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APOLOGIES AND SUBSTITUTE MEMBERS To receive any apologies for absence and notices of appointment of substitute.
Minutes: Apologies were received from Cllr Mrs C P Daw who was substituted by Cllr C J Eginton. |
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PUBLIC QUESTION TIME To receive any questions relating to items on the Agenda from members of the public and replies thereto.
Note: A maximum of 30 minutes is allowed for this item.
Minutes: Councillor Gordon Guest speaking on behalf of Cullompton Town Council and referring to item 10 on the agenda stated that Cullompton Town Council have on 3 occasions voted to oppose that application based on the fact of access. DCC required access to go through the existing Siskin Chase and Cullompton Town Council do not consider that is adequate for a development of this size and have argued that there should be additional access coming off Colebrooke Lane. The other aspect that Cullompton Town Council are aware of but is not part of this planning application is that there will in the future be houses on the rugby club site when that relocates and therefore DCC have insisted that with Siskin Chase site there is an area of land set aside for a road link between Siskin Chase and the rugby club and so in the future the Town Council feel that there will be additional traffic coming down from the rugby club site through the Siskin Chase development and therefore a proper road link out through Colebrooke Lane would be much more appropriate than what is in the plans.
He added that he would not go through all the Cullompton Town Council objections to plan, just to say that basically the Town Council have rejected the application on each occasion based on that access coming through the existing road and there not being another access from Colebrooke Lane. That’s the basis of the Town Councils rejection of the Siskin Chase application.
The second point that I wish to raise with the planning committee is that Colebrooke Lane and the Colebrooke stream which is in two parts and has a culvert which goes underneath Colebrooke Lane floods regularly and the flooding is increasing in regularity and severity and on 19th December 2019 Colebrooke Lane was completely flooded and the depth of water was such that it was impassable to vehicles except very large tractors. The flooding actually went uphill and flowed into Swallow Way which as you know is a major road, then down Swallow Way to the roundabout on Exeter Road. Some three years ago I walked with residents and a lady called Jessica Bishop from the Environment Agency along the stream and at that point she identified a number of obstructions and things that were overgrown to the south of the Colebrook culvert and to the north of the Colebrook culvert but in the time since then nothing further has been done to either of those areas, the south side of the culvert has not been cleaned out and the north side has not been cleaned out and widened. There are questions which would need further investigations as to whether the culvert itself is damaged by tree roots and so on. Years ago DCC cleaned out further down the culvert under the roundabout at Exeter Road and they widened the stream and raised the banks and did a lot of works there to prevent further flooding but they ... view the full minutes text for item 97. |
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DECLARATION OF INTERESTS UNDER THE CODE OF CONDUCT Councillors are reminded of the requirement to declare any interest, including the type of interest, and reason for that interest at each item.
Minutes: Members were reminded of the need to declare any interests when appropriate.
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MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING (00-19-16) PDF 139 KB Members to consider whether to approve the minutes as a correct record of the meeting held on 17 December 2019. Minutes: The minutes of the meeting held on 17 December were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.
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CHAIRMAN'S ANNOUNCEMENTS (00-20-00) To receive any announcements the Chairman may wish to make.
Minutes: The Chairman had no announcements to make. |
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DEFERRALS FROM THE PLANS LIST (00-20-05) To report any items appearing in the Plans List which have been deferred.
Minutes: There were no deferrals from the Plans List. |
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THE PLANS LIST (00-20-18) PDF 402 KB To consider the planning applications contained in the list.
Minutes: RESOLVED that the following application be determined or otherwise dealt with in accordance with the various recommendations contained in the list namely:
(i) No 1 on the Plans List (19/01961/HOUSE Conversion Of garage to additional ancillary accommodation to include extension and alterations to boundary wall – 1 Oak Crescent, Willand) be approved subject to conditions as recommended by the Head of Planning, Economy and Regeneration. (Proposed by the Chairman)
Notes:
i) Cllr B G J Warren made a declaration in accordance with the Protocol of Good Practice for Councillors dealing with planning matters as a member of Willand Parish Council;
ii) A question was raised with regard to the conversion of the garage and any loss of parking;
iii) The following late information was available on the update sheet:
All consultation responses have now been received and are summarised below:
Willand Parish Council: 15/12/19 - Willand Parish Council had the following concerns relating to the proposal, firstly as to whether or not the garage extension could become a separate dwelling. Secondly, there does not appear to be sufficient parking for two vehicles and if this is achieved by using part of the front lawn then there is concern as to visibility for vehicles when entering from Meadow Park. The Councillors would wish the Officer to be satisfied that this was not over development of the site.
Highway Authority: 10.12.19 - Standing advice applies please see Devon County Council document
Environmental Health: Householder development and alterations within Flood Zone 1 - No EA consultation required.
No other letters of representation have been received.
b) No 2 on the Plans List (19/01309/FULL Erection of a dwelling including demolition of a garage (Revised Scheme), Fair Havens, Mill Street, Crediton). The Principal Planning Officer outlined the contents of the report by way of presentation highlighting: the application site, the access off Mill Street, the Conservation Area boundary, plans of the previous dwelling on the site, the proposed landscaping and block plan of the current application along with the layout of the site, the parking areas, proposed elevations and floor plans for the proposal in question. She informed the meeting that the 2003 planning consent had related to a bungalow on the site and provided the approved plans, she also provided comparative drawings of the 2003 application and the current application and stated that approval had been granted for 3 dwellings on the site in 2014. Members also viewed photographs from various aspects of the site.
Consideration was given to:
· The visual impact of the dwelling · The views of the objector with regard to the proposal and that she had obtained planning permission for a dwelling in Downshead Lane but had followed ... view the full minutes text for item 102. |
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MAJOR APPLICATIONS WITH NO DECISION (2-06-17) PDF 188 KB List attached for consideration of major applications and potential site visits.
Minutes: The Committee had before it, and NOTED, a list * of major applications with no decision.
It was AGREED that:
Application 19/02058/MOUT (Land north of Trumps Orchard, Cullompton) be brought before committee for determination , no site visit was required.
Note: *List previously circulated; copy attached to the Minutes
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APPEAL DECISIONS (2-08-19) PDF 12 KB To receive for information a list of recent appeal decisions.
Minutes: The Committee had before it and NOTED a list of appeal decisions * providing information on the outcome of recent planning appeals.
Note: *List previously circulated; copy attached to Minutes.
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Following an appeal to the Planning Inspectorate against non-determination; to consider a report of the Head of Planning, Economy and Regeneration requesting that members advise how they would have determined the application.
Additional documents: Minutes: The Committee had before it a *report of the Head of Planning, Economy and Regeneration following the submission of an appeal to the Planning Inspectorate against non-determination, the report requested members to advise how they would have determined the application.
The Area Team Leader outlined the application and the allocation within the Local Plan Review and the fact that the contingency status of the site had been removed within the emerging plan. She provided by way of presentation the site location plan, the illustrative masterplan for development and photographs from various aspects of the site.
The officer then provided answers to questions posed in public question time:
Cllr Gordon Guest had referred to the wish of Cullompton Town Council to see an additional access off Colebrooke Lane. The application had been deferred at committee on 5th June for officers to investigate this option. The comments from various consultees and the applicant were clearly set out in members agenda papers today.
Cllr Gordon Guest had also referred to the fact that Colebrooke Lane floods regularly and increasingly. He referred to having walked the Cole Brook with a representative of the EA about 3 years ago who identified obstructions and overgrown vegetation at that time. He commented that since that time no widening or clearing had taken place. The Town Council were concerned that developing the application site could result in the existing problem being made worse.
She was aware of correspondence between Cllr Guest and the Environment Agency just before Christmas. The EA make it clear that it is the responsibility of the landowner of the watercourse to ensure that water can flow unhindered and that DCC or MDDC may have powers to serve notice on the owner of the watercourse or carry out clearance works themselves. Members are advised that this is not a power under the Planning Acts but officers can write to DCC and MDDC on behalf of the Planning Committee if that is members’ wish. She made it clear that the Environment Agency and the Local Lead Flood Authority were satisfied that surface water from the development could be dealt with and that what has been referred to was an existing problem which should not be exacerbated by the development, but solutions could be explored to try to resolve the existing problem, as set out previously.
Cllr Gordon Guest also referred to the proposed attenuation ponds which were proposed to deal with surface water from the development only and were not there to deal with the existing problem. This is correct. We cannot require a developer to deal with an existing flooding problem, only to mitigate against the development they are proposing.
Mr Harper felt that his issues and concerns had largely been dealt with by Cllr Guest before him and she was not aware that he raised a separate point which I need to address.
Mr Harris was concerned that the questions he asked at the committee in June last year have not been answered ... view the full minutes text for item 105. |
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