Agenda and minutes

Apologies were received from Councillor Hope.

Decision

That the minutes of the Planning Committee held on 18 November 2014 be approved and signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

[For 9                          Against 0                                Abstain 1]

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.

There was no urgent business.

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.

Councillor                            Application

Goodrick                                6

Sanderson                             6,9

Burr                                         6

Maud                                      6

Woodward                             6

Richardson                            6,7

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

14/00947/MFUL – Erection of 37no. one bedroom apartments. 20no. two bedroom apartments, 5no. three bedroom dwellings with undercroft parking, private and communal amenity areas, landscaping, alteration to existing vehicular access and erection of street front commercial unit with one bed studio above.

In accordance with the Members’ Code of Conduct Councillors Mrs Goodrick, Mrs Sanderson, Maud, Woodward, Richardson declared a personal non pecuniary but not prejudicial interest. Councillor Mrs Burr declared a disclosable pecuniary interest and left the room.

14/01081/OUT – Erection of dwelling with detached garage (site area 0.1ha).

Refusal contrary to Officer Recommendation

In considering the application within the context of the policies of the recently

adopted Local Plan Strategy read as a whole and all other material

considerations, Members of the Planning Committee considered there to be

lesser  impacts arising from the proposal as follows :

(i)                 That the  character of the conservation  is preserved; and

(ii)               There is no harm to the setting of the listed building .

In the exercise of its statutory discretion to determine planning applications in

accord with the development plan unless material considerations indicate

otherwise the Planning Committee weighed all the material considerations of

this case in the decision making balance and reached a planning judgement

that weighed in favour of approval.

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

14/00909/HOUSE – Erection of single storey side and rear extensions to include integral garage with storage above.

14/00980/MFUL – Demolition of existing buildings and erection of 6no. four bedroom dwellings, 4no. three bedroom dwellings, 2no. two bedroom dwellings and 2no. one bedroom dwellings with associated garaging, parking and amenity areas and repositioning of vehicular access.

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

14/01187/FUL – Removal of roller shutter door to north elevation and replacement by 2no. timber windows and surrounding brickwork.

Decision

Council is recommended to resolve to:

(i) Approve the revised Draft Charging Schedule at Appendix 1 for formal public consultation and subsequent submission to the Secretary of State for Examination

[For      9                                  Against            0                                  Abstain            0]

Exempt information

Resolved

That under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 that

the public be excluded from the meeting for the following item as there

will be a likely disclosure of exempt information:

Exemption Category: Certain information in this report is considered to be exempt as defined in Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).  

Reason for Exemption: 1) Information relating to any individual; 2) Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person;  3)  Information which reveals that the authority proposes- 

a) To give under any enactment a notice under or by virtue of which requirements are imposed on a person; or   b) To make an order or direction under any enactment  

The public interest test has been considered and, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption is considered to outweigh the public interest in disclosing the information.

There was no urgent 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.

Appeal Ref: APP/Y2736/D/14/2226929 – The Croft, Foston, York, YO60 7QG.