Agenda and minutes

to approve as a correct record and authorise the Chairman to sign the minutes of the meetings of the Committee held on 2 September 2015

DM.28/15       

The minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 2 September 2015 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.29/15       

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

The Chairman declared a personal interest on behalf of all Committee Members in application 37/2548/14/O:  Outline application (with some matters reserved) for mixed use development of 70 dwelling, allotments, community facility, recreation and employment land – SX 5670 4944, West of Collaton Park, Newton Ferrers by virtue of the applicant being an Honorary Alderman of the Council.  Members remained in the meeting and took part in the debate and vote thereon; 

Cllr Steer declared a further reason for his personal interest in this application by virtue of knowing the applicant’s son through his work as a land agent.  He remained in the meeting and took part in the debate and vote thereon;

Cllr Hitchins declared a disclosable pecuniary interest in application 57/2472/14/O Outline application for mixed use development of approx. 198 no. dwellings, public open space, employment uses (including Health Centre), a neighbourhood centre and new roundabout on Exeter Road (access to be considered) – Land at SX6483 5632, off Rutt Lane, Ivybridge, by virtue of the applicant working on his behalf.  He left the meeting for the duration of this application;

Cllrs Rowe and Cane both declared a personal interest in the following applications by virtue of being the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the South Devon AONB Partnership Committee within which the applications were sited.  They remained in the meeting and took part in the debate and vote on each of these applications:-

37/2548/14/O:  Outline application (with some matters reserved) for mixed use development of 70 dwellings, allotments, community facility, recreation and employment land – SX 5670 4944, West of Collaton Park, Newton Ferrers;

52/0782/15/F:  Change of use to domestic curtilage and erection of greenhouse and shed – Land adjacent to 8 Andrews Park, Stoke Gabriel;

41/1023/15/F:  READVERTISEMENT (Revised Plans Received) Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of building to contain 6 no. apartments with associated landscaping and car parking – Spion Lodge, Bennett Road, Salcombe; and

41/1262/15/F:  Demolition of existing stone boundary wall and redevelopment of site to form 300sqm of A1, A2 and A3 ground floor commercial space and 5no. residential units above, new vehicular access and parking – Development site at SX 738 392, Forer Gars Works, Gould Road, Salcombe.

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

DM.30/15       

The Chairman proceeded to announce that the following members of the public had registered their wish to speak at the meeting:-

·         37/2548/14/O:  Objector – Mr John Tighe:  Supporter – Mr Richard Yonge:  Parish Council Representative – Cllr Alan Cooper:  Outline application (with some matters reserved) for mixed use development of 70 dwellings, allotments, community facility, recreation and employment land SX 5670 4944, West of Collaton Park, Newton Ferrers;

·         57/2472/14/O:  Supporter – Mr Mike Craggs:  Outline application for mixed use development of approx. 198 no. dwellings, public open space, employment uses (including Health Centre), a neighbourhood centre and new roundabout on Exeter Road (access to be considered) – Land at SX6483 5632, off Rutt Lane, Ivybridge;

·         27/1159/15/F:  Objector – Mrs Dee Marshall:  Supporter – Ms Tamzin Wood: Town Council Representative – Cllr Tom Bowden:  Change of use of redundant barn to 2 no. dwellings, erection of garages, additional access and associated alterations –b Proposed development site at SX 624 562, Woodland Barn, Woodland Farm, Ivybridge;

·         52/0782/15/F:  Objector – Mrs Barbara Heath:  Supporter – Mr Mark Newell:  Change of use to domestic curtilage and erection of greenhouse and shed – Land adj. to 8 Andrews Park, Stoke Gabriel, Totnes;

·         41/1023/15/F:  Supporter – Mr Jan Tribble:  READVERTISEMENT (Revised Plans Received) Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of building to contain 6 no. apartments with associated landscaping and car parking – Spion Lodge, Bennett Road, Salcombe;

·         41/1262/15/F:  Supporter – Mr Paul Fong:  Demolition of existing stone boundary wall and redevelopment of site to form 300sqm of A1, A2 and A3 ground floor commercial space and 5 no. residential units above, new vehicular access and parking – Development site at SX 738 392, former Gas Works, Gould Road, Salcombe.

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.31/15       

The Planning Case Officers submitted details of the planning applications as presented in the agenda papers. 

During discussion of the planning applications, the following motions (which were in contradiction to the planning officer recommendation in the published agenda report), were PROPOSED and SECONDED and on being put to the vote were either CARRIED or LOST:-

a)      In respect of application 37/2548/14/O:  Outline application (with some matters reserved) for mixed use development of 70 dwellings, allotments, community facility, recreation and employment land – SX 5670 4944, West of Collaton Park, Newton Ferrers, the following motion was PROPOSED and SECONDED and on being put to the vote declared CARRIED:-

‘That the application be deferred’

b)          In respect of application 52/0782/15/F: Change of use to domestic curtilage and erection of greenhouse and shed – Land adj. to 8 Andrews Park, Stoke Gabriel, Totnes, the Case Officer introduced the application and set out the background to the site which should have been planted as part of the landscaping plan of the original Rowes Meadow development.   A plan and elevations of the proposal were shown and Members asked a number of questions in relation to the ownership of the land and the condition that related to the current planning permission. 

The local Ward Member advised Members of the misunderstandings around the site, and also the concerns of resident’s in terms of the unneighbourly impact of the proposal as the site was originally designated a buffer zone.  The Ward Member concluded her presentation by proposing that the application be refused, contrary to officer recommendation.

Members discussed the application in detail.  It was then PROPOSED, SECONDED and on being put to the vote and determined by way of Chairman’s casting vote, declared LOST

‘That application 52/0782/15/F be refused’

It was then PROPOSED, SECONDED and on being put to the vote and determined by way of Chairman’s casting vote, declared CARRIED:-

‘That application 52/0782/15/F be conditionally approved in line with the case officer recommendation’.

there are no appeals to update

DM.32/15       

There were no planning appeals to update at this meeting.