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.

[If Councillors have any questions relating to predetermination, bias or interests in items on this Agenda, then please contact the Monitoring Officer in advance of the meeting]      

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

Cllr C Edmonds declared a personal interest in application 2323/16/OPA:  Outline application (with some matters reserved) for residential development (Class C3) of up to 20 dwellings with vehicular and pedestrian access to North Road, car parking, associated landscaping and infrastructure, public open space and Accessible Natural Greenspace – External access not reserved – Land south of North Road, Lifton by virtue of living in North Road.  He spoke as Ward Member to represent the residents and then left the meeting prior to the discussion and vote.

Cllr T G Pearce declared a personal interest in all applications, by virtue of being a Member of the Devon Building Control Partnership.  He remained in the meeting and took part in the debate and vote on each item.

Meeting held on 10 January 2017

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The Minutes of the Planning and Licensing Committee Meeting held on 10^th January 2017 were confirmed and signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

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The Committee considered the applications prepared by the Development Management Specialists and considered also the comments of Town and Parish Councils together with other representations received, which were listed within the presented agenda reports and summarised below, and RESOLVED:

(a)    Application No:  2686/16/FUL   Ward: Tavistock North

Site Address: Land adjacent to Fernside, Crease Lane, Tavistock, PL19 8EW

Residential development for 4No. detached dwellings with integral garages, external parking and new access off Crease Lane.

Speakers included:  Objector – Mrs Peta Rowley:  Supporter – Ms Lucy Caldwell:  Ward Member – Cllr Jory

RECOMMENDATION:         Conditional Approval delegated to the COP Lead Development Management in consultation with the Chairman of P&L Committee subject to completion of s106 Agreement

The Ward Member thanked Members for the site visit and highlighted the concerns of residents which included access to and from the site.  It was also noted that the proposal was outside the development boundary.  In discussing the application, a number of Members accepted that the application was finely balanced, but they were concerned about the highways issues.  Whilst the Highways Officer had stated that there was a safe route through Uplands, Members felt that the natural access route was along Crease Lane, a narrow single lane road without pavements, and the junction of Crease Lane and the A386 was not suitable. 

Members accepted the social gain of the application, and noted the economic benefit, albeit slight.  However, there were also concerns in respect of the impact of the proposal on the environment.  Another Member appreciated the work undertaken by the applicant in respect of design, but felt the location and lack of pedestrian access weighed heavily in an otherwise balanced decision.

The proposal to conditionally approve the application was PROPOSED, SECONDED and on being put to the vote, unanimously declared LOST. 

It was then PROPOSED, SECONDED and on being put to the vote unanimously declared CARRIED, that the application be refused for the following reasons:

The site location and poor quality of pedestrian access will lead to reliance on use of the private car.  The proposal is therefore not sustainable and contrary to SP1 of the Core Strategy and para 7 – 9 of the NPPF.  The proposal will result in a detrimental visual impact on the character and appearance of the area.

COMMITTEE DECISION:  Refusal

(b)   Application No:  2323/16/OPA Ward: Tamarside

Site Address: Land south of North Road, Lifton

Outline application (with some matters reserved) for residential development (Class C3) of up to 20 dwellings with vehicular and pedestrian access to North Road, car parking, associated landscaping and infrastructure, public open space and Accessible Natural Greenspace – External access not reserved.

Speakers included:  Supporter – Mr Aaron Smith:  Parish Council – Cllr Brian Moore:  Ward Member – Cllr C Edmonds

RECOMMENDATION:  That delegated authority be given to the COP Lead DM in consultation with the Committee Chairman to grant conditional planning permission subject to the signing of a Section 106 Agreement.

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The Committee received and noted the updated list of Planning Appeals including enforcement appeals.

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The COP Lead Development Management presented the Performance Indicators and outlined the key information for Members consideration.