30 September 2019

Minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee South Council held in the Council Chamber Council Offices, Road, Codsall, , WV8 1PX on Tuesday, 17 September 2019 at 18:30

Present:- Councillor Penny Allen, Councillor Len Bates, Councillor Chris Benton, Councillor Barry Bond, Councillor Mike Boyle, Councillor Jo Chapman, Councillor Bob Cope, Councillor Matt Ewart, Councillor Rita Heseltine, Councillor Lin Hingley, Councillor Diane Holmes, Councillor Janet Johnson, Councillor Michael Lawrence, Councillor Roger Lees, Councillor Dave Lockley, Councillor Terry Mason, Councillor Robert Reade, Councillor Robert Spencer, Councillor Christopher Steel

OFFICERS IN ATTENDANCE Sue Frith, Matt Hurley, Manjit Dhillon, David Pattison and Simon Hawes (SCC)

20 MINUTES RESOLVED: that the minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee held on the 20 August 2019 be approved and signed by the Chairman

21 APOLOGIES Apologies for non-attendance were submitted on behalf of Councillor B Cox,

22 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST There were no declarations of interest

23 DETERMINATION OF PLANNING APPLICATIONS The Committee received the report of the Chief Planning Officer, together with information and details received after the agenda was prepared.

18/00991/FUL – LAND AT ENGLETON LANE, , SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE - APPLICANT – LOVELL HOMES – PARISH – BREWOOD AND COVEN

This item had been deferred to allow the applicants to consider construction access arrangements prior to planning committee determination.

Mr Neil Cox (agent) spoke for the application.

The County Senior Highways Engineer explained that the proposed route met the road safety criteria.

RESOLVED: that approval be delegated to the Team Manager to issue the decision on completion of a satisfactory Section 106 Agreement. If this has not been achieved by 19 November 2019, this application will be referred 30 September 2019 back to the Planning Committee.

Councillor M Boyle asked that it be recorded that he abstained from voting.

19/00043/FUL – PLOUGH INN, SCHOOL ROAD, , WOLVERHAMPTON, WV5 7HR - APPLICANT – MR RICHARD CARROLL – PARISH -TRYSULL & .

Mr Otto de Weijer (agent) spoke for the application.

Mr Andrew Hingley-Smith spoke against the application.

RESOLVED: that approval, subject to conditions as set out in the Planning Officer’s report, be delegated to the Team Manager to issue the decision on completion of a satisfactory Section 106 Agreement. If this has not been achieved by 17 November 2019 this application will be referred back to the Planning Committee.

With an amendment to Condition 2: approved plans - substitute PL07 Rev G for PL07 Rev F

Councillor L Hingley asked it be recorded that she voted against the application

19/00044/FUL - PLOUGH INN, SCHOOL ROAD, TRYSULL, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV5 7HR - APPLICANT – MR RICHARD CARROLL – PARISH -TRYSULL & SEISDON.

RESOLVED: that approval be granted subject to the conditions contained in the Planning Officer’s report with the addition of the following conditions:

9. The cast iron cycle club sign shall remain in situ for the lifetime of the development.

Reason - To safeguard and retain the essential features of this listed building in accordance with Policy EQ3 of the adopted Core Strategy.

Councillor L Hingley asked it be recorded that she voted against the application

19/00355/FUL – KINVASTON HALL FARM, WATER EATON LANE, CONGREVE, ST19 5QD – APPLICANT – MR IAN WITHERS – PARISH – PENKRIDGE

RESOLVED: that approval be granted subject to the conditions listed in the Planning Officer’s report to Committee.

19/00466/FUL – THE LEDENE GOLF CENTRE, WOODHALL FARM, WOOD ROAD, CODSALL WOOD, WOLVERHAMPTON WV8 1QR – APPLICANT – MR RICHARD – PARISH – CODSALL

Mr Richard Shropshire (applicant) spoke for the application.

RESOLVED: that approval be granted subject to the conditions listed in 30 September 2019

the Planning Officer’s report.

19/00489/FUL – LAND OFF WERGS HALL ROAD, CODSALL, WV8 2 HH – APPLICANT – MR JOSEPH WARD – PARISH – CODSALL

RESOLVED: that approval be granted subject to the conditions listed in the Planning Officers report.

19/00490/FUL – PONY PADDOCK, THE COMPA, - APPLICANT – MISS PARR – PARISH – KINVER Ms Patsy Par (applicant) spoke for the application

Ms Emily Stokes spoke against the application.

Councillor Hingley proposed a motion to refuse the application as it was contrary to the Council’s Core Development Strategy and did not meet very special circumstances required for building in the green belt, specifically, GB1, EQ1, EQ3 and EQ4.

Councillor Cope seconded the motion

The motion was defeated.

Councillors L Bates and D Holmes asked it be recorded that they abstained from voting.

RESOLVED: that approval be granted subject to the conditions listed in the Planning Officers report and the following amendments to Conditions 3 and 12 as follows:

3 – Notwithstanding what is shown on the approved plans, the permission does not grant nor imply consent for the area marked as permeable drive surface. Before the development reaches damp proof course a landscape scheme showing any proposed driveway and parking and surface treatment, boundary treatment and soft landscaping shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The proposed driveway shall be soft in appearance and shall utilise grasscrete or suitable alternate. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details throughout the lifetime of the development.

12 – All buildings shown to be demolished shall be removed from the site in accordance with the scheme submitted in conjunction with condition 6 of this permission within 3 months of the development commencing on site.

Councillors L Hingley and C Steele asked it be recorded that they voted against the application.

Councillors L Bates and D Holmes asked it be recorded that they abstained from voting.

24 MONTHLY UPDATE REPORT The Committee received the report of the Monitoring Officer informing the committee on key matters including training; changes that impact on National Policy; any recent appeal decisions; relevant planning 30 September 2019

enforcement cases (quarterly); and latest data produced by the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government.

RESOLVED: that the Committee note the update report.

The Meeting ended at: 20:10

CHAIRMAN