Agenda and minutes

To approve as an accurate record, and the Chair to sign, the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 13 October 2015.

RESOLVED THAT:

The minutes of the meeting of the Planning and Development Control Committee held on 13 October 2015 be confirmed and signed as an accurate record of the proceedings.

An apology for absence was received from Councillor Lucy Ivimy and an apology for lateness received from Councillor Robert Largan.

If a Councillor has a disclosable pecuniary interest in a particular item, whether or not it is entered in the Authority’s register of interests, or any other significant interest which they consider should be declared in the public interest, they should declare the existence and, unless it is a sensitive interest as defined in the Member Code of Conduct, the nature of the interest at the commencement of the consideration of that item or as soon as it becomes apparent.

At meetings where members of the public are allowed to be in attendance and speak, any Councillor with a disclosable pecuniary interest or other significant interest may also make representations, give evidence or answer questions about the matter.  The Councillor must then withdraw immediately from the meeting before the matter is discussed and any vote taken.

Where Members of the public are not allowed to be in attendance and speak, then the Councillor with a disclosable pecuniary interest should withdraw from the meeting whilst the matter is under consideration. Councillors who have declared other significant interests should also withdraw from the meeting if they consider their continued participation in the matter would not be reasonable in the circumstances and may give rise to a perception of a conflict of interest.

Councillors are not obliged to withdraw from the meeting where a dispensation to that effect has been obtained from the Audit, Pensions and Standards Committee. 

There were no declarations of interest.

Please see the Addendum attached to the minutes for further details.

The Committee heard representations from  the applicant in favour of the proposed development. She said that it was important to reopen the play area to provide a safe area for kids to play, that the proposed design sought to be sympathetic to local residents and that the Peabody trust would take full responsibility for the operation of the facility. 

Councillor Largan joined the meeting at  7.19 pm.

RESOLVED THAT:

Application 2014/05178/FUL be approved subject to the conditions set out in the report. 

At the Chairman’s discretion, a statement from the applicant’s agent setting out points against the confirmation of the Tree Preservation Order was read out by the Committee Clerk on the grounds that the applicant’s agent had registered to speak, but had been unable to attend the meeting or appoint a substitute at short notice.

The Committee voted on the confirmation of Tree Preservation Order T/395/07/15 and the results were as follows:

For:                  6

Against:           2

Not Voting:      1

RESOLVED THAT:

Tree Preservation Order T/395/07/15 be confirmed with a modification to update the plan to show the correct location of the tree. 

Please see the attached Addendum attached to the minutes for further detail.

The Committee voted on Tree Preservation Order Works Application 2015/04203/TPO and the results were as follows:

For:                  8

Against:           1

Not Voting:      0

RESOLVED THAT:

Application 2015/04203/TPO be refused on the grounds set out in the Agenda. 

Councillor Alex Karmel queried whether the Biodiversity and geological conservation circular 06/2005 was relevant to the consideration of tree preservation orders applications or only to planning applications.  Officers agreed to look into this.  

RESOLVED THAT:

Tree Preservation Order T/397/07/15 be confirmed without modification.