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Town Clerk & RFO 24 February 2021 Mr E Reilly FCMI FILCM

Council Offices, The Priory, St Neots, PE19 2BH Tel: 01480 388911 / [email protected]/ www.stneots-tc.gov.uk

To: Cllr Maslen (Chair), Pitt (Deputy Chair), Terry, Thorpe, Collins, Poodle, Simonis, Caroline Green and S Giles Copies: Town Councillors - not on this committee County Councillors - J Wisson, S Taylor, & D Wells District Councillors - N Johnson, D Wells, Dr P Gaskin, & K Prentice Local Press, Town Council and website

NOTICE IS GIVEN that a remote meeting of PLANNING COMMITTEE will be held on TUESDAY 2 MARCH 2021 at 6.15pm. Please be aware that all meetings are recorded and will be made available to the public on our YouTube channel after the meeting has taken place. Your participation indicates your consent to being included in the meeting recording. Press and Members of the public who wish to participate in the meeting can do so using the following methods:

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Members of the Committee are HEREBY SUMMONED to attend to consider the following business:

A G E N D A 1. APOLOGIES To receive councillors’ apologies.

2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST To receive from Councillors declarations as to Disclosable Pecuniary Interests and/or Non-Statutory Disclosable Interests along with the nature of those interests to any agenda item.

3. MINUTES To approve the minutes of the Planning Committee meeting held on 16 February 2021 Attachment 1 as a true and accurate record.

4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION There will be a 10-minute public participation during the meeting to allow any resident to address the committee on any matter appearing on the agenda for this meeting.

5. SCHEDULE OF CURRENT PLANNING APPLICATIONS To review current planning applications and make recommendations to Attachment 2 Huntingdonshire District Council.

K Pollecutt DEPUTY TOWN CLERK

Page 1 of 1 ATTACHMENT 1

Town Clerk DRAFT Mr E Reilly CMgr FCMI FSLCC

Council Offices, the Priory, St Neots, PE19 2BH Tel: 01480 388911 / Email: [email protected] / www.stneots-tc.gov.uk

Minutes of the MEETING of the PLANNING COMMITTEE Held REMOTELY on TUESDAY 16 FEBRUARY 2020

Present: Cllrs Maslen (Chairman), Pitt (Deputy Chairman), Thorpe, S Giles, Simonis and Caroline Green In attendance: Deputy Town Clerk, Senior Administration Assistant and Administration Assistant

105 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Apologies were received from Cllrs Collins, Terry, and Poodle all with valid reasons.

106 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST There was 1 non-pecuniary declaration of interest declared by Cllr Simonis on planning application 21/00053/FUL

107 MINUTES It was proposed and seconded to accept the minutes of the Planning Committee held on Tuesday 26th January 2021 with the amendment that Cllr Caroline Green gave her apologies as a true and accurate record. RESOLVED to accept

108 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION There were 18 members of the public present who addressed the committee on item 8 of the schedule of plans: application 21/00053/FUL. Concerns were raised that it has been a green open space for the previous 50 years and is part of the flood plain. Members agreed to bring this item forward to the beginning of the schedule and to notify residents who had submitted a complaint of the date for the HDC Development Management Panel meeting.

109 SCHEDULE OF CURRENT PLANNING APPLICATIONS The Committee considered the schedule of current planning applications. The recommendations made by the committee are appended to these minutes.

110 STREET NAMING AND NUMBERING Committee members noted the allocation of addressing for 2 new dwellings at Huntingdon Road, St Neots to be known as 2 & 4 Huntingdon Road, St Neots.

111 DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE No update to provide.

The meeting closed at 7:13pm

……………………………… Committee Chair

APPROVED – pending Page 1 of 1 SCHEDULE OF PLANNING APPLICATIONS – 16th FEBRUARY 2021

No. Reference Development Location Applicant Response SNTC Decision Notes Due

1 20/02440/HHFUL Proposal: Second storey extension over the 1 Fydell Court St Ms Jade Scott 17/02/2021 Approve Improves the property current garage to be used as two additional Neots PE19 1UJ Extension Makes efficient use of its site bedrooms. One previous bedroom will be date Will have no negative impact on the converted to a bathroom on the second approved wider landscape character of the area floor. On the ground floor, a couple of walls will be moved to expand the kitchen and provide an open plan living space. The garage will be split into two rooms to provide an additional utility room and garage space. 2 21/00038/HHFUL 4 Arundel Crescent Ashleigh 11/02//2021 Approve Minimum impact on neighbours Two Storey Side Extension Eynesbury St Neots Winsland Extension Improves the property date We consider that the proposal would requested assimilate itself to the existing part of the town 3 21/00075/HHFUL Single storey rear extension and garage 2 Constable Avenue Paul Brown 24/02/2021 Approve Fits in with the local street scene conversion Eaton Ford St Neots Within permitted development PE19 7RH Minimum impact on neighbours Improves the property 4 21/00095/HHFUL Single storey side extension 28 Wordsworth Ms Sandever 24/02/2021 Approve Satisfactory proposal in terms of scale Avenue Eaton Ford and pattern of development St Neots Makes efficient use of its site 5 21/00029/FUL Demolition of redundant structures and 1-3 Cromwell Road Mr S Newman 24/02/2021 Approve Will have no negative impact on the proposed Service Yard improvements Eynesbury (Sealed Air) wider landscape character of the area including Lane Splitter, Security Barrier, Sprinkler Tank, Pump House, Workshop, Bunded Fuel Depot, additional Car Parking with Vehicle charging points and associated Lighting 6 21/00035/FUL Proposed new dwellings Land At 48 Mr & Mrs 26/02/2020 Approve Improves the property. Beauchamp Close McAra Satisfactory proposal in terms of scale Eaton Socon and pattern of development Within a sustainable location 7 21/00054/FUL Change of use of pavement area to form 21 - 23 Market Loungers UK 26/02/2021 Approve Fits in with local street scene external seating area, installation of Square St Neots PE19 Limited The proposal will enhance the replacement shopfront and installation of 2AR character of the conservation area new extract/supply ventilation system. Planning application documents and comments can be viewed by visiting Huntingdonshire District Council's Public Access Planning Portal. https://publicaccess.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/online-applications Page 1 of 3 SCHEDULE OF PLANNING APPLICATIONS – 16th FEBRUARY 2021

No. Reference Development Location Applicant Response SNTC Decision Notes Due

8 21/00053/FUL Erection of 1 dwelling Land East Of 7 Mr Dean 01/03/2021 Refuse St Neots Town Council received over 70 Hogarth Place Eaton resident objections to the proposed Ford new dwelling which were also submitted to HDC planning. Committee members wished to convey in the strongest way possible their objection to this application and support the concerns and objections raised by so many residents. These include: Loss of an important open space and physical feature Loss of natural habitat Development is contrary to St Neots Neighbourhood Plan to protect green open spaces. District spatial plan Approval of the application would create a dangerous precedent. Risk of flooding Nature conservation Visual amenity (but not loss of private view) Loss of Trees Demonstrable harm to the amenity of the residents. Loss of important open spaces or physical. An objection received stated that the property owner’s deed states any open space should not be built on for 80 years.

9 21/00119/HHFUL Proposed single and two storey extension 3 River Road Eaton Mr Field 02/03/2021 Approve Fits in with local street scene to the rear Ford St Neots PE19 Satisfactory proposal in terms of scale 7AU and pattern of development

Planning application documents and comments can be viewed by visiting Huntingdonshire District Council's Public Access Planning Portal. https://publicaccess.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/online-applications Page 2 of 3 SCHEDULE OF PLANNING APPLICATIONS – 16th FEBRUARY 2021

No. Reference Development Location Applicant Response SNTC Decision Notes Due

10 21/00080/HHFUL Erection of single storey extension to the 3 Mill Hill Road Eaton Mr G Wagstaff 02/03/2021 Approve Improves the property side of dwelling Ford St Neots PE19 Makes efficient use of its site 7AG 11 21/00023/HHFUL Loft Conversion 5 Chandlers Wharf St Catherine 03/03/2021 Approve We consider that the proposal would Neots PE19 2AL Roberts assimilate itself to the existing part of the town

…………………………………….. Committee Chair

Planning application documents and comments can be viewed by visiting Huntingdonshire District Council's Public Access Planning Portal. https://publicaccess.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/online-applications Page 3 of 3 ATTACHMENT 2 SCHEDULE OF PLANNING APPLICATIONS – 2nd March 2021

No. Reference Development Location Applicant Response SNTC Decision Notes Due

1 21/00167/HHFUL Proposed ground floor rear extension, and 1st 14 Staughton Place Mr & Mrs Presland 05/03/2021 floor side extension Eaton Socon St Neots 2 21/00200/LBC Repair works to the barns at Monks Hardwick Monks Hardwick Priory Mr Michael 10/03/2021 Hill Topham St Neots 3 21/00174/S73 Variation of Condition 10 of 18/00497/FUL for M A Motors Windmill Amber 11/03/2021 the development to be carried out in Row Developments (St accordance with the MTC submitted 2067-FRA St Neots Ives) Mr N Roe Rev A dated February 2018. However, during the course of the negotiations, the layout enclosed at appendix 6 of the FRA changed significantly. Subsequently MTC produced 2067-FRA Rev C dated 27th March 2020 which shows the correct layout at appendix 6 and 7. 4 21/00215/HHFUL Proposed front and rear ground floor 5 Field Cottage Road Mr & Mrs Walters 12/03/2021 extension. Eaton Socon St Neots. 5 21/00209/HHFUL Proposed side extension. 12 Lime Grove Mr & Mrs Gough 12/03/2021 St Neots 6 21/00196/HHFUL Proposed 2 storey side, ground floor front and 1 Burns Court Mr And Mrs 12/03/2021 ground floor rear/side extension Eaton Ford Lawrence St Neots 7 21/00153/HHFUL Proposed side 1st floor and front ground floor 19 Simpkin Close Eaton Mr & Mrs Cruft 12/03/2021 extension Socon St Neots 8 21/00265/TREE Sycamores (T1, T2, T3, T4) Crown reduction 24 St Marys Street Mrs Susan Lea 12/03/2021 because residents of Toller Mews feel there is a Eynesbury safety risk to their properties. Crown lifting and St Neots crown thinning- excessive shading to properties in Toller Mews. Sycamore (T8) Crown lifting and crown thinning - unstable branches keep falling and risk damaging the roof of the car port 9 21/00242/HHFUL Proposed single storey extension to the side 11 Nightingale Way Mr and Mrs 12/03/2021 and rear and replacement of existing flat roof St Neots Bremner over Garage with pitched roof. 10 21/00371/TREE Please refer to attached schedule of proposed Cavendish Court MRS SUE HALL 13/03/2021 works ~ Crosshall Road (CAVENDISH ref 17.2.1 PA Cav Ct Sched of Work Eaton Ford COURT)

Planning application documents and comments can be viewed by visiting Huntingdonshire District Council's Public Access Planning Portal. https://publicaccess.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/online-applications Page 1 of 2 SCHEDULE OF PLANNING APPLICATIONS – 2nd March 2021

No. Reference Development Location Applicant Response SNTC Decision Notes Due

11 21/00259/HHFUL Proposed two storey extension to the rear 1 Dunster Way Mr Smith 15/03/2021 Eynesbury St Neots 12 21/00214/HHFUL Two storey side extension following removal of 77 St Neots Road, Mr & Mrs R Brown 15/03/2021 garage and outbuilding, single storey rear Eaton Ford extension and second storey rear extension. St Neots Extension of existing dropped kerb and provision for new dropped kerb to form in out driveway 13 21/00278/HHFUL Single storey rear extension following 15 Blackwood Road Mr & Mrs Russell 17/03/2021 demolition of the existing conservatory, plus a Eaton Socon St Neots small ground floor extension to the front of the property 14 21/00279/HHFUL loft conversion with skylights, and changes to 85 Crosshall Road Virginia Stirling 17/03/2021 the fenestration Eaton Ford St Neots 15 20/02213/FUL Demolition of garaging and erection of a 39 Kings Road St Neots Mr And Mrs Bryan 17/03/2021 detached bungalow PE19 1LD And Marian George

…………………………………….. Committee Chair