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Enquiries to: Nicola Ferguson Direct Dial: 024 7637 6226 Direct Email: [email protected] Date: 20th October, 2014 Our Ref: NJF Dear Sir/Madam, A meeting of the PLANNING APPLICATIONS COMMITTEE will be held at the Civic Hall, Bedworth on Tuesday 28th October, 2014 at 5.00 p.m. Public Consultation on planning applications will commence at 5.00 p.m. (see Agenda Item No. 5 for clarification). Yours faithfully, ALAN FRANKS Managing Director To: All Members of the Planning (Councillors W.J. Hancox (Chair), Applications Committee J.B. Beaumont, I.C. Bonner, R.G. Copland, J. Foster, D. Harvey, P.D. Hickling, B.J. Longden, A.A. Lloyd, D.C. Navarro, N.J.P. Phillips, G.D. Pomfrett and J. Sheppard) Planning Applications Committee Agenda 28.10.14 1 AGENDA PART I - PUBLIC BUSINESS 1. EVACUATION PROCEDURE A fire drill is not expected during this meeting. In the unlikely event that the Civic Hall needs to be evacuated, the Civic Hall management will take control of the situation and issue all necessary instructions. If you need any assistance in evacuating the building, please make yourself known to a member of staff. Please also make sure all your mobile phones are turned off or set to silent. 2. APOLOGIES - To receive apologies for absence from the meeting. 3. MINUTES - To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 7th October, 2014 (attached). (Page 4) 4. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST To receive declarations of Disclosable Pecuniary and Other Interests, in accordance with the Members’ Code of Conduct. Note: Following the adoption of the new Code of Conduct, Members are reminded that they should declare the existence and nature of their personal interests at the commencement of the relevant item (or as soon as the interest becomes apparent). If that interest is a Disclosable Pecuniary or a Deemed Disclosable Pecuniary Interest, the Member must withdraw from the room. Where a Member has a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest but has received a dispensation from Standards Committee, that Member may vote and/or speak on the matter (as the case may be) and must disclose the existence of the dispensation and any restrictions placed on it at the time the interest is declared. Where a Member has a Deemed Disclosable Interest as defined in the Code of Conduct, the Member may address the meeting as a member of the public as set out in the Code. Planning Applications Committee Agenda 28.10.14 2 Note: Council Procedure Rules require Members with Disclosable Pecuniary Interests to withdraw from the meeting unless a dispensation allows them to remain to vote and/or speak on the business giving rise to the interest. Where a Member has a Deemed Disclosable Interest, the Council’s Code of Conduct permits public speaking on the item, after which the Member is required by Council Procedure Rules to withdraw from the meeting. 5. APPLICATIONS FOR PLANNING PERMISSION ON WHICH THE PUBLIC HAVE INDICATED A DESIRE TO SPEAK. EACH SPEAKER WILL BE ALLOWED 3 MINUTES ONLY TO MAKE THEIR POINTS – the report of the Head of Development Control attached. (Schedule Page No. 7) 6. APPLICATIONS FOR PLANNING PERMISSION ON WHICH NO MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC HAS INDICATED A DESIRE TO SPEAK – the report of the Head of Development Control attached. (Schedule Page No. 7) 7. PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CODE OF PRACTICE FOR COUNCILLORS AND OFFICERS DEALING WITH PLANNING MATTERS – the report of the Director – Governance and Recreation attached. (Page No. 125) 8. ANY OTHER ITEMS which in the opinion of the Chair of the meeting should be considered as a matter of urgency because of special circumstances (which must be specified). Planning Applications Committee Agenda 28.10.14 3 - 22 - NUNEATON AND BEDWORTH BOROUGH COUNCIL th PLANNING APPLICATIONS COMMITTEE 7 October, 2014 A meeting of the Planning Applications Committee was held at the Town Hall, Nuneaton on Tuesday, 7th October, 2014. Present Councillor W.J. Hancox – Chair Councillors J.B. Beaumont, I.C. Bonner, J. Foster, D. Harvey, P.D. Hickling, A.A. Lloyd, B.J. Longden, D.C. Navarro, N.J.P. Phillips, G.D. Pomfrett and J. Sheppard. Apologies for absence from the meeting were received from Councillor R.G. Copland. PLA24 Minutes RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on 23rd September, 2014 be confirmed. PLA25 Declarations of Interest The following members declared interests in respect of the applications indicated (the reasons for the declaration of interests are recorded in the relevant minute or in the schedule). Councillor J.B. Beaumont : in any relevant item by reason of him being a member of Warwickshire County Council Councillor P.D. Hickling : 032824/GC Councillor A.A. Lloyd : in any relevant item by reason of him being the Council’s representative on the Hospice Charity and also by reason of him being a Governor of George Eliot Hospital. Councillor D.C. Navarro : in any relevant item by reason of his appointment as a Non-Executive Director of the George Eliot NHS Trust and 032824/GC IN PUBLIC SESSION Planning Applications Committee Agenda 28.10.14 4 - 23 - PLA26 Chair’s Announcements (a) The Chair informed members and the public that the meeting was to be filmed by Councillor K.A. Kondakor. (b) The Chair reminded members that a Planning Seminar would take place on Thursday 9th October, 2014 PLA27 Planning Applications (Note: Names of the members of the public who spoke are recorded in the Schedule.) RESOLVED that decisions be made on applications for planning permission as shown in the attached schedule, for the reasons and with the conditions set out in the report and addendum unless stated otherwise. ____________________ Chair Planning Applications Committee Agenda 28.10.14 5 - 24 - SCHEDULE OF APPLICATIONS FOR PLANNING PERMISSION AND RELATED MATTERS REFERRED TO IN MINUTE PLA27 OF THE PLANNING APPLICATIONS COMMITTEE ON 7th OCTOBER, 2014 032886: 2 Short Street, Nuneaton – Erection of three storey building with sandwich bar (A1 use) to ground floor and offices (B1 use) to first and second floor (existing building to be demolished). Applicant: Sustainable Development Consultancy Limited DECISION: Approved. _____________________________________________________________________ 032824: Land at Hill Farm, (Site 36C002) Plough Hill Road, Nuneaton Residential development of up to 262 dwellings and associated public open space and landscaping, up to 186 square metres of convenience retail floor space (A1 use) and school car park (all existing buildings to be demolished) (outline to include access with appearance, landscaping, layout and scale reserved) Applicant: Gladman Developments Ltd. DECISION: Deferred at the request of the Applicant. N.B. Councillor P.D. Hickling declared an Other Interest in this item as he is a Councillor for the area concerned, but he gave no indication of his voting intention. Councillor D.C. Navarro declared an Other Interest in this item as he played golf at the Plough Hill Golf Course which was adjacent to the site. 032864: 86 Queens Road, Nuneaton Change of use from (D1) dentist surgery to 6 (C3) flats and associated works. Applicant: Mr Gurminder Sanghera Speakers: Gurminder Sanghera DECISION: Refused Planning Applications Committee Agenda 28.10.14 6 Planning Applications Committee 28th October 2013 Applications for Planning Permission etc. Agenda Item Index Item Page No. No. Previously Deferred Items 1. 032824/GC Land at Hill Farm, Plough Hill Road, Nuneaton 8 Planning Applications 2. 032668/PO Site 117C019 – Land rear of 83-119 Blackhorse Road and off 48 Stockley Road, Longford 3. 032665/WB: Site 62C004 – Land off Triton Road, Shepperton Business 76 Park, Triton Road, Nuneaton Wards: AB Abbey AR Arbury AT Attleborough BA Barpool BE Bede BU Bulkington CH Camp Hill EX Exhall GC Galley Common HE Heath KI Kingswood PO Poplar SL Slough SN St Nicolas WB Wembrook WE Weddington WH Whitestone Planning Applications Committee Agenda 28.10.14 7 DEFERRED ITEMS Item No. 1 REFERENCE No. 032824 Site Address: Land at Hill Farm (Site 36C002), Plough Hill Road, Nuneaton Description of Development: Residential development of up to 262 dwellings and associated public open space and landscaping, up to 186 square metres of convenience retail floor space (A1 use) and school car park (all existing buildings to be demolished) (outline to include access with appearance, landscaping, layout and scale reserved) Applicant: Gladman Developments Ltd Ward: Galley Common RECOMMENDATION: Planning Committee is recommended to refuse planning permission for the reasons as printed in terms of highways. REASONS FOR DEFERRAL: Deferred for a site visit to allow time for the applicant to address the objections from WCC Highways. INTRODUCTION: This is an outline application for residential development of up to 262 dwellings including public open space, landscaping, up to 186 square metres of convenience retail floor space (A1 use) and a school car park (all existing buildings to be demolished). The following matter is to be considered at this stage: Access – accessibility to and within the site for vehicles, cycles and pedestrians in terms of the positioning and treatment of access and circulation routes and how these fit into the surrounding access network. The following matters are reserved to be considered at a future stage and do not form part of the application: Planning Applications Committee Agenda 28.10.14 8 Layout – the way in which buildings, routes and open spaces are provided within the development and their relationship to buildings and spaces outside the development. Scale – the height, width and length of each building proposed in relation to its surroundings. Appearance – The aspects of a building or place which determine the visual impression in makes, including the external built form of the development. Landscaping – Treatment of private and public space to enhance or protect the site’s amenity through hard and soft measures, for example, through planting of trees or hedges or screening by fences or walls.