Agenda and minutes

To approve as a correct record and authorise the Chairman to sign the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 23 November 2016;

DM.47/16       

The minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 23 November 2016 were confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

 

 

 

Brought forward at the discretion of the Chairman;

DM.48/16       

The Chairman advised that application 0771/16/OPA:  Outline planning application for planning permission to erect up to 65 dwellings (including market, affordable and retirement housing), landscaping and associated works – Land at SX791 430, to rear of Green Park Way, Chillington had been deferred from the agenda following publication. 

 

Members are invited to declare any personal or disclosable pecuniary interests, including the nature and extent of such interests they may have in any items to be considered at this meeting;

DM.49/16       

Members and officers were invited to declare any interests in the items of business to be considered and the following were made:

 

Cllr J M Hodgson and Cllr R J Vint both declared a personal interest in application 1623/16/FUL:  Construction of a new three storey private residence on a brownfield site currently occupied by three garages on a site on the outskirts of Totnes – Garages 1-3 adjacent to 1A Christina Park, Totnes by virtue of knowing one of the objectors.  They remained in the meeting for the duration of this item and took part in the debate and vote thereon;

 

Cllr R C Steer declared a personal interest in application 1648/16/FUL:  Application for a small tension to existing beach café building to provide storage and toilet facilities for staff – Beachhouse Café, South Milton Sands, South Milton by virtue of a family member working for the tenant.  He remained in the meeting for the duration of this item and took part in the debate and vote thereon.

 

 

 

The Chairman to advise the Committee on any requests received from members of the public to address the meeting;

 

DM.50/16       

The Chairman announced that a list of members of the public who had registered their wish to speak at the meeting had been circulated.

 

To see Letters of Representation and further supplementary information relating to any of the Applications on the agenda, please select the following link and enter the relevant Planning Reference number: http://www.southhams.gov.uk/searchlanding

 

 

 

 

DM.51/16       

The Committee considered the details of the planning applications prepared by the Planning Case Officers as presented in the agenda papers, and considered also the comments of Town and Parish Councils together with other representations received, which were listed within the presented agenda reports, and RESOLVED that:

 

                       

1879/16/HHO              Kynance, Higher Broad Park, Dartmouth

 

                                                Parish:  Dartmouth

 

Householder application for proposed extension to ground floor, remodelling and raising of roof height

 

Case Officer Update:    An error in the report was corrected, Sunderlands Loft should have read Sutherlands Loft

 

Speakers included:       Ward Members:  Cllrs Bastone and Rowe

 

Recommendation:         Conditional Approval

 

Committee Decision:     Conditional Approval

           

Conditions:

                        1.         Time Limit

2.         Accordance to plans

3.         Materials to match existing

4.         Remove PD

5.         Contaminated land

6.         Obscure Glazing

7.         Construction Management Plan

 

 

 

 

1623/16/FUL               Garages 1-3 adjacent to 1A Christina Park, Totnes

 

                                                Parish:  Totnes

 

Construction of a new three storey dwelling

 

Case Officer Update:    N/A

 

Speakers included:        Objector – Ms Anna Ali; Supporter – Mr Rud Sawers; Ward Members – Cllrs Birch, Green and Vint

 

Recommendation:         Conditional Approval

 

Committee Decision:     Conditional Approval

                       

Conditions:

                        1.         Time limit

2.         Accordance with plan

3.         Land affected by contamination

4.         Surface water drainage in accordance with submitted details

5.         Details and samples of external materials

6.         All windows in east elevation to be obscure glazed

7.         No external lighting

8.         Details of tree planting along northern boundary of the site

9.         Remove PD rights

10.       Construction Management Plan

 

 

 

0745/16/FUL                           Land at Westerland, Totnes Road, Marldon

 

                                                Parish:  Marldon

 

Retrospective change of use from Agricultural to Equestrian.  Plot 1, Field subdivided with fencing and two stables on skids, for horses and two areas fenced for dog exercising and training use and new access provision

 

Case Officer Update:   

1.            Additional LoR raising following issues:

a.         Business use of track will cause a nuisance

b.         No way of controlling use of existing access points

c.         Wildlife report failed to identify presence of slow worms on site

2.         Officer has spoken with PROW officer, Mr Rowlands at DCC who confirmed he had no objection to the proposal

3.         Proposed changes to conditions:

a.         Condition 3 to read ‘Vehicular access to the site by users of the hereby approved equestrian and dog training facilities shall only be made via the new access as shown on drawing number 1038.004 and not by any other access. Reason:  In the interest of highway safety.’

b.         Additional Condition: Within four months of the date of this decision a traffic management plan shall be submitted to and agreed in writing by the LPA to agree how access to and from the site will be managed.  The Traffic Management Plan shall be implemented within four months of the date of their decision and maintained in perpetuity. Reason:  In the interest of highway safety.’

 

Speakers included:       Objector – Mrs Shirley Gilberts:  Supporter – Mr Les Snodgrass:  Parish Council Representative – Cllr Gordon Page:  Ward Member – Cllr Pennington

 

Recommendation:         Conditional Approval

 

Committee Decision:    Conditional Approval with conditions to  ...  view the full minutes text for item DM.51/16

DM.52/16       

Members noted the list of appeals as outlined in the presented agenda report and the COP Lead Development Management responded to questions and provided more detail where requested.

 

 

DM.53/16       

The COP Lead Development Management introduced the latest set of performance indicators related to the Development Management service.

 

It was then:

 

RESOLVED

 

That the latest set of performance indicators be noted.