Chesham Town Council
Bill Richards Town Clerk
Tel: 01494 774842 Fax: 01494 582908 www.chesham.gov.uk Email: [email protected]
10th December 2018
Dear Councillor,
Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the PLANNING COMMITTEE to be held in the Council Chamber, The Town Hall, Chesham, on
MONDAY 17th DECEMBER 2018 AT 7.30 PM
when the business set out below is proposed to be transacted:
AGENDA 1. Apologies for absence. 2. Declarations of Interest. 3. To receive and confirm the Minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee held on 19th November 2018. 4. To receive and consider the Minutes of the Chesham and Chiltern Villages Local Area Forum held on 20th September 2018. 5. To receive and consider planning applications received from the Chiltern District Council since the last meeting of the Committee and any planning applications and comments delegated to the Ward Members and Chairman of the Committee and to note previous planning comments submitted. Plans are available for inspection on Chiltern District Council’s website www.chiltern.gov.uk. 6. To receive and consider decision notices received from Chiltern District Council since the last meeting of the Committee. 7. Local Plan – Call for Sites. 8. Information items. 9. Exclusion of the Public and the Press. 10. Council owned Land - Nashleigh Hill
Yours sincerely,
Bill Richards Town Clerk
Chesham Town Council, Town Hall, Chesham, Bucks HP5 1DS Twinned with Friedrichsdorf Germany; Houilles France; Archena Spain Chesham Town Council continued . . .
Publication Date: 10th December 2018.
Councillor Circulation Councillor Qaser Chaudhry Councillor Peter Hudson Councillor Tony Franks Councillor Noel Brown Councillor Roderick McCulloch Councillor Jane MacBean Councillor Diana Varley Councillor Alan Bacon Councillor Nick Southworth
- 2 - Report of the Officers to a meeting of the PLANNING Committee on Monday 17th December 2018
AGENDA ITEM NO: 4 – CHESHAM AND CHILTERN VILLAGES LOCAL AREA FORUM
Reporting Officer: Bill Richards (01494 583824)
Summary
1. To receive the Local Area Forum Minutes of 20th September 2018.
Background Information
2. It was agreed at the Development Control Committee meeting of the 13th September 2010 (Min no. 39), that Local Area Forum minutes would be brought to future Development Control (now Planning) Committee Meetings.
Financial Implications
3. None pertaining to this report.
Strategic Objectives
4. Accords with the Council’s strategic objective 4b – ‘Consult with and respond to District Council, County Council and other Authorities on current services and planned changes, to ensure continuing improvement in services consistent with local needs.’
Equality Act Implications
5. Non applicable.
Detailed Consideration
6. Minutes of 20th September 2018 meeting are attached for Members’ consideration and observations.
Recommendation
That the Minutes be noted. Buckinghamshire County Council Visit democracy.buckscc.gov.uk for councillor information and email alerts for local meetings
CHESHAM AND CHILTERN VILLAGES Minutes LOCAL AREA FORUM
MINUTES OF THE CHESHAM AND CHILTERN VILLAGES LOCAL AREA FORUM HELD ON TUESDAY 19 JUNE 2018, IN CHARTRIDGE VILLAGE HALL, CHARTRIDGE LANE, HP5 2TW, COMMENCING AT 7.06 PM AND CONCLUDING AT 8.43 PM.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Chris Brown, Noel Brown (Chairman), Joan Lherbier and Colin Little
1 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE / CHANGES IN MEMBERSHIP
The Chairman welcomed attendees to the meeting and invited members and officers to introduce themselves.
It was noted that Ms Z Dixon, Lead Officer, would be leaving the Council and that Ms C Login, Head of Customer Service would be continuing as the new Lead Officer.
2 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Mr C Brown declared that he was a member of the Commons Preservation Society.
There were no further declarations of interest.
3 MINUTES
The Chairman reviewed the actions of the previous meeting: The issue involving top soil on Horseblock Lane had been resolved. The defects in Flaunden Bottom, Ashots Lane and Dells Lane had been addressed. Mr C Marshall, Local Area Technician (LAT), had inspected Mount Nugent and works had begun. Mr P Hodson, Area Manager, had circulated the details on the Virtual Forum and agreed to circulate the details of the next forum which would take place on 29 March 2018.
ACTION: P Hodson
The action for Ms C Colsell, had been completed.
Mr Hodson confirmed that he had circulated the details for the Citizens’ Advice Bureau phone repair charter project. Ms C Gardner informed Members that Chiltern District Council would be investigating the introduction of this project in their Local Authority.
RESOLVED The minutes of the meeting held on 14 March 2018 were agreed as an accurate record.
4 PETITIONS
There were none.
5 QUESTION TIME
There were none.
6 THAMES VALLEY POLICE UPDATE
PC G McVeigh, presented a report to update LAF members on behalf of Thames Valley Police.
The following points were raised during discussion and in answer to Members questions: It was noted that domestic violence and violence against a person was high and it would be a priority to reduce this. The reduction in burglaries was a result of the incarceration of two individuals who were repeat offenders.
Automatic Number Plate Recognition (AMPR) cameras were being utilised to monitor cross boarder movements. These cameras were installed in officers cars so can monitor criminals who would abscond from the County where they had committed crimes in an attempt to avoid the police. Having the cameras in cars increased the effectiveness of this tool.
Members discussed the Community and Police Forum, the purpose of which was to identify from residents what the key concerns were in the area in order to establish priorities. The Forum would focus on what communities can do themselves before they involve the police. Priorities identified were: Drug dealing and drug use Burglary prevention Speeding
The next meeting would take place in August/ September.
The Chairman thanked PC McVeigh for the update and thanked officers and PCSO’s for their hard work.
7 TRANSPORT FOR BUCKINGHAMSHIRE UPDATE
Ms R Taylor, Customer and Compliance Officer, provided an update on behalf of Transport for Buckinghamshire.
The following points were noted during discussion and in answer to members questions: In addition to the usual funding, the Council had received money from the Department for Transport to carry out plane and patch works. This money had been awarded to the area teams rather than the Capital Team. Work would be focussed on areas with known issues. So far work had been completed on the bell mouth entrance of Leather Lane. Works would start on Swan Lane in the Lee during the week commencing 6 August 2018. This would run from The Swan pub to St Leonards And would take an estimated two days. Chalk Lane works would be completed at the same time. Using intelligence gathered from LAT’s, TfB would continue to find new locations until the funding had run out. This project would run until August 2019. Grass cutting was running two and a half weeks behind schedule for rural and urban cuts. Mr C Brown thanked the team for their time and efforts in the Autumn. The Chairman highlighted that Chesham in Bloom would take place in July. It was confirmed that the gullies would be cleared as part of the Chesham project. Residents had been notified of this through letter drops, signage and social media. In Bellingdon Road, residents had refused to move their cars. There had been a good response in Waterside. This project would continue until September. Work on Hardings Hill would be commencing during the week commencing 25 June 201. While work would not be extended outside of Chesham, should the project be successful, a bid would be made for more funding to carry out works elsewhere. Drainage work had been completed on the Vale in readiness for the carriage resurfacing in July. Improvements had been made to Fullers Hill including three new chambers to catch water and a storm drain to prevent detritus. Noxious weed spraying started during the week commencing 11 June 2018. 26 sites had been identified in Chiltern and South Bucks. The Lee Parish Council had submitted requests for the gullies to be cleared in areas including Chesham Lane, Swan Bottom cross roads and Red Lion Hill but this work had not yet been carried out. Ms Taylor confirmed that she would investigate this matter with the Capital Drainage Team and keep Mr C Sully informed.
ACTION: Ms Taylor
An in depth discussion took place regarding the vehicle movements which would increase as a result of HS2. Mr Little informed the forum members that he had met with the HS2 Engagement and there was no traffic plan. The Chairman agreed that he and Mr Hodson would investigate further. ACTION: P Hodson and the Chairman
Members discussed in detail the possible options to deter heavy goods vehicles from using the smaller roads. It was agreed that this subject would be discussed at the next
meeting to enable officers to obtain further details and provide members with an informed response.
ACTION: Mr Hodson
Road markings would be reinstated once the markings were 75% worn. This work would be completed by the local authority responsible for the particular area of road. This was due to the budgetary restrictions involved with the painting and maintenance of the lines. The forum members were informed about a member of the public who was marking up potholes around the country (including Buckinghamshire). As these were not TfB markings, some of the pothholes marked may not actually meet intervention levels and therefore may not be repaired. The Capital Maintenance Team were in the process of finding a solution to the issues reported with the centre joins in the area. A TfB stakeholder conference would take place at the Aylesbury Vale District Council offices on 4 July 2018 at 8.30am. The Chairman thanked officers for their report.
RESOLVED LAF members NOTED the report
8 BROADBAND
Members received a report for information.
RESOLVED LAF Members NOTED the report
9 PREVENTION MATTERS
Ms N Judson, Community Links Officer, gave a verbal update on prevention matters.
The following points were noted during discussion and in answer to Member’s questions: Pond Park Street Association was launched on 29 November 2017. 31 Members to date have signed up to the scheme which looks to connect neighbours giving them an opportunity to start a conversation, signpost to community groups via the toolkit (directory of services) and keep people safe and well through various workshops that will raise awareness of topical issues such as Scams as delivered by Trading Standards. The Belmont Club (Pond Park ) have a new committee and are looking for ways to open up the venue up to a wider range of groups. Street Associations scheme are just one known body investigating hosting a coffee morning giving opportunities to bring neighbours together.
The new Chiltern District Councillor, Mr N Southworth had been building links with the Pond Park Street Association scheme and encouraging residents to get involved. 9 referrals into Prevention matters via the Street Association scheme have been made since the launch in November 2017. The number of assessments had tripled since the launch. The Chairman emphasised the importance of communities joining together to keep each other safe and being aware of those who might be vulnerable to report issues before they reach crisis point. An in depth discussion took place regarding isolation and loneliness among residents.
The Chairman thanked Ms Judson for her report.
10 BCC UPDATE
Members received a report from Buckinghamshire County Council for information.
RESOLVED LAF Members NOTED the report.
11 LOCAL PRIORITIES 2017/18 REPORT
Members received a report from Mr Hodson for information.
RESOLVED LAF Members NOTED the report
12 LOCAL PRIORITIES PROPOSALS FOR 2018/19
Mr Hodson presented his report on Local Priorities Proposals.
Funding To confirm that we agreed to fund the following projects:
Match Total Amount Proposal funding project cost agreed Citizens Advice Reaching the Isolated £0 £7,936 £7,936 Older Community Chiltern Voice Community Radio £400 £1,150 £750 At the Edge Youth Project £100 £850 £750 Restore Hope- Family Mentoring Service £41,221 £47,139 £5,918 Latimer & Ley Hill MVAS Ground Screw * £235 £470 £235 Empower to Cook Classroom Kitchen £3,408 £6,816 £3,408 Project Latimer & Ley Hill Community Wellbeing £0 £1,802 £1,802 projects
Cholesbury Community Wellbeing projects £250 £1,500 £1,250 Total £45,614 £67,663 £22,049 *subject to match funding.
The following points were noted during discussion and in answer to Members questions: No money had been allocated at the meeting in March 2018. Communities, Health and Wellbeing had been allocated £5k and each parish would receive £750 to spend. A mentoring service would be run in partnership with Restore Hope. This service had been established with help from Children’s Social Care. Mr Sully requested an update from Mr Hodson on the outdoor play equipment. Mr Hodson agreed to investigate this matter further and will have a proposal for the LAF to agree. Mr Hodson was waiting for further information on road markings on Oxford Street. Chiltern Voice community radio station had FM status and was based at Whitehill. The station would be active from 18:00 – 00:00. Link below for information: http://www.chilternvoice.fm/ The deadline for transport schemes was the end of August.
ACTION: Mr Hodson would investigate to find an update for the road markings and play equipment.
RESOLVED LAF Members AGREED the proposals and NOTED that any outstanding funds would be allocated back to the Council
13 CHILTERN DISTRICT VIRTUAL COMMUNITY FORUM
Mr Hodson and the Chairman informed members that residents would need to log in and sign up then they could tune in to find out more about priorities in the community.
If they missed the Live Forum, the comments would be available to view retrospectively.
14 BROADBAND IN BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
Further to a discussion at the meeting held on 14 March 2018, Members received an update on broadband in Buckinghamshire.
A Buckinghamshire County Council project, Connected Counties, would run until 2019 and residents would be able to enter their postcode to find out whether their area had been included in the scheme.
While commercially information could not be shared, Mr Hodson informed members that Contract 2 would cover some of the Lee and Contract 3 would cover more areas. Mr Hodson would know more following his meeting with officers.
The cabinet at the top of Red Lion Hill was due to be covered but there has been little progress on this. It was noted that the Parish Councils would want an update for their residents.
RESOLVED Members NOTED the report.
15 AOB
Ms C Gardner, Chiltern District Council, informed Members about the older people’s guides. The Chesham guide would be available to download and printed copies had been requested by residents. Link below for information: http://www.bopag.org.uk/index.php?page=Guide-to-Services-for-Older-People-living-in- Amersham
16 DATE OF NEXT MEETING
20 September 2018, 19:00, Chesham Town Hall.
The Chairman thanked Ms Dixon for all her hard work as she would be leaving the Council to become a teacher.
The Chairman also thanked Ms Judson would would be leaving Buckinghamshire County Council to join Chiltern District Council to start a new role.
CHAIRMAN
CHESHAM TOWN COUNCIL PLANNING APPLICATIONS 17th DECEMBER 2018
1) CH/2018/0421/FA Land to rear of Punch Bowl Lane Chesham ST MARY'S
Description: Errection of two semi-detached dwellings, served by new access from Forelands Way
2) PL/18/4180/FA 132 Berkeley Avenue Chesham LOWNDES
Description: Construction of frist floor to convert bungalow into a two storey dwelling
3) PL/18/4355/FA 74 Bois Moor Road Chesham WATERSIDE *
Description: Single storey rear extension to existing outbuilding.
4) PL/18/4372/VRC Land at 206 - 208 Chartridge Lane Chesham LOWNDES
Description: Variation of condition 14 of planning permission CH/2018/0854/FA(Demolition of Nos 206 and 208 Chartridge Lane and erection of two pairs of semi-detached dwellings along Cartridge Lane and one detached dwelling to the rear(comprising the reconfiguration of plot 5 approved under planning permission CH/2017/0846/FA), associated hard landscaping and altered vehicular access)to allow amended design of semi-detached dwellings on plots 6 to 9). 5) PL/18/4373/FA 16 The Braid Chesham HILLTOP *
Description: Single Storey rear and side extensions and internal alterations. Demolition of existing garage
6) PL/18/4389/FA 14 Russell Court Chesham NEWTOWN *
Description: Part two strorey, part single storey side and front extension
7) PL/18/4391/FA 9 Tylers Hill Road Chesham TOWNSEND *
Description: First Floor rear roof extension, replacement north side dormer windows (amendment to:CH/2018/0065/FA)
8) PL/18/4419/FA 10 Deer Park Walk Chesham NEWTOWN *
Description: Part single, part two storey side extension, alteration to roof height to accommodate habitable space above garage CHESHAM TOWN COUNCIL PLANNING APPLICATIONS 17th DECEMBER 2018
9) PL/18/4420/SA 28 Bois Moor Road Chesham WATERSIDE *
Description: Conversion of loft incorporating rear dormer and front rooflight
10) PL/18/4470/SA 34 Chapmans Crescent Chesham LOWNDES *
Description: Certificate of lawfulness for proposed:hip to gable roof, loft conversion and rear dormer.
11) PL/18/4540/FA 41 Broadlands Avenue Chesham TOWNSEND *
Description: Vehicle access and construction of retaining walls. CHESHAM TOWN COUNCIL PLANNING DECISIONS 17th DECEMBER 2018
1) CH/2018/0678/FA Whitethorns Farm Ashley Green Road Chesham NEWTOWN
Description: Agricultural Building (Unit 1) Part retrospective involving alterations and retention of part of building the subject of enforcement notice.2015/00016/AB/EN/1 Comments: The Committee WELCOMES the alterations forthcoming from the Enforcement notice. Decision: Conditional Permission 2) CH/2018/0679/FA Whitethorns Farm Ashley Green Road Chesham NEWTOWN
Description: Agricultural Building (Unit 2) Part retrospective involving alterations and retention of part of building the subject of enforcement notice.2015/00016/AB/EN/1 Comments: The Committee WELCOMES the alterations forthcoming from the Enforcement notice. Decision: Refuse Permission 3) CH/2018/0680/FA Whitethorns Farm Ashley Green Road Chesham NEWTOWN
Description: Agricultural Building (Unit 3) Part retrospective involving alterations and retention of part of building the subject of enforcement notice.2015/00016/AB/EN/1 Comments: The Committee WELCOMES the alterations forthcoming from the Enforcement notice. Decision: Conditional Permission 4) PL/18/2626/EU Halfway House Farm Missenden Road Chesham Chesham ST MARY'S
Description: Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness for Existing Use relating to building as General Industrial (B1 Use) Comments: The Committee has no additional information in respect to this application Decision: Cert of law existing use granted 5) PL/18/2998/FA 2 Shepherds Way Chesham WATERSIDE
Description: Single storey side/rear extension , rear dormer structure and hip to gable roof extension to facilitate loft conversion. Comments: The Committee has NO OBJECTIONS to this application Decision: Conditional Permission 6) PL/18/3026/FA Portobello Farm 165 Asheridge Road Chesham ASHERIDGE VALE
Description: Conversion of barn/rear store and rear annexe to a dwelling, demolition of part outbuilding and construction of carport/store. Comments: The Committee expressed some concern over the use of the building as a dwelling, whether it was in keeping with a Greenbelt area, plus concern over erecting another building in the form of a carport on Greenbelt designated land Decision: Conditional Permission CHESHAM TOWN COUNCIL PLANNING DECISIONS 17th DECEMBER 2018
7) PL/18/3171/FA 89 Eskdale Avenue Chesham TOWNSEND
Description: Two front rooflights and rear dormer to facilitate habitable accommodation in roofspace. Comments: The Committee has no comments to make in respect of this application Decision: Conditional Permission 8) PL/18/3135/HB The Forelands Punch Bowl Lane Chesham ST MARY'S
Description: Historic building application to replace windows. Comments: The Committee has no comments to make in respect of this application Decision: Conditional consent 9) PL/18/3142/FA George Turner Estates, 3 Broad Street Chesham TOWNSEND
Description: Change of use from financial and professional services(use Class A2) to nail and beauty salon ( a sui generis use), a sign post and new signage. Comments: The Committee has no comments to make in respect of this application Decision: Conditional Permission 10) PL/18/3351/FA 26 Cheyne Walk Chesham TOWNSEND
Description: Part single/part two storey front/side/rear extensions with loft conversion incorporating additional rear dormers and front rooflights. Conversion of garage into habitable space. Comments: The Committee has NO OBJECTIONS to this application Decision: Refuse Permission 11) PL/18/2075/FA 126 Bellingdon Road Chesham ASHERIDGE VALE
Description: Single storey side extension (retrospective) Comments: The Committee has no comments to make in respect of this applicaton. Decision: Conditional Permission 12) PL/18/3399/FA 18 Brandon Mead Chesham LOWNDES
Description: Single storey rear and first floor side extensions Comments: The Committee has NO OBJECTIONS to this application Decision: Conditional Permission CHESHAM TOWN COUNCIL PLANNING DECISIONS 17th DECEMBER 2018
13) PL/18/3357/FA 231 Berkhampstead Road Chesham NEWTOWN
Description: Vehicular access Comments: The Committee has no comments to make in respect of this application Decision: Withdrawn 14) PL/18/3366/SA 12 Brandon Mead Chesham LOWNDES
Description: Application for a certificate of Lawfulness for proposed:Conversion of the existing garage to habitable accom. Comments: The Committee has no additional information in respect to this application Decision: Cert of law for proposed dev/use issued 15) PL/18/3369/FA 6 Longfield Road Chesham LOWNDES
Description: Single storey rear extension and erection of terrace incorporating ramp Comments: The Committee has NO OBJECTIONS to this application Decision: Withdrawn 16) PL/18/3375/SA 61 Eskdale Avenue Chesham TOWNSEND
Description: Application for a certificate of lawfulness for proposed:Rear dormer extension and skylights to the front elevation. Demonlition of outside W.C. Comments: The Committee has no additional information in respect to this application Decision: Part approve/refuse- PROPOSED Cert of law 17) PL/18/3421/FA 33 Fullers Close Chesham ST MARY'S
Description: Errection of single storey front porch and new vehicular access including additional hardstanding Comments: The Committee has no comments to make in respect of this application Decision: Conditional Permission 18) PL/18/3425/FA 9 & 11 Vale Rise Chesham VALE
Description: No.9 Part single/part 2 storey infill extension to rear. No.11 - first floor extension to rear Comments: The Committee has no comments to make in respect of this application Decision: Refuse Permission CHESHAM TOWN COUNCIL PLANNING DECISIONS 17th DECEMBER 2018
19) PL/18/3463/FA 356 Waterside Chesham WATERSIDE
Description: Ground Floor Rear extension. Comments: The Committee has no comments to make in respect of this application Decision: Conditional Permission 20) PL/18/3569/KA The Meades, 32 Germain Street Chesham ST MARY'S
Description: Blue Atlas Cedar (T1) Yew (T2)- Crown reduction within a conservation area. Comments: The Committee has no comments to make in respect of this application Decision: TPO shall not be made 21) PL/18/3479/FA 28 & 30 Nutkins Way Chesham VALE
Description: Single storey rear extension to No.30 and replacement garages to Nos 28 & 30 (amended scheme to planning permission PL/18/2538/FA) Comments: The Committee has no comments to make in respect of this application Decision: Conditional Permission 22) PL/18/3752/KA 99 Church Street Chesham ST MARY'S
Description: Pruning of branches of a cherry and a yew within a Conservation Area Comments: The Committee has no comments to make in respect of this application. Decision: TPO shall not be made 23) PL/18/3490/FA The George and Dragon 14 High Street Chesham ST MARY'S
Description: Relocation of toilet, re-use windows, external landscaping and repaint. Comments: The Committee has no comments to make in respect of this application Decision: Permission not needed 24) PL/18/3630/VRC Alpine Caterers 30-32 Higham Road Chesham TOWNSEND
Description: Variation of condition 5 of planning permission C/173/71(buildingfor light industrial purposes) Comments: The Committee has no comments to make in respect of this application Decision: Conditional Permission CHESHAM TOWN COUNCIL PLANNING DECISIONS 17th DECEMBER 2018
25) PL/18/3583/SA 229 Bellingdon Road Chesham ASHERIDGE VALE
Description: Certificate of lawfulness for proposed hip to gable rof extension and loft conversion Comments: The Committee has no additional information in respect to this application Decision: Cert of law for proposed dev/use issued 26) PL/18/3601/FA 229 Bellingdon Road Chesham ASHERIDGE VALE
Description: Application for a loft conversion Comments: The Committee has no comments to make in respect of this application Decision: Refuse Permission 27) PL/18/3631/SA 74 Bois Moor Road Chesham WATERSIDE
Description: Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed loft conversion with rear dormer Comments: The Committee has no additional information in respect to this applicatation Decision: Cert of law for proposed dev/use issued 28) PL/18/3683/FA Glendale Lycrome Road Chesham NEWTOWN
Description: Two storey side and single storey rear extension Comments: The Committee has no comments to make in respect of this application Decision: Conditional Permission Conditional Permission Report of the Officers to a meeting of the PLANNING Committee on Monday 17th December 2018
AGENDA ITEM NO: 7 - CALL FOR SITES FOR LOCAL PLAN
Reporting Officer: Bill Richards (01494 583824)
Summary
1. To consider sites for possible housing development as part of Chiltern District Council and South Bucks District Council’s joint Local Plan.
Background Information
2. The District Council is seeking a new round of submissions for possible housing, employment and general community services provision sites following its decision to produce a joint Local Plan with South Bucks District Council.
Financial Implications
3. None pertaining to this report.
Strategic Objectives
4. Accords with the Council’s strategic aim 4 – ‘To represent the views and wishes of the residents of Chesham’.
Equality Act Implications
5. Non applicable.
Detailed Consideration
6. The following communique has been received from Chiltern District Council’s Planning Policy team.
‘To assist the development of the emerging Joint Local Plan for Chiltern and South Bucks the councils are carrying out a ‘Call for Sites’ exercise to identify sites within both districts that may have potential for development over the plan period.
We would therefore invite landowners, agents or potential developers to put forward sites for consideration which might have potential for contributing towards Chiltern and South Bucks’ future needs for housing, specialist housing such as for older people or Gypsies and Travellers, employment uses, town centre uses, community facilities, mixed use developments, sport and recreation, no specific use, or other development uses where there is considered to be a specific or general need or opportunity over the period to 2036.
You do not need to be the landowner but ideally should provide information and the views of the landowner. The Call for Sites will run from 3rd December 2018 to 14 January 2019 and will be used to update the Council’s Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment, which will be part of the evidence base for the new Local Plan.
Should you wish for us to consider a site within Chiltern and South Bucks, please complete and submit the form (available online at the below link), along with a map clearly identifying the boundary by the 14 January 2019. Sites submitted by the 14 January will be assessed as part of the Local Plan process, any sites after this deadline will be banked for future consideration. If you have previously submitted a site for consideration there is no need to resubmit.
Please note that the submission of a site provides no guarantee that it will be allocated in the new Local Plan, or allocated for the suggested use. Only suitable, available and achievable sites will be taken forward.
Each site nominated must be submitted via a completed form to ensure that the Councils have sufficient information to consider all nominations. Should you have any further queries, please contact the Planning Policy Team on 01494 586678 or by email at [email protected] or [email protected]
All the relevant information and the site nomination form are available online at: http://www.southbucks.gov.uk/callforsites’
7. It should be noted that when the previous exercise was undertaken in 2015 by Chiltern District Council on its own, the Council did not submit any possible locations, almost certainly for the reasons expressed in para 3 of the attached Local Plan Working Party meeting of the 21st September 2015. However the opportunity arises again with the joint Local Plan consultation beginning again and if the Committee believes it is able to suggest sites which may not compromise local Members individually.
Recommendation
The Committee decides if it wishes to submit any collective recommended sites for development as part of the ‘Call for Sites’ consultation.
Bill Richards Town Clerk Local Plan Working Party Meeting – 21st September 2015 Held at Chesham Town Council Offices at 2.00pm
Present:
Cllrs Jane MacBean (JM) and Noel Brown (NB) - Chesham Town Council Bill Richards (BR) - Town Clerk
Apologies for absence were received from Cllrs Qasr Chaudhry and Roderick McCulloch
In attendance: Roger Smith (RS) and Tony Molesworth (TM) - The Chesham Society
1. Purpose of Meeting A follow-up from the last meeting to discuss Chesham’s provisional response to the District Council’s revised Local Plan consultation.
2. Notes of Last Meeting The notes of the last meeting held on the 12th August were agreed as a true and correct record, save for the fact that TM had suggested Bovingdon Airfield be a site for significant development and not JM.
3. Update on Local Plan JM advised that, as a District Councillor, she had been privy to a very recent presentation at CDC by a consultant administrating the Buckinghamshire Housing & Economic Development Needs Assessment (HEDNA). It was also noted that the CDC Greenbelt Assessment was to be imminently published. RS and TM advised that they were attending a similar HEDNA presentation on the following Monday. RS noted that no CTC Member had appeared to submit suggestions in respect to ‘Call for Sites’ but NB opined this was reasonable since town council members were inevitably very close to their constituents and therefore difficult for them to propose new building developments in their small wards with anonymity and without repercussions.
It was agreed that it would be appropriate to undertake preparatory work before the official consultation window opened and the following actions agreed:
RS and TM to feedback by e-mail any pertinent information from the presentation they were attending. JM to feedback any further updates for CDC in her position as a member of CDC Planning Committee BR to ascertain consultation timetable from Graham Winwright. BR to try and get up-to-date growth figures from BCC Planners for district. RS and TM to progress proposal for a second public meeting in November at Town Hall – possibly focussing on ‘big ideas’ such as the Chesham Society’s design for redevelopment of town centre/Star Yard. All to consider possible funding streams to commission graphic designer/consultant to produce professional 3–D and/or interactive models of any town centre regeneration plans.
1 4. Drainage Strategy The Group welcomed the draft comments devised by the Policy and Projects Officer in respect to the Thames Water Drainage Strategy and it was agreed they be endorsed by this group and referred to the Development Control Committee to form an official Council response. RS suggested that the comments be enhanced to strongly dispute the Strategy’s premise that there would be ‘little change’ in local development. This was agreed.
5. Date of Next Meeting Date to be confirmed following clarification of Local Plan consultation timetable.
Bill Richards Town Clerk
2 CHESHAM TOWN COUNCIL
INFORMATION SHEET FOR COUNCILLORS TO THE PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE 17TH DECEMBER 2018
15. Appeal – 160 Chartridge Lane, Chesham - CH/2018/0570/FA
The proposal was: Two storey side and single storey rear extension, open porch to front.
The Planning Inspectorate in Bristol has now advised us of their decision- Appeal dismissed.
16. Proposed Housing and Open Space Development – Eunice Park, Waterside
Land and Partners have requested the attached be circulated for Members’ attention. Hard copies of the document are available for further scrutiny.
17. Prior Notification – Alpine Caterers 30 -32 Higham Road, Chesham – PL/18/4456/PNL
Prior Notification under Class PA of Part 3, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015 – Change of Use from light industrial (Use Class B1(c)) to three residential units (Use Class C3)