Agenda and minutes

Prior to the start of the meeting the Chair gave sincere thanks to Councillor Payne (who has had to resign from the committee) for his invaluable contribution to the Committee.

Apologies were received from Cllrs McCloskey and Wheeler and Cllr Clarke attended as a substitute.

There were none.

Site visits were declared by Councillors Barnes and Bamford who visited both sites.  Councillor Andrews visited Rodney Road and Councillor Clarke visited Lincoln Avenue.

Other Members attended both sites on planning view.

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 15^th June 2023..

Were signed and approved as a true record.

There were none.

Planning application documents

The planning officer introduced the report as published.

There were no public speakers.

In response to a Member question the planning officer confirmed that SD8 does not apply and that statutory duty is to preserve and conserve.

There were no issues for Member debate.

The matter went to the vote on the officer recommendation to permit

For: Unanimous

Permit

Planning application documents

The planning officer introduced the report as published.

There were no public speakers and no Member questions.

The matter went to Member debate where the following point were made:

·         Could planning officers consider the measurement in centimetres rather than millimetres as it is easier to relate to.

·         There are concerns about the light test on the side elevation.

·         There will be overlooking of the garden, which will mean that the neighbours will be extremely overlooked.  This would be deemed as a loss of amenity and that is unacceptable.

·         Although there was concern about the sewage, this is not a planning matter and cannot be looked at by the committee.  It cannot be a condition, but it can be an advisory to contact Severn Trent.

·         Loss of light is not impacted by this development.

The matter then went to the vote on the officer recommendation to permit:

For: 5

Against: 4

Permit.

For information.

Were noted for information.

There were none.