Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Allan, Barnfather, Collis and Powell.

Councillors Parr and Doyle attended as substitutes for Councillors Barnfather and Powell.

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the above meeting, having been circulated, be approved as a correct record.

The Chair declared a non-pecuniary interest, on behalf of all Members, in application no. 2015/0954 as Gedling Borough Council are the owners of the site.

Construct 4 New Detached Dwellings.

Mr Howie, local resident, spoke against the application.

RESOLVED to GRANT PLANNING PERMISSION, subject to the following conditions:

Conditions

1.       The development must be begun not later than three years beginning with the date of this permission.

2.       The development shall be built in accordance with the details as set out within the application forms received on the 27th February 2014 and the plans received on the 27th February 2014.

3.       Before development is commenced there shall be submitted to and approved by the Borough Council precise details and samples of all materials to be used in the external construction of the proposed dwellings and the garage. Once these details are approved the dwellings and garage shall be built in accordance with these details unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Borough Council as Local Planning Authority.

4.       Before development is commenced there shall be submitted to and approved by the Borough Council precise details of the means of enclosure of the site and the individual plot boundaries. Once these details are approved the development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details. The proposed means of enclosure shall be erected before the dwellings are first occupied, and shall thereafter be retained unless alternative means of enclosure are agreed in writing by the Borough Council as Local Planning Authority.

5.       Before development is commenced there shall be submitted and approved by the Borough Council precise details relating to the landscaping of the site. This shall include the position, type and planting size of all trees and shrubs proposed to be planted. The approved landscape scheme shall be carried out in the first planting season following the substantial completion of the development and any planting material which becomes diseased or dies within five years of the completion of the development shall be replaced in the next planting season by the applicants or their successors in title.

6.       Before development is commenced there shall be submitted to and approved by the Borough Council precise details of the means of surfacing of the unbuilt on portions of the site. Once these details are approved the development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details and be completed in accordance with the approved details before the dwelling is first occupied.

7.       No works permitted under Class A, B, C, D and E of Part 1 Schedule 2 of the Town & Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (or in any provision equivalent to that Class in any Statutory Instrument revoking and re-enacting that Order) shall be undertaken without the prior written permission of the Borough Council as local planning authority.

8.       The shared private driveway shall be laid out to a width of not less than 5.25 metres for at least 5.0 metres back from the nearside edge of carriageway and 4.8 metres thereafter and shall provide for vehicle parking and turning areas in accordance with details first submitted to and approved in writing  ...  view the full minutes text for item 71.

Wind turbine with a maximum tip height of 100m, associated infrastructure to include control building and crane hardstanding.

The Service Manager, Planning, introduced the application providing Members with an overview of the issues to be considered. The Service Manager also introduced a minor amendment to the proposed conditions to remove the word “restricted” in condition 23, and replace with the word “terminated”.

Charles Baker, trustee of RCAN (the applicant), spoke in favour of the application.

Kris Von Wollan, local resident, spoke against the application.

RESOLVED to GRANT CONDITIONAL PLANNING PERMISSION:

Conditions

1.       The development hereby permitted shall begin not later than three years from the date of this decision. Written confirmation of the date when electricity is first exported to the grid from the wind turbine hereby permitted (First Export Date) shall be submitted to the Borough Council within one month of the date of this taking place.

2.       This permission shall endure for a period of 25 years from the First Export Date (of electricity to the grid), after which the use shall cease, and the turbine, ancillary structures, crane erection and lay down areas shall be removed from the site, and the land restored in accordance with details to be approved in writing under condition 18 below. The site shall be decommissioned in accordance with the details to be approved under condition 18.

3.       The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans except insofar as may be otherwise required by other conditions of this planning permission: Newstead and Annesley Wind Turbine Environmental Report dated October 2014 received on 14th October 2014; The Planning Statement dated November 2014; The Design and Access Statement received on 14th October 2014; and the GLM Ecology - The Newstead 3 Addendum dated 16th September 2015.

4.       Before development hereby approved is first commenced, precise details and elevations of the proposed wind turbine and transformer cabin housing shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Borough Council. The wind turbine shall be of a 3-blade configuration and not exceed an overall height of 100 metres measured from ground level to the tips of the turbine blades. The blades of the wind turbine shall not have a rotor diameter of more than 77 metres. The hub height of the turbine shall be no more than 61.5 metres measured from ground level to the top of the hub. The transformer cabin shall have the following parameters: No wider than 4.5 metres, no longer than 10.5 metres, and it shall have a ridge height no more than 3 metres. The development shall be implemented in accordance with the written approval.

5.       Before the development hereby approved is commenced, and any associated materials transported to the site, a Construction Traffic Management Plan shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Borough Council. The Plan shall include the following: (i) A comprehensive study of the agreed delivery route to the application site including identification  ...  view the full minutes text for item 72.

Variation of Condition 2 and removal of Conditions 4 and 8 of Application 2013/1003 (Erect two storey house following demolition of existing bungalow) relating to amended plans, landscaping and tree protection measures.

Peter Elliot, on behalf of the applicant at the Chair’s discretion, spoke in favour of the application for a variation of conditions.

RESOLVED to Grant Removal/Variation of Condition:

Conditions

1.       This permission relates to the approved plans Ref. 214-377-P01 'Location Plan', 214-377-P02 'Floor Plans', 214-377-P03 'Elevations', 214-377-P04 'Sections AA + BB', 214-377-P05 'Site Plan', 214-377-P06 'Boundary Wall', 214-377-P07 'Flat Roof Layout', the details contained in the Application Form, the email received on 8th September 2015 with regard to construction materials and the detail of the 'feature wall tiling' and the email received on 10th September 2015 attaching the 'Planting Plan', the 'Landscape Layout - Isometric' and the 'Landscape Layout' all dated 6th November 2014.

2.       Prior to the dwelling being first occupied, the means of enclosure as shown on drawing ref. 214-377-P06 'Boundary Wall' and 214-377-P05 'Site Plan' shall be erected.

3.       No works permitted under Class A, B, C, or D of Part 1 Schedule 2 of the Town & Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (or in any provision equivalent to that Class in any Statutory Instrument revoking and re-enacting that Order) shall be undertaken without the prior written permission of the Borough Council.

4.       Notwithstanding the approved plans, there shall be no access to the garage flat roof from the first floor of the proposed dwelling.

5.       The approved 'Landscape Plan' dated 6th November 2014 shall be carried out in the first planting season following the substantial completion of the development and any planting material which becomes diseased or dies within five years of the completion of the development shall be replaced in the next planting season by the applicants or their successors in title.

6.       No part of the development hereby permitted shall be brought into use until a dropped vehicular footway crossing is available for use and constructed in accordance with the Highway Authority specification to the satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority.

7.       No part of the development hereby permitted shall be brought into use until the driveway is surfaced in a hard bound material (not loose gravel) for a minimum of 5.5 metres behind the highway boundary. The surfaced driveway shall then be maintained in such hard bound material for the life of the development.

8.       No part of the development hereby permitted shall be brought into use until the driveway is constructed with provision to prevent the unregulated discharge of surface water from the driveway to the public highway in accordance with details first submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The provision to prevent the unregulated discharge of surface water to the public highway shall then be retained for the life of the development.

9.       The access hereby approved onto Gedling Road shall serve one dwelling only.

10.     The illumination of the 'feature walls'  ...  view the full minutes text for item 73.

Create snack van hard standing area in Gedling Country Park.

RESOLVED to GRANT PLANNING PERMISSION subject to the following conditions:the dw grounding, levelling andarried out to the land for regrading, levelling and consolidaiton. of neighbouring dwellings. k

Conditions

1.       The development must be begun not later than three years beginning with the date of this permission.

2.       This permission shall be read in accordance with the plans and details received by the Local Planning Authority on 2nd October 2015. The development shall thereafter be undertaken in accordance with these plans and details unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Reasons

1.       In order to comply with Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

2.       For the avoidance of doubt and to define the terms of this permission.

Reasons for Decision

In the opinion of the Borough Council the proposed development would help facilitate a use that would enhance recreational opportunities within the Borough and would not unduly impact upon the amenity of local residents, the visual amenity or character of the area. The proposal therefore accords with the National Planning Policy Framework (2012) and policies ENV1, R1 or R2 of the Gedling Borough Replacement Local Plan (Saved Policies 2008).

Notes to Applicant

This application is associated with Planning Approval 2014/0650 'To allow the change of use of land from Public Car Park (Sui Generis) to a pitch for the siting of an ice cream van (A1 use)'

Planning Statement - The Borough Council has worked positively and proactively with the applicant in accordance with paragraphs 186 to 187 of the National Planning Policy Framework. During the processing of the application there were no problems for which the Local Planning Authority had to seek a solution in relation to this application.

Report of the Service Manager, Planning.

The Service Manager, Planning, introduced the report, which had been circulated prior to the meeting, seeking approval of the updated Planning Committee protocol, revised Code of Practice for Councillors in dealing with Planning Applications and the Planning Delegation Panel arrangements.

RESOLVED to:

1. Adopt the Protocol for use at committee meetings;

2. Agree the revised version of the Gedling Borough Council Code of Practice for Councillors in dealing with Planning Applications and refer it to Council for approval and insertion into the Constitution; and

3. Agree the revised arrangements for the Planning Delegation Panel and refer it to Council for approval and insertion into the Constitution.

Report of the Service Manager, Planning.

The Service Manager, Planning, presented the report, which had been circulated prior to the meeting, seeking Members’ comments on the draft Development Management Improvement Plan, produced following the recent independent service review.

A number of comments were made by Members for noting by the Service Manager.

RESOLVED:

To note the report.

Replace the hipped roof to the property with a partially hipped roof in order to provide accommodation within the roof space together with the erection of a dormer to the front elevation roof slope.

RESOLVED:

To note the report.

RESOLVED:

To note the report.

RESOLVED:

To note the report.

None.