Agenda and 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 27 September 2018 will be available for signing at the next meeting.
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Apologies for absence To receive any apologies for absence Minutes: Apologies of absence were received from Councillor Birnie and Councillor Whitman
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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 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. Minutes: Councillor Guest asked Members to remember to declare any Disclosable Pecuniary or other Interests at the beginning of the relevant planning application.
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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 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.
Minutes: Councillor Guest reminded the members and the public about the rules regarding public participation. Councillor Guest informed the meeting that the agenda had been reordered to allow for applications with speakers to be heard first. The items are minuted in the order they were heard.
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Additional documents: Minutes: Robert Freeman introduced the item to members. Dave Eaton and Mrs Claire Brookes spoke in objection to the application. Richard Winfield spoke in support of the application. The gape between the existing property and the proposed buildings is a concern as well as the parking issue in the area. Mr Eaton stated if the proposed build was to go ahead there would a significant impact to the value of his property. It was proposed by Councillor Tindall and seconded by Councillor Fisher to defer the application Vote For: 2 Against: 7 Abstained: 0
Having there been no majority to defer the application and due to a lack of proposer to grant the application in line with the officers recommendation It was proposed by Councillor C.Wyatt-Lowe and seconded by Councillor Riddick to refuse the application, contrary to the officer’s recommendation. Vote For: 9 Against: 0 Abstained: 1 Resolved: That planning permission be REFUSED for the following reasons; The proposed development, by reason of its design and layout, would result in an inappropriate form of development which would be harmful to the amenity fof the area and adjacent property. As such the proposals would be contrary to Poliicies CS12 of the Core Strategy and saved Appendix 3 of the Dacorum Borough Local Plan 1991-2011
Article 35 Planning permission has been refused for this proposal for the clear reasons set out in this decision notice. The Council officers acted pro-actively recommending the approval of the application however this was not agreed by members of the Development Management Committee. The Committee have fundamental objections to the scheme which cannot be overcome through dialogue. Since no solutions can be found the Council has complied with the requirements of the Framework (paragraphs 186 and 187) and in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2015.
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Additional documents: Minutes: Colin Lacart introduced the item to members. Ward Councillor Alan Anderson spoke in objection to the application. It was proposed by Councillor Matthews and seconded by Councillor Fisher to Grant the application in line with the officer’s recommendation. Vote For: 5 Against: 0 Abstained: 5 Resolved: That planning permission be GRANTED subject to the following conditions:
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Additional documents: Minutes: Sally Robbins introduced the item to members. Parish Councillor Paul Kelly spoke in objection to the application. Anthony Hayes spoke in support of the application. It was proposed by Councillor C.Wyatt-Lowe and seconded by Councillor Tindall to grant the application in line with the officer’s recommendation. Vote For: 8 Against: 1 Abstained: 1 Resolved: That planning permission be GRANTED subject to the following conditions;
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Additional documents: Minutes: Andrew Parrish introduced the item to members. It was proposed by Councillor Matthews and seconded by Councillor Maddern to Grant the application in line with the officer’s recommendation. Vote For: 8 Against: 1 Abstained: 1 Resolved: That planning permission be GRANTED subject to the following conditions;
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Additional documents: Minutes: Sally Robbins introduced the item to members. It was proposed by Councillor C.Wyatt-Lowe and seconded by Councillor Matthews to grant the application, in line with the officer’s recommendation. Vote For: 3 Against: 4 Abstained: 3 Having there been no majority to grant the application It was proposed by Councillor Ritchie and seconded by Councillor Bateman to overturn the officer’s recommendation and refuse the application. Vote For: 5 Against: 3 Abstained: 2 Resolved: That planning permission be REFUSED for the following reasons; The proposed alterations would harm the character and appearance of the area, contrary to Core Strategy (2013) Policy CS12.
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Additional documents: Minutes: Councillor Guest declared an interest in this item because she lives in Spring lane and is the ward Councillor for this area, this did not affect her right to speak and vote on this item. Colin Lecart introduced the item to members. It was proposed by Councillor Riddick and seconded by Councillor C.wyatt-Lowe to grant the application in line with the officer’s recommendation. Vote For: 7 Against: 1 Abstained: 1 Resolved: That planning permission be GRANTED subject to the following conditions;
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Additional documents: Minutes: Briony Curtain introduced the item to members. It was proposed by Councillor Maddern and seconded by Councillor Conway to Grant the application in line with the officer’s recommendation. Vote For: 8 Against: 0 Abstained: 2 Resolved: That the application be DELEGATED to the Group Manager, Development Management and Planning, with a view to APPROVAL (subject to the expiry of neighbour notification). Subject to the following conditions;
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Minutes: That the following appeals be noted:
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PLANNING ENFORCEMENT QUARTERLY REPORT Minutes: Members noted the report and Councillor Riddick congratulated officers on their work
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