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Venue: Phoenix Chamber, Phoenix House, Tiverton

Contact: Sally Gabriel  Member Services Manager

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Items
No. Item

44.

APOLOGIES AND SUBSTITUTE MEMBERS

To receive any apologies for absence and notices of appointment of substitute.

 

Minutes:

Apologies were received from Cllr B A Moore who was substituted by Cllr R B Evans.

45.

PUBLIC QUESTION TIME (00-02-50)

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:

Mr Leach referring to item 1 (Meadow Park, Willand) on the agenda stated that this application is for 125 dwellings when, in the current policy plans to 2026 no houses, other than windfall sites, were included for Willand.  51 dwellings are recorded as having come forward under that windfall provision.  Additionally, there were exceptions sites identified and 35 additional houses have or are being currently built under that provision.  No additional facilities have been provided but a filling station and small shop associated with it has been lost.  A Co-op is to open and a butchery has opened a retail element to its wholesale business on an industrial site.

 

Under the emerging Local Plan Review 42 dwellings have been identified for part of the application site for the plan period up to 2033 – not necessarily now.  No additional facilities or infrastructure are identified to accompany that plan for 42.

 

Why are officers recommending approval for 125 dwellings – three times the planned for number – when 2 applications – one for only 30 houses – have been refused and made the subject of appeals which have been dismissed?  Is there any point to having a Local Plan when officers are prepared to recommend approvals under these circumstances to just apparently boost numbers?

 

Comment is made that only 11 residents put forward objections.  Is it any wonder when 72 put forward objections to another application and these were summarised by officers in 53 words?  People have lost faith in councils’ ability to plan, follow policy and listen to the views of those that are to be affected and so are not engaging.

 

Mrs Leach also referring to item 1 (Meadow Park, Willand) on the agenda stated that on page 15 of the bundle the officer reports that a noise bund is indicated along the western boundary.  Will Members also please note that the indicative layout and planning statement also shows that there will be a line of higher buildings to the East of that bund which are identified as to aid ‘noise reduction’. Will these higher buildings be in keeping with the neighbouring housing?

 

Members attention is drawn to page 22 of the bundle under the heading of ‘Noise’ where in paragraph 4.4.2 of the Parish Council response attention is drawn to paragraph 5.88 of the applicants Planning Statement. They state: “The site has been designed to maximise the reasonable protection from an acoustic barrier along the motorway boundary, and to utilise new buildings as a screen for those further removed fromthe motorway." Will these higher buildings form the affordable housing clusters?

 

In paragraph 4.4.3 The Parish Council draw attention to paragraph 5.85 of the planning statement where it is stated that the noise levels in a number of gardens on the west side of the site ‘would fall above the usual criteria of acceptability’

 

On page 28 the officer reports that public health has no objection to the noise levels and this is further emphasised towards the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 45.

46.

DECLARATION OF INTERESTS UNDER THE CODE OF CONDUCT (00-14-28)

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 interests when appropriate.

 

47.

MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING (00-14-28) pdf icon PDF 132 KB

Members to consider whether to approve the minutes as a correct record of the meeting held on 8 August 2018.

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on 8 August 2018 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

48.

CHAIRMAN'S ANNOUNCEMENTS (00-15-33)

  To receive any announcements the Chairman may wish to make. 

 

Minutes:

The Chairman had the following announcements to make:

 

·         She informed the meeting that the new Conservation officer Alex Marsh had taken up his post.

·         She reminded Members of the special meeting of the Committee to take place on 19th September to consider the Creedy Bridge application.

49.

DEFERRALS FROM THE PLANS LIST (00-16-00)

To report any items appearing in the Plans List which have been deferred.           

 

Minutes:

There were no deferrals from the Plans List.

50.

THE PLANS LIST (00-16-11) pdf icon PDF 551 KB

To consider the planning applications contained in the list.

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee considered the applications in the plans list *. 

 

Note:   *List previously circulated; copy attached to the signed Minutes.

 

 

(a)         No 1 on the Plans List (18/00175/MOUT- outline for the erection of up to 125 dwellings with public open space and associated infrastructure – land at NGR 303288 110467 Adj Meadow Park, Silver Street, Willand).

The Area Team Leader outlined the contents of the report highlighting by way of presentation the site location which adjoined Meadow Park but was outside the settlement limit, she provided an aerial view of the site and explained that the recent appeal decision received for land surrounding the Willand Service Station did not change the officer recommendation within the report.  The meeting viewed the illustrative concept of the application, the style and design of the proposed dwellings and the proposed bund which would all be dealt with at the reserved matters stage; however the plan did show the point of access and improvements to the Public Right of Way.  She explained the history of the site: the previous appeal decision the allocation in the Local Plan Review for 42 dwellings, photographs from various aspects of the site and the trigger points as highlighted within the update sheet.

 

In response to questions posed in public question time, with regard to the number of proposed dwellings to be built in Willand she stated that this was explained within pages 33 and 34 of the report.  With regard to noise issues and the height of the bund, these were all matters to be dealt with under the reserved matters application and in any event the inspector who dealt with the appeal for 259 dwellings did not raise this as an issue. With regard to issues raised by Cllr Warren: the clarification aids had been removed by the internal computer system which was beyond her control.   The issue of the trigger points used by Devon County Council with regard to the 259 dwellings and the proposal for 125 dwellings and the feeling that the calculations should just be halved; DCC had their own triggers for specific S106 payments on strategic applications. Updated trigger points were available on the update sheet. With regard to the contribution towards the skate park and that this was not what the Parish Council wanted, it was the subject of correspondence with officers and the Parish Council and those figures were discussed.  With regard to the appeal and the fact that inspectors cannot put forward affordable housing via a condition, she stated that the provision of affordable housing would be dealt with via a S106 agreement.

 

Consideration was given to:

 

·         The views of the agent with regard to the outcome of the appeal for 259 dwellings and that many of the issues raised by the inspector had been mitigated, the provision of the S106 agreement that had been offered up for community projects and the triggers that had been put in place.

·         The views of the Parish Council with regard to the current and  ...  view the full minutes text for item 50.

51.

MAJOR APPLICATIONS WITH NO DECISION (3-00-45) pdf icon PDF 21 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 18/01249/MOUT be brought before the Committee for determination (and that a site visit take place) if minded to approve.

 

Note: *List previously circulated; copy attached to the Minutes.

 

52.

APPEAL DECISIONS (3-02-13) pdf icon PDF 6 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 signed Minutes.

 

 

Update Sheet pdf icon PDF 116 KB

Additional documents: