Agenda and draft minutes
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Minutes To confirm the minutes of the previous meeting (these are circulated separately) Minutes: The minutes of the meeting held on 03 September 2015 were confirmed by the Members present and were then signed by the Chairman
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Apologies for absence To receive any apologies for absence Minutes: Apologies received from Councillor R Sutton and Councillor C Wyatt-Lowe
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Declarations of Interest To receive any declarations of interest
A member with a disclosable pecuniary interest or a personal interest in a matter who attends a meeting of the authority at which the matter is considered -
(i) must disclose the interest at the start of the meeting or when the interest
becomes
apparent and, if the interest is a disclosable pecuniary interest, or a personal (ii) may not participate in any discussion or vote on the matter (and must withdraw to the public seating area) unless they have been granted a dispensation. A member who discloses at a meeting a disclosable pecuniary interest which is not registered in the Members’ Register of Interests, or is not the subject of a pending notification, must notify the Monitoring Officer of the interest within 28 days of the disclosure.
Disclosable pecuniary interests, personal and prejudicial interests are defined in Part 2 of the Code of Conduct For Members
[If a member is in any doubt as to whether they have an interest which should be declared they should seek the advice of the Monitoring Officer before the start of the meeting]
It is requested that Members complete the pink interest sheet which will be made available at the meeting and then hand this to the Committee Clerk at the meeting |
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Public Participation An opportunity for members of the public to make statements or ask questions in accordance with the rules as to public participation.
You need to inform the council in advance if you wish to speak by contacting Member Support on Tel: 01442 228221 or by email: Member.support@dacorum.gov.uk
There are limits on how much of each meeting can be taken up with people having their say and how long each person can speak for. The permitted times are specified in the table above and are allocated for each of the following on a 'first come, first served basis':
· Town/Parish Council and Neighbourhood Associations; · Objectors to an application; · Supporters of the application.
Every person must, when invited to do so, address their statement or question to the Chairman of the Committee.
Every person must after making a statement or asking a question take their seat to listen to the reply or if they wish join the public for the rest of the meeting or leave the meeting. The questioner may not ask the same or a similar question within a six month period except for the following circumstances:
(a) deferred planning applications which have foregone a significant or material change since originally being considered
(b) resubmitted planning applications which have foregone a significant or material change
(c) any issues which are resubmitted to Committee in view of further facts or information to be considered.
At a meeting of the Development Control Committee, a person, or their representative, may speak on a particular planning application, provided that it is on the agenda to be considered at the meeting.
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5.01 - 4/01288/15/FUL 263-265, HIGH STREET, BERKHAMSTED, HP4 1AB Additional documents: Minutes: The item was introduced by E Whittredge as the relevant case officer advising that Berkhamsted Town Council had objected to the application.
Councillor J Ashbourn in his role as Dacorum Borough Councillor addressed the meeting objecting to the application.
It was proposed by Councillor Fisher and seconded by Councillor Conway to grant the application in line with the officer’s recommendation.
Voting:
5 for, 5 against and 1 abstained
Chairman’s casting vote: for
Therefore, 6 for, 5 against and 1 abstained
Resolved:
That planning permission be GRANTED subject to the following conditions:
RECOMMENDATION - That planning permission be GRANTED for the reasons referred to above and subject to the following conditions:
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Additional documents: Minutes: K Frost introduced the item as the relevant case officer advising that Little Gaddesden Parish Council had objected to the application.
It was proposed by Councillor Whitman and seconded by Councillor Matthews to grant the application in line with the officer’s recommendation.
Voting:
11 for, 1 abstained
Resolved:
That planning permission be GRANTED subject to the following conditions:
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Additional documents: Minutes: The item was introduced by K Frost as the relevant case officer.
It was proposed by Councillor Birnie and seconded by Councillor Clark to grant the application in line with the officer’s recommendation.
Voting:
11 for, 1 abstained
Resolved:
That planning permission be GRANTED subject to the following conditions:
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5.04 - 4/02844/15/FHA 10 NEW MILL TERRACE, TRING, HP23 5ET Additional documents: Minutes: The item was introduced by F Bogle on behalf of the relevant case officer advising that it had come before the committee because of an objection from Tring Town Council.
It was proposed by Councillor Tindall and seconded by Councillor Clark to grant the application in line with the officer’s recommendation.
Voting:
9 for, 1 against, 2 abstained
Resolved:
That planning permission be GRANTED subject to the following conditions:
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5.05 - 4/02858/15/FUL, 26 SOMERIES ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP1 3PH Additional documents: Minutes: It was advised by S Whelan and F Bogle that this item upon further consideration does not require planning permission. To avoid returning to the committee again at a later date, it was put to the members to either vote on the application or vote for officers to issue a Certificate of Lawful Development.
It was proposed that officers issue a Certificate of Lawful Development and it was proposed by Councillor Whitman and seconded by Councillor Guest to grant the application in line with the officer’s new recommendation.
Voting:
11 for, 1 abstained
Resolved:
Officer’s recommendation Changed from Grant of Planning permission to Grant Approval of Lawful Development Certificate – LDP GRANTED
The proposal does not constitute development requiring planning permission. It was considered prudent to change the description of the application from Planning Application to Lawful Development Certificate for Proposed Development.
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Minutes: Noted the following reports:
1. Lodged 2. Withdrawn 3. Forthcoming inquiries 4. Dismissed
C Watson then updated the Committee regarding the minutes of 6th August where the Development Control Committee granted authorisation for prosecution against an estate agents. On Friday 18 September, the defendant pleaded guilty to two offences of placing unlawful boards. They were fined £700 and had to pay Dacorum Borough Council’s costs of £325.50 and a victim surcharge of £40. C Watson thanked the committee for granting authorisation to prosecute.
R Tindall stated that this would be a warning to others and it would be a good idea to give this maximum publicity.
C Watson said there is a press statement due to go into the Gazette and C Gaunt confirmed that the press statement was already on the Hemel Today website.
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