Agenda and minutes

The Chief Executive to notify the Committee of any substitute members

The Committee was notified that notices under Regulation 13 of the Local Government (Committees and Political Groups) Regulations 1990, had been received, appointing Councillor Bob Sandall in place of Councillor Powell; Councillor Adams for Councillor Judy Smith and Councillor Woolley for Councillor Higgs, all for this meeting only.

An apology for absence was received from Councillor Mrs Kaberry-Brown.

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

Councillor Brenda Sumner declared a personal interest in applications JJ1, 2 and 3, as she was a member of Stamford Town Council, one of the Councillors for the ward in which JJ2 was situated and her husband was a member of Stamford Town Council Planning Committee.

Councillor Bob Sandall declared a personal interest in application JJ2, as he was one of the ward Councillors, had had previous involvement with meetings with local residents in connection with the application, and was friends with members of the Blackstones Social Club, who had commented on the application.

Councillor Woolley declared a personal interest in applications JJ1 and JJ3, as her partner was the County Councillor for the division in which the application sites were situated.

Councillor Vic Kerr declared a personal interest in application PL1, as he had in the past carried out farm contracting work for the applicants.

                                                                                                (Enclosure)

The minutes of the meeting held on 29^th May 20122 were approved as a correct record of decisions taken.

(As the electronic voting system was inoperative, the vote on the approval of the minutes was taken by a show of hands).

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

(Enclosure)

Decision:-

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

JJ1

Application ref:         S11/2283/MRJO

Description:               Affordable housing and associated infrastructure and access and allotments

Location:                    Land rear at Coronation Villas, Barnack Road, Stamford

Decision:                   Approved subject to a Section 106 agreement

Noting comments made during the public speaking session from:-

Egerton Gilman – Stamford Chamber of Trade and Commerce – objecting

Mark Flood – agent

together with no objection from the Highway Authority, Partnership Projects Officer (Affordable Housing), Environmental Protection, Environment Agency and Peterborough City Council, detailed comments from the Arboriculturalist, Planning Policy and Network Rail, observations from Heritage Lincolnshire, English Heritage, the Police Crime Prevention Design Advisor, Community Leisure Officer, no objection from Stamford Town Council, detailed comments from the Conservation Officer, representations from nearby residents and a note of the proposed Section 106 agreement Heads of Terms; late information report circulated to Members present at the meeting, including (in full) comments from Stamford Chamber of Trade and Commerce, no objection from  Natural England, comments from Planning Policy on the letter from Stamford Chamber of Trade and Commerce, suggested amendments to conditions from the applicant’s agent and officer comment thereon, with alternative suggestions; report of site inspection and comments made by Members at the meeting.

It was proposed and seconded that the application be refused for three reasons, firstly ecological (needs an assessment); noise from the adjoining railway and lack of adequate parking. The Case Officer responded, and the Chairman commented that the reasons for refusal should have come from the proposer of the motion, not the seconder. The proposer confirmed that he was happy with the reasons given.

Following discussion on the status of the site, which was formerly allotments, the Development Management Service Manager confirmed that the allotments were not statutory allotments, and were in fact owned by the applicants, and had previously been let out to employees.

The Development Management Service Manager confirmed that he did not accept the reasons given in the meeting for the purposes of the procedure set out in the Constitution.  Members were reminded by the Solicitor of the procedure that needed to be followed, as set out in the Constitution, where the Committee proposed to take a decision against clear advice from the Development Management Service Manager. The Constitution provided for a recorded vote on the first and subsequent hearings of an application in this category. All Members supporting the motion were required to submit the planning reasons for their view to the Development Management Service Manager within 5 working days. He also reminded Members that they would be voting that they were, in the first instance, minded to refuse the application.

A recorded vote was then taken as follows:-

The proposition was lost.

It was then proposed  ...  view the full minutes text for item 12.

Report No. PLA934 by the Development Management Service Manager.

                                                                                               (Enclosure)

The Development Management Service Manager submitted his report PLA934 listing details of applications not determined within the eight week time period. Also submitted was a list of applications dealt with under delegated powers, a planning appeals update/summary as at 11 June 2012, and a table showing planning applications performance as at May 2012.

The Development Management Service Manager answered queries from Members. He advised in relation to the appeal by McCarthy and Stone at 49 St Catherine’s Road, Grantham, that the Inspector at the recent informal hearing had, despite the Council’s request made at the last meeting, reinforced by the Solicitor at the Hearing, nevertheless taken the appeal on the amended scheme. The result was expected within six weeks.

The meeting closed at 7.43pm.