Agenda and minutes

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Apologies for absence were received from Cllr W G Cann OBE for whom Cllr R F Cheadle substituted and from Cllr T G Pearce for whom Cllr T F Leech substituted.

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 P R Sanders declared a personal interest in application 2844/17/FUL:  Erection of single residential dwelling with associated parking and residential amenity area by virtue of being contacted by a number of objectors to the application.  He had visited a property in the ownership of one of the objectors and viewed the site from that property.  He remained in the meeting and took part in the debate and vote thereon.

Development Management & Licensing Meeting held on 14 November 2017

Licensing Sub Committee Meeting held on 28 September 2017

Licensing Sub Committee Meetings held on 8 November 2017

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The Minutes of the Development Management and Licensing Committee Meeting held on 14 November 2017 were confirmed and signed by the Chairman as a correct record.  The minutes of the Licensing Sub Committee held on 28 September 2017, and the two Licensing Sub Committees held on 8 November 2017 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

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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:  2844/17/FUL Ward: Buckland Monachorum

Site Address:     Land at SX 510 668, South of Green Lane, Yelverton, Devon      

Erection of single residential dwelling with associated parking and residential amenity area.

Case Officer Update:  Attention drawn to recent High Court decision handed down 17 November for Braintree DC Vs Secretary of State.  Late response from AONB Unit read out in full. 

Speakers included:     Objector – Mr Andrew Pett:  Supporter – Mr John Cooke.

RECOMMENDATION:          Refusal

During discussion, Members considered the information presented in the Case Officer update and this led to removal of reference to NPPF para 55 from the presented reason for refusal and the main body of the officer report.  In addition, NPPF para 14 was added to the reason for refusal.  Due to the need to balance environmental, social and economic impacts of the development it was Members view that there was environmental harm to the landscape character and detachment from services, to be balanced against an absence of social benefit and limited economic benefit.

COMMITTEE DECISION:     Refusal

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

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Members were presented with a report that asked the Committee to recommend to Council the draft Taxi Licensing Policy and the fees and charges as shown in para 3.3 of the presented report.

Members asked a number of questions of clarity, and the Licensing Specialist updated a number of points that would be corrected in time for presentation to Committee.

It was then:

RESOLVED:

1.       That the Licensing Committee recommends to Council that the draft Taxi Licensing Policy, is adopted at the next meeting, for implementation on 1st April 2018.

2.       That the Licensing Committee recommends to Council that the fees and charges for Taxis are amended to the figures shown in para 3.3 of the presented report.