Agenda and minutes

The Chief Executive to notify the Committee of any substitute members

The Committee was notified that  a notice under Regulation 13 of the Local Government (Committees and Political Groups) Regulations 1990 had been received, appointing Councillor  Woolley for Councillor Higgs for this meeting only.

Members are asked to disclose any interests in matters for consideration at the meeting

There were none declared.

                                                                                                                  (Enclosure)

The minutes of the meeting held on 19^th November 2013 were accepted as a correct record of decisions taken.

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

The anticipated order of consideration is as shown on the agenda, but this may be subject to change, at the discretion of the Chairman of the Committee.

Decision:-

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

AH1

Application ref:         S13/3045/FULL

Description:               Variation of condition 11 of planning permission reference: S13/0232 so that   -

'The hours of use of 'courtyard area 1' (as delineated on Drawing No.7027-358-F) as a beer garden or sitting out area shall be limited to between 08.00 hours and 23.00 hours on Sundays and 08.00 hours and 23.30 hours on Monday to Saturdays.

The hours of use of 'courtyard area 2' (as delineated on         Drawing No. 7027-358-F) as a beer garden or sitting out area shall be limited to between 08.00 hours and 23.00 hours on Sundays and 08.00 hours and 23.30 hours on Monday to Saturdays and the hours of use of 'courtyard area 2' as a means of pedestrian access/egress to the public house premises shall be limited to between 08.00 hours and 00.00 hours on Sundays to Thursdays and 08.00 hours and 01.00 hours on Fridays and Saturdays.

The hours of use of the public house premises (as delineated on Drawing No. 7027-201-F) shall be limited to between 08.00 hours and 00.00 hours on Sundays to Thursdays and 08.00 hours and 01.00 hours on Fridays and Saturdays'.

Location:                    Mercury House, 7, Sheep Market, Stamford

Decision:                   Approved

Noting comments made during the public speaking session from:-

                        Councillor Harrish Bisnauthsing – local Member

                        Julian Sutton – applicants’ agent

together with statement in support from the applicant, including an associated noise impact assessment, and further comments from the applicants’ agent, comments from the Heritage Trust of Lincolnshire and no objection from the Highway Authority, Environmental Protection or the SKDC Principal Conservation Officer and a representation from a neighbouring resident, report of site inspection and comments made by Members at the meeting.

In introducing the report, the Case Officer reported on three further objections from nearby residents and no objection from Stamford Town Council.

It was proposed, seconded and agreed that the application be approved, subject to the summary of reasons set out by the Case Officer in the circulated report, and subject also to the following conditions:-

1. The development hereby permitted shall be commenced before the expiration of three years from 6 June 2013.
   
   
2. Unless otherwise required by another condition of this permission the development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following list of approved plans submitted as part of the application(s):
   
   Drawing No. 7027-001-A
   Drawing No. 7027-110-B
   Drawing No. 7027-111-B
   Drawing No. 7027-112
   Drawing No. 7027-201-F
   Drawing No. 7027-202-C
   Drawing No. 7027-203-C
   Drawing No. 7027-358-F
   
   
3. No development shall commence on the site until drawings showing full details (including cross-sections and external finishes) of the proposed new and replacement window units, the proposed new and replacement external door units and the proposed new atrium at a scale of 1:1/1:2/1:10/1:20 (or another scale first agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority) have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be implemented in strict accordance with the agreed details.
   
   
4. No development shall  ...  view the full minutes text for item 201.

(Report to follow)

Decision:-

That in relation to S08/1231, Modification of planning obligation in relation to the section 106 agreement (Distribution of play areas), Poplar Farm, Barrowby Road, Grantham, the proposed variation to the section 106 agreement be agreed and delegated for approval to the Development Management Service Manager, in consultation with the Chairman and Vice-Chairman.

Members had before them report PLA 1024 from the Development Management Service Manager in relation to a request to modify a section 106 agreement in respect of land at Poplar Farm, Barrowby Road, Grantham.

In June 2011, an outline approval was granted for residential development, subject to the section 106, requiring the provision of play areas.  Following approval of the layout of the first phases, the developer had requested that the previously agreed layout of play areas be amended to provide an improved quality but reduced number of play areas across the site.  The report explained the proposed changes in detail.

When the application had been reported to the committee in August 2013, the proposed amendments were not accepted owing to concerns about the significant reduction in the number of smaller play areas.  This had been investigated further and it had been found that there had been an error in the drafting of the original section 106 agreement.  While the number of the smallest spaces was reduced, the total area for play on the development would be greater than currently proposed.

The report was explained by the Development Management Service Manager, who pointed out that the total area was increasing from 3,000 square metres to 3,500 – 4,500 square metres.  The distribution and location of the areas was explained and the detail of the provision on each site was set out in an appendix to the report.  It was noted that the Council’s Community Leisure Office r supported the proposals.

It was then proposed and seconded that the request for a variation to the section 106 in relation to the distribution of play areas be approved.  On being put to the vote the proposition was agreed.

Report No. PLA1022 by the Development Management Service Manager.            (Enclosure)

The Development Management Service Manager submitted his report listing details of applications not determined within the eight week time period.  Also submitted was a list of applications dealt with under delegated powers and a list of outstanding planning appeals, together with a schedule showing planning applications performance as at April/October 2013.

Decision:-

(1)  That, with regard to application S13/1824, condition 36, requiring the submission of a Construction Traffic Management Plan for approval within one month of the date of the permission be amended to require the submission of the plan within three working days (i.e. by Friday 13^th December 2013), failing which action will be taken to issue a stop notice and commence enforcement action for breach of that condition; and

(2)  That, with regard to application S13/1824, the remaining pre-commencement conditions, i.e. conditions 5, 9, 13, 26, 29 and 31, all requiring the submission of details or a scheme within one month of the date of the permission be amended to require the submission of the details/scheme by Friday 10^th January 2014, failing which action will be taken to issue a stop notice and commence enforcement action for breach of the appropriate condition; and that the conditions attached to that permission be amended as follows:-

1.         The development hereby permitted shall be commenced within 3 years of the original grant of planning permission under application S13/0260, which was approved on 14^th June 2013.

2.         Notwithstanding the submitted information precise details including 1:50 scaled elevations of the proposed floodlighting columns shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority before the use hereby permitted commences and the building(s) are occupied.  The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

3.         Bat and bird boxes shall be sited within the development in accordance with the details set out on drawings (08)031 Rev A00 and (08)032 Rev A00 received on 26 July 2013. The bat and bird boxes shall be installed prior to the completion of the development and maintained thereafter.

4.         The development shall be undertaken in accordance with the written scheme of investigation for archaeological work prepared by the University of Leicester Archaeological Services received on 12 July 2013.

5.         Prior to the 10 January 2014 full details of both hard and soft landscape works shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority and these works shall be carried out as approved.  These details shall include [proposed finished levels or contours; means of enclosure; car parking layouts; other vehicle and pedestrian access and circulation areas; hard surfacing materials; minor artefacts and structures (e.g. furniture, play equipment, refuse or other storage units, signs, lighting etc.); proposed and existing functional services above and below ground (e.g. drainage power, communications cables, pipelines etc. indicating lines, manholes, supports etc.); retained historic landscape features and proposals for restoration, where relevant].  Soft landscape works shall include [planting plans; written specifications (including cultivation and other operations associated with plant and grass establishment); schedules of plants, noting species, plant sizes and proposed numbers/densities where appropriate; implementation programme].

6.         A landscape management plan, including long term design objectives, management responsibilities and maintenance schedules for all landscape areas, shall be submitted to and approved by the local planning authority prior to the occupation of the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 204.

The meeting closed at 6.29pm.