Agenda and minutes

Apologies were received on behalf of Councillors Matthew Dormer, David Thain and Nina Wood-Ford.

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 10^th June 2015.

(Minutes attached)

RESOLVED that

the minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee held on 10^th June 2015 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 published Update reports relating to the various Planning Applications were noted.

To consider a Planning Application for the erection of a new dwelling, new access and landscaping.

Applicant:  Mrs M Daramiah

(Report attached – Site Plan under separate cover)

Erection of new dwelling, new access and landscaping

Applicant:  Mrs M Daramiah

Mr Brian Walford, the Applicant’s Agent, addressed the Committee under the Council’s public speaking rules.

RESOLVED that 

having regard to the Development Plan and to all other material considerations, Planning Permission be GRANTED, subject to the Conditions and Informative detailed on pages 10 to 12 of the main Agenda report.

To consider a Planning Application for a change of use of building to Office (B1) and ancillary showroom (A1).

Applicant:  Mr Malcolm Dyson

(Report attached – Site Plan under separate cover)

Change of use to provide B1(a) Office accommodation

Applicant:  Mr Malcolm Dyson

The following people addressed the Committee under the Council’s public speaking rules:

Mr Steve Higgitt – objector

Mr Carl Portman-Dunkley – objector

Mr Ken Andrews – objector

Mr Stewart Vick – on behalf of the Applicant

RESOLVED that

having regard to the Development Plan and to all other material considerations, authority be delegated to Head of Planning and Regeneration Services to GRANT Planning Permission following the expiration of the neighbour notification period and subject to no new material planning considerations being raised, subject to:

1)            Conditions 1 and 3 and Informative as detailed on pages 16 and 17 of the Agenda report;

2)          Condition 2 in the main report being amended to read as follows:

“2)       the proposal shall be carried out as shown on the plans, schedules and other documents listed below:

                        1730.01

                        1730.03C

Reason:        To make sure the development is carried out exactly as shown on the plans, to ensure that it relates to the area in which it is being built and protects how that area looks, in order to comply with Policy B(BE).13 of the Borough of Redditch Local Plan No. 3”; and

3)            Condition 4 as detailed in the main Agenda report being deleted and replaced with the following new Condition 4:  

            “4)       Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (or any order revoking or re-enacting that Order with or without modification) no changes of use away from the permitted B1(a) use shall take place without the submission and subsequent approval of a separate application for Planning Permission.

            Reason:        Other uses within that Use Class may not be acceptable to the Local Planning Authority in this location having regard to the character and amenities of the area and sustainability objectives, and would require further consideration by way of a Planning Application.

(The Committee noted an Update report on this item, in regard to an amended plan received removing the A1 use of the proposal which had necessitated a change in the proposal description and an amendment to Condition 2, together with the deletion of Condition 4.  An additional Officer recommendation to remove permitted development rights that would be afforded to the B1 use to allow the site to be changed to A1 (shop), A2 (finance and professional services) or A3 (Café and restaurant) for a period of two years without recourse to the Local Planning Authority was also noted, all as detailed on the published Update 2 report, copies of which were provided to Committee Members and the public gallery prior to the commencement of the meeting.

Having considered all of the information provided by Officers and the public speakers, concerns were expressed that the proposed B1 use would also benefit from permitted development rights to change the use to B8.  Officers clarified that this was the case but that such permitted development rights could also be removed by Condition if Members were minded to  ...  view the full minutes text for item 15.

To consider a Planning Application for a Variation of Condition 2 of Application Reference 2011/296/FUL to substitute drawings in order to re-site the compound and air conditioning units relating to the Hotel (delete reference to drawings R76:11:P50 revJ and P10 revK and insert drawings 55:14:P10 and 55:14:P11).

Applicant:  Premier Inn Hotels Ltd

(Report attached – Site Plan under separate cover)

Variation of Condition 2 of Application Reference Number 2011/296/FUL

to substitute drawings in order to re-site the compound and air conditioning units relating to the Hotel (deleting reference to drawings R76:11:P50 revJ and P10 revk and inserting drawings 55:14:P10 and 55:14.P11)

Applicant:  Premier Inn Hotels Ltd

RESOLVED that

having regard to the Development Plan and to all other material considerations, Planning Permission be GRANTED, subject to the Conditions and Informatives as detailed on pages 21 to 23 of the Agenda report.

(The Committee noted a late representation received from the Community Safety Officer who had no objections to the proposal, as detailed in Update 2.)