Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Helyar and Avril Williams.

Members are asked to declare an interest in matters for consideration at the meeting

Councillor Vic Kerr declared a personal and prejudicial interest in application 10/1804 (PL1) as one of the partners was his former employee.

Councillor Mrs Kaberry-Brown declared a personal interest in application 10/2811 (CM1) as she served on a committee with one of the objectors.

   (Enclosure)

The minutes of the meeting held on 1 February 2011 were approved as a correct record of the decisions taken.

(The electronic voting system being out of action, the vote on this minute was taken by a show of hands)

(Voting on subsequent minutes was taken using the electronic voting system)

To consider applications received for the grant of planning permission – reports prepared by the Case Officer.

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Decision:-

To determine applications, or make observations, as listed below:-

PL1

Application ref:      S10/1804/FULL

Description:          Retention of agricultural building and change of use to house livestock with additional livestock building and food storage

Location:               Odd House Farm, Holme Lane, Claypole, NG23 5AP

Decision:               Refused

(13:10 – Having declared a personal and prejudicial interest in application PL1, Councillor Kerr left the meeting).

Noting comments made during the public speaking session from:

§  Tracie Swift – objecting

§  Stuart Gillespie – objecting

§  Paula Money – on behalf of the applicant

§  Elaine Snape – providing technical information on air cleaning solutions on the applicant’s behalf

and noting relevant planning history at the site; no objection from the Community Archaeologist; comments from Lincolnshire County Council Highways, South Kesteven District Council’s Environmental Protection Team, the Environment Agency, Network Rail and the agricultural consultant; the site inspection report and comments made by Members at the meeting. Advertising the application led to the submission of 14 responses and 128 e-mails against, and two e-mails in support of the proposal. These were summarised within the officer’s report and late papers.

It was proposed, seconded and agreed that the application be refused for the following reason:

1.          In the opinion of the Local Planning Authority the proposed retention of the agricultural building and its change of use to house livestock and the erection of an additional livestock building with associated food storage area and vehicular turning area is likely to have a detrimental effect upon residential amenity to the nearby, unrelated, domestic accommodation by reason of noise and smell associated with the cattle  and their food supply and general disturbance from vehicular movements both bringing supplies, food etc to the site and vehicle movements and use of equipment to feed the animals.

The proposal is therefore considered to be contrary to the aims of Policy EN1 of the South Kesteven Core Strategy.

NB1

Application ref:      S10/2312/FULL

Description:          Change of use from residential (C3) to restaurant (A3) and hotel (C1) and erection of a single storey and part two-storey rear extension

Location:               4 St Mary’s Place, Stamford, PE9 2DN

Decision:               Deferred

(13:55 – Councillor Kerr returned to the meeting)

Noting comments made during the public speaking session from:

§  Councillor John Harvey (Ward Councillor) – objecting

§  Liz Heesom – objecting

§  James Heesom – objecting

§  Slaine Short – objecting

§  Professor Alan Short – objecting

§  Johnny Foo – objecting

§  Philip Grover – the applicant’s agent

together with comments from Stamford Town Council; no objection from the Consultant Arboriculturalist; comments from the South Kesteven Planning Archaeologist, South Kesteven’s Planning Policy, Building Control and Environmental Protection teams, Lincolnshire County Council Highways, English Heritage, Lincolnshire Police; the site visit report; Members present at the meeting and 26 representations received as a result of consultation (summarised in the agenda and late papers).

It was proposed and seconded that the application be approved. A vote was taken on this motion and lost. It was subsequently proposed and seconded  ...  view the full minutes text for item 93.

Report No. PLA873 by the Acting Lead Professional

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The Acting Lead Professional submitted his report PLA873 listing details of applications not determined within the eight week time period and a list of applications dealt with under delegated powers. Also submitted was a list of outstanding planning appeals and appeal decisions. Members of the Committee noted the report.

The meeting closed at 18:10.