Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Makin and Pearl.

*           Resolved that the minutes of the meeting held on 12 March 2024 be approved and signed.

There were no Declarations of Interest from Members made.

*           Resolved that the planning application be dealt with as shown below:

P/2024/0070/FP3                   Bishop Road Playing Field, Bishop Road

Construction of 3.5m wide footway and cycleway facility, from Elderflower Road to Bishop Road, installation of litter bins, lighting columns, chicane barrier/bollards, cycle parking, and associated landscaping works

The Development Control Manager presented the application to Members, during which a presentation was screened detailing the following:

·       Aerial view

·       Site Photographs

·       Proposed Site Plan

The Principal Transport Officer, Policy was present at the meeting to present their case on behalf of the applicant.

Grant Planning Permission Subject to the following conditions, with authority delegated to the Head of Planning Services to add, amend, or remove conditions as they deem necessary:

1.    The works hereby permitted must be begun within 3 years of the date of this decision notice.

2.    The development shall be carried out in accordance with the following application drawings/documents:

·        Location Plan (dwg no. 23-3002-01-003)

·        Bishop Road Playing Field, Planning Submission General Arrangement (dwg no. 23-3002-01-002) received 04.04.2024

·        Proposed Plan (Chicane Barrier and Access Distances)

·        Street Lighting Design (dwg no. SHD1287-SHD-HLG-COWL-DR-EO-Lighting Layout-R1 – Rev. R1)

·        Bishop Road Playing Field, Planning Submission Hedgerow Re-planting (dwg no. 23-3002-01-004) received 05.04.2024

3.    Prior to any above ground works taking place, a final report with details of the specific measures to minimise the spread of air-borne dust from the site during the construction period shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall thereafter be implemented in accordance with the approved details.

4.    All soft landscaping and proposed tree and hedgerow planting as shown on the approved plans shall be fully implemented prior to the first use of the footway facility or the first planting and seeding season post use of the footway facility if first use occurs outside of the planting season. Any trees, hedgerow, plants, or grassed areas which within a period of 5 years from the date of planting die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased, shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of a similar size, species and quality unless the Local Planning Authority gives written consent to the variation.

5.    No site preparation, delivery of materials or construction works shall place outside the hours of 08.00am - 18.00pm hours Monday to Friday, 08.00am - 13.00pm hours Saturday and not at all on Sundays/Public Holidays.

6.    No hedgerow removal or works that may affect nesting birds on the development site shall take place between 1^st March and 31^st August inclusive. If it is necessary to undertake works during the bird breeding season, then all hedgerow is to be checked first by an appropriately experienced ecologist to ensure no breeding birds are present. If found to be present, details of how they will be protected are required to be submitted and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. 

P/2024/0069/FP3                   Cooper Street Open Space, Cooper Street

Construction of Pocket Park facility at the land bound  ...  view the full minutes text for item 61.

A report was submitted which informed Members of the current position with regards to the planning appeals that were pending or had recently been concluded alongside details of any call in inquires.

*           Resolved that the report be noted.

A report was submitted which informed Members of planning applications determined

under delegated powers.

*           Resolved that the report be noted.

A report was submitted which provided members with an overview of all planning

enforcement complaints received and resolved between 2020 and 2024, alongside

statistics and commentary on the number of cases received and resolved.

The report continued in providing information on planning enforcement internal

performance indicators, details on other works and enquires received since the last

Committee and concluded with a progress report on current extant notices.

*           Resolved that the report be noted.

Recommended that the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item for the reason stated:

Item               Reason (under the Local Government Act 1972)

    9                 Exempt information in relation to any individual (Para 1 of Schedule 12A)

Agreed that the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item for the reason stated:

Item               Reason (under the Local Government Act 1972)

    9                    Exempt information in relation to any individual (Para 1 of Schedule 12A)

A report was presented which appraised the Committee of the planning enforcement history relating to 86 Argyle Street, together with the current position and options that remained available to the Council to resolve matters referred to within the report.

*           Resolved that the contents of the report relating to planning enforcement matters at 86 Argyle Street and the undertaking of works in default to ensure compliance with the extant Enforcement Notice be noted and approved.

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