Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor S. McGinnity.

Members are requested at a meeting where a disclosable pecuniary interest or personal interest arises, which is not already included in their Register of Members' Interests, todeclare any interests that relate to an item on the agenda.

Where a Member discloses a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest, he/she must withdraw from the meeting by switching their camera and microphone off during the whole consideration of any item of business in which he/she has an interest, except where he/she is permitted to remain as a result of a grant of a dispensation.

Where a Member discloses a personal interest he/she must seek advice from the Monitoring Officer or staff member representing the Monitoring Officer by 12 Noon the day before the meeting to determine whether the Member should withdraw from the meeting room, 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 declaration of prejudicial interest was made and the Member concerned left the room during the consideration of the item:

RESOLVED:

That the Minutes of the meeting held on 16 November 2022 be confirmed as a correct record.

This item was withdrawn.

The Committee considered the report of the Chief Planning Officer recommending that the above application for the proposed demolition of the ground floor rear extension, mixed use development incorporating, partial retention of ground floor Commercial, Business and Service use (Use Class E), part change of use of ground floor and upper floor (from a C3/C4 use class) to a 7-person, 7-bedroom house of multiple occupation (sui generis), alterations to front, rear and side elevations, with access, car parking, landscaping and associated infrastructure be granted subject to the conditions and for the reasons stated or referred to in the report.

Prior to consideration of the application, the Committee received a petition on behalf of objectors against the proposed development and a response by the applicant’s agent.

Councillor Shaw, as Ward Councillor, made representations on behalf of objectors against the proposed development.

RESOLVED:

That the recommendation be approved and the application be granted subject to the conditions and for the reasons stated or referred to in the report and subject to an additional condition requiring a management plan governing the use of the premises (including a point of contact should any issues arise over behaviour).

Further to Minute No. 54 of 17 November 2021, the Committee considered the report of the Chief Planning Officer recommending that the above application for the removal of condition 20 pursuant to planning permission DC/2021/02293 to allow the method in which Sandway Homes were securing the Affordable Housing on site, which would be via Homes England grant funding,be granted subject to the conditions and for the reasons stated or referred to in the report.

RESOLVED:

That the recommendation be approved and the application be granted subject to the conditions and for the reasons stated or referred to in the report.

Report of Chief Planning Officer

The Committee considered the report of the Chief Planning Officer on the results of the undermentioned appeals and progress on appeals lodged with the Planning Inspectorate.

RESOLVED:  

That the report be noted.

Report of Chief Planning Officer

The Committee considered the report of the Chief Planning Officer which advised that the undermentioned sites had been inspected by the Visiting Panel on 12 December 2022.

RESOLVED:

That the report on the sites inspected by the Visiting Panel be noted.