Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Jennifer Wheeler.  Councillor Pat Witherspoon attended as substitute for Councillor Wheeler.

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.

The Democratic Services Officer explained that the draft minutes in the agenda pack needed to be slightly amended to commence the numbering from zero to reflect the start of the new municipal year.

Subject to this alteration it was RESOLVED that

The Minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee on 23^rd May 2018 be confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chiar.

Update Reports attached

The published Update Report for the applications to be considered was noted.

Site Plan attached

Construction of single storey extension to side and front and conversion to three apartments

Ms Rosemary Rignall, a local resident, addressed the Committee under the Council’s public speaking rules in objection to the application. Mr Gary Phillips the agent for the Applicant addressed the Committee under the Council’s public speaking rules in support of the application.

Members received information about parking issues at the site from Ms Rignall and from Mr Phillips.  In addition to this officers provided a detailed breakdown of the observations they had made as to the availability of parking spaces in the vicinity of the site.  Mr Phillips for the Applicant stated that the property at 63 Well Close benefitted from the legal right to park two vehicles in the parking area at the junction of Well Close and Banners Lane.

In response to Members questions seeking further clarification on this point, officers advised that the legal arrangements regarding parking for 63 Well Close were outside the remit of Planning Committee’s decision and that in any event that the area of land in question did not form part of the application site. 

In relation to other points raised in public speaking it was confirmed that the boundary hedge would not be disturbed in the course of the proposed works and that no objection had been raised in relation to foul drainage issues by Severn Trent Water.

RESOLVED THAT

having regard to the development plan and to all other material considerations, full planning permission be GRANTED subject to the conditions set out on pages 7 to 8 of the main agenda.

Site Plan attached

Extension to the south end of the Coach House to provide additional living area, together with adaptation and alteration works internally and repair of the historic fabric

Planning Application 18/00586/FUL

RESOLVED that

having regard to the development plan and to all other material

considerations, planning permission be GRANTED subject to the

conditions set out on page 13 of the main agenda.

Listed Building Consent Application 18/00587/LBC

RECOMMENDATION:

That having regard to the development plan and to all other material

considerations, listed building consent be GRANTED subject to the

conditions set out on page 14 of the main agenda.