Venue: Virtual Meeting
Contact: Carole Oliphant Member Services Officer
Link: audiorecording
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APOLOGIES AND SUBSTITUTE MEMBERS (0.03.13) To receive any apologies for absence and notices of appointment of substitute.
Minutes: Apologies were received from Cllr E J Berry and Cllr L J Cruwys who were substituted by Cllr B A Moore and Cllr J M Downes respectively |
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REMOTE MEETINGS PROTOCOL (0.03.39) PDF 105 KB Members to note the Remote Meetings Protocol Minutes: The Committee had before it, and NOTED, the *Remote Meetings Protocol
Note: *Remote Meetings Protocol previously circulated and attached to the minutes |
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PUBLIC QUESTION TIME (0.04.15) 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: There were no questions from members of the public present |
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DECLARATION OF INTERESTS UNDER THE CODE OF CONDUCT (0.04.28) 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 interested when appropriate |
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MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING (0.04.45) PDF 82 KB Members to consider whether to approve the minutes as a correct record of the meeting held on 2nd December 2020. Minutes: The minutes of the meeting held on 2nd December 2020 were agreed as a true record |
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CHAIRMAN'S ANNOUNCEMENTS (0.05.53) To receive any announcements the Chairman may wish to make.
Minutes: The Chairman made the following announcements:
· She informed Members that Alison Fish, Area Team Leader, was leaving the Council to work for the Planning Inspectorate and wished her well in her new role · She welcomed Angharad Williams as the new Area Team Leader for the Central Team |
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DEFERRALS FROM THE PLANS LIST (0.08.06) To report any items appearing in the Plans List which have been deferred.
Minutes: The meeting was informed that Item 1 on the agenda – application 20/01537/HOUSE (19 Lower Millhayes, Hemyock, Cullompton) had been deferred to allow for further investigations to be completed due to information received from representations
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THE PLANS LIST (0.08.27) PDF 1019 KB To consider the planning applications contained in the list.
Minutes: The Committee considered the applications in the *Plans List.
Note: *List previously circulated and attached to the minutes.
a) 20/01452/MOUT - Hybrid application for a new cricket facility consisting of an Outline application for a pavilion of up to 2 storeys, indoor cricket centre of up to 2 storeys, scorers hut, ground equipment store, outdoor cricket nets, landscaping and parking (all matters reserved) and a Full application for layout and earthworks for 2 cricket grounds at Land at NGR 305210 108255, Horn Road, Kentisbeare.
The Principal Planning Officer explained that the purpose of the hybrid application was to allow for an application to be divided into two parts allowing for an outline application for the cricket club pavilion and additional facilities and a full application for the creation of the two cricket pitches. He explained that the proposed Cullompton Relief Road route would go through the current Cullompton Cricket Club site and that there was a Local Plan policy requirement for the Cullompton Cricket facilities to be replaced elsewhere. The Principal Planning officer also advised that the application should be determined on its merits.
The officer then outlined the contents of the report by way of a presentation highlighting the site plan, location plan, illustrative landscape master plan, illustrative master plan, illustrative clubhouse and access point and photographs of the site.
In response to Members questions he explained that although Sport England were not overly supportive of the site they had not raised an in principle objection subject to ensuring the cricket pitches would be ready before the Cullompton Cricket Club left their current site. He further explained that Sport England would only require 1 pitch and a standard clubhouse but that the Cricket Clubs aspirations went beyond this and that the application was for 2 pitches and a larger 2 storey club house.
With regard to Members concerns with mud on the road during the construction of the pitches the officer explained that any issues with this would be addressed in the construction management plan.
Members then discussed the possibility of alternative locations for the facility and the officer explained that the Cricket Club and the Town Council had been actively looking for a suitable site for a number of years. Issues with identified alternative sites included topography, availability and location. Members requested information as to what a Grampian condition was. In addition concern was raised about the proximity of the site to the Kentisbeare Cricket Club location.
The officer confirmed that S106 contributions were not being sought for the application and the Highways Authority had not requested any improvements to the road network in the location of the site.
In response to Members questions, the officer explained that the site was not within the Culm Garden Village exploration area and was outside of the master planning requirements for the East Cullompton allocation (Local Plan Policy CU7).
Consideration was given to:
· The views of the objectors who stated that the development would have a detrimental effect on Kentisbeare ... view the full minutes text for item 119. |
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PLANNING PERFORMANCE 20/21 - QUARTER 3 (3.31.30) PDF 150 KB To receive a report of the Head of Planning, Economy and Regeneration providing the Committee with information on the performance of aspects of the planning function of the Council for Quarter 3 of 20/21.
Additional documents: Minutes: The Committee had before it, and NOTED, a *report of the Head of Planning, Economy and Regeneration providing Planning and Building Control performance for quarter 3.
The Development Management Manager outlined the contents of the report and explained that the Government monitored planning performance in terms of speed and quality of decision making.
She explained that the first speed measure was the percentage of major applications determined within 13 weeks as measured over a 2 year period and the second was the percentage of non-major applications determined within 8 weeks as measured over a 2 year period.
The quality measures were the percentage of all major applications and non-major applications determined over a 2 year period that had been overturned at appeal.
The officer explained that the service had met its performance targets and exceeded the targets but the performance was not as high as the performance of other Councils. The new procedures had been introduced to resolve Extension of Time issues.
The officer explained that new planning applications had dropped off at the beginning of 2020 due to the pandemic but this was improving. She also explained that enforcement action had reduced during the pandemic and that there were currently 212 outstanding cases. The new Area Planning Team Leader was tasked with revisiting old cases and getting these resolved so that they could be closed.
The officer informed Members that Building Control had met all its targets.
In response to a question asked she confirmed the Area Team Leaders as:
· Angharad Williams (Central) · Alison Fish (Eastern) · Adrian Deveraux (Western)
Note: *Report previously circulated and attached to the minutes
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APPEAL DECISIONS (3.45.44) PDF 11 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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