newport.

Mr P A Fuller declared a non pecuniary interest in Minute 17 (c)(I) 21 - Kingswell Dairy, Newport Road, Cowes.

Mrs A Leigh declared an interest in Minute 171 (c)(I) 6 - Land off Love Lane Cowes and 11 New York House, Castle Road, Cowes.

Mr B E Abraham declared a non pecuniary interest in Minute 171 (c)(I) 18 - Lower Dodpits Farm, Warlands Road, Ningwood.

171. REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENT SERVICES

(a) To consider any items deferred from the last meeting of the Committee and the Site Inspection meeting

(i) TCP/7310H - Eight bungalows and Garages; Formation of Vehicular Access and Access Road, Land Rear of Burntwood to Hunters Moon, off Howgate Road, Bembridge

Members were advised that an amendment to the layout had been received and meetings had been held with Southern Water. A report would be brought back to the Planning Committee on 29 May 2001.

RESOLVED :

THAT the position be noted.

(ii) Amended Layout to Approved Development of 8 Houses, Land Rear of 6, 8, 10 and 12 George Street, Sandown

Members were told that a formal written apology had been received from the applicants agent and a report would be brought back to the Planning Committee on 29 May 2001.

RESOLVED :

THAT the position be noted.

(b) Schedule of Appeals

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

RESOLVED :

THAT the report be noted.

(c) Planning Applications and Related Matters

(i) Part II and Part III

Consideration was given to items 1 - 25 of the report of the Director of Environment Services.

RESOLVED :

THAT the applications be determined as detailed below :

Categories of applications considered and 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.

(ii) Part IV - Items Other Than Current Issues

(a) TCP/16883B - Construction of decking area to the rear of 20 Leeson Road, Ventnor

Members gave consideration to the circumstances relating to the installation of a raised wooden decking area on the rear of a replacement dwelling and based on the information collected.

Consideration as to whether the installation of the decking area was undertaken by the occupant exercising his householder permitted development rights; or whether the formal consent of the Local Planning Authority was required for the retention of the wooden decking area because the works were undertaken at a time when the permitted development rights could not be exercised because of the condition/use of the new dwelling.

RESOLVED :

THAT Counsel's opinion be sought.

(b) TCP/20083C - House and associated haulage yard, land adjoining Place Side and Prospect Road, Cowes

Consideration was given to the release of an Agreement made under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 which restricts the occupation and future disposal of a dwelling approved in connection with an associated haulage yard at the above site.

A letter had been received from the applicant asking for a deferral of the application for one month.

RESOLVED :

THAT the matter be deferred to a subsequent meeting.

(c) TCP/23848A - Pump house (revised scheme), adjacent former pump house, Esplanade, Ryde

Approval was sought for slight amendments to the approved scheme regarding landscaped area to provide an open area to facilitate some form of art.

More accurate submissions had been received from the architects. For health and safety reasons it had been necessary to raise the height of the eaves by 0.25 metres.

RESOLVED :

(i) THAT the approach adopted by officers be supported and an area for appropriate hard landscaping be sought.

(ii) THAT an appropriate condition be added to satisfy the requirement of some form of artwork and such schemes submitted should not prejudice the overall approach to artwork on the Esplanade as a whole.

(d) TCP/307M and N - Outline for Visitors' Centre, including dinosaur display (revised scheme), Land adjacent canoe lake, Culver Parade, Sandown

Members gave consideration to allowing the enforcement of condition number 7 which stated that no development should take place on the site until a right turn lane had been provided.

RESOLVED :

THAT the enforcement of condition 7 be delayed until 31 October 2001.

172. MEMBERS' QUESTION TIME

Mr G Wilson asked the Chairman a question relating to a change of use on the SEB yard at Rink Road, Ryde.

The Chairman replied that a written answer would be supplied.

CHAIRMAN

MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMITTEE - SITE INSPECTIONS HELD AT COUNTY HALL, NEWPORT, ISLE OF WIGHT ON FRIDAY 25 MAY, 2001 COMMENCING AT 1.45PM

Present :

Mrs C T G Webb (Chairman), Mr C B W Chapman, Mr E Fox, Mrs A Leigh, Mrs  M J Miller, Mr V J Morey (deputising for Mrs M A Jarman), Mr P A Nightingale, Mr A A Taylor, Mr G Wilson, Mr D T Yates

Also Present (non-voting):

Mrs T M Butchers, Mrs S A Smart

Apologies:

Mr B E Abraham, Mrs B E Foster, Mrs M A Jarman, Mr D J Knowles

173. MINUTES

RESOLVED :

THAT the Minutes of the meeting held on 15 May 2001 be confirmed subject to the amendment that the interest declared by Mrs A Leigh in Minute 171 (c) (I) (11) be noted as non pecuniary.

174. REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENT SERVICES

Planning Applications and Related Matters

Consideration was given to the items detailed below in the report of the Director of Environment Services and the following decisions were made as a result of the Site Inspections.

RESOLVED :

THAT the applications be determined as detailed below :

Categories of applications considered and 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.

CHAIRMAN

MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMITTEE HELD AT COUNTY HALL, NEWPORT, ISLE OF WIGHT ON TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2001 COMMENCING AT 6.00 PM

Present :

Mrs C T G Webb (Chairman), Mr B E Abraham, Mr C B W Chapman, Mr A C Coburn, Mr E Fox, Mr P A Fuller, Mr D J Knowles, Mrs A Leigh, Mrs M J Miller, Mr V J Morey (deputising for Mrs M A Jarman), Mr A J Mundy (deputising for Mr P A Nightingale), Mr A A Taylor, Mr G Wilson, Mr D T Yates

Also Present (non voting) :

Mr M G Barton, Mr G S Kendall, Mr H Rees, Mrs S A Smart, Mrs J White

Apologies :

Mrs M A Jarman, Mr P A Nightingale, Mrs L E Rogerson

RESOLVED :

THAT the Minutes of the meeting held on 25 May 2001 be confirmed.

176. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Interests were declared in the following matters :

Mr D J Knowles declared a non pecuniary interest in Minute 178 (a)(ii) - Watergate Road, Newport.

177. URGENT BUSINESS

TCP/16570H - Outline for Residential Development, Site of Teknacron Circuits Ltd, Landguard Manor Road, Shanklin

The Chairman agreed to an item of urgent business as a decision was required before the next meeting.

The Director of Environment Services gave a brief outline of the history of the site. A request had been received from the applicants' solicitors asking to vary the requirements of the Section 106 Agreement restricting the grant of outline planning permission for the residential development site of Teknacron Circuits Ltd, Landguard Manor Road, Shanklin.

RESOLVED :

THAT the principle of trying to assist the firm in its relocation be accepted and that approval of the detailed wording in the relevant documents be delegated to the Director of Environment Services and the Director of Corporate Services in consultation with the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Committee and the Portfolio Holder for Economic Development and Regional Affairs.

178. REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENT SERVICES

(a) To consider any items deferred from the last meeting of the Committee and the Site Inspection meeting

(i) TCP/07310/H - 8 bungalows & garages; formation of vehicular access & access road land rear of Burntwood to Hunters Moon and adjacent Burntwood, Howgate Road, Bembridge

Members were reminded that the application had been considered at the Planning Committee meeting held on 3 April 2001. At that meeting it was decided a site visit should take place, this was held on 19 April 2001 when it was deferred pending an investigation into the allegation of sewage flooding and inadequacy of the sewerage in the vicinity of the site. A meeting was subsequently held with Southern Water.

Southern Water confirmed that a drainage solution to the problem was possible and state that there should be adequate capacity in the system to deal with sewage flows, but if felt necessary that a new connection to the large sewer in Foreland Farm Lane could be made a condition of approval.

RESOLVED :

THAT the application be approved subject to appropriate conditions and an amendment to condition 12 as follows :

'Shall be completed and operative before any development takes place on site.'

(ii) TCP/21596B - Alterations and Two Storey Extension to Form Ten Additional Bedrooms, Day Room and Associated Facilities, 3 Watergate Road, Newport

Members were reminded that at the meeting held after the site visits on 25 May 2001, it had been decided to grant conditional permission in respect of the application. In agreeing the resolution Members had asked that the conditions of approval be reviewed in order to address two areas of concern.

RESOLVED :

THAT the decision notice granting planning permission in respect of the development should be issued subject to the conditions set out in the report dated 25 May 2001 and subject to the following two additional conditions, which replace condition 3 as originally recommended.

1. Before the development, hereby approved commences, a scheme shall be submitted which makes provision for the screening of the existing terraced area in conjunction with further soft landscaping in the form of shrub planting with the work to be carried out before the additional bedrooms are occupied. All such planting shall be maintained to encourage its establishment for a minimum of five years following contractual practical completion of the development.

Reason : To ensure an appropriate standard of visual screening in respect of the neighbouring property in accordance with Policy D1 of the Unitary Development Plan.

2. Before the development commences, a landscaping scheme shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Such schemes shall provide additional tree/shrub planting in the rear garden area to the east of the proposed extension and the planting of boundary hedgerows to supplement the existing and proposed trees and shrubs along part of the southern boundary, part of the eastern boundary and part of the northern boundary of the site. Such schemes shall specify position, species and size of planting and shall include provision for its maintenance during the first five years of the date of planting and shall be satisfactorily carried out during the first available planting season following the commencement of the development.

Reason : To ensure an appropriate standard of visual screening in respect of adjoining properties in compliance with Policy D1(h) of the Unitary Development Plan.

(b) TCP/922E - Former Lloyds Bank Building, 33 High Street, Wootton

Members considered what course of action the Council, as the Local Planning Authority, needed to take in respect of the former Lloyds Bank Building. 33 High Street, Wootton, which was a Grade II listed building.

The Director gave a brief history of the building and indicated that there were two specific areas of concern. The owners consent was needed before a structural engineer could access the building.

RESOLVED :

THAT a Listed Building Repairs Notice requiring the owner of the property to carry out necessary repairs to the building together with a Section 215 Notice in respect of the deteriorating external fabric of the building and the untidy condition of the land be served. Time compliance two months.

(c) Schedule of Appeals

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

RESOLVED :

THAT the report be noted.

(d) Planning Applications and Related Matters

Part II and Part III

Consideration was given to items 1 - 25 of the report of the Director of Environment Services.

RESOLVED :

THAT the applications be determined as detailed below :

Categories of applications considered and 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.

179. MEMBERS' QUESTION TIME

Mr Fox asked a question relating to Little Canada Activity Site at Wootton Creek.

The Chairman replied that the planning conditions would be looked at and the Environmental Health Manager had spoken to them.

Mr Fox asked a question relating to foul drainage discharges in Ashlake Copse Road, Fishbourne.

The Chairman replied that the planning history would be looked at.

Mr Fuller asked a question relating to a planning application at Lower Luton Farm, Northwood.

The Chairman replied that planning officers had been in correspondence with the applicant, but he would not allow them or the Council's agricultural Consultant on his land, was in dispute with the Council's consultant and had not provided all the information requested by officers.

Mr Coburn asked a question relating to compliance with conditions on consent for restaurant use at 9 St Thomas' Square, Newport.

The Chairman replied that the conditions would be investigated.

Mr Wilson submitted a written question relating to the SEB site in Rink Road, Ryde.

The Chairman replied that an answer would be sent to Mr Wilson with a copy to the Local Member.

CHAIRMAN