Agenda, decisions and minutes

RESOLVED            That Councilllor Wendy Brackenbury be elected as chair                               of the Planning Committee (North)

It was proposed by Councillor Brown and seconded by Councillor Cater that Councillor Brackenbury be elected chair of the Planning Committee (North).

RESOLVED            That Councilllor Wendy Brackenbury be elected as chair                               of the Planning Committee (North)

Apologies for non-attendance were received from Councillors Kevin Watt, Mark Dearing and Simon Rielly.

It was noted that Councillor Anup Pandey, Paul Marks and Ross Armour were present as substitutes.

The chair asked members to declare any interests on items present on the agenda.

Councillor David Sims declared a pecuniary interest in item 5.1. It was noted that Councillor Sims would leave the room during deliberation of this item.

RESOLVED                that the minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee (North) held on 7^th June  2023 be approved as a correct record.

RESOLVED                that the minutes of the meeting of the Strategic Planning    
                                    Committee held on 5^th April  2023 be approved as a                                                 correct record.

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. Eight 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:-.

Following debate it was proposed by Councillor Brown and seconded by Councillor Carter that the application be DEFERRED to allow for further information to be accumulated in consultation with the crime safety officer and Northamptonshire Police.

It was RESOLVED that:

the application be DEFERRED

(Members voted on the motion to refuse the application)

(Voting: For 9, Against 1, Abstention1)

The application was therefore

DEFERRED

Members received a report about a proposal for which planning permission was being sought to convert only the first floor of the 2-storey building from a private members’ function room to a 6 bed, 6 person House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) at 4 Church Street, Burton Latimer for Mr G Tomkins Cycle Developments. The associated works included the partial demolition of an existing lean-to structure, and replacement with new timber clad lobby, external timber cladding to existing staircase. new first floor window on the north elevation, the installation of new pedestrian access gate and the creation of refuse collection / storage points and cycle storage. It was noted that the ground floor of the building was not part of the proposal and would continue to function as a members’ room.

The Development Officer presented the report which detailed the proposal, description of the site, the planning history, relevant planning policies, outcome of consultations and an assessment of the proposal, providing full and comprehensive details.

It was recommended that planning permission be granted, subject to the conditions set out in the committee report.

Requests to address the meeting had been received from Jess Brosnan, Claire Salter and Fergus McDonald, third party objectors to the proposed development. Requests to address the meeting were also received from Cllr Jenny Davies, Burton Latimer Town Councillor, Cllr Jan O’Hara, ward councillor and Greg Tomkins, the applicant and the Committee was given the opportunity to ask questions for clarification.

Jess Brosnan addressed the committee and raised concerns regarding the loss of privacy, noise pollution and the potential for anti-social behaviour associated with the proposed development. Objections were also raised due to the lack of associated parking and highways safety.

Claire Salter addressed the committee and raised objections to the proposed development due to the lack of safe access to the development. Concerns were also raised due to the loss of privacy and lack of parking amenity.

Fergus McDonald also addressed the committee and raised concerns regarding the lack of parking amenity and questioned the timing of the associated car parking survey. Concerns with regards to highways safety and fire safety were also raised.

Cllr Jenny Davies addressed the committee as a representative of Burton Latimer Town Council. Cllr Davies raised safety concerns surrounding the proposed development and objected to the detrimental impact the application would have on the surrounding community.

Cllr Jan O’Hara attended the meeting and addressed the committee as a ward councillor for the proposed development. Cllr O’Hara stated that the application was inappropriate and out of character in comparison to the surrounding area. Parking, highways and fire safety concerns were also raised by the councillor.

Greg Tomkins addressed the committee as the applicant for the proposed development and stated that the application would bring the building back from a poor state of repair where there would be no major changes to the exterior. Considerations had also been given to replacing the existing permitter fencing.

The Chair invited the Committee to determine the application  ...  view the full minutes text for item 16.

Following debate it was proposed by Councillor Smyth and seconded by Councillor Sims that the application be APPROVED subject to the following conditions:

Members received a report about a proposal for which outline planning permission was being sought for the erection of a two-storey dwelling with all matters reserved expect for access at Ashfield, Main Street, Cotterstock for Harold Ashby Deceased Will Trust. It was noted that the existing access (south-east of the site) off Main Street would remain and serve the host dwelling (known as ‘Ashfield’ – north of the proposed dwelling) whilst a separate access also off Main Street and near the existing access would be created for the proposed dwelling.

The Development Officer presented the report which detailed the proposal, description of the site, the planning history, relevant planning policies, outcome of consultations and an assessment of the proposal, providing full and comprehensive details.

It was recommended that planning permission be granted, subject to the conditions set out in the committee report.

Requests to address the meeting had been received from Paul Brooker, Cotterstock Parish Meeting and Lauren May, the agent on behalf of the applicant and the Committee was given the opportunity to ask questions for clarification.

Paul Brooker attended the meeting and addressed the committee as a representative of Cotterstock Parish Meeting and stated that following initial concerns raised by the Parish Meeting, with additional conditions concerns had been addressed and that assurances were present for the proposed development.

Lauren May addressed the committee as the agent on behalf of the applicant and stated that the proposed development had addressed initial concerns regarding backland development and that reserved matters would follow the outline planning application.

The Chair invited the Committee to determine the application

Members then agreed that the proposed development was satisfactory and saw no issue with approving the application as per the officer’s recommendation.

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

It was RESOLVED that:

It was agreed that the application be APPROVED subject to the following conditions and subject to the conditions set out in the committee report

 1.      Details of the appearance, landscaping, layout and scale (hereinafter called The Reserved Matters) shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority before any development begins and the development shall be carried out as approved

2.       Application for the approval of the reserved matters must be made not later than the expiration of three years beginning with the date of this permission.

3.       The development hereby permitted shall begin before the expiration of 2 years from the date of approval of the last of the Reserved Matters to be approved.

4.       Prior to the first occupation of the development the proposed access shall be laid out in accordance with the approved plan (RHC-22-102-01 and KA44546-BRY-ST-PL-A-03-A), surfaced in a hard bound material and drained within the site.  The access, surfacing and drainage shall thereafter be maintained and retained as such in perpetuity (notwithstanding the provisions of Schedule 2, Part A, Class F of  The Town and  ...  view the full minutes text for item 17.

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