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

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 meeting held on 24 June, 2005 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.

7. 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, Whiteley and Wood.

Councillors Briggs, Muir and Vickers attended the meeting in accordance with the provisions of Procedure Rule 37(b).

The committee met at Pittwood House, Scunthorpe.

710 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: –

Councillor Briggs, attending the meeting in accordance with the provisions of Procedure Rule 37(b) declared the following personal interests.

Councillor Wardle declared that he had been lobbied by an objector in respect of application 05/0721.

There was no whip declared.

711 MINUTES – Resolved – That the minutes of the proceedings of the meeting held on 24 June 2005 having been printed and circulated amongst the members, be taken as read and correctly recorded and be signed by the chairman.

712 (14) 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. Officers updated the schedule orally in respect of late representations and other significant developments since its preparation.

(i) 03/1121 by Keigar Homes for outline permission for residential development (resubmission of 2001/0906) on land at junction of Barrow Road and Falkland Way, Barton-upon-Humber.

Resolved – (a) That the committee is mindful to grant permission for the development; (b) that the application be referred to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister in accordance with statutory procedures to enable him to consider whether or not he wishes to intervene under the provisions of Circular 8/2000 entitled “Town and Country Planning (Residential Develop­ment on Greenfield Land) (England) Direction 2000”; (c) that in the event of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister deciding not to intervene, subject to the completion of a formal agreement under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990) providing for: (i) a commuted sum relating to off-site highway and transportation works;(ii) a commuted sum in accordance with SPG8 on education contributions towards existing primary and secondary schools in Barton; (iii) a commuted sum in accordance with SPG10 on the provision of a local equipped area of play (LEAP) and public open space; and (iv) allocation of an area for the provision of affordable housing in accordance with SPG9;the Head of Planning and Regeneration be authorised to grant permission subject to the conditions set out in the report.

(ii) 05/0490 by R Nicholson Motors for the erection of eight terraced cottages, two detached houses and two detached dormer bungalows (resubmission of 2004/2018 – withdrawn) at 1-7 Eastoft Road, Crowle.

Councillor Briggs, attending the meeting in accordance with the provisions of Procedure Rule 37 (b), spoke against this application. He was concerned that there were no other filling stations nearby. The one currently on this site met a local need for such a facility. There was nothing in the report to suggest that the applicant had attempted to meet the requirement in the local plan to seek to sell the site as employment land.

Resolved – That consideration of this application be deferred until the next meeting and that members visit the site prior to that meeting. The reason for holding the site visit being that this will help the committee to understand some of the issues covered in the report.

(iii) 05/0514 by R E Jackson for the erection of a replacement dwelling at 47 Akeferry Road, Westwoodside.

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

(iv) 05/0559 by Yorkshire Onions for change of use of land for industrial purposes and the erection of a building for produce storage and packing facility at Yorkshire Onions Ltd., The Flarepath, Elsham Wold Industrial Estate, Elsham.

Resolved– (a) That the committee is mindful to grant permission for the development; (b) that the application be referred to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister in accordance with statutory procedures to enable him to consider whether or not he wishes to intervene; (c) that in the event of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister deciding not to intervene, the Head of Planning and Regeneration be authorised to grant permission subject to the conditions set out in the report.

(v) 05/0592 by Mr W Slingsby for the conversion of redundant agricultural building to form dwelling at barn opposite Bridge Farm, Station Road, Graizelound, Haxey.

Resolved – That the Head of Planning and Regeneration be authorised to grant permission subject to the Environment Agency withdrawing its objection.

(vi) 05/0595 by Mr S Hardacre for the erection of a detached house and detached double garage on land adjacent to 70 High Street, Belton.

Prior to consideration of this application, an objector and the applicant addressed the committee in accordance with the provisions of Procedure Rule 35 (e). The objector referred to the refusal of an earlier application and to a condition imposed on a subsequent outline permission requiring the height of the building to be no more than eight metres and for the building to be entirely within an area shown on the plan accompanying that application. The present proposal was over nine metres high and would have a larger footprint. The applicant had chopped down trees on the site contrary to a condition attached to the outline permission.

The applicant stated that the roof pitch had been designed to fit in with the locality. He had not removed any trees on the site.

The Head of Planning and Regeneration reminded the committee that the outline permission was still extant. It would be open to the applicant to submit an application for approval of reserved matters, in which case the conditions imposed on the outline permission would apply. However the present application was for full planning permission and should be treated on its merits.

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

(vii) 05/0667 by Mr G and Mrs M Perkins for construction of two vehicular accesses at The Poplars, Barton Road, Wrawby.

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

(viii) 05/0721 by Mr H Glover for the erection of 3 4-bedroom detached houses with integral garages on plots 15,16 and 18 Fields End, Ulceby.

Prior to consideration of this application, an objector addressed the committee in accordance with the provisions of Procedure Rule 35 (e). The objector was concerned that he would be overlooked from all sides. One of the plots would be less than four feet away from his property.

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

(ix) 05/0727 by Mr B Askham for outline permission for the erection of a dwelling (resubmission of 2004/2194) at Willow Farm, Wroot Road, Epworth.

Prior to consideration of this application, the applicant addressed the committee in accordance with the provisions of Procedure Rule 35 (e). He stated that a mushroom farm had been established on the site 14 years ago. A proposed expansion of the business would create additional employment. The accommodation was required for the applicant’s prospective business partner.

The Head of Planning and Regeneration advised the committee that he had commissioned an independent survey into whether the proposal met the functional and financial tests of the relevant national and local policies. This had concluded that the functional test had been met but not the financial one.

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

(x) 05/0748 by Mr and Mrs J Harper for the erection of a two-storey extension, a front boundary wall and a detached garage at 7a Manor Drive, Scawby.

Prior to consideration of this application, an objector addressed the committee in accordance with the provisions of Procedure Rule 35 (e). He was concerned that the proposed structure would block daylight to his property.

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

(xi) 05/0792 by The Northcliffe Press Ltd. for the erection of a printing press and publishing facility (class B2), parking, hardstandings, fencing, lighting, two sprinkler tanks, and a pump house with associated landscaping and vehicular access from “The Flarepath” on land adjoining The Flarepath, Elsham.

The Head of Planning and Regeneration reported the observations of the Environment Agency and the council’s Environmental Protection Officer.

Resolved – (a)That the committee is mindful to grant permission for the development subject to the completion of a unilateral undertaking under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 relating to the following landscaping proposals shown on drawing no. 11 ref A received on 16 June 2005; (i) translocation of the existing hedgerow on site to the southern boundary of the chalk barns; (ii) extension of Marshall’s Covert referred to as the woodland extension area; and (iii) creation of buffer planting area; (b) that the Head of Planning and Regeneration be authorised to grant permission upon completion of the obligation subject to the conditions contained in the report and to additional conditions relating to surface water run – off and mitigation measures in respect of noise and land contamination, and (c) that if the obligation is not completed by 20 October 2005 the Head of Planning and Regeneration be authorised to refuse the application because the proposal would have an adverse impact upon the character of the open countryside which, due to the lack of additional landscaping, fails to harmonise into the surrounding landscape, contrary to the provisions of policy RD2 (Development in the Open Countryside) of the North Lincolnshire Local Plan.

(xii) 05/0797 by Mr and Mrs K McSkelly for the demolition of existing bungalow and erection of two bungalows at 31 Mill Road, Crowle.

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

(xiii) 05/0819 by Techrete (UK) Ltd for permission to retain a replacement portable cabin for use as a canteen at Techrete, Station Road, Hibaldstow.

Prior to consideration of this application, an objector and a representative of the applicants addressed the committee in accordance with the provisions of Procedure Rule 35 (e).

The objector was concerned at the proximity of the structure to the back gardens of neighbouring properties. People using the canteen could see into the gardens and there was nuisance caused by noise and smell.

The applicant’s representative stated that the company would be happy to consider planting a leylandi screen.

Resolved – That permission be granted in accordance with the recommendation contained in the report subject to (i) Condition 2 to be amended to read “The building and works shall be removed on or before 20 July 2007” and (ii) to an additional condition requiring ventilation to be by means of a vertical extractor fan and all windows to be made non – opening.

(xiv) 05/0848 by Mr and M Henline for the erection of a first floor extension over existing garage and single – storey side and rear extension at Flemish Bond, North End, Goxhill

Prior to consideration of this application, an objector addressed the committee in accordance with the provisions of Procedure Rule 35 (e).

The objector lived to the north of the application site. The proposal would lead to a loss of privacy and overshadowing. The measurement of distances and angles did not give a true impression.

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

(xv) 0/0862 by Mr D Portess for the erection of a single – storey garage at 28 O’Hanlon Avenue, Brigg

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

(xvi) 05/0881 by Mr and Mrs S C Easters for the erection of a new dormer bungalow and detached garage to replace former dwelling at Northfield Cottage, Marsh Lane, Barrow Haven, Barrow- upon-Humber.

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

(xvii) 05/0915 by Mr A Marshall for the erection of a two – storey dwelling and creation of a new vehicular access (to include demolition of existing bungalow) at the Old Bungalow, High Street, Ulceby.

Resolved – That permission be granted in accordance with the recommendation contained in the report, subject to the amendment of the second sentence of condition 8 to read “The fence shall be erected prior to commencement of the development and retained as such at all times thereafter”.

713 (15) APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF RESERVED MATTERS FOLLOWING THE GRANT OF OUTLINE PERMISSION – 05/1018 by Maplebrook Developments Ltd. relating to Outline Permission 2004/0258 dated 23 April, 2004/2002 for the erection of a detached dwelling (resubmission of 2005/0538) – 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 and to the conditions requested by the Highways Team

714 (16) 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.