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Chairman: Councillor Wardle
Venue: Council Chamber, Pittwood House, Scunthorpe
Time: 2 pm

AGENDA

1. Substitutions.
2. Declarations of Personal and Personal and Prejudicial Interests, significant contact with applicants, objectors or third parties (Lobbying) and Whipping Arrangements (if any).
3. To take the minutes of the meetings held on 4 and 6 January, 2006 as a correct record and authorise the chairman to sign.
4. Planning and other applications for determination by the committee.
5. Applications for approval of Reserved Matters.
6. Enforcement Update.

• Any other items, which the chairman decides are urgent, by reasons of special circumstances which must be specified.

Note: Reports are by the Head of Planning and Regeneration unless otherwise stated.

Minutes

PRESENT: – Councillor Wardle (Chairman).

Councillors Long (Vice-Chairman), Bunyan, Collinson, Eckhardt, England, Grant, Kirk, Phillips, Rowson and Whiteley.

Councillors Ellerby, Gosling, Holgate, Mrs Simpson, Smith and Swift.

The committee met at Pittwood House, Scunthorpe.

768 DECLARATIONS OF PERSONAL AND PERSONAL AND PREJUDICIAL INTERESTS, SIGNIFICANT CONTACT WITH APPLICANTS OR THIRD PARTIES (LOBBYING) AND WHIPPING ARRANGEMENTS (IF ANY) – The following members declared personal interests as follows: –

Mrs V Wilcockson, Principal Solicitor declared a non-pecuniary interest in application 05/1637 as she knew an objector.

769 MINUTES – Resolved – That the minutes of the proceedings of the meetings held on 4 and 6 January, 2006having been printed and circulated amongst the members, be taken as read and correctly recorded and be signed by the chairman subject to the following corrections to the Minutes of 6 January: –

(i) Minute 762 by the addition of the words “with reservations” to the recommendation and the deletion of the subsequent note;

(ii) Minute 766 by the correction of all references to “transitional” to read “transformational”.

770 (57) PLANNING APPLICATIONS – The Head of Planning and Regeneration submitted a report incorporating a schedule containing details of applications for determination by the committee including summaries of policy context, representations arising from consultation and publicity and assessment of the applications.

(i) 03/0852 by Singleton Birch Limited for the extension of quarry with restoration to agriculture, woodland and nature conservation on land to the north and east of Melton Ross Quarries, north side of the A18, Melton Ross.

The Head of Planning and Regeneration reported that since the report had been written an Article 14 Direction had been received from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister the effect of which was that the committee was not permitted to approve the application.

Resolved – That consideration of this application be deferred and that members undertake a site visit.

(ii) 05/1385 by K-Cube Ltd for the erection of a double garage (Amendment – relocation of detached garage to the southern side of the site) at 9 Haytons Lane, Appleby.

Resolved – That consideration of this application be deferred to enable the amendment to be advertised on site and in the press.

(iii) 05/1386 by K-Cube Ltd for the erection of a detached house with detached double garage (repositioning of garage 90 degrees so main doors are adjacent to Haytons Lane and provision of a new driveway and access arrangements) on land adjacent to 9 Haytons Lane, Appleby.

Resolved – That consideration of this application be deferred to enable the amendment to be advertised on site and in the press.

(iii) 05/1387 by K-Cube Ltd for conservation area consent to demolish a garage at 9 Haytons Lane, Appleby.

Resolved – That consideration of this application be deferred pending the outcome of the further consultation on applications 05/1385 and 05/1386.

(iv) 05/1399 by W H Thompson Transport for outline permission for residential development at W H Thompson Transport & Warehousing Limited, Station Road, Epworth.

Prior to consideration of this application, the applicant’s agent addressed the committee in accordance with the provisions of Procedure Rule 35 (f). He stated that, contrary to the comments made by the parish council, the company would provide an element of affordable housing in the proposed development and was prepared to enter into a legal agreement to make an educational contribution. The development would include more open space than required in the local plan which would also be accessible to residents on an adjacent development. The development would lead to an improvement to the environment by removing a use that generated a large number of visits by heavy goods vehicles.

Resolved – That consideration of this application be deferred until the next meeting and that members visit the site prior to that meeting. The reasons for holding a site visit being the proximity of the site to the development limit of Epworth and issues of vehicular access.

(v) 05/1445 by MFM Developments for the erection of 35 dwellings with associated parking and amenity space with temporary haul road to Wrawby Road to access the site during the construction period at former Resource Centre, Horstead Avenue, Brigg.

Resolved – (a) That the committee is mindful to grant permission for the development; (b) that the Head of Planning and Regeneration be authorised to grant permission subject to the completion of a formal agreement under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (or appropriate legislation) providing for an educational commuted sum and (c) that if the obligation is not completed by 30 April, 2006 the Head of Planning and Regeneration be authorised to refuse the application on the grounds that the development does not accord with the provisions of policy C1 of the North Lincolnshire Local Plan and SPG8 relating to the need for a commuted sum for educational facilities.

(vi) 05/1637 by Winterton Town Council for the erection of an 8m high CCTV mast with camera at Market Street, Winterton.

Prior to consideration of this application, an objector addressed the committee in accordance with the provisions of Procedure Rule 35 (f). He was concerned that the camera could potentially look into his living room. Councillor Smith attending the meeting in accordance with the provision of Procedure Rule 37 (b) spoke on the application. He had some sympathy with the objector’s concerns and asked if assurances could be given that the camera would not invade his privacy.

Resolved – That consideration of this application be deferred for further information regarding the operation of the proposed camera.

(vii) 05/1746 by Mr H Hameed for outline permission to erect a public house (A4 use) on land east of Lidl, Doncaster Road, Scunthorpe.

Resolved – That permission be granted in accordance with the recommendation contained in the report, subject to an extra condition prohibiting the creation of a vehicular access between the site and Doncaster Road.

(viii) 05/1765 by Mr I Brooke for the retention of a change of use from a car park to a mobile hand car wash facility at The Mallard, Burringham Road, Scunthorpe.

Prior to consideration of this application, the applicant’s addressed the committee in accordance with the provisions of Procedure Rule 35 (f). He referred to an objection from the council’s Environmental Health Section and stated that the Environment Agency had no objection to the application.

Resolved – That permission be granted in accordance with the recommendation contained in the report, subject to condition 1 being amended to make a reference to the use of an interceptor or equivalent.

(ix) 05/1908 by Mr S Majara for the erection of extensions to an existing care home and change the use of an existing dwelling to car home use at Gresham Lodge, 253 and 255 Ashby Road, Scunthorpe.

Prior to consideration of this application, an objector addressed the committee in accordance with the provisions of Procedure Rule 35 (f). She stated that the site was in a residential area which made it unsuitable for the proposed use. The proposed development would cause problems of smell, noise, and increased traffic. Some trees protected by a Tree Preservation Order would be threatened by construction work.

Councillors Gosling and Mrs Simpson attending the meeting in accordance with the provisions of Procedure Rule 37 (b) spoke against the application.

Resolved – That consideration of this application be deferred until the next meeting and that members visit the site prior to that meeting.

(x) 05/1997 by Mr M Roberts for the erection of a two-storey front extension (resubmission of 05/1094) at 9 Chatsworth Way, Haxey.

Resolved – That permission be granted in accordance with the recommendation contained in the report.

771 (78) APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF RESERVED MATTERS FOLLOWING THE GRANT OF OUTLINE PERMISSION – 05/2013 by Kile Developments Ltd relating to Outline Permission 2003/1167 dated 1 March, 2004 for the erection of a detached house and domestic garage/games room on Plot 1, Short Lane, West Halton – The Head of Planning and Regeneration submitted a report informing members about this application for approval of reserved matters which was ready for determination. Outline planning permission had already been granted and the development had therefore been agreed in principle.

Consideration was now required to the details of the siting, design, external appearance, means of access and landscaping of the development (excluding any of these matters which were expressly approved at the time outline permission had been granted).

Resolved – That approval be granted subject to the conditions contained in the report.

772 (79) ENFORCEMENT UPDATE – The Head of Planning and Regeneration submitted a schedule giving details of progress in respect of matters on which he had taken enforcement action under delegated authority.

Resolved – That the report be noted.