Agenda and minutes

An apology for absence was received on behalf of Councillor Wanda King.

To invite Councillors to declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests or Other Disclosable Interests they may have in items on the agenda, and to confirm the nature of those interests.

No declarations of interest were made.

To confirm, as a correct record, the minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee held on 12^th February 2014.  

(Minutes attached)

RESOLVED that

the minutes of the meeting of the 12^th February 2014 be confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

To note Update Reports (if any) for the Planning Applications to be considered at the meeting (circulated prior to the commencement of the meeting).

The Update report relating to Application to be considered were received and noted.

To consider an Outline Planning Application for a residential development of 30 no. dwellings, with associated garaging and parking, access, roads and drainage, and other accommodation works.

Applicant:      Mr Jonathan Tomlinson

(Report attached – Site Plan under separate cover)

Outline residential development for 29 no. dwellings

with associated garaging and parking, access, roads,

drainage and other accommodation works.

Applicant:  Mr Jonathan Tomlinson

Mr P Frost, objector, and Mr A Williams, Agent for the Applicant, addressed the Committee under the Council’s public speaking rules.

RESOLVED that

having regard to the Development Plan and to all other material considerations, authority be delegated to the Head of Planning and Regeneration Services to GRANT Outline Planning Permission, subject to:

1)            the satisfactory completion of a Section 106 Planning Obligation to ensure the following provision:

a)            the on-site provision of affordable housing;

b)           a financial contribution for the provision of highways;

c)            a financial contribution for the provision of education;

d)           a financial contribution for the provision of waste management;

e)            a financial contribution for open space provision;

f)             a financial contribution for playing pitch provision;

g)           a financial contribution for children’s play provision;

h)           a landscape management plan for the open space provided on site;

2)            the Conditions and informatives as detailed on pages 16 to 20 of the main report; and

3)            the following additional condition:

“13.     Prior to the development hereby approved commencing, full details of the recommended works set out in the Flood Risk Assessment, dated February 2013, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The development shall then be carried out in accordance with the approved details before the development is first brought into use.

            Reason:        To ensure that the development is provided with a satisfactory means of surface water drainage and in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework.”

(Officers reported on a late consultee response of no objections from Bromsgrove District Council and further information on an agreed highway contribution in respect of the Section 106 Agreement.  Members also noted the need for an additional Condition in relation to surface water drainage, all as detailed in the Update Report provided to Members and the public gallery prior to the commencement of the meeting.)

(In accordance with Council’s procedure for Planning Committee, Councillor Yvonne Smith took no part in the debate or voting on this matter as she had arrived for the meeting after the commencement of the Officers presentation.)

To consider a Planning Application for the development of 37 no. houses with a mix of 2, 3 and 4 bedrooms and 2 no. 2 bedroomed bungalows.

Applicant:  Mr N Laight

(Report attached – site Plan under separate cover)

RESOLVED that

a decision on this matter be DEFERRED for the Committee to undertake a Site Visit.

(Further to the Officers presentation and consideration of the Application, the Committee considered that a Site Visit would be of benefit, in relation to proposed access and traffic matters.)

To consider a Planning Application for the removal of garages and provision of additional public car parking spaces and wheelie bin collection areas.

Applicant:  Redditch Borough Council

(Report attached – Site Plan under separate cover)

RESOLVED that

having regard to the Development Plan and to all other material considerations, authority be delegated to the Head of Planning and Regeneration Services to GRANT Planning Permission, subject to the expiry of the consultation period on 24^th March 2014 with no new material considerations raised, and subject to the Conditions detailed on Page 41 of the main report.