Agenda Document for Planning Control Committee, 27/05/2021 19:30
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Public Document Pack NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL 14 May 2021 Our Ref Planning Control – 27.05.2021 Contact. Committee Services Direct Dial. (01462) 474655 Email. [email protected] To: Membership of the Planning Control Committee will be confirmed at Annual Council and only those Members, and if required substitutes, on the Committee will be required to attend the meeting. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN OF A MEETING OF THE PLANNING CONTROL COMMITTEE to be held in the COUNCIL CHAMBER, DISTRICT COUNCIL OFFICES. GERNON ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY On THURSDAY, 27TH MAY, 2021 AT 7.30 PM Yours sincerely, Jeanette Thompson Service Director – Legal and Community **MEMBERS PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU DOWNLOAD ALL AGENDAS AND REPORTS VIA THE MOD.GOV APPLICATION ON YOUR TABLET BEFORE ATTENDING THE MEETING** Agenda Part l Item Page 1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Members are required to notify any substitutions by midday on the day of the meeting. Late substitutions will not be accepted and Members attending as a substitute without having given the due notice will not be able to take part in the meeting. 2. MINUTES - 12 APRIL 2021 - 14 APRIL 2021 (Pages 5 To take as read and approve as a true record the minutes of the meeting of - 36) the Committee held on the 12 April 2021 and 14 April 2021. 3. NOTIFICATION OF OTHER BUSINESS Members should notify the Chair of other business which they wish to be discussed at the end of either Part I or Part II business set out in the agenda. They must state the circumstances which they consider justify the business being considered as a matter of urgency. The Chair will decide whether any item(s) raised will be considered. 4. CHAIR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS Members are reminded that any declarations of interest in respect of any business set out in the agenda, should be declared as either a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest or Declarable Interest and are required to notify the Chair of the nature of any interest declared at the commencement of the relevant item on the agenda. Members declaring a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest must withdraw from the meeting for the duration of the item. Members declaring a Declarable Interest, wishing to exercise a ‘Councillor Speaking Right’, must declare this at the same time as the interest, move to the public area before speaking to the item and then must leave the room before the debate and vote. 5. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION To receive petitions, comments and questions from the public. 6. 19/00520/OP LAND BETWEEN CROFT LANE NORTON ROAD AND, (Pages CASHIO LANE, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, HERTFORDSHIRE 37 - 74) REPORT OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION MANAGER Outline planning application for residential development of up to 42 dwellings, all matters reserved but access (as amended by plans and information received 09-06- 2020, 23-07-2020 and 10-12-2020). 7. 21/00290/FP KNEBWORTH ESTATE, KNEBWORTH PARK, OLD (Pages KNEBWORTH, KNEBWORTH, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG3 6PY 75 - 90) REPORT OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION MANAGER Temporary use of land for film making with associated temporary set and supporting facilities vehicles, access, parking and storage for 23 weeks alongside the removal of part of an existing bund. 8. 20/03072/S73 THE GABLES, HIGH STREET, BARLEY, ROYSTON, (Pages HERTFORDSHIRE, SG8 8HY 91 - 186) REPORT OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION MANAGER Relating to Application 18/03349/S73 granted on 15/03/2019 - Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) to facilitate relocation of parking at plots 5 and 6, change of external material at plot 5 and variations to the dwelling type, scale and appearance of plots 3 and 8. 9. 20/03070/FP LAND DEVELOPMENT SITE OFF, STATION ROAD, (Pages ASHWELL, HERTFORDSHIRE 187 - REPORT OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION MANAGER 220) Residential development of 28 no. dwellings and landscaping including pond, wildflower meadow and woodland and associated infrastructure. 10. PLANNING APPEALS (Pages REPORT OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION MANAGER 221 - 230) This page is intentionally left blank Agenda Item 2 NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL PLANNING CONTROL COMMITTEE MEETING HELD AS A VIRTUAL MEETING ON MONDAY, 12TH APRIL, 2021 AT 7.30 PM MINUTES Present: Councillors: Ruth Brown (Chair), Daniel Allen (Vice-Chair), Val Bryant, Morgan Derbyshire, Mike Hughson, Tony Hunter, David Levett, Sue Ngwala, Sean Prendergast, Mike Rice, Tom Tyson and George Davies (In place of Ian Moody) In Attendance: Simon Ellis (Development and Conservation Manager), Nurainatta Katevu (Legal Regulatory Team Manager and Deputy Monitoring Officer), Melissa Tyler (Senior Planning Officer), Sam Dicocco (Senior Strategic Sites Officer) and Anna Gouveia (Committee, Member and Scrutiny Officer) Hertfordshire County Council Officers: Roger Taylor (Principal Engineer, Development Management), Ania Jakacka (Senior Highway Officer) Mark Youngman (Group Manager), Daniel Tancock (Strategy and Programmes Manager) and Dave Hill (Passenger Transport Unit) Also Present: At the commencement of the meeting approximately 9 members of the public, including registered speakers. Councillors Carol Stanier, Helen Oliver and Jim McNally were in attendance as Member Advocates. William Edwards was also present as IT Support. 125 WELCOME AND REMOTE/PARTLY REMOTE MEETINGS PROTOCOL SUMMARY Audio recording – 24 seconds The Chair welcomed everyone to this virtual Planning Control Committee meeting that was being conducted with Members and Officers at various locations, communicating via audio/video and online. There was also the opportunity for the public and press to listen to and view proceedings. The Chair invited the Committee, Member and Scrutiny Officer to explain how proceedings would work and to confirm that Members and Officers were in attendance. The Committee, Member and Scrutiny Officer undertook a roll call to ensure that all Members, Officers and registered speakers could hear and be heard and gave advice regarding the following: The meeting was being streamed live onto YouTube and recorded via Zoom. Page 5 Monday, 12th April, 2021 Extracts from the Remote/Partly Remote Meetings Protocol were included with the agenda and the full version was available on the Council’s website which included information regarding: Live Streaming; Noise Interference; Rules of Debate; and Part 2 Items. Members were requested to ensure that they were familiar with the Protocol. The Chair of the Planning Control Committee, Councillor Ruth Brown, started the meeting proper. 126 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Audio recording – 6 minutes 3 seconds Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Ian Moody. Having given due notice, Councillor George Davies advised that he was substituting for Councillor Ian Moody. 127 MINUTES - 18 MARCH 2021 Audio Recording – 6 minutes 13 seconds Councillor Ruth Brown proposed, Councillor Daniel Allen seconded and it was: RESOLVED: (1) That the Minutes of the Meeting of the Committee held on 18 March 2021 be approved as a true record of the proceedings and be signed by the Chair; and (2) That, with the authorisation of the Chair, her electronic signature and initials be attached to the Minutes approved in (1) above. 128 NOTIFICATION OF OTHER BUSINESS Audio recording – 7 minutes 6 seconds There was no other business notified. 129 CHAIR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS Audio recording – 7 minutes 11 seconds (1) The Chair welcomed those present at the meeting, especially those who had attended to give a presentation; (2) The Chair advised that, in accordance with Council Policy, the meeting would be audio recorded; (3) The Chair drew attention to the item on the agenda front pages regarding Declarations of Interest and reminded Members that, in line with the Code of Conduct, any Declarations of Interest needed to be declared immediately prior to the item in question; Page 6 Monday, 12th April, 2021 (4) To clarify matters for the registered speakers the Chair advised that members of the public had 5 minutes for each group of speakers i.e. 5 minutes for objectors and 5 minutes for supporters. This 5 minute time limit also applied to Member Advocates; (5) The Chair advised that the time provided for speeches had been extended for Item 8 only by 5 minutes for each group of speakers i.e. 10 minutes for objectors and 10 minutes for supporters. This 10 minute time limit also applied to Member Advocates; (6) The Chair advised that a comfort break would be held at around 9pm or after Item 7. In response to a comment by Councillor Hunter, the Chair advised that careful planning would go into the scheduling of applications on future Committee agendas to avoid meetings going past 11pm where possible. 130 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Audio recording – 10 minutes 43 seconds The Chair confirmed that the registered speakers were in attendance. 131 20/00744/OP LAND OPPOSITE HEATH FARM, BRIARY LANE, ROYSTON, HERTFORDSHIRE Audio recording – 10 minutes 54 seconds Outline planning application for up to 99 residential dwellings (including up to 40% affordable housing), introduction of structural planting and landscaping, informal public open space and children's play area, surface water flood mitigation, vehicular access point via the demolition of an existing property on Echo Hill (all matters to be reserved save access). The Senior Planning Officer presented the report in respect of application 20/00744/OP supported by a visual presentation consisting of photographs and plans and provided the Committee with the following updates: Additional representations had been received since the publication of the report; Natural