Agenda and minutes

Apologies were received from Cllrs Hicks, Windress and Cllr Mrs Burr.

Decision

That the minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee held on 1 July 2014 be approved and signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

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To receive notice of any urgent business which the Chairman considers should be dealt with at the meeting as a matter of urgency by virtue of Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972.

The Chairman raised the issue of potential meeting dates for an Extraordinary meeting of the Planning Committee to consider four Major planning applications being Application Nos. 14/00426/MOUTE, 14/00427/MOUTE, 14/00428/MOUTE and 14/00429/MOUTE submitted by Commercial Development Projects and the Fitzwilliam Trust Corporation.

The possible dates were 19 and 21 August 2014. Members were asked to inform the Head of Planning and Housing of the most convenient date.

Members to indicate whether they will be declaring any interests under the Code of Conduct.

Members making a declaration of interest at a meeting of a Committee or Council are required to disclose the existence and nature of that interest.  This requirement is not discharged by merely declaring a personal interest without further explanation.

The following Members’ indicated that they would be declaring interest under the Members’ Code of Conduct in respect of the following item.

Councillor                                        Application

Frank                                                  12,13,14

Arnold                                                 8,11,21

Sanderson                                         8,12,13,14

Goodrick                                            8,10,11,12

Hope                                                   8,11,12,13,14,18

Maud                                                  8,12

Richardson                                        12,13,14

Woodward                                         11,15

Shields                                               8         

Decision

Full Council is recommended to agree in principle to the:

(i) Circumstances under which the Council, as charging authority will offer Discretionary Relief from CIL as outlined in paragraphs 6.12-6.16 of the report previously circulated to Members and

(ii) Use of a CIL Instalment Policy as outlined and referred to in the report previously circulated to Members. 

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Decision

That:

(i) Ryedale District Council confirms that Scarborough Borough Council has exercised its duty within respect of the Duty to Co-operate (Section 33A of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act (2004) (Local Development) in the preparation of its Draft Local Plan.

(ii) The response to the consultation (as set out in section 6.2-6.5 of the report (previously circulated) is provided to Scarborough Borough Council.

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The Head of Planning & Housing submitted a list (previously circulated) of the applications for planning permission with recommendations there on.

14/00383/MOUT - Erection of 15no. dwellings (site area 0.7ha)

In accordance with the Members’ Code of Conduct Councillors Arnold, Mrs Sanderson, Mrs Goodrick, Maud and Mrs Shields declared a personal non pecuniary but not prejudicial interest.

14/00511/MFUL - Change of use of 2no. steel portal framed sheds from commercial warehousing to agricultural storage.

14/00574/MFUL - Erection of stabling buildings with ramp, toilet block, temporary portable office building and horse treadmill building (revised details to part of approval 08/00630/MFUL dated 01.10.2008) - part retrospective application.

In accordance with the Members’ Code of Conduct Councillor Mrs Goodrick declared a personal non pecuniary but not prejudicial interest.

07/01162/FUL - Change of use of building to include Use Class B1 (light industrial) in addition to existing Use Class B8 (storage and distribution).

In accordance with the Members’ Code of Conduct Councillors Arnold, Mrs Goodrick and Woodward declared a personal non pecuniary but not prejudicial interest.

13/00551/FUL - Erection of 1no. 55m high (overall tip height 81m) 500kw wind turbine to generate electricity for the National Grid with associated sub station, crane pad, access track and temporary construction compound.

In accordance with the Members’ Code of Conduct Councillors Mrs Frank, Mrs Sanderson, Mrs Goodrick, Hope, Maud and Richardson declared a personal non pecuniary but not prejudicial interest.

13/00850/FUL - Erection of 1no. 40m high (overall tip height 67m) 500kw wind turbine to generate electricity for the benefit of the local community with associated crane pad, transformer kiosk, access track, vehicular access and 40.5m high temporary meteorological monitoring mast.

In accordance with the Members’ Code of Conduct Councillors Mrs Frank, Mrs Sanderson, Hope and Richardson declared a personal non pecuniary but not prejudicial interest.

13/00851/FUL - Erection of 1no. 40m high (overall tip height 67m) 500kw wind turbine to generate electricity for the benefit of the local community with associated crane pad, transformer kiosk, access track, vehicular access and 40.5m high temporary meteorological monitoring mast.

In accordance with the Members’ Code of Conduct Councillors Mrs Frank, Mrs Sanderson, Hope and Richardson declared a personal non pecuniary but not prejudicial interest.

14/00315/FUL - Erection of an agricultural building for the housing of livestock and storage of machinery and feed, together with formation of vehicular access and additional hardstanding.

In accordance with the Members’ Code of Conduct Councillor Woodward declared a personal  pecuniary and  prejudicial interest and left the room.

14/00362/FUL - Change of use and alterations of public house to form a 4 bedroom dwelling.

14/00458/FUL - Erection of an agricultural livestock building for calf housing.

14/00593/FUL - Demolition of existing dwelling and agricultural buildings to allow erection of 1no. four bedroom replacement dwelling with detached double garage, erection of two storey and single storey extensions to existing farmhouse to form a five bedroom dwelling following demolition of single storey outbuildings and erection of a terrace of 3no. three bedroom dwellings with block of 3no. detached garages.

14/00695/FUL - Installation of automatic doors to west elevation to replace existing manual doors.

14/00699/FUL - Replacement of existing hardwood windows on south elevation with aluminium double glazed units and replacement of UPVC windows in bay window with aluminium double glazed units together with installation of flat roof on bay window.

The Planning Committee considered an enforcement report about unauthorised development which was previously circulated to Members relating to the following two residential dwellings:

No.3 Con Owl Close, Helmsley

No.7 Con Owl Close, Helmsley

The alleged breach of planning control related to the material change of use of the land & buildings from use as residential property to mixed residential and childminding business without planning permission.

There was no other business.

The Head of Planning & Housing submitted for information (previously circulated) which gave details of the applications determined by the Head of Planning & Housing in accordance with the scheme of Delegated Decisions.

Members’ were advised of the following appeal decision.

APP/Y2736/A/13/2196783 – Willerby Pig Farm, Malton Road, Staxton, Scarborough, YO12 4SN

Meeting Closed at 10.15pm