Planning Committee – 11 January 2012
Chair: Councillor Bunyan
Venue: The Council Chamber, Civic Centre, 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 14 December 2011 as a correct record and authorise the chair to sign
4. Application deferred from previous meeting for site visit
5. Major planning applications
6. Planning and other applications for determination by the committee
7. Enforcement update
8. Article 4 Direction – Winterton – Report of the Director of Infrastructure Services
9. Proposed changes to the Constitution – Joint Report of the Head of Regeneration and Planning and the Director of Corporate and Community Services
10. Any other items, which the chairman decides are urgent, by reasons of special circumstances, which must be specified
The public are likely to be excluded from the meeting for consideration of the following item on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 12 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended)
11. Unauthorised siting of residential; caravans for residential purposes – Land in Mill Lane, Brigg (Exempt report)
Note: All reports are by the Acting Head of Planning unless otherwise stated.
MINUTES
PRESENT: Councillor Bunyan (in the chair).
Councillor Wardle (Vice–Chairman), Councillors Ali, Allcock, Bainbridge, Collinson, England, Grant, Rowson and N Sherwood.
Councillor Mrs Redfern attended the meeting in accordance with Procedure Rule1.37 (b).
The committee met at the Civic Centre, Scunthorpe.
1400 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 | Minute | Application /Item |
Nature of Interest |
| Cllr Ali | 1402 (i) | 11/1198 | Knew the applicant |
The following members declared that they had been lobbied:
| Members | Minute | Application/Item |
| Cllr England | 1402 (i) | 11/1198 |
| Cllr Ali | 1402 (i) | 11/1198 |
| Cllr N Sherwood | 1404 (ii) | 11/1324 |
The following member, attending the meeting in accordance with Procedure Rule 1.36 (b) declared a personal interest:
| Members | Minute | Applications /Item |
Nature of Interest |
| Cllr Mrs Redfern | 1403 (i) | 11/1340 | Member of Belton Parish Council |
| Cllr Mrs Redfern | 1404 (i) | 11/1264 | Member of Belton Parish Council |
The following members attending the meeting in accordance with the provisions of Procedure Rule 1.36 (b) declared that they had been lobbied:
| Members | Minute | Application/Item |
| Cllr Mrs Redfern | 1403 (i) | 11/1340 |
| Cllr Mrs Redfern | 1404 (i) | 11/1264 |
1401 MINUTES – Resolved – That the minutes of the proceedings of the meeting held on 14 December 2011, having been printed and circulated amongst the members, be taken as read and correctly recorded and be signed by the chairman.
1402 (39) APPLICATION DEFERRED FROM PREVIOUS MEETING – In accordance with the decisions at a previous meeting, members had undertaken a site visit on the morning of the meeting. The Acting Head of Planning submitted reports and updated them orally.
(i) 11/1198 by Mr M Mortuza for the retention of an extension and replacement fence (resubmission of PA/2010/1206 dated 15/12/2010) at 98 Cliff Gardens, Scunthorpe).
Resolved – That permission be granted.
1403 (40) MAJOR PLANNING APPLICATION – The Acting Head of Planning submitted a report containing details of a major application for determination by the committee including a summary of policy context representations arising from consultation and publicity and assessment of the application. The Acting Head of Planning updated the report orally. Other officers attending gave advice and answered members’ questions as requested.
(i) 11/1340 by Pro Truck Auctions Ltd. for the change of use of 5 hectares of land to the storage/parking of HGVs and plant at Protruck Auctions Ltd., Sandtoft Industrial Estate Road 1, Belton.
Prior to consideration of this application the applicant’s agent addressed the committee. He stated that the plan accompanying the report did not accurately reflect the situation on the ground. There was a precedent for development in this area.
Councillor Mrs Redfern, attending the meeting in accordance with the provisions of Procedure Rule 1.36 (b) spoke on this application.
Resolved – That consideration of this application be deferred until a future meeting and that members visit the site prior to that meeting.
1404 (41) PLANNING AND OTHER APPLICATIONS – The Acting Head of Planning 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 Acting Head of Planning updated the reports orally where appropriate. Other officers attending gave advice and answered members’ questions as requested.
(i) 11/1264 by Mr L Arnold for the erection of a conservatory at Ivy Cottage, King Edward Street, Belton.
Resolved – That permission be granted in accordance with the recommendation contained in the report.
(ii) 11/1324 by Madone Ltd for the erection of 4 dwellings and double domestic garages (resubmission of PA/2009/1206) at Church Lane, Bonby.
Resolved – That permission be granted in accordance with the recommendation contained in the report.
1405 (42) ENFORCEMENT UPDATE – The Acting Head of Planning 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.
1406 (43) TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 – TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (GENERAL PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT) ORDER 1995 (GPDO) – ARTICLE 4 DIRECTION – CONFIRMATION PROCEDURE – CONSIDERATION OF REPRESENTATIONS – The Director of Infrastructure Services submitted a report bringing to the attention of members representations by two residents of Winterton concerning the above Direction and in the light of the representation asking members to determine whether to confirm the Direction or not.
Resolved – That having taken into consideration all representations, the Article 4 Direction be confirmed as made.
1407 (44) PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE COUNCIL’S PROCEDURE RULES IN RELATION TO CONVENING OF SITE VISITS TO THE PLANNING COMMITTEE – The Head of Regeneration and Planning and the Director of Corporate and Community Services submitted a joint report proposing changes to the council’s Procedure Rules in relation to the convening of site visits by the committee.
It was proposed that all applications for major development that fell to be determined by the committee would be the subject of a site visit prior to the meeting at which they were to be considered.
Recommended to Council – (a) That the proposed changes to the Council’s Procedure Rules relating to site visits as detailed in the report be approved; (b) that officers review the Good Practice Guide for Members and Officers dealing with Planning Applications and related matters to ensure the same accord with the revisions proposed in this report and the changes brought about by section 25 of the Localism Act 2011 regarding predetermindation, and (c) that the outcome of such review be reported to this committee in due course.
1408 APPLICATION PA/2009/0600 BY ABLE UK LTD – This matter was considered after the chair had decided it was urgent because of the need to advise members of a decision that would need to be made on this important application. Further to Minute 1352 the Acting Head of Planning advised that he had been unable to issue this permission as Able UK had not yet signed the legal agreement in respect of land drainage consent for the flood wall works. He would be submitting a written report to the next meeting.
Resolved – That the report be noted.
1409 EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC – Resolved – That the public be excluded from the meeting for consideration of the following items (Minutes 1410 and 1411 refer) on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 5 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).
1410 (45) UNAUTHORISED SITING OF RESIDENTIAL CARAVANS FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES, LAND IN MILL LANE, BRIGG – The Head of Regeneration and Planning submitted a report advising Members with regard to the current situation relating to the unauthorised siting of caravans on land in Mill Lane, Brigg and in particular a failure to comply with two enforcement notices in relation to the land.
Resolved -That prosecution be deferred in respect of the failure to comply with the two enforcement notices on land in Mill Lane for a period of two months at the end of which, if there has been no valid planning application submitted in respect of the use, court action will be initiated.
1411 APPLICATION 2011/1008 –The Director of Corporate and Community Services reported on issues arising on this application.
Resolved – That the report be noted.