MAGHERAFELT DISTRICT COUNCIL Apologies
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MAGHERAFELT DISTRICT COUNCIL Minutes of Proceedings of a Meeting of Magherafelt District Council held in the Council Chamber, 50 Ballyronan Road, Magherafelt on Tuesday, 20 January 2015. The meeting commenced at 7.30 pm. Presiding: Mrs K A McEldowney Other Members Present: J Campbell (joined the meeting at 7.35 pm) S Bateson T J Catherwood J Crawford Mrs C Elattar Mrs E A Forde M G Kearney G T McFalone B McGuigan J J McPeake Mrs C M O’Neill G C Shiels Mrs P L Smith D O Totten Officers Present: J A McLaughlin (Chief Executive) W J Glendinning (Director of Building Control) M Young (Director of Environmental Health) Mrs Anne-Marie Campbell (Director of Policy and Development) A Cassells (Director of Operations) Mrs A Junkin (Chief Executive’s Secretary) Representatives from Other Bodies in Attendance: DoE Planning Service - Ms Karen Doyle – Planning Officer 1 Apologies Councillor P McLean. 2 Minutes 2.1 It was Proposed by Councillor J J McPeake Seconded by Councillor B McGuigan, and Resolved: that the Minutes of the Meeting of the Council held on Tuesday, 25 November 2014 (copy previously circulated to each Member) be taken as read and signed as correct. 2.2 It was Proposed by Councillor Mrs C M O’Neill Seconded by Councillor D O Totten, and Resolved: that the Minutes of the Meeting of the Council held on Tuesday, 9 December 2014 (copy previously circulated to each Member) be taken as read and signed as correct. 3 Matters Arising Out of the Minutes 3.1 The Chief Executive advised that there were no matters arising. 4 Declarations of Interest There were no Declarations of Interest. 5 Planning 185/01/2015 5.1 New Planning Applications: H/2013/0122/F – Eamon and Patrick Garvin Approval. The Council agreed to the issue of the approval. The Planning Officer advised that there were thirty-two letters of objection to this application. H/2014/0018/F – Mr John Keatley Approval. The Council agreed to the issue of the approval. The Planning Officer advised that there was one letter of objection to this application. Councillor J Campbell joined the meeting at 7.35 pm. H/2014/0288/F – Mr A McCullagh Deferred for an office meeting on the request of Councillor B McGuigan. The Planning Officer advised that there was one letter of objection to this application. A letter of submission was handed to the Planning Officer – Criterion 5. Councillor McGuigan to attend the office meeting. H/2014/0294/F – Mr Patsy Bateson Approval. The Council agreed to the issue of the approval. The Planning Officer advised that there was one letter of objection to this application. H/2014/0434/F – Jim Kempton Approval. The Council agreed to the issue of the approval. The Planning Officer advised that there was one letter of objection to this application. H/2014/0347/O – Mr J McCormick Approval. The Council agreed to the issue of the approval. The Planning Officer advised that there were two letters of objection to this application. H/2014/0389/F – Magherafelt District Council Approval. The Council agreed to the issue the approval. H/2014/0393/F – Mr Eugene McErlean Deferred for an office meeting on the request of Councillor M G Kearney. A letter of submission was given to the Planning Officer – Criterion 5. Councillor Kearney to attend the office meeting. 5.1.1 Applications Deferred from Previous Meeting: H/2010/0311/F – Mr John Gardiner Refusal. The Council agreed to issue the decision. The Planning Officer advised that there were twenty-three letters of objection to this application. H/2013/0244/F – Mr Andrew Dempsey Approval. The Council agreed to the issue of the approval. The Planning Officer advised that there were nine letters of objection to this application. H/2013/0256/F – Mr Andrew Dempsey Approval. The Council agreed to the issue of the approval. The Planning Officer advised that there were nine letters of objection to this application. H/2014/0058/O – David Lawrence Approval. The Council agreed to the issue of the approval. H/2014/0086/F – Mr Stephen Duffin Deferred for two weeks on the request of Councillors Mrs E A Forde and G C Shiels to allow for a meeting between the Area Planning Manager and a local MLA. The Planning Officer advised that there were four letters of objection to this application. H/2014/0102/F – Mr B McPeake Refusal. The Council agreed to issue the decision. H/2014/0103/O – Paul Irvine Approval. The Council agreed to the issue of the approval. H/2014/0104/O – Mr Thomas Ward Refusal. The Council agreed to issue the decision. The Planning Officer advised that there were six letters of objection to this application. H/2014/0152/F – Mr Devlin Approval. The Council agreed to the issue of the approval. The Planning Officer advised that there were five letters of objection to this application. H/2014/0170/F – Mr B Coleman Approval. The Council agreed to the issue the approval. H/2014/0180/O – Mr Thomas Patterson Deferred for two weeks on the request of Councillors Mrs E A Forde and G C Shiels to allow for a meeting between the Area Planning Manager and a local MLA. H/2014/0189/F – Mr A Booth Deferred for two weeks on the request of Councillors Mrs E A Forde and G C Shiels to allow for a meeting between the Area Planning Manager and a local MLA. H/2014/0215/O – Mr Cassidy Approval. The Council agreed to the issue of the approval. H/2014/0310/O – Mr I Hyndman Deferred for two weeks on the request of Councillors Mrs E A Forde and G C Shiels to allow for a meeting between the Area Planning Manager and a local MLA. 5.1.2 It was Proposed by Councillor B McGuigan Seconded by Councillor G T McFalone, and Resolved: to adopt the Planning Schedule dated 20 January 2015 subject to the above conditions and amendments. 5.2 Submitted schedule of Streamlined Planning Application decisions issued from 1 November to 30 November 2014 (copy previously circulated to each Member). Noted. The Planning Officer retired from the meeting at 7.45 pm. 6 Planning Appeals Commission 6.1 Consideration was given to a response to a letter from PAC regarding an Enforcement Appeal received against The Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 in the name of Mr James Cassidy for the alleged unauthorised use of land for the siting of a modular dwelling making a material change of the use of the said lands being development carried out without the grant of planning permission at 28 Ballymaguigan Road, Magherafelt (copy of letter previously circulated to each Member). 6.2 Following discussion it was agreed that a response be deferred until Councillor J J McPeake had spoken to ex-Councillor Peter Bateson regarding information and possible representations. The matter would be brought back to Council next month. 7 Building Control Department 210/01/2015 The Director of Building Control presented the Department’s report for the period 1 December to 31 December 2014 (copy previously circulated to each Member). 7.1 During this period 1 December 2014 to 31 December 2014 twenty-one applications had been recommended for approval. A total of eighty-nine applications require amending by Architects and Agents before granting approval. 7.2 Applications for Notices and Regularisations During the period from 1 December 2014 to 31 December 2014 there were two Regularisations and twenty-one Notices issued. Notices were mainly for replacement boilers. 7.3 Building Regulations Inspections During the period from 1 November 2014 to 31 November 2014 seventy- eight applications commenced on site and eighty-three applications were found to be complete in accordance with Building Regulations. The department carried out two hundred and eighty-three inspections during this month. 7.4 Naming and numbering of Streets During the period from 1 November 2014 to 31 November 2014 twelve new postal numbers and postcodes were issued for private dwellings. 7.5 Petroleum Legislation - Annual Re-Licensing Applications During the period of this report three re-licensing inspections were carried out. 7.6 Entertainment Licensing During the period of this report forty-three entertainment licensing inspections were carried out. 7.7 Dangerous Structure - 11-13 William Street, Bellaghy. Mr Glendinning reported that a dangerous structure was notified to the department on 16 January 2015. Loose slates were found on the roof of 13 William Street, Bellaghy and a loose ridge tile on 11 William Street, Bellaghy all of which were in danger of falling onto the public footpath or roadway. Mr Glendinning explained that the owner of the premises was contacted to make the building safe immediately. The loose slates and ridge tile were removed on the weekend of Saturday the 17 January 2015, and therefore the buildings were now deemed to be safe to the public. Noted. 7.8 Property Certificates There were thirty-three Property Certificates issued for this period. 7.9 Mr Glendinning sought permission to raise an issue regarding the naming of industrial units in Magherafelt. The Chairperson, Councillor Mrs K A McEldowney agreed. 7.10 Station Road Industrial Estate Mr Glendinning recommended that the Council name the industrial units on the Station Road, Magherafelt officially as ‘Station Road Industrial Estate’, Magherafelt and not 35 Station Road as previously referred to. 7.10.1 Following discussion, it was Proposed by Councillor Mrs E A Forde Seconded by Councillor T J Catherwood, and Resolved: to officially name the industrial units on Station Road, Magherafelt as ‘Station Road Industrial Estate’. 7.11 On consideration it was Proposed by Councillor T J Catherwood Seconded by Councillor Mrs E A Forde, and Resolved: to adopt the report as submitted.