RW 10th September 2019

WOMBOURNE PARISH COUNCIL MINUTES of the meeting of the PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE held in the Council Chamber on Monday 9th September 2019, commencing at 7.00 p.m.

Present: Councillors R Williams ... Chairman V Merrick … Vice-Chairman Miss E Keeling D Kinsey Mrs C McIlvenna Miss M Roberts

Mrs R Wright ... Clerk

40/19 APOLOGIES Apologies for absence were received and accepted from Councillors Hinton, Peace, Pike and Upton.

41/19 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST There were no declarations of interest.

42/19 MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES OF 8th July 2019 There were no matters arising from the minutes of the 8th July 2019.

43/19 SUMMARY OF DECISIONS MADE DURING SUMMER RECESS

The Committee agreed with the decisions made during the summer recess as set out below. Ref. No. Detail Observations

19/00532/FUL Quendale, No objection – a hipped roof instead of a gable above the side extension would present a lesser area of brickwork to the neighbour and reduce the skyline

19/00526/FUL The Shielings, Trysull Road, No objection – although in the green belt, this Trysull development achieves a less dominant build and instead provides two small dwellings of the type now required in the District.

19/00548/TREE_T 16 Greenlands, Wombourne Agree to felling – the tree is invasive with rapid growth of upto 80ft (also known as tree of hell for this reason). Removal of roots is recommended to avoid regrowth of suckers and self-setters.

19/00568/TREE_T 21 Heath House Drive, No objections – the tree dominates the gardens of Wombourne several houses.

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19/00527/FUL 42 Road, Overcrowding – there is less than 10.5m on all sides Wombourne and access is off a lock up garage site entrance – is this a public road? Is the boundary treatment of pillars and panels in excess of the usual 1m height? Whilst the architectural style of the surrounding area may be of eclectic, this proposal is quite different. Although with some design novelty, it is out of keeping in this location.

19/00610/FUL 60 Bridgnorth Road, No objection –we note the loss of the garage. Wombourne

19/00598/FUL 28 Billy Buns Lane No objection - we note that the gable extension creating terracing with the neighbours extension at No. 30 (not shown on the location plan). A hipped roof would avoid this.

44/19 PLANNING APPLICATIONS Ref. No. Detail Observations 19/00527/FUL 42 Bridgnorth Road, Wombourne The Committee agreed with Construction of a new detached dwelling house the comments made previously

19/00629/FUL St Benedict Biscop Primary School, School Road, The Committee are Wombourne disappointed they weren’t The construction of a new school, thus demolishing invited to the community the whole of the existing school, whilst keeping the engagement meeting on existing school in operation during the build sequence. 18th July 2019. It’s also The new school provides a like for like replacement disappointing this build With no increase in pupil numbers. It will provide one isn’t one storey and built reception classroom, two infant classrooms, four junior further into the plot, however, classrooms, one food/science/DT room, one library and the design itself is not rejected. one assembly hall with kitchen facility, along with However, there are concerns associated administration and staff facilities, toilets about the practicality of the and stores, all within a part two, part single storey, new build during normal school build teaching block. hours as it will be difficult to keep the road clear of obstructions. They would appreciate any finer detail changes to reduce the apparent height of the building

19/00640/ADV Mitchells and Butlers Retail Ltd, Miller and Carter Penn, Stourbridge Road Signage – Item A – 1 off single sided internally illuminated post mounted sign Item B – 1 off facia sign with individual built up internally illuminated letters

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Item C – 1 off double sided internally illuminated swing No objection. The Committee sign to existing post doubt the value of sign A Item D – 1 off single sided internally illuminated post pointing towards receding mounted sign traffic Item H – 1 off set of individual letters with internal illumination

19/00617/FUL 39 Dickinson Road, Wombourne No objection As per the original plans submitted and approved on 05/04/2013 (exceeded time limit) – proposed kitchen/ dining extension and extra ground floor bedroom and bathroom

45/19 REQUEST FOR PROPOSED ROAD NAMES – BEGGARS BUSH LANE SITE

The Clerk read out a letter from South Council requesting suggestions for road names for the Beggars Bush Lane site. The Chairman explained that the History Group had been consulted and had made some suggestions after Consulting the 1842 Tithe map. The suggestions put forward were – Gittings Park, Nursery Crescent, Upper Garden and Lower Garden. The Committee all agreed they were happy with these suggestions as they were in keeping with the recent History of the site.

46/19 DISTRICT COUNCIL DECISIONS There were no decisions from the District Council.

47/19 CORRESPONDENCE There was no correspondence to consider.

The meeting terminated at 8.00 p.m.