Agenda and minutes

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An apology for absence was received from Cllr J Hockridge (Substitute: Cllr A Leech).

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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Cllr T G Pearce declared a personal interest in all applications by virtue of being on the Management Board of Devon Building Control Partnership.  He remained in the meeting throughout and took part in the debate and vote on all items.

Meeting held on 18th August 2015

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The Minutes of the Meeting held on 18 August 2015 (page 1 to the Agenda), were confirmed and signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

To see Letters of Representation and further supplementary information relating to any of the planning applications on the agenda, please select the following link and enter the relevant Reference number: http://westdevon.gov.uk/searchlanding

*P&L 25          PLANNING, LISTED BUILDING AND ENFORCEMENT REPORTS

The Committee considered the applications prepared by the Lead Specialist – Development Management 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:

PLANNING APPLICATION REPORT

Case Officer:  Ben Dancer                                Ward:  Tavistock North

Ward Members: Cllrs N Jory, J Moody and J Sheldon

Development:  Change of use of existing agricultural buildings into self storage units.

Reason item is being put before Committee:

Cllr Sheldon:  I am calling this application to Committee on the basis that the residents as outlined in three letters of objection do not agree with Devon County Council Highways as to the suitability of the access road and its potential use.  There will also be further loss of amenity as business expands on this site, increasing noise and nuisance to that already suffered from this site by local residents.

Cllr Moody:  Given the concerns raised by local nearby residents, the issues of potential highways issues to the site and the past planning history of Higher Wilminstone, I feel it preferable that all the issues related to this application ought to be considered by the Planning and Licensing Committee.

COMMITTEE DECISION: Conditional Approval subject to the following conditions:

Conditions

1. Three year time limit

2. Development as per approved plans

3. This permission is for the development area to be used for self-storage only within the use class B8 and for no other purpose within this use class

4. Number of self storage units to be no more than 20

5. Hours of operation to be between 8am to 6pm from Monday to Friday, and 9am to 5pm on Saturdays, with no opening on Sundays and bank holidays

6. No cars to be parked on site overnight

7. No storage beyond the confines of the building

8. Removal of permitted development rights to change use under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class I, Class P and Class V

9. Removal of permitted development rights to change use under Schedule 2, Part 7, Class H

10. The development hereby permitted shall not be brought into use until an Operational and Management Plan has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. This plan should include the following:

1. Minimum numbers of storage cells

2. That no distribution use is to take place

3. That no wholesale sales are to take place

4. Means of prevention of storage of hazardous materials

5. Details of activities outside operational hours

6. A noise operational statement

7. A lighting plan and management statement

Officer Updates:

1.Confirmed that there was additional condition (no. 9)

2.Confirmed that planning history had been expanded as requested by  ...  view the full minutes text for item *P&L.25

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