Venue: Council Chamber
Contact: Katie Mogan Member Support
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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 10 November 2016 were confirmed by the Members present and were then signed by the Chairman.
An addendum to the agenda was circulated before the meeting. A copy of the addendum can be found on the DBC website on the following link:
https://democracy.dacorum.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=159&MId=508
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Apologies for absence To receive any apologies for absence Minutes: Apologies were received from Councillors Conway, Matthews and C Wyatt-Lowe.
Councillor Mills substituted on behalf of 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 Minutes: Councillor D Collins 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 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.
Minutes: Councillor D Collins reminded
the members and the public about the rules regarding public
participation.
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Additional documents: Minutes: This application was withdrawn from the agenda prior to the meeting.
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Additional documents: Minutes: R Marber introduced the report and said it had been referred to committee as it had been called-in by Councillor Bhinder. Simon Weir-Rhodes spoke in support of the application. Margaret Young and Michelle Nalliah spoke in objection to the application. In his role as ward councillor, Councillor Bhinder spoke in objection to the application. Members were concerned about the overdevelopment of the site and did not think the site was suitable for four flats to be developed. Councillor Imarni arrived at 7.29pm so took no part in the discussion or voting of this item, It was proposed by Councillor Birnie and seconded by Councillor Guest to grant this application in line with the officer’s recommendation. Vote For: 2 Against: 7 Abstained: 2 Having there been no majority to grant this application in line with the officer’s recommendation, it was proposed by Councillor Whitman and seconded by Councillor Maddern to overturn the officer’s recommendation and refuse the application. Vote For: 8 Against: 0 Abstained: 3 Resolved That planning permission be REFUSED for the following reason: The proposed development would result in an unacceptable residential intensification of the site and would result in overdevelopment, which would harm the established character of the area. The proposal is therefore contrary to policies CS11 and CS12 of the Core Strategy (2013), the supplementary character area guidance for Grovehill HCA32 (2004) and the NPPF (2012).
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Additional documents: Minutes: Councillor Birnie left the chamber at 7.58pm so took no part in the discussion or voting of this item R Marber introduced the item and said it had been referred to committee due to the contrary views of Nash Mills Parish Council. Councillor Birnie returned at 8pm Surbjit Gill spoke in support of this application. It was proposed by Councillor Whitman and seconded by Councillor Guest to grant the application in line with the officer’s recommendation. Vote For: 10 Against: 1 Abstained: 0 Resolved: That planning permission be GRANTED subject to the following conditions:
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Additional documents: Minutes: T Rennie introduced the report and said it had been referred to committee due to the contrary views of Berkhamsted Town Council. Gavin Collins spoke in support of this application. Alan Conway spoke in objection to this application. It was proposed by Councillor Guest and seconded by Councillor Tindall to grant the application in line with the officer’s recommendation. Vote For: 8 Against: 1 Abstained: 3 Resolved: That planning permission be GRANTED subject to the following conditions:
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Additional documents: Minutes: T Rennie introduced the report and said it had been referred to committee due to Dacorum Borough Council owning the land. It was proposed by Councillor Whitman and seconded by Councillor Birnie to grant the application in line with the officer’s recommendation. Vote For: 12 Against: 0 Abstained: 0 Resolved: That planning permission be GRANTED subject to the following conditions:
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Additional documents: Minutes: M Heron introduced the item and said it had been referred to committee due to the land being owned by Dacorum Borough Council. The application has been recommended for refusal due to there not being enough information forthcoming about the highway safety issues. It was proposed by Councillor Tindall and seconded by Councillor Maddern to refuse the application in line with the officer’s recommendation. Vote For: 12 Against: 0 Abstained: 0 Resolved: That planning permission be refused for the following reason:
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Additional documents: Minutes: M Heron introduced the item. It was proposed by Councillor Whitman and seconded by Councillor Birnie to grant the application in line with the officer’s recommendation. Vote For: 12 Against: 0 Abstained: 0 Resolved: That planning permission be GRANTED subject to the following conditions:
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Minutes: The following appeals were noted:
S Whelan brought members’ attentions to the appeal that was allowed for the Grove Road development. There were two applications brought to committee: one for six dwellings and one for five dwellings. S Whelan explained to members the reasons why the appeal was allowed and for members to see that some backland development can be acceptable in some cases. The application for six dwellings was allowed at appeal and so there needs to be a motion to withdraw the appeal for five dwellings.
It was proposed by Councillor Birnie and seconded by Councillor Fisher to withdraw the appeal.
Vote
Resolved:
That the application for appeal be withdrawn.
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