Agenda and minutes

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.44/15       

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

Cllrs Hodgson and Vint both declared a personal interest in application 56/2221/15/O:  Outline application with all matters reserved for 8 no. three bedroomed houses with 8 no. parking spaces – Cocos Nursery, Ashburton Road, Totnes by virtue of being members of the Totnes Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group and they remained in the meeting and took part in the debate and vote thereon;

Cllrs Hodgson and Vint also both declared a personal interest in application 56/1085/15/F:  Demolition of existing single storey offices/workshops (B1/D1).  Erection of 5 No. two storey workplace units with associated off-street parking and bin stores (B1) – 11-20 Burke Road, Totnes, by virtue of being members of Totnes Town Council and Cllr Hodgson, in her position as Mayor, had previously given support to the scheme, and they remained in the meeting and took part in the debate and vote thereon;

Cllr Hodgson declared a personal interest in applications 37/1426/15/F:  Temporary (30 years) change of use to agriculture and solar photovoltaic farm with associated static arrays of photovoltaic panels (proposed output 5mW, site area 11.9 hectares) together with associated structures – Proposed Solar PV array at SX 553 496, Newton Downs Farm, Newton Ferrers and 37/2271/15/F:  Proposed temporary access from field onto Parsonage Road – Field at SX 553 488, Newton Downs Farm, Newton Ferrers by virtue of being a customer of the applicant.  She remained in the meeting and took part in the debate and vote thereon;

Cllrs Bramble and Foss both declared a personal interest in application 28/1046/15/F:  Creation of new station and engine shed with track – Proposed new station, engine she and track at SX 7363 4388, embankment Road, Kingsbridge by virtue of knowing the applicant.  They both remained in the meeting and took part in the debate and vote thereon;

Cllr Holway declared a personal interest in application 37/1426/15/F:  Temporary (30 years) change of use to agriculture and solar photovoltaic farm with associated static arrays of photovoltaic panels (proposed output 5mW, site area 11.9 hectares) together with associated structures – Proposed Solar PV array at SX 553 496, Newton Downs Farm, Newton Ferrers, and application 37/2271/15/F:  Proposed temporary access from field onto Parsonage Road field at SX 553 488, Newton Downs Farm, Newton Ferrers by virtue of being acquainted with the landowners father through motorsport.  He remained in the meeting for the duration of both items and took part in each debate and vote thereon.

Brought forward at the discretion of the Chairman;

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The Chairman advised that, in the New Year, the Committee would receive a report that presented a review of the Planning Scheme of Delegation.  A small informal group of Members had been asked to work with officers on this review before it was presented to Committee for its consideration.

to approve as a correct record and authorise the Chairman to sign the minutes of the meetings of the Committee held on 18 November 2015

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The minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 18 November 2015 were confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

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

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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.48/15    

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:

44/0800/15/F              SX8088 4535, Lower Coltscombe, Slapton

                                      Parish:  Slapton

Development of retreat for people with physical disabilities with 6no. guest pods, guest common area, owners accommodation and fitness centre (resubmission of 44/0979/14/F)

Speakers included:  Objector – Mr Justin Haque; Supporter – Mr Paddy Costeloe; Slapton Parish Council representative – Cllr Graham Burton; Ward Member – Cllr Foss

Officer’s Update:

·         Reference to ‘fitness centre’ in description should be deleted.

·         Additional condition proposed – Prior to the occupation/use of any new building on the site the existing agricultural building on the southern part of the site shall be removed and the area restored and landscaped in accordance with details to be agreed.

·         Subsequent to the committee site visit 2 residents have submitted further LOR’s concerned that Members did not visit Watergate Cottage to observe the water course that flows under the house and did not consider impacts on the amenity of this property.  In addition Members did not visit the route of the proposed ‘wheelchair route’ to the Ley which is subject to flooding and has a challenging terrain.

·         2 Photos of views from Watergate Cottage to the site were shown.

Recommendation: Conditional Approval

Committee Decision: Conditional Approval

Conditions:

1.    Time

2.    Accords with plans

3.    Owners’ accommodation not to be occupied until 3 pods and communal guest facilities are completed and available for use and is only to be occupied by a person(s) who are full time workers at the site or last occupied as such, their family and dependents.

4.    Pods – Holiday and respite use only unless otherwise agreed in writing

5.    Communal guest facilities to be retained as such and for no other use

6.    The new access bridge to be designed in accordance with the submitted FRA and details agreed with LPA

7.    The new access road to be fully implemented before the development is brought into use.

8.    No use of existing access during construction unless agreed with the LPA.

9.    Details of bollards or other means of enclosure at the existing site entrance to be agreed with LPA allowing only emergency vehicular access at existing site entrance. Agreed scheme to be implemented before any building is brought into use.

10.  The development will be served by an appropriate means of foul drainage, details to be agreed and implemented

11.  Prior to commencement – detailed drainage assessment to be agreed and implemented

12.  Appropriate licensing from Natural England prior to vegetation clearance or a statement that a licence is not required.

13.  Prior to commencement a Landscape and Ecological Management Plan to be approved

14.  Details of path lighting and other exterior lighting to be agreed and to accord with the submitted Habitat Survey

15.  Details of automatic  ...  view the full minutes text for item DM.48/15

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Members noted the presented list of appeals.