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 8 November 2018 were not signed by the Chair as members had not had a chance to read them. The Chair asked for the minutes to be sent to members for them to agree and be signed at a later date.
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Apologies for absence To receive any apologies for absence Minutes: Apologies of absence were received from Councillor Conway, Birnie, Bateman, Whitman.
On behalf of the committee, Councillor Guest wished Councillors Conway and Whitman a speedy recovery.
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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.
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Additional documents: Minutes: J Gardner introduced the item and said it had been referred to committee due to the contrary views of Markyate Parish Council. There had been further late representations with 79 objection letters being submitted and a letter from JMS Planning that was distributed to members via email. Councillor Tindall questioned whether an articulated lorry would be able to revserse around the corner safely. S Whelan said that the delivery management plan that has been submitted states that only 10.5 metre lorries will be used for deliveries. This can be enforced. Councillor Tindall said he would be happy if this was conditioned. Jay Chandra, Julian Sutton and Serena Eccleston spoke in objection to the application. Parish Councillor Sheila Pilkington spoke in objection to the application. Jim Tarzey and Kelly Edwards spoke in support of the application. It was proposed by Councillor Tindall and seconded by Councillor Ritchie to grant the application in line with the officer’s recommendation with the additional condition for the delivery management plan. Vote For: 2 Against: 1 Abstained: 4 Resolved That planning permission be DELEGATED with a view to approval, subject to the following conditions:
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Additional documents: Minutes: Councillor Riddick declared a personal interest as he had called in the application. This did not affect his right to speak and vote on this item. S Robbins introduced this item to members and said it had been referred to committee as it had been called in by Councillor Riddick. A late representation had been submitted and was distributed to members. Anne Werbicki spoke in objection to the application. Paul Smith spoke in support of the application. It was proposed by Councillor C Wyatt-Lowe and seconded by Councillor Ritchie to grant the application in line with the officer’s recommendation. Vote For: 5 Against: 0 Abstained: 2 Resolved That planning permission be GRANTED subject to the following conditions:
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Minutes: E Palmer introduced the item to members and said it had been referred to committee due to the contrary views of Berkhamsted Town Council. It was proposed by Councillor Maddern and seconded by Councillor C Wyatt-Lowe to grant the application in line with the officer’s recommendation. Vote For: 5 Against: 0 Abstained: 2 Resolved That planning permission be GRANTED subject to the following conditions:
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Additional documents: Minutes: S Robbins introduced the item to members and said it had been referred to the committee as the applicant was a member of staff. It was proposed by Councillor Maddern and seconded by Councillor Tindall to grant the application in line with the officer’s recommendation. Vote For: 6 Against: 0 Abstained: 1 Resolved That planning permission be GRANTED subject to the following conditions:
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Minutes: The following appeals were noted:
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