Planning Committee – 25 July 2012
Chair: Councillor Bunyan
Venue: The Council Chamber, Civic Centre, Scunthorpe
Time: 2 pm
AGENDA
1. Substitutions.
2. Declarations of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests and Personal or 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 27 June 2012 as a correct record and authorise the chair to sign.
4. Planning and other applications for determination by the committee.
5. Any other items, which the chairman decides are urgent, by reasons of special circumstances, which must be specified.
Note: All reports are by the Head of Development Management unless otherwise stated.
MINUTES
PRESENT: Councillor Bunyan (in the chair).
Councillors Wardle (Vice–Chairman) Ali, Allcock, Bainbridge, Collinson, England, Grant, Rowson and N Sherwood.
Councillors Carlile, L Foster, Marper and Swift attended the meeting in accordance with Procedure Rule 1.36 (b).
The committee met at the Civic Centre, Scunthorpe.
1452 DECLARATIONS OF PERSONAL OR PERSONAL AND PREJUDICIAL INTERESTS, SIGNIFICANT CONTACT WITH APPLICANTS OR THIRD PARTIES (LOBBYING) AND WHIPPING ARRANGEMENTS (IF ANY)
The following members declared a personal interest:
| Member (s) | Minute | Application(s) /Item | Nature of Interest |
| Cllr Allcock | 1454 (i) | 11/1076 | Member of Environment Agency Humber Joint Group, Humber Flood Risk Management Strategy. |
| Cllr Allcock | 1454 (iv) | 12/0367 | Knew the applicant |
| Cllr Allcock | 1454 (xiii) | 12/0590 | Member of Isle of Axholme and North Nottinghamshire Water level management Board |
| Cllr Collinson | 1454 (iii) | 12/0354 | Member of Bottesford Town Council |
| Cllr England | 1454 (iii) | 12/0354 | Applicant was fellow member of the Messingham Show Society |
| Cllr England | 1454 (x) | 12/0495 | Knew an employee of the practice. |
| Cllr Grant | 1454(xiv) | 12/0660 | Knew the applicant. |
| Cllr Rowson | 1454 (iv) | 12/0367 | Knew the applicants |
The following members declared that they had been lobbied:
| Member (s) | Minute | Application/Item |
| Cllrs Ali, Allcock, Bainbridge, Collinson, Grant, Rowson and N Sherwood | 1454 (xiv) | 12/0660 |
| Cllrs Bainbridge, Collinson and Grant | 1454 (ii) | 12/0337 |
| Cllr Bunyan | 1454 (vi) | 12/0436 |
The following members, attending the meeting in accordance with the provisions of Procedure Rule 1.36 (b) declared that they had been lobbied:
| Member (s) | Minute | Application/Item |
| Cllr Marper | 1454 (xiv) | 12/0660 |
| Cllr Waltham | 1454(ii) | 12/0337 |
1453 MINUTES – Resolved – That the minutes of the proceedings of the meeting held on 27 June 2012, having been printed and circulated amongst the members, be taken as read and correctly recorded and be signed by the chairman, subject to the correction of the list of members present by the deletion of Councillor Glover and the insertion of Councillor Wardle.
1454 (6) PLANNING AND OTHER APPLICATIONS – The Head of Development Management 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. The Head of Development Management updated the reports orally where appropriate. Other officers attending gave advice and answered members’ questions as requested.
(i) 11/1076 by Mr D Lince for the erection of a terrace of three, three-bedroom town houses with associated access and landscaping (resubmission of PA/2011/0265) on land to the rear of the Magna Charta Inn, Barrow Road, New Holland.
Prior to consideration of this application the applicant addressed the committee. He asked that the time limit for completion of the proposed Section 106 Obligation be extended to 6 months to 25 January 2013. The proposal would remove a problem of noise nuisance from the existing use. And would improve the street scene.
Resolved – (a) That the committee is mindful to grant permission for the development;(b) that the Head of Development Management be authorised to grant permission subject to the completion of a formal agreement under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, providing for either the on-site provision of an affordable unit or the equivalent financial contribution to be used for the provision of affordable housing off-site and to the conditions contained in the report, and (c) that if the obligation is not completed by 25 January 2013 the Head of Development Management be authorised to refuse the application on the grounds of the development being contrary to paragraph 102 of the National Planning Policy Framework because the development does not provide a wider sustainability benefit to the community that outweighs flood risk.
(ii) 12/0337 by North Lincolnshire Council for the erection of a residential children’s home on land at Silica Country Park, Scotter Road South, Scunthorpe.
Prior to consideration of this application an objector addressed the committee. He was concerned at the loss of green space. The application site formed part of a Local Nature Reserve, although the council had agreed to remove it from the designated site. It was also next to a busy road and there would be a danger to children living on the site both from traffic and from the large pond on the adjacent nature reserve. The site was allocated as LC11 amenity land in the local plan. There were no amenities, including public transport links, in the immediate locality for the potential occupants and the site was therefore not sustainable.
Councillors L Foster, Carlile and Swift, attending the meeting in accordance with the provisions of Procedure Rule 1.36 (b) spoke against this application.
The Head of Development Management read a late representation submitted by the local police sergeant.
Moved by Councillor Collinson and seconded by Councillor Grant –
That consideration of this application be deferred to enable members to undertake a site visit.
Motion Lost
Moved by Councillor Collinson and seconded by Councillor Grant –
That permission be refused.
Motion Lost
Moved by Councillor N Sherwood and seconded by Councillor Wardle –
That permission be granted in accordance with the recommendation contained in the report.
Motion Carried
(iii) 12/0354 by Mr A W Riley for the erection of a detached bungalow and garage on land adjacent to south boundary of 46b Moorwell Road, (access from High Street), Bottesford.
Resolved – That permission be granted in accordance with the recommendation contained in the report.
(iv) 12/0367 by W F Moore (Warplands) Ltd for the erection of one wind turbine (resubmission of PA/2011/1391) at Butterwick Grange Farm, Sand Road, West Butterwick.
Prior to consideration of this application of this application, the applicant’s agent and an objector addressed the committee.
The agent referred to concerns expressed by the parish council regarding access and stated that access would be via a private road. He pointed out that the plan accompanying the report did not accurately show the siting of the proposed turbine. The distance to the nearest dwelling was 165 metres.
The objector stated that he did not object in principle to a turbine on the applicant’s land however he considered that it would be too close to his property and would be better sited on the field to the west of the site.
Resolved – That permission be granted in accordance with the recommendation contained in the report.
(v) 12/0369 by Mr J Houlden for the erection of a two-storey building with an office at ground floor level and self-contained flat at first floor level at 1a West Street, Scawby.
Prior to consideration of this application the applicant’s agent addressed the committee. He referred to the objection by the parish council. He stated that the area had a mix of types of development The application had been the subject of discussions with officers.
Resolved – That permission be granted in accordance with the recommendation contained in the report, subject to an additional condition restricting the use to A2 (Office).
(vi) 12/0426 by Mrs K Newton for the erection of a conservatory at 43 West Common Lane, Scunthorpe.
Resolved – That permission be granted in accordance with the recommendation contained in the report.
(vii) 12/0443 by Barton Leisure Ltd for the siting of a temporary marquee for use as a venue for functions for six events per year in association with the use of the main hall at Bardney Hall, Whitecross Street, Barton – upon – Humber.
Prior to consideration of this application a representative of the applicants addressed the committee. He stated that there had been a number of letters of support submitted for this application and the Town Council also supported it. It was intended to hold no more than six functions a year. He would be happy for a condition to be attached requiring the use of a noise limiter.
Members considered that the development was necessary to support the adjacent business and that on the scale proposed it was unlikely to have any adverse effect on nearby residents. The proposal was considered to comply with policy DS1 of the North Lincolnshire Local Plan.
Councillor P Vickers, attending the meeting in accordance with the provisions of Procedure Rule 1.36 (b) spoke on this application.
Resolved – That a permission be granted subject to conditions, including a restriction to six events per year.
(viii) 12/0450 by Mr and Mrs J Maw for the erection of an agricultural workers’ dwelling and retention of change of use of part buildings and land for the keeping of horses for livery at Micklehill Farm, Brackenhill Road, East Lound, Haxey.
Prior to consideration of this application the applicant addressed the committee. He stated that there was a genuine agricultural need for the dwelling as there was a need for someone to be on site at all times to look after the livestock.
Resolved – That permission be granted in accordance with the recommendation contained in the report.
(ix) 12/0474 by Mr P Durdy for the retention of a tree house (resubmission of PA/2011/1118) at Kimberran House, Derrythorpe Road, Beltoft.
Prior to consideration of this application the applicant addressed the committee. He stated that he was happy to accept the conditions proposed in the report.
Resolved – That permission be granted in accordance with the recommendation contained in the report.
(x) 12/0495 by Ashby Road Surgery Ltd for the extension of car park, erection of security gates and erection of new fencing at 287 and 291 Ashby Road, Scunthorpe.
Prior to consideration of this application a representative of the applicants addressed the committee. He stated that the premises had been used as a vets since 1941. The practise currently had around 10 to 15 admissions per day. The road was currently congested and customers had to cross a busy road with pet carriers or dogs on leads. The proposal would help to reduce congestion and parking problems.
Resolved – That permission be granted in accordance with the recommendation contained in the report.
(xi) 12/0558 by Mr S Laird for consent to fell two yew trees TPO3 and TPO5 as indicated on the plan submitted with the application, covered by Tree Preservation (Applefields, Off Vicarage Road, Wrawby) Order 2002 at Holly Tree House, 1 Russet Lane, Wrawby.
Resolved – That consent be granted in accordance with the recommendation contained in the report.
(xii) 12/0562 by Manta shopfitters for the erection of a modular office building at 9 Limber Road, Kirmington.
Prior to consideration of this application a representative of the applicants addressed the committee. He stated that the use would regenerate a vacant site. The office would be used solely for administrative purposes. There were only 12 staff and it was likely that there would be no more than three or four on site at a time.
Resolved – That permission be granted in accordance with the recommendation contained in the report., subject to an additional condition restricting the use to B2.
(xiii) 12/0590 by Mr P Jackson for the erection of a garage and store room and new boundary wall and gates at 1 Bird Lane, Westgate, Belton.
Resolved – That permission be granted in accordance with the recommendation contained in the report.
(xiv) 12/0660 by Mr J Douglas for the erection of an extension to form a lounge and garage and resiting of a conservatory to house a hot tub (resubmission of PA/2011/0436) at 60 Wiltshire Avenue, Burton–upon–Stather.
Councillor Marper, attending the meeting in accordance with the provisions of Procedure Rule 1.36 (b) spoke on this application.
Resolved – That permission be granted in accordance with the recommendation contained in the report, subject to an additional condition regarding the drainage of surface water to a sewer.