Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Gemma Monaco, Roger Bennett and Bill Hartnett.  Councillor Anthony Lovell attended as substitute for Councillor Monaco, and Councillor Joe Baker attended as substitute for Councillor Bill Hartnett.

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.

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 for the applications were noted.

Site plan

Retrospective change of use to B1c light industrial use and general B2 general industrial use.

Officers outlined the application and referred Members to the proposed amended wording of Condition 4 as set out in the Update Report, and the revised recommendation. It was noted that noise mitigation for outside working would include the installation of two acoustic screens and fork lift trucks being fitted with white noise alarms.

Officers were recommending the application for approval, notwithstanding the change set out in the Update Report that continuous indoor working would be permitted.

Ms Sian Griffiths, planning 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, that delegated authority be granted to the Head of Planning and Regeneration to GRANT planning permission following the expiration of the relevant publicity period (17^thJuly) subject to:

(i)              the conditions set out on pages 7 to 8 of the main agenda and the amended wording of Condition 4 as set out in the Update Report; and

(ii)            provided that no new planning issues are raised in response to to that publicity.

Site plan

Proposed single storey extension to the front elevation

Mr Glen Lee (local resident), Councillor Salman Akbar (ward member) and Mr Benton (Applicant) addressed the Committee under the Council’s Public Speaking Rules.

During the debate Members considered the position of the proposed extension, issues around screening and the relevance of some of the points raised in public speaking.  It was noted that the proposal was modest in scale and compliant with the relevant planning policies.

RESOLVED THAT

Having regard to the development plan and to all other material considerations, planning permission be GRANTED subject to the conditions and informatives set out on page 12 of the main agenda.

Members considered the contents of the report on Appeal outcomes and the data set out in the Appendix on page 15.

RESOLVED THAT

the contents of the report be noted.