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 4 April 2018;

DM.58/17         

The minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 4 April 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.59/17       

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

 

Cllr P K Cuthbert declared a personal interest in application 3807/17/HHO:  Householder application (retrospective) regularise changes to previously approved planning application reference 0691/17/NMM for proposed two storey extension to existing dwelling involving amendments to front access steps and formation of a parking space – 8 Waltacre, Yealmpton, by virtue of the agent being known to her and she remained in the meeting and took part in the debate and vote thereon;

 

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:

 

 

0145/18/HHO       Householder application for rear single storey extension and loft conversion – 21 Pound Field, Stoke Gabriel; and

0421/18/HHO       Householder application for proposed alterations and extension (resubmission of 3075/17/HHO) – 21 Court Park, Thurlestone.

 

 

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

DM.60/17       

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.61/17       

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:

 

4165/17/FUL        Development site at SX809597, Steamer Quay Road, Totnes

Parish:  Totnes

 

Application for erection of a 68 bed Care Home (use class C2) with associated car parking, refuse and external landscaping

 

Case Officer Update: condition no. 11 amended and additional condition seeking detail of bird and bat boxes.  A condition was added re a LEMP plus an informative to say the LEMP should reflect the LEMP in outline application for the wider Riverside Development

 

Speakers included:       Supporter – Mr Neil Rutland: local Ward Members – Cllrs Birch, Green and Vint

 

Recommendation:      Conditional Approval

 

Committee Decision: Conditional Approval

 

Conditions (summarised below from report):

 

1.         Time

2.         Accords with plans

3.         Universal condition for contamination

4.         Verification Report

5.         Unsuspected contamination

6.         Acoustic protection

7.         Fume extraction

8.         CEMP

9.         Electric charging points to be provided

10.      Implementation of travel plan

11.      Material samples to be agreed

12.      Parking and turning to be provided and retained

13.      Emergency rear pedestrian access to be provided prior to occupation

14.      Lighting strategy to be adhered to

15.      Details of hard and soft landscaping to be agreed

16.      Details of boundary treatments

17.      Drainage – percolation testing

18.      Drainage – groundwater monitoring

19.      Drainage – surface water detailed design

20.      Drainage – foul

21.      Drainage – maintenance

22.      Construction phase drainage

23.      Condition detailed bird and bat boxes added

24.      Condition re LEMP added

 

           

4238/17/FUL        Hidden Valley, Lavender Farm, Land at Hole Hill, Cornworthy

Parish:  Cornworthy

 

Proposed new timber framed barn to be used for drying, processing and storing lavender with farm office and rest room (resubmission of 1270/17/FUL)

 

 

Case Officer Update:   N/A

 

Speakers included:       Objector – Mr Howard Quartly:  Supporter – Ms Gill Baker:  local Ward Member – Cllr Tucker (statement read)

 

Recommendation:      Conditional Approval

 

 

Committee Decision: Conditional Approval

 

Conditions:

 

   i.    Commencement within three years

  ii.    Accord with plans

iii.    Agricultural or Horticultural use only

iv.    Removal if approved use ceases

  v.    Removal of existing structures

vi.    Drainage details to be submitted and approved

 

 

 

0145/18/HHO      21 Pound Field, Stoke Gabriel

Parish:  Stoke Gabriel

 

Householder application for rear single storey extension and loft conversion

 

Case Officer Update:   Recommendation of Conditional Approval not included in report

 

Speakers included:       Objector – Mr Ian Hancock:  Supporter – Mr Andrew Horton:  local Ward Member – Cllr Rowe

 

Recommendation:      Conditional Approval

 

 

Committee Decision: Conditional Approval

 

 

Conditions (summarised below):

 

1.     Commencement within three years

2.     Accord with plans

3.     Details of materials prior to installation

4.     Flat roof area shall not be used as a terrace or balcony and Juliette balcony to be fitted with fixed balustrade

5.     Recommendations of Ecological report to be adhered to

 

0421/18/HHO      21 Court Park, Thurlestone

Parish:  Thurlestone

 

Householder application for proposed  ...  view the full minutes text for item DM.61/16

DM.62/17       

Members noted the list of appeals as outlined in the presented agenda report.  The COP Lead Development Management presented further detail on specific cases. 

 

 

 

DM.63/17       

The COP Lead Development Management introduced the latest set of performance indicators related to the Development Management service.  Members requested that the various graphs use the same scale.

 

It was then:

 

RESOLVED

 

That the latest set of performance indicators be noted.