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 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 the item.

To consider those items which, in the opinion of the Chairman, should be considered by the Meeting as matters of urgency (if any). 

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There was no urgent business.

Meeting held on 4 February 2020

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The Minutes of the Development Management and Licensing Committee Meeting held on 4 February 2020 were confirmed and signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

APPLICATION NUMBER: 4185/19/OPA

LOCATION:                    Land at Woolwell, Part of the Land at

                                         Woolwell JLP Allocation (Policy PLY44)

DEVELOPMENT

Outline application for provision of up to 1,640 new dwellings; up to 1,200 sqm of commercial, retail and community floorspace (A1-A5, D1 and D2 uses); a new primary school; areas of public open space including a community park; new sport and playing facilities; new access points and vehicular, cycle and pedestrian links; strategic landscaping and attenuation basins; a primary substation and other associated site infrastructure. All matters reserved except for access.

APPLICATION NUMBER:  4181/19/OPA 

LOCATION:                      Land off Towerfield Drive, Woolwell, Part of the Land at Woolwell, JLP Allocation (Policy PLY44)

DEVELOPMENT                      

Outline application for up to 360 dwellings and associated landscaping, new access points from Towerfield Drive and Pick Pie Drive and site infrastructure. All matters reserved except for access.

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Application number: 4185/19/OPA – Land at Woolwell, part of the land at Woolwell JLP Allocation (Policy PLY44) DEVELOPMENT

Outline application for provision of up to 1,640 new dwellings; up to 1,200 sqm of commercial, retail and community floorspace (A1-A5, D1 and D2 uses); a new primary school; areas of public open space including a community park; new sport and playing facilities; new access points and vehicular, cycle and pedestrian links; strategic landscaping and attenuation basins; a primary substation and other associated site infrastructure. All matters reserved except access.

Application Number: 4181/19/OPA – Land off Towerfield Drive, Woolwell, part of the Land at Woolwell, JLP Allocation (Policy PLY44) DEVELOPMENT

Outline application for up to 360 dwellings and associated landscaping, new access points from Towerfield Drive and Pick Pie Drive and site infrastructure. All matters reserved except for access.

Members concluded that the consultation response from the Council to South Hams District Council, the Planning Authority for the application, identified the following points as needing to be addressed prior to determining the application:

·         Phasing of development, preference for improvements of A386 to take place before development starts

·         Provision of and improvements to cycleways to be incorporated alongside the A386 for benefits of commutors

·         Impact on secondary education,Tavistock College as in the catchment area

·         Provision of infrastructure with Railway link

·         Consideration of location of waste and recycling centres

·         NHS provision

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The Head of Development Management took members through the Planning Appeals update.