Planning Committee 24 February 2021
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Planning Committee Agenda Date Wednesday 24 February 2021 Members of the Planning Committee Cllr S Lawn Cllr J M Ward (Chairman) (Vice Chairman) Time 9.30am Cllr A D Adams Cllr C Karimi-Ghovanlou Cllr S C Beadle Cllr I N Moncur Cllr N J Brennan Cllr S M Prutton Cllr J F Fisher Cllr S Riley Cllr R R Foulger Place Substitute pools – trained Councillors listed below To be held remotely Conservative Liberal Democrat Cllr S M Clancy Cllr D J Britcher Cllr J K Copplestone Cllr S J Catchpole Cllr A D Crotch Cllr D G Harrison Cllr R M Grattan Cllr S I Holland Cllr K S Kelly Cllr K E Lawrence ** Cllr D King Cllr J A Neesam Cllr K G Leggett Cllr L A Starling Cllr T M Mancini-Boyle Cllr D M Thomas Cllr M L Murrell Contact Cllr G K Nurden Cllr C E Ryman-Tubb Dawn Matthews tel (01603) 430404 Cllr M D Snowling Cllr J L Thomas Broadland District Cllr K A Vincent Council Cllr S A Vincent Thorpe Lodge Cllr S C Walker 1 Yarmouth Road Cllr F Whymark ** Not trained Thorpe St Andrew Norwich NR7 0DU If any Member wishes to clarify details relating E-mail: [email protected] to any matter on the agenda they are requested to contact the relevant Area Planning Manager, @BDCDemServices Assistant Director Planning or the Assistant Director Governance & Business Support (Monitoring Officer) prior to the meeting. 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PUBLIC ATTENDANCE – This meeting will be live streamed for public viewing via the following link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZciRgwo84-iPyRImsTCIng PUBLIC SPEAKING – You may register to speak by emailing us at [email protected] no later than 3pm on Friday 19 February 2021 1 A G E N D A Page No 1 To receive declarations of interest under Procedural Rule no 8 2 Apologies for absence 3 Minutes of meeting held on 27 January 2021 5 4 Matters arising therefrom (if any) 5 Applications for planning permission to be considered by the Committee in the following order: Schedule of Applications 9 Planning Applications 10 6 Planning Appeals (for information) - for the period 15 January 94 2021 to 12 February 2021 Trevor Holden Managing Director 2 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST AT MEETINGS When declaring an interest at a meeting Members are asked to indicate whether their interest in the matter is pecuniary, or if the matter relates to, or affects a pecuniary interest they have, or if it is another type of interest. Members are required to identify the nature of the interest and the agenda item to which it relates. In the case of other interests, the member may speak and vote. If it is a pecuniary interest, the member must withdraw from the meeting when it is discussed. If it affects or relates to a pecuniary interest the member has, they have the right to make representations to the meeting as a member of the public but must then withdraw from the meeting. Members are also requested when appropriate to make any declarations under the Code of Practice on Planning and Judicial matters. Have you declared the interest in the register of interests as a pecuniary interest? If Yes, you will need to withdraw from the room when it is discussed. Does the interest directly: 1. Affect yours, or your spouse / partner’s financial position? 2. Relate to the determining of any approval, consent, licence, permission or registration in relation to you or your spouse / partner? 3. Relate to a contract you, or your spouse / partner have with the Council 4. Affect land you or your spouse / partner own 5. Affect a company that you or your partner own, or have a shareholding in If the answer is “yes” to any of the above, it is likely to be pecuniary. Please refer to the guidance given on declaring pecuniary interests in the register of interest forms. If you have a pecuniary interest, you will need to inform the meeting and then withdraw from the room when it is discussed. If it has not been previously declared, you will also need to notify the Monitoring Officer within 28 days. Does the interest indirectly affect or relate any pecuniary interest you have already declared, or an interest you have identified at 1-5 above? If yes, you need to inform the meeting. When it is discussed, you will have the right to make representations to the meeting as a member of the public, but must then withdraw from the meeting. Is the interest not related to any of the above? If so, it is likely to be another interest. You will need to declare the interest, but may participate in discussion and voting on the item. Have you made any statements or undertaken any actions that would indicate that you have a closed mind on a matter under discussion? If so, you may be predetermined on the issue; you will need to inform the meeting, and when it is discussed, you will have the right to make representations to the meeting as a member of the public, but must then withdraw from the meeting. FOR GUIDANCE REFER TO THE FLOWCHART OVERLEAF PLEASE REFER ANY QUERIES TO THE MONITORING OFFICER IN THE FIRST INSTANCE 3 DECLARING INTERESTS FLOWCHART – QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF What matters are being discussed at the meeting? Do any relate to an interest I have? A Have I declared it as a pecuniary interest? OR B Does it directly affect me, my partner or spouse’s financial position, in particular: • employment, employers or businesses; • companies in which they are a director or where they have a shareholding of more NO than £25,000 face value or more than 1% of nominal share holding • land or leases they own or hold • contracts, licenses, approvals or consents YES If you have not already Pecuniary Interest Pecuniary The interest is pecuniary – done so, notify the disclose the interest, withdraw Monitoring Officer to from the meeting by leaving update your declaration the room. Do not try to of interests improperly influence the decision The interest is related to a pecuniary interest. YES Does the matter indirectly affects or relates to a pecuniary interest I have declared, or a matter Disclose the interest at the noted at B above? meeting. You may make representations as a member of the public, but pecuniary interest pecuniary then withdraw from the NO Related Related The Interest is not pecuniary nor affects your pecuniary YES interests. Disclose the Have I declared the interest as an other interest on my interest at the meeting. You may participate in the declaration of interest form? meeting and vote OR Does it relate to a matter highlighted at B that impacts Other Interest Other upon my family or a close You are unlikely to associate? OR NO have an interest. You do not need to Does it affect an organisation I am do anything further. involved with or a member of? OR 4 Planning Committee Minutes of a meeting of the Planning Committee held via video link on Wednesday 27 January 2021 at 9.30am. A roll call was taken and the following members were present: Cllr S Lawn – Chairman Cllr A D Adams Cllr R Foulger Cllr S Prutton Cllr S Beadle Cllr C Karimi-Ghovanlou Cllr S Riley Cllr J Copplestone Cllr K Leggett Cllr J M Ward Cllr J Fisher Also present was Cllr N Brennan – observing In attendance were the Area Team Manager (NH), the Area Team Manager (BB) and the Democratic Services Officers (DM & LA). 163 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST UNDER PROCEDURAL RULE NO 8 Member Minute No & Heading Nature of Interest Cllr Lawn – on behalf of 168 – Application no: 20201976 Lobbied by the applicants. all Members (except Cllr – Land adjacent to Sunny Non-disclosable non- Copplestone) Acres, Yarmouth Road, Blofield pecuniary interest. 164 MINUTES The minutes of the meeting held on 6 January 2021 were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman. 165 MATTERS ARISING No matters were raised. 166 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Apologies for absence were received from Cllr N J Brennan and Cllr I Moncur. In respect of the decisions indicated in the following minutes, conditions or reasons for refusal of planning permission as determined by the Committee being in summary form only and based on standard conditions where indicated and subject to the final determination of the Director of Place. 27 January 2021 5 Planning Committee 167 APPLICATION NUMBER 20201949 – LAND TO THE EAST OF BROADLAND WAY AND TO THE NORTH OF A47, POSTWICK The Committee considered an application for the erection of a freestanding restaurant with drive-thru facility, car parking, landscaping and associated works, including Customer Order Displays (COD), Goal Post Height restrictor and play frame. The application was reported to Committee as it was contrary to the provisions of the development plan but the officer recommendation was for approval. Members noted the location and context of the site as set out in detail in the report. Their attention was drawn to an additional representation received from a resident of Thorpe St Andrew objecting to the proposal as set out in the supplementary schedule and it was noted that the concerns raised had been covered as part of the assessment of the application detailed in the report. The Committee heard from Paul Thomas agent for the applicant supporting the application. The key issues in determining the application were the principle of development and its impact on residential amenity, highway safety, the character and appearance and landscape and ecology.