Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Blackburne, Hands, McCann, and Pullin (Substitute Member).

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Where a Member discloses a personal interest he/she must seek advice from the Monitoring Officer or staff member representing the Monitoring Officer to determine whether the Member should withdraw from the meeting room, including from the public gallery, during the whole consideration of any item of business in which he/she has an interest or whether the Member can remain in the meeting or remain in the meeting and vote on the relevant decision.

In accordance with Paragraph 9 of the Council’s Code of Conduct, the following declarations of personal interest were made and the Members concerned left the room / remained in the room during the consideration of the item:

RESOLVED:

That the Minutes of the meeting held on 28 August, 2019 be confirmed as a correct record.

The Committee considered the report of the Chief Planning Officer that recommended that the above application for the erection of 8 dwellinghouses following the demolition of the former Blundell Arms public house be approved subject to the conditions and for the reasons stated or referred to in the report and Late Representations.

Prior to consideration of the item the Committee received a petition from Mr.McCormick, on behalf of objectors to the proposed development and a response from Mr.Anderson, the applicant’s agent.

RESOLVED:

That the recommendation be deferred to enable officers to consider the summary viability information provided by the applicant in the late representations, and if necessary, request a full viability assessment in order to be satisfied whether or not the building can be converted as an alternative to demolition.

The Chief Planning Officer informed that issues regarding a Unilateral Undertaking and surface water drainage had not been resolved on this application; consequently he recommended that the item be deferred to a future meeting of the Committee.

RESOLVED:

That consideration of the item be deferred to a future meeting of the Committee.

The Committee considered the report of the Chief Planning Officer that recommended that the above application for the change of use from B1, B2 and B8 to D2 Assembly and Leisure be refused for the reasons stated or referred to in the report.

Prior to consideration of the item the Committee received a petition from Mr.Rea, on behalf of supporters of the proposed use.

RESOLVED:

That the recommendation be approved and the application be refused for the reasons stated within the report.

The Committee considered the report of the Chief Planning Officer that recommended that the above application for the erection of a porch at the front and conversion of existing garage to a habitable room involving the erection of a pitched roof over the existing garage at the side of the dwellinghouse be approved for the reasons stated or referred to in the report and Late Representations.

RESOLVED:

That the recommendation be approved and the application be approved subject to the conditions and for the reasons stated within the report.

Schedule for Visiting Panel held on Monday 23 September, 2019

The Committee considered the report of the Chief Planning Officer which advised that the undermentioned site had been inspected by the Visiting Panel on Monday, 23 September, 2019:

Report of the Chief Planning Officer

The Committee considered the report of the Chief Planning Officeron the progress on appeals lodged with the Planning Inspectorate.

RESOLVED:

That the report on the progress on appeals lodged with the Planning Inspectorate be noted.