Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Hallam, Lane, Lynch and Mason.

The minutes of the meeting held on 2 October 2012 were agreed and signed by the Chair.

Councillor Palethorpe declared a Personal interest in item 7(A), application no LA/2010/007 as being a Ward Councillor.

Councillor Palethorpe declared a Personal interest in item 10(A), application no N/2012/0923 as being a Ward Councillor.

The Head of Planning submitted a List of Current Appeals and Inquiries and reported that the Appeal in respect of application no. N/2012/0318 had been dismissed.

Report of Head of Planning

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Ward: Billing

The Head of Planning submitted a report in respect of application no. LA/2010/007and elaborated thereon.

The Committee discussed the application.

RESOLVED:       That the variation to the Section 106 Agreement as detailed  in the report be approved.

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Report of Head of Planning

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Ward: Billing

The Head of Planning submitted a report in respect of application no. N/2012/0923 and referred to the addendum that set out an objection from the occupier of “Marazian” and the response thereto, an objection from the occupier of “Shalimar”, letter from Shoosmiths solicitors dated 30 October 2012 and e-mail from Wilbraham Associates Limited dated 30 October 2012. He referred to the planning history of the site as set out in the report and noted that in proposing a realignment of the access to the three existing southern properties, the applicant had demonstrated how large vehicles would be able to negotiate the access. The Highway Authority had raised no objection to the proposal. The Highway Authority had also considered the contrary advice put forward by the objectors advisors (annexed to the Addendum as above) but were not minded to change their original assessment of the proposal. In respect of the letter submitted by Shoosmiths (and referred to above), the Head of Planning noted that a site visit had taken place the previous day and that the letter had been put before the Committee as an annex to the Addendum due to the timing of its receipt in relation to the preparation of the Addendum.

Mr N Parekh, Councillor for Sunnyside but speaking in a private capacity, stated that he opposed the proposal. He lived at “Shalimar” and stated that there had not been any consultation by Taylor Wimpey. He believed that the current situation had arisen from a dispute between Taylor Wimpey and the resident of “Marazian”. He had raised with the Planning Officers on several  occasions that the original planning permission had not been complied with and had asked that enforcement action take place. He was horrified that that a big company appeared to be “getting away with it”. Mr Parekh believed that the new proposal would not be as safe for vehicles as the original; and that Taylor Wimpey should provide something that was safe. He did not consider that the current temporary arrangements were fair; he currently had to get passengers to get into his car where the access joined Apple Blossom Crescent. In answer to questions, Mr Parekh commented that refuse vehicles were the usual other users of the access road other than residents own vehicles; that the existing temporary access was not safe; that the mud on the road seen on the site visit had been deposited by delivery vehicles to the Wild Acres development site and that refuse vehicles would use the same route.

Mr M Parekh, stated that he was the owner of “Shalimar” and commented that he had started his own works to his property in March and since then it had been difficult for vehicles to deliver to it via the temporary access. There had been small issues of traffic conflict and hoped that it would not take a major one before a solution was reached. He commented that the proposal would put the path closer to the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 10a

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