Agenda and draft minutes

Area Planning Committee Kettering - Wednesday 8th March, 2023 7.00 pm

Venue: Council Chamber, Municipal Offices, Bowling Green Road, Kettering, NN15 7QX

Contact: Callum Galluzzo  Email: callum.galluzzo@northnorthnants.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

28.

Apologies for non-attendance

Minutes:

No apologies for non-attendance were received.

29.

Members' Declarations of Interests

Minutes:

Councillors Paul Marks and Robin Carter declared an interest in item 4.1 as Ward Councillors for the proposed development.

30.

Minutes of the meeting held on 17th January 2023 pdf icon PDF 113 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED    that the minutes of the meetings of the Area Planning Committee held                         on 17th January 2023 be approved as a correct record.

 

31.

Applications for planning permission, listed building consent and appeal information*

Presented By: Planning Manager

Minutes:

The Committee considered the following applications for planning permission, which were set out in the Development Control’s Reports and supplemented verbally and in writing at the meeting. Three speakers attended the meeting and spoke on applications in accordance with the Right to Speak Policy.

 

                       The reports included details of applications and, where applicable, results of statutory consultations and representations which had been received from interested bodies and individuals, and the Committee reached the following decisions:-.

 

32.

KET/2020/0292 pdf icon PDF 538 KB

Minutes:

Proposed Development

 

*4.1    Full Planning Permission: Demolition of Methodist Church building and erection of 8 new dwellings at Grange Methodist Church, Stamford Road, Kettering for Mrs L Hunt, Kettering Borough Council.

 

          Application No: KET/2020/0292

 

Speaker:

 

None

 

Decision

 

Members received a report about a proposal for which full planning permission was being sought for the demolition of Methodist Church building and erection of 8 new dwellings

 

Members raised satisfaction with a derelict site and a site of previous anti-social behaviour being brought back into use.

 

Members raised questions regarding the minimum space requirements of the proposed dwellings  as well as raising concerns regarding noise pollution and biodiversity net loss on site.

 

It was heard that all dwelling proposed met the required floor place standards and that biodiversity net loss was being was being accommodation off site.

 

Following debate it was proposed by Councillor Marks and seconded by Councillor Carter that the application be approved in line with the officer’s recommendation.

 

It was agreed that the application be APPROVED subject to the following conditions:

 

1.       The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of 3 years from the date of this planning permission.

 

2.       The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out other than in accordance with the approved plans and details listed below.

 

3.       No development above building slab level shall commence on site until details of the types and colours of all external facing and roofing materials to be used, together with samples, have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The development shall not be carried out other than in accordance with the approved details.

 

4.       Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (or any Order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification) no additional openings permitted by Schedule 2, Part 1 Classes A or C shall be made in the first floor side elevation or roof plane facing 146 Stamford Road of the building on Plot 1.

 

5.       Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (or any Order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification) no additional openings permitted by Schedule 2, Part 1 Classes A or C shall be made in the first floor side elevation or roof plane facing 160 Stamford Road of the building on Plot 8.

 

6.       Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (or any Order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification) no building, structure or other alteration permitted by Classes A, AA, B and E of Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Order shall be made on the application site.

 

7.       Works audible at the site boundary will not exceed the following times unless with the written permission of the Local Planning Authority or Environmental Health.  Monday to Friday 08.00 to 18.00  ...  view the full minutes text for item 32.

33.

NK/2022/0274 pdf icon PDF 352 KB

Minutes:

Proposed Development

 

*4.2    Full Planning Permission: Change of use from agricultural to 17 no. allotments with access, parking, fencing and sheds at Broughton Road (land off), Mawsley for Mawsley Parish Council

 

          Application No: NK/2022/0274

 

Speaker:

 

Councillor Jim Hakewill attended the meeting and addressed the committee as the ward councillor for the proposed development presenting support for the application that had been a lengthy process to find the right site and would be a beneficial addition to the village

 

Decision

 

Members received a report about a proposal for which full planning permission was being sought for the change of use from agricultural to 17 no. allotments with access, parking, fencing and sheds

 

Members agreed that the application was satisfactory and raised no objection in contrary to the officers recommendation to approve the application

 

Following debate it was proposed by Councillor Marks and seconded by Councillor Jelley that the application be approved in line with the officer’s recommendation.

 

It was agreed that the application be APPROVED subject to the following conditions:

 

 

1.     The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of 3 years from the date of this planning permission.

 

2.     The access hereby permitted shall not be carried out other than in accordance with the approved plans and details listed below.

 

 

(Members voted on the officers’ recommendation to approve the application)

 

(Voting: Unanimous)

 

The application was therefore

APPROVED

 

 

 

 

 

34.

NK/2022/0423 pdf icon PDF 429 KB

Minutes:

Proposed Development

 

*4.3    Full Planning Permission: Installation of new air source heat pump and associated works at Loddington C of E Primary School, Main Street, Loddington for L Hughes, Peterborough Diocese Education Trust

 

          Application No: NK/2022/0423

 

Speaker:

 

Councillor Alan Durn attended the meeting and addressed the committee as a representative of Loddington Parish Council. Councillor Durn addressed inaccuracies within the officers report and requested that the wording be updated accordingly.

 

Councillor Jim Hakewill attended the meeting and addressed the committee as the ward councillor for the proposed development stating that residents had complained regarding excessive noise pollution and that noise mitigation needed to be enforced for the comfort of resident.

 

Decision

 

Members received a report about a proposal for which full planning permission was being sought for the  Installation of new air source heat pump and associated works

 

Members raised concerns due to the works having already taken place and raised questions regarding the acoustic barrier associated with the proposal.

 

Members questioned whether adding conditions to the planning permission in order to ensure that the acoustic fencing was installed to mitigate noise pollution to surrounding residents.  

 

Following debate it was proposed by Councillor Fedorowycz and seconded by Councillor Prentice that the application be deferred.

 

The motion to defer was defeated  following a vote : 5 votes for deferral, 5 against.

 

Following debate it was proposed by Councillor Smyth and seconded by Councillor Brown that the application be approved in line with the officers recommendation and with an amendment to condition 3 to amend the proposed time limit to 6 weeks.

 

 

It was agreed that the application be APPROVED subject to the following conditions:

 

1.       The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out other than in accordance with the approved plans and details listed below.

 

2.       The air source heat pump hereby approved shall permanently cease operation and together with all associated works (including timber acoustic and visual screen) shall be permanently removed from the site within 6 months from the date of this decision unless a  verification report has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority which demonstrates that the development has been implemented in full accordance with the approved details and that the sound rating level of the air source heat pump, when operating normally, does not and shall not increase the typical background sound level (LA90,T) in any 1-hour period between 07:00hrs and 23:00hrs or in any 15-minute period between 23:00hrs and 07:00hrs on any day. For the avoidance of doubt, the verification report shall also demonstrate that the following criteria is complied with:

 

a.       The sound emitted from the air source heat pump shall be assessed at premises used for residential purposes where people maybe inside or outside the building, which shall first be agreed with the Local Planning Authority prior to the operation of the air source heat pump hereby approved. [BS4142:2014, Section 1, Scope];

b.       Any assessment of the sound from the operation of the air source  ...  view the full minutes text for item 34.

35.

NK/2022/0799 pdf icon PDF 333 KB

Minutes:

Proposed Development

 

*4.4    Full Planning Permission: Single storey rear extension at Thornton House, 1 Goode Court, Kettering for Mr P Norwell, North Northamptonshire Council

 

          Application No: NK/2022/0799

 

Speaker:

 

None

 

Decision

 

Members received a report about a proposal for which full planning permission was being sought  for a single storey rear extension to provide an additional bedroom and en-suite for a 2 bedroom Children’s Centre to allow a carer/member of staff to sleep overnight.

 

Members agreed that the application was satisfactory and raised no objection in contrary to the officers recommendation to approve the application

 

Following debate it was proposed by Councillor Smyth and seconded by Councillor Jelley that the application be approved in line with the officer’s recommendation.

 

It was agreed that the application be APPROVED subject to the following conditions:

 

1.       The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of 3 years from the date of this planning permission.

 

2.       The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out other than in accordance with the approved plans and details listed below.

 

 

3.       The materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of the development hereby permitted shall match, in type, colour and texture, those on the existing building.

 

(Members voted on the officers’ recommendation to approve the application)

 

(Voting: Unanimous)

 

The application was therefore

APPROVED

 

 

 

 

 

36.

Delegated Officers Report

Minutes:

None

37.

Exempt/ Urgent Items

Minutes:

None

38.

Close of Meeting