Agenda and minutes

There were no apologies for absence.

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

There were no declarations of interest.

As there had been a delay in preparation of the minutes the Chair allowed Members 10 minutes to read through these to ensure that they were happy with the content.

It was highlighted that, at page 4 of the minutes the petition referred to actually had more than 35 signatures on it.

RESOLVED that

The minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee held on 13th December 2017 b e 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)

It was noted that there were no update reports for any of the items being considered at this meeting.

Single storey side/rear extension forming additional bedroom and ensuite and change of use from dwelling (C3) to house of multiple occupation with  7 bedrooms (sui generis)

RESOLVED that

having regard to the development plan and to all other material considerations, planning permission be GRANTED subject to:

the conditions detailed on pages 4 and 5 of the main agenda report but with Condition 5 substituted as detailed below:

Substitute Condition 5

5)         No more than 7 people shall permanently reside at the premises at any one time and the landlord shall keep and maintain a written record of the permanent residents at this premises.  This record shall be made available for inspection whenever requested by the local planning authority.

Reason: To minimise the impact on adjoining occupiers.

During consideration of the report the Chair asked for it to be noted that the address referred to in the heading of the report should be 5 Hawthorn Road, Batchley, Redditch, Worcestershire B97 6NG.

Outline application (matters of layout and scale to be considered) for the demolition of outbuildings, retention of former public house (533 Evesham Road) and erection of 2 new dwellings with shared access.

RESOLVED that

having regard to the development plan and to all other material considerations, OUTLINE planning permission be GRANTED subject to the conditions detailed on pages 13 to 15 of the main agenda report.

A verbal update was given by the Planning Officer in respect of page 11 of the agenda report, under Impact of the proposals on highway safety, it was noted that it should refer to two dwellings and not four as stated in the report.

It was noted that this item had been withdrawn from the agenda.

Demolition of the existing storey rear buildings together with external steel stairs to erect single storey rear extension to enlarge the retail unit with a new shop front and new access to first floor.

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

Mr David Haselden – objector

Mr Amardeep Bharj – agent for the applicant

RESOLVED that having regard to the development plan and to all other material considerations, planning permission be GRANTED subject to the conditions detailed on page 25 of the main agenda report.