Agenda and minutes

To confirm the minutes of the previous meeting (these are circulated separately)

The minutes of the meeting held on 5 November were confirmed by the Members present.

Hard-copy minutes will be signed by the Chair when restrictions are lifted.

To receive any apologies for absence

Apologies were received from Councillor Rosie Sutton. Councillor Graham Sutton Substituted.

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
interest which is also prejudicial

(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 declare their interest at the beginning of the relevant agenda item and it will be noted by the Committee Clerk for inclusion in the minutes.

Councillor Guest asked Members to remember to declare any Disclosable Pecuniary or other Interests at the beginning of the relevant planning application.

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 228209 or by email: Member.support@dacorum.gov.uk

The Development Management Committee will finish at 10.30pm and any unheard applications will be deferred to the next meeting.

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 Management 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.

Please note: If an application is recommended for approval, only objectors can invoke public speaking and then supporters will have the right to reply. Applicants can only invoke speaking rights where the application recommended for refusal.

Councillor Guest reminded Members and the public about the rules regarding public participation as follows:

For each application the officer presents the report to the Committee, then the participants from the public are called to speak. Following this, questions are taken from the Committee along with statements and comments for debate.

The Chair asked the committed if they were happy to take the items with public speakers first. It was agreed by the committed to change the order of items as follows;

5c

5d

5a

5b.

Item 5a,

20/01940/FUL – Demolition of existing external stores and construction of new

one bedroom dwelling

Buttercup House, 33 High Street, Bovingdon

Cllr Beauchamp declared an interest.

‘’I will be declaring a potential personal interest in this application and will withdraw from any involvement in the decision making process; as my nephew is the architect for the application 20/01940/FUL and 20/01941/FUL I believe any opinions I might express could be misconstrued by the public on the basis that I had been unfairly influenced, which is not the case. However, I am concerned that my participation could potentially put the Council in a difficult position.’’

The Case Officer, Robert Freeman, introduced the report to Members and said that the application had been referred to the Committee in view of the contrary recommendation of the Parish Council.

It was proposed by Councillor Durrant and seconded by Councillor Hobson to Grant the application in line with officers recommendations.

Cllr Maddern had left the meeting for this item and did not take part in the voting.

Vote:

For:                  Against:                       Abstained:

9                      0                                              1

Resolved: That planning permission be GRANTED with the following conditions.

Conditions

1.         The development hereby permitted shall begin before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

Reason:  To comply with the requirements of Section 91 (1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, as amended by Section 51 (1) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

2.         The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans/documents:

SU1.101A (Location Plan)

2.103A (Site Plan)

2.104A (Proposed Floor Plan)

2.105A (Proposed Elevations)

2.106A (Roof Plans)

Reason:  For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.

3.         The development hereby permitted shall be constructed in accordance with the materials specified on the application form.

Reason:  To make sure that the appearance of the building is suitable and that it contributes to the character of the area in accordance with Policies CS11 and CS12 of the Dacorum Borough Core Strategy (2013)

4          No construction of the superstructure shall take place until full details of both hard and soft landscape works has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  These details shall include:

·         means of enclosure;

·         all external hard surfaces within the site

·         soft landscape works including a planting scheme with the number, size, species and position of tres, plants and shrubs;

·         minor artefacts and structures (e.g. furniture, play equipment, signs, refuse or other storage units, etc.); and

The planting must be carried out within one planting season of completing the development.

Any tree or shrub which forms part of the approved landscaping scheme which within a period of 5 years from planting fails to become established, becomes seriously damaged or diseased, dies or for any reason is removed shall be replaced in the next planting season by a tree or shrub of a similar species, size and maturity.

Reason: To improve the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4a

Item 5b,

20/01941/FUL - Demolition of existing garages and construction of new garagesand first floor one bedroom dwelling

Garages opposite Buttercup House, 33 High Street, Bovingdon

Cllr Beauchamp declared an interest ‘’I will be declaring a potential personal interest in this application and will withdraw from any involvement in the decision making process; as my nephew is the architect for the application 20/01940/FUL and 20/01941/FUL I believe any opinions I might express could be misconstrued by the public on the basis that I had been unfairly influenced, which is not the case. However, I am concerned that my participation could potentially put the Council in a difficult position.’’

The Case Officer, Robert Freeman, introduced the report to Members and said that the application had been referred to the Committee in view of the contrary recommendation of the Parish Council.

Cllr Maddern had left the meeting for this item and did not take part in the voting.

It was proposed by Councillor Durrant and seconded by Councillor G Sutton to Grant the application in line with officers recommendations, and to include the following conditions.

The development hereby approved shall not commence until details of two active and two passive electric vehicle charging points and associated infrastructure have been submitted and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The new two bedroom dwelling shall not be occupied until the charging points and associated infrastructure has be provided and it shall thereafter be retained in accordance with the approved details.

Vote:

For:                  Against:                       Abstained:

7                                  1                                  2

Resolved: That planning permission be GRANTED with the following conditions.

Conditions

1.         The development hereby permitted shall begin before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

Reason:  To comply with the requirements of Section 91 (1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, as amended by Section 51 (1) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

2.         The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans/documents:

SU 1.201A (Location Plan)

2.203A (Site Plan)

2.204A (Proposed Floor Plan)

2.205B (Proposed Elevations)

2.206A (Roof Plans)

Reason:  For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.

3.         No construction of the superstructure of the development hereby permitted shall be constructed until details of the materials to be used in the construction of the development have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

Reason:  To make sure that the appearance of the building is suitable and that it contributes to the character of the area in accordance with Policies CS11 and CS12 of the Dacorum Borough Core Strategy (2013)

4          No development, shall take place until a Phase I Report to assess the actual or potential contamination at the site has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  If actual or potential contamination and/or ground gas risks are identified, further  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4b

Item 5c,

20/02550/FUL - Conversion of basement into 1x 1-bedroom flat

Nash House Dickinson Square Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire

HP3 9GT

The Case Officer, Nigel Gibbs, introduced the report to Members and said that the application had been referred to the Committee as a Contrary view to Parish Council’s, it was called in by Councillor Maddern.

Cllr Maddern declared an interest as she was speaking on the item as Ward Councillor in objection.

Rosie Moubray, Nash Mills Parish Councillor Alan Briggs and Ward Councillor Jan Maddern spoke in objection to the application.

It was proposed by Councillor Uttley and seconded by Councillor C Wyatt-Lowe to Grant the application in line with officers recommendations.

Vote:

For:                  Against:                       Abstained:

3                      7                                              1

Application falls.

Having there been no majority to grant the application in line with the officer’s recommendation, It was proposed by Councillor Tindall and seconded by Councillor Riddick to overturn the officer’s recommendation and Refuse the application.

Vote:

For:                  Against:                       Abstained:

7                      2                                              2

Resolved: That planning permission be REFUSED due to the following reasons:

Annex A

The proposed flat would require the provision of separate additional parking at the site which is not available. Therefore the proposal would be contrary to Policy CS12 of Dacorum Core Strategy (2013) and Appendix A of the Council’s Parking Standards Supplementary Planning Document adopted on 18 November 2020.

Item 5d,

20/02272/FHA Construction of a single storey oak cart shed style car port with log store.

3 Little Gaddesden House Nettleden Road Little Gaddesden Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 1PL

The Case Officer, Sally Robbins, introduced the report to Members and said that the application had been referred to the Committee as a Contrary view of Little Gaddesden Parish Council.

Philip Clark spoke in support of the application.

It was proposed by Councillor McDowell and seconded by Councillor C Wyatt-Lowe to Refuse the application in line with officers recommendations.

Vote:

For:                  Against:                       Abstained:

7                      4                                  1

Resolved: That planning permission be REFUSED.

Reason(s) for Refusal: 

1.         The proposed construction of a detached carport in this location is not acceptable in principle. The proposed development, by virtue of its siting and built form, would result in sprawl and urbanisation of the countryside, contrary to Core Strategy (2013) Policies CS7 and CS25.

2.         The proposed carport would sit awkwardly in relation to the entrance drive and would affect views of and from Little Gaddesden House, a Grade II Listed Building. The setting of the Listed Building would be harmed and there are no public benefits to outweigh the harm. The proposed development is therefore contrary to Policy CS27 of the Core Strategy (2013), Saved Policy 119 of the Local Plan (2004) and Section 66 of The Planning (Listed Building and Conservation Areas) Act 1990.

That the following appeals were noted:

A.   LODGED

B.   DISMISSED

C.   ALLOWED

D.   WITHDRAWN