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.

Meeting held on 3 September 2019

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The Minutes of the Development Management and Licensing Committee Meeting held on 3 September 2019 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

WARD NAME                                     Buckland Monachorum                   

APPLICATION NUMBER                     1719/19/VAR            

LOCATION                                          "Land adjacent to Yelverton Business Park",Yelverton Business Park, Crapstone                              

DEVELOPMENT                                  Application for variation of condition 2 to subdivide single business unit into 3no. units with associated amendments to external fenestration, following grant of planning permission 4005/16/FUL 

(Appeal ref. APP/Q1153/W/17/3180733 - schedule 1, condition 2)           

WARD NAME                                     Hatherleigh

APPLICATION NUMBER                     2467/19/FUL

LOCATION                                          "Owls Oak", Highampton

DEVELOPMENT                                  Retrospective change of use of chalet within boundary from residential use to holiday let

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

(a)    Application No:  1719/19/VAR                   Ward: Buckland Monachorum

Site Address: Land adjacent to Yelverton Business Park, Yelverton Business Park, Crapstone

Application for variation of condition 2 to subdivide a single business unit into 3no. units with associated amendments to external fenestration, following grant of planning permission 4005/16/FUL (Appeal ref. APP/Q1153/W/17/3180733 – schedule 1, condition 2)

Case Officer Update:       None

Speakers included:          Supporter – Mr Nigel Passmore: local Ward Member – Cllr Cheadle

RECOMMENDATION:    Conditional Approval

COMMITTEE DECISION:  Conditional Approval

Conditions:

1.      Time limit

2.      Accord with plans (changed plans)

3.      Materials

4.      Soft landscaping scheme

5.      Contamination condition

6.      Verification of remedial works having taken place

7.      Unexpected contamination

8.      Surface Water Scheme

9.      Access road

10.    Not occupied until a noise assessment undertaken (whilst this was discharged, it is considered necessary to add it again on this variation because of the potential different users of the buildings)

11.    Adherence to ecology report prior to commencement of use

12.    Time limit for deliveries 07.00 to 20.00 Mon to Sat , No deliveries on Sunday and Bank holidays

13.    Use classes B1, B2 and B8 only

14.    No external lighting unless details of design etc. have first been agreed by the LPA

15.    No internal mezzanine floor without a further grant of planning permission

(b)    Application No:  2467/19/FUL       Ward: Hatherleigh

Site Address: Owls Oak, Highampton, EX21 5LF

Retrospective change of use of chalet within boundary from residential use to holiday let

Case Officer Update:                   None

Speakers included:                                  None

RECOMMENDATION:   Conditional Approval

COMMITTEE DECISION:           Conditional Approval

Conditions:

Accord with plans

Holiday Accommodation only in connection with main dwelling

Drainage in accordance with submitted details

Approved parking/turning to be retained in perpetuity

No external lighting

Removal of residential PD rights

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