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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 09 January 2025, were confirmed by the Members present. Hard-copy minutes were signed by the Chair. The committee also confirmed the minutes from 12 December 2024 as they were circulated late.
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Apologies for absence To receive any apologies for absence Minutes: No apologies were received.
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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 Stevens 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 Stevens advised that members of public have registered to speak at this meeting and reminded any members of the public viewing the meeting about the rules of doing so.
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Minutes: 23/01998/FUL Construction of 9 Dwellings, New Pedestrian Link and Bus Drop Off Area Land off Astrope Lane, Long Marston, Tring
Councillor Smith-Wright declared that she is Ward Councillor for the area and is speaking in objection to the item. She confirmed she would step down and take no part in the discussion or voting.
Cllr Patterson declared that he is also the Ward Councillor for this area, and has had no discussion with Councillor Smith-Wright or anyone else regarding this application.
The Case Officer, Robert Freeman introduced the report to Members and said that the application had been referred to the Committee due to objections from the Parish Council and at the request of Cllr Smith-Wright.
R Freeman informed the committee of the additional representations which were received subsequent to the addendum.
Councillor Smith-Wright, Tring Parish Councillor, Gill Macdonald and Richard Foster spoke in objection to the application. Paul Thomas spoke in support of the application.
It was proposed by Councillor Durrant and seconded by Councillor Maddern to DELEGATE with a view to APPROVAL.
Vote:
For: Against: Abstained: 4 2 3
Resolved: That planning permission be DELEGATED with a view to APPROVAL. RECOMMENDATION.
That planning permission is DELGATED with a VIEW TO APPROVAL subject to the completion of a legal agreement under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (As Amended) and subject to the following planning conditions.
That the following Heads of Terms for the legal agreement are secured. - The provision of an appropriate SANG contribution in accordance with the Chiltern Beechwoods Mitigation Strategy - The provision of an appropriate SAMM contribution in accordance with the Chiltern Beechwoods Mitigation Strategy - The provision of a management plan and on-going maintenance strategy for the communal open space - A scheme for the provision, long term management and maintenance of the bus stop drop off and collection area and sensory shelter. - The provision of fire hydrants to serve the development.
Conditions and Reasons:
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: Location Plan P200_SP_0.00 P6 (Proposed Ground Floor Plan) P200_SP_0.01 P4 (Proposed First Floor Plan) P200_SP_0.02 P4 (Proposed Roof Plan) P200_GA_0.01 P4 (H1 Plans) P200_GA_0.02 P4 (H2 Plans) P200_GA_0.03 P4 (H3 Plans) P200_GA_1.02 P4 (Proposed Elevations H1 and H2) P200_GA_1.03 P4 (Proposed Elevations H3) P200_GA_0.04 P4 (H4 Plans) P200_GA_1.04 P4 (Proposed Elevations H4) P200_GA_0.05 P4 (H5 Plans) P200_GA_1.05 P4 (Proposed Elevations H5) P200_GA_0.06 P4 (H6 Plans) P200_GA_1.06 P4 (Proposed Elevations H6) P200_GA_0.07 P4 (H7 Plans) P200_GA_1.07 P4 ((Proposed Elevations H7) P200_GA_0.08 P4 (H8 Plans) P200_GA_1.08 P4 (Proposed Elevations H8) P200_GA_0.09 P4 (H9 Plans) P200_GA_1.09 P4 (Proposed Elevations H9) 230526-RAP-XX-XX-DR-TP-3200 (Visibility Splays) 230526-RAP-XX-XX-DR-TP-3201 (Visibility Splays)
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Minutes: 5b. 24/01541/FUL New build 4-bedroom house with associated landscaping Little Farm, Rucklers Lane, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire
The Case Officer, Sally Robins introduced the report to Members and said that the application had been referred to the Committee due to the contrary views of the Parish Council.
Councillor Anderson spoke in objection to the application. Simon Knight spoke in support of the application.
It was proposed by Councillor Guest and seconded by Councillor Durrant to DELEGATE with a view to APPROVAL.
Vote:
For: Against: Abstained: 7 1 2
Resolved: That planning permission be DELEGATE with a view to APPROVAL. RECOMMENDATION
That planning permission be DELEGATED with a view to APPROVAL subject to an appropriate assessment in accordance with article 6(3) of the Habitats Directive and securing a mitigation package to avoid any further significant effects on the Chilterns Beechwood Special Area of Conservation (SAC) through financial contributions secured by legal agreement.
Condition(s) and Reason(s): 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: Approved Plans: 328-LFK_07_001 P1 328-LFK_07_010 P2 328-LFK_07_110 P2 328-LFK_07_111 P2 328-LFK_07_112 P2 328-LFK_07_311 P1 328-LFK_07_310 P1 328-LFK_07_211 P1 328-LFK_07_210 P1 328-LFK_07_010
Supporting Documents: - TREE SURVEY AND ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT dated 28th May 2024 by GHA Trees - Planning, Design and Access Statement dated July 2024 by Simon Knight Architects - Tree Protection Plan dated Nov 2024 by GHA Trees - Preliminary Ecological Appraisal & Preliminary Roost Assessment dated 16th May 2024 by arbtech Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning. 3. No development shall take place (including demolition, ground works, vegetation clearance) until a Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP: Biodiversity) has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The CEMP (Biodiversity) shall include the following: a) Risk assessment of potentially damaging construction activities. b) Identification of "biodiversity protection zones". c) Practical measures (both physical measures and sensitive working practices) to avoid or reduce impacts during construction (may be provided as a set of method statements). d) The location and timing of sensitive works to avoid harm to biodiversity features. e) The times during construction when specialist ecologists need to be present on site to oversee works. f) Responsible persons and lines of communication. g) The role and responsibilities on site of an ecological clerk of works (ECoW) or similarly competent person. h) Use of protective fences, exclusion barriers and warning signs. i) Demonstrate how the development will protect the ancient woodland from any potentially damaging construction activities, and should also include how the works will be carried out under a minimum 15m buffer (outlined in Table 1 of the Preliminary Ecological Appraisal & Preliminary Roost Assessment ... view the full minutes text for item 5b |
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Appeals Update January Minutes: 6. Appeals Update
Philip Stanley provided the update. The presentation covered appeals from 16 September 2024 to 31 December 2024 and drew out key information from appeals dismissed and allowed, costs, and appeal performance.
There were no Member questions, but Cllr Stevens noted that appeals only represented a small part of Planning’s overall caseload.
The report was noted by members.
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Planning Enforcement Quarterly Report Minutes: 7. Planning Enforcement Quarterly Report.
Tobias Fett provided the update. The presentation covered the latest formal planning enforcement action, both in terms of cases recently closed and new Notices served, and the priorities and projects in the Local Enforcement Plan. Cllr Durrant asked about the proportion of reactive versus proactive enforcement cases. Cllr Maddern confirmed that the Red Lion PH was in Kings Langley and not Nash Mills.
The report was noted by members.
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