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 12 April 2017

DM.74/16       

The minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 12 April 2017 were confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

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.75/16       

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

Cllr B F Cane declared a disclosable pecuniary interest in applications 1825/16/OPA:  Outline application (with some matters reserved) for the erection of circa 29 dwellings and means of access – Land at SX 550 522, North of Canes Orchard, Brixton, and 2481/16/OPA:  Full application for the erection of a Scout Hut.  Outline application for the demolition of Brixton Scout Hut and erection of two dwellings (access to be considered) – Brixton Scout Hut and Brixton Football Pitch, Brixton, by virtue of being the land owner and the nearest neighbouring landowner respectively.  He left the meeting for the duration of these two items;

Cllr R C Steer declared a disclosable pecuniary interest in application 0908/17/ARM:  Application for approval of reserved matters following outline approval 02/0385/15/O – Oak Tree Farm, Modbury by virtue of being the father and father in law of the applicants.  He left the meeting for the duration of this item;

Cllr R C Steer declared a personal interest on behalf of the Committee Members in application 1825/16/OPA:  Outline application (with some matters reserved) for the erection of circa 29 dwellings and means of access – Land at SX 550 522, North of Canes Orchard, Brixton, by virtue of the landowner being a fellow Committee Member.  The Members remained in the meeting and took part in the debate and vote thereon;

Cllr R C Steer declared a personal interest on behalf of the Conservative Group Members who served on the Committee in application 0502/17/FUL:  Replacement of rotten wooden and chain link wire fencing with 2.4m high angle section galvanised steel fence and gates between Boat Storage Compound and Steamer Quay Road – Totnes Boating Association, Steamer Quay Road, Totnes by virtue of the premises being used for Conservative Group meetings.  The Members remained in the meeting and took part in the debate and vote thereon;

Cllr R Rowe declared a personal interest in application 0908/17/ARM:  Application for approval of reserved matters following outline approval 02/0385/15/O – Oak Tree Farm, Modbury, by virtue of being related to the applicants.  She left the meeting for the duration of this item;

Cllr R J Foss declared a personal interest on behalf of the Conservative Group Members of the Committee in application 0908/17/ARM:  Application for approval of reserved matters following outline approval 02/0385/15/O – Oak Tree Farm, Modbury, by virtue of the applicants being closely related to the Chairman.  The Members remained in the meeting 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.76/16       

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://apps.southhams.gov.uk/PlanningSearchMVC/

DM.77/16       

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:

14/0142/15/F       Brimhay Bunglows, Development site at SX 7863 6192 Forder Lane, Dartington

Parish:  Dartington

Redevelopment of existing Brimhay Bungalows to provide 32 new dwellings and associated highway (12no. 1 bed apartments, 12 no. market houses and 8 flats)

Case Officer Update:   N/A

Speakers included:       N/A

Recommendation:        That delegated authority be given to the COP Lead Development Management to grant Conditional Approval subject to satisfactory completion of a s106 Agreement

Committee Decision:    Site Inspection

0011/16/OPA      Land at Four Cross, Paignton Road, Stoke Gabriel

Parish:  Stoke Gabriel

Outline planning permission with some matters reserved; scheme includes residential development of up to 9 dwellings, utilising the existing access point

Case Officer Update:   None

Speakers included:       Supporter – Ms Katie Machin;  Parish Council – Cllr Peter Fenwick;  Ward Members – Cllrs Rowe and Bastone

Recommendation:        Refusal

Committee Decision:    Refusal

1825/16/OPA      Land at SX 550 522, North of Canes Orchard, Brixton

Parish:  Brixton

Outline application (with some matters reserved) for the erection of circa 29 dwellings and means of access

Case Officer Update:

1.  Recommendation refers to Section 106 – a signed Unilateral Undertaking has now been submitted

2.  Condition 13 amended to read as follows:

‘Prior to construction of any of the dwellings above slab level (or alternatively in accordance with a previously agreed timetable for the submission of the details set out below), details of how at least 10% of the energy supply of the development shall be secured from a decentralised renewable or low-carbon energy supply, including an implementation programme, and/or details of how the energy supply of the development shall be reduced through the use of energy efficiency measures secured through a 'fabric first' approach shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details and retained in operation thereafter. Prior to the occupation of each dwelling the 'as built' SAP rating for each dwelling shall be submitted to the LPA in writing and shall show that the SAP rating is at least 10% above a standard pass rating.’

Speakers included:       Objector – Mr Michael Peddar; Supporter – Mr Alex Graves; Parish Council – Cllr Michael Wills; Ward Member – Cllr Brown

Recommendation:        That authority be delegated to the COP Lead Development Management to grant conditional approval subject to satisfactory completion of a s106

Committee Decision:    That authority be delegated to the COP Lead Development Management to grant conditional approval subject to satisfactory completion of a s106  

Conditions:

1.     Time (commencement and submission of reserved matters)

2.     Details of reserved matters of landscaping, appearance, layout and scale to be submitted and agreed and implemented.

3.     Accords with plans

4.     CEMP

5.     Highway infrastructure details to  ...  view the full minutes text for item DM.77/16

DM.78/16       

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.79/16       

The COP Lead Development Management introduced the latest set of performance indicators related to the Development Management service.  Members raised a number of questions.

Members again went into detail in respect of planning enforcement matters and raised concerns that the number of outstanding cases was rising and there was not sufficient resource to adequately deal with them.  Members requested updates on cases specific to their areas.

It was then:

RESOLVED

That the latest set of performance indicators be noted.