Agenda item

Policy and Resources Committee – 5 February 2015

 

Minute 53 – The future of Pickering Tourist Information Centre (page131)

 

Planning Committee – 10 February 2015

 

Minute 171 – Developer Contributions from Small Sites (page 143)

Policy and Resources Committee – 5 February 2015

 

Minute 53 – The future of Pickering Tourist Information Centre

 

It was moved by Councillor Mrs Cowling and seconded by Councillor Arnold that the following recommendations of the Policy and Resources Committee be approved and adopted.

 

That Council be recommended to approve:

 

(i)  That Pickering TIC be closed from 6 September 2015, with no Sunday opening;

 

(ii) That a visitor information point be established in Pickering.

 

Councillor Ward proposed and Councillor Clark seconded the following amendment:

 

“To defer a decision in order for Officers to provide necessary information and undertake appropriate consultation, to bring back to Council at a future date.”

 

Upon being put to the vote the amendment was lost.

 

Recorded Vote

For

Councillors Joy Andrews, Clark, Collinson, Legard, Richardson, Walker and Ward.

 

Against

Councillors Arnold, Bailey, Mrs Cowling, Cussons, Fraser, Mrs Goodrick, Hicks, Hope, Mrs Hopkinson, Ives, Maud, Mrs Sanderson, Wainwright and Windress.

 

Abstentions

Councillors Acomb and Hawkins.

 

Upon being put to the vote the motion was carried.

 

Resolved

 

That Council approve:

 

(i)            That Pickering TIC be closed from 6 September 2015, with no Sunday opening;

 

(ii)          That a visitor information point be established in Pickering.

 

Voting Record

14 For

6 Against

3 Abstentions

 

Planning Committee – 10 February 2015

 

Minute 171 – Developer Contributions from Small Sites

 

It was moved by Councillor Windress and seconded by Councillor Hope that the following recommendations of the Planning Committee be approved and adopted.

 

That Council be recommended to resolve:

 

(i)  Not to seek financial contributions from small residential sites through the planning process towards affordable housing on sites of five dwellings or less under Policy SP3 of the Ryedale Plan;

 

(ii) To continue to negotiate the on-site provision of affordable housing in line with Policy SP3 of the Ryedale Plan with the exception that affordable housing contributions will not be sought from sites of 10 dwellings or less and which have a maximum combined gross floorspace of no more than 1,000square metres in Malton, Norton and Pickering;

 

(iii) To continue to negotiate the on-site provision of affordable housing in line with SP3 of the Ryedale Plan with the exception that on sites of between six and ten dwellings, in parishes outside of Malton, Norton and Pickering, financial contributions will be sought in lieu of the existing on-site policy requirement and that financial contributions of an equivalent of 40% of provision will be sought on such sites in west and south west Ryedale;

 

(iv) Not to seek financial contributions towards open space provision from sites of ten dwellings or less;

 

(v)To authorise the Head of Planning and Housing to approve the planning applications listed in Paragraph 6.13 without the completion of the Section 106 agreements specified and not to seek affordable and open space contributions from any further applications on relevant small sites which are due to be determined in the interim.

 

Councillor Clark moved and Councillor Richardson seconded the following amendment:

 

       “(i) Delete (i) and replace with –

                                    That the recently amended Planning Policy Guide be noted as a material planning consideration but that the Local Plan Core Strategy Policy (SP3) be given the appropriate weight in planning decision making.

 

       (ii) Delete (ii) and replace with -

                                    That no amendment by way of supplementary planning guidance be made to the core strategy.”

 

Upon being put to the vote the amendment was lost.

 

Recorded Vote

For

Councillors Joy Andrews, Clark, Collinson, Richardson, Walker and Ward.

 

Against

Councillors Arnold, Mrs Cowling, Cussons, Fraser, Hicks, Hope, Mrs Hopkinson, Ives, Legard, Maud, Mrs Sanderson, Wainwright and Windress.

 

Abstentions

Councillors Acomb, Bailey, Mrs Goodrick and Hawkins.

 

Councillor Richardson moved and Councillor Clark seconded the following further amendment:

 

       “Delete and replace with

 

            (iv) To continue to seek financial contributions towards open space provision from sites of 10 dwellings or less until this is replaced by CIL.

 

            (v)   Delete.”

 

Upon being put to the vote the further amendment was lost.

 

Recorded Vote

For

Councillors Joy Andrews, Clark, Collinson, Richardson, Walker and Ward.

 

Against

Councillors Arnold, Mrs Cowling, Cussons, Fraser, Hicks, Hope, Mrs Hopkinson, Ives, Legard, Maud, Mrs Sanderson, Wainwright and Windress.

 

Abstentions

Councillors Acomb, Bailey, Mrs Goodrick and Hawkins.

 

Upon being put to the vote the motion was carried.

 

Resolved

 

That Council:

 

(i)  Not to seek financial contributions from small residential sites through the planning process towards affordable housing on sites of five dwellings or less under Policy SP3 of the Ryedale Plan;

 

(ii) To continue to negotiate the on-site provision of affordable housing in line with Policy SP3 of the Ryedale Plan with the exception that affordable housing contributions will not be sought from sites of 10 dwellings or less and which have a maximum combined gross floorspace of no more than 1,000square metres in Malton, Norton and Pickering;

 

(iii) To continue to negotiate the on-site provision of affordable housing in line with SP3 of the Ryedale Plan with the exception that on sites of between six and ten dwellings, in parishes outside of Malton, Norton and Pickering, financial contributions will be sought in lieu of the existing on-site policy requirement and that financial contributions of an equivalent of 40% of provision will be sought on such sites in west and south west Ryedale;

 

(iv) Not to seek financial contributions towards open space provision from sites of ten dwellings or less;

 

(v)To authorise the Head of Planning and Housing to approve the planning applications listed in Paragraph 6.13 without the completion of the Section 106 agreements specified and not to seek affordable and open space contributions from any further applications on relevant small sites which are due to be determined in the interim.

 

Recorded Vote

For

Councillors Arnold, Mrs Cowling, Cussons, Fraser, Hicks, Hope, Mrs Hopkinson, Ives, Legard, Maud, Mrs Sanderson, Wainwright and Windress.

 

Against

Councillors Joy Andrews, Clark, Collinson, Richardson, Walker and Ward.

 

Abstentions

Councillors Acomb, Bailey, Mrs Goodrick and Hawkins.