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 7 February 2018.

DM.47/17       

The minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 7 February 2018 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.48/17       

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

Cllr D Brown declared a personal interest in the following planning applications that were sited within the South Devon AONB by virtue of being a Member of the South Devon AONB Partnership Committee and remained in the meeting and took part in the debate and vote thereon:

3517/17/FUL        Change of use from an agricultural barn to events venue including addition of wood framed slate roofed porch at the entrance, new window, a doorway and closure of covered parking space (resubmission of 1425/17/FUL) - Lower Widdicombe Farm, Stokenham, TQ7 2EG

2833/17/VAR       Variation of condition numbers 2, 4 and 5 following grant of planning permission 2424/16/VAR - The Old Sail Loft, Newton Ferrers

3392/16/FUL        Retrospective application for change of use of agricultural land and building to marshalling yard, parking and materials storage to service building works, revised access and landscaping - The Cedar House, Moult Hill, Salcombe

2929/17/VAR       Variation of condition 2 following grant of planning permission 1372/16/FUL to allow for changes to plans of plots 1 and 2 - Land At The Fairway, Newton Ferrers

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

DM.49/17       

The Chairman announced that a list of members of the public and town and parish council representatives, 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.50/17       

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:

3517/17/FUL               Lower Widdicombe Farm, Stokenham

                                  Parish:  Stokenham

Change of use from an agricultural barn to events venue including addition of wood framed slate roofed porch at the entrance, new window, a doorway and closure of covered parking space (resubmission of 1425/17/FUL)

Case Officer Update:   Additional letters of representation had been received, three of objection including a response from CPRE, and one letter of support.

Speakers included:                 Objector – Mr Graham Jupp:  Supporter – Mr Ross Porter-West: Parish Council representative – Cllr Piers Spence; local Ward Member – Cllr Brazil

Recommendation:                 Conditional Approval

Committee Decision:Conditional Approval

Conditions (summarised below):

1.     The development to which this permission relates must be begun not later than the expiration of three years beginning with the date on which this permission is granted.

2.   The development hereby approved shall in all respects accord strictly with plans.

3.    The building, parking areas and other spaces within the site boundary shall be used for private functions only and shall not be made available for general public admittance.

4.    The building insulation measures described in the approved Design and Access Statement shall be fully implemented before the development is first brought into use and shall be retained thereafter.

5.    Live music, amplified music or live entertainment shall only take place within the building and shall at no time take place in the outside areas.

6.    Music shall not be audible beyond the site boundary at any lawfully existing residential property (except Lower Widdicombe Farm) between the hours of 23:00 and 08:00.

7.    All event activities on the site shall cease by midnight and the site shall be cleared of all guests by 0030 hours.

8.    There shall be no more than 20 events held in any calendar year.

9.    The recommendations, mitigation and enhancement measures of the Ecological Report, by Simon Geary Ecological Services Ltd dated 8 September 2017, shall be fully implemented and adhered to at all times.

10.  Prior to installation of any external lighting, full details of the location and specification including luminaire shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

11.  Prior to commencement of the approved change of use the Planning Authority shall have received and approved a Construction Management Plan

12.  Visibility splays shall be provided, laid out and maintained for that purpose at the site access in accordance with the attached diagram C

13.  The proposed access, retaining walls, verges, embankments and visibility splays, shall be constructed and laid out in accordance with details to be approved by the Local Planning Authority in writing before their construction begins

14.  Prior to the commencement of the use hereby approved the parking areas numbered 1 and 2 as  ...  view the full minutes text for item DM.50/16

DM.51/17       

Members noted the list of appeals as outlined in the presented agenda report.  The COP Lead Development Management presented further detail on specific cases and for 1532/17/PAT:  Prior notification of proposed development by telecommunications code system operators for new 20m monopole – Land opposite Byter Down Kennels, Stoke Gabriel, Members agreed that officers should write to the Inspector to ask for a review of the decision as the appeal was upheld on a technicality but material planning matters were not taken into account.

DM.52/17       

Members were presented with the revised set of Quarterly Performance Indicators and agreed that the information presented was helpful.  The CoP Lead Development Management responded to queries raised.