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Apologies To receive any apologies for absence and to note any substitutions. Minutes: Apologies for absence had been received from Councillor Barclay (Cllr Crofts sub).
The Chair thanked Councillor Crofts for being a substitute at the meeting.
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Minutes To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the Meeting held on 2December 2024 (previously circulated). Minutes: The minutes of the meeting held on 2 December 2024 were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chair. |
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Declarations of Interest PDF 131 KB Please indicate if there are any interests which should be declared. A declaration of an interest should indicate the nature of the interest (if not already declared on the Register of Interests) and the agenda item to which it relates. If a disclosable pecuniary interest is declared, the Member should withdraw from the room whilst the matter is discussed.
These declarations apply to all Members present, whether the Member is part of the meeting, attending to speak as a local Member on an item or simply observing the meeting from the public seating area.
Councillor appointed representatives on the Internal Drainage Boards are noted.
Minutes: Councillor de Winton declared a disclosable pecuniary interest in relation to 9/2(c) – King’s Lynn as he was the applicant. |
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Urgent Business Under Standing Order 7 To consider any business, which by reason of special circumstances, the Chair proposes to accept, under Section 100(b)(4)(b) of the Local Government Act, 1972. Minutes: Click here to view the recording of this item on You Tube
The Planning Control Manager advised that in relation to item 9/2(d) – Walton Highway, an email had been sent to the Committee over the weekend raising issues which needed to be investigated. She therefore suggested that in the interest of fairness the application be deferred for one cycle to the next meeting, when the Inspectors Report should also be available on the Local Plan.
This was formally proposed by Councillor Mrs Spikings and seconded by Councillor Tyler and agreed by the Committee. |
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Members attending under Standing Order 34 Members wishing to speak pursuant to Standing Order 34 should inform the Chairman of their intention to do so and on what items they wish to be heard before a decision on that item is taken. Minutes: The following Councillor attended the meeting and addressed the Committee in accordance with Standing Order 34:
Councillor A Beales 9/2(b) Great Massingham |
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Chair's Correspondence To receive any Chair’s correspondence. Minutes: The Chair reported that any correspondence had been read and passed to the appropriate officer. |
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Receipt of Late Correspondence on Applications PDF 154 KB To receive the Schedule of Late Correspondence received since the publication of the agenda. Minutes: A copy of the late correspondence received after the publication of the agenda, which had been previously circulated, was received. A copy of the agenda would be held for public inspection with a list of background papers. |
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To consider the attached report. Minutes: Click here to view the recording of this item on You Tube
The Planning Control Manager explained that the purpose of the report was to seek authorisation from the Planning Committee to finalise and complete the Section 106 agreements pertaining to application ref: 13/01615/OM and issue the decision.
She advised that significant work had been undertaken by officers and the applicants in progressing all three legal agreements but due to the complexity, the agreements would not be completed within the 4-month period.
The Planning Control Manager offered re-assurance to the Committee that there would be no changes to the West Winch Housing Access Road trigger points and no changes to the agreements themselves in view of the forthcoming Local Plan and NPPF.
Councillor Spikings proposed that an extension of time be granted for one month, and if the agreements were not signed within that time, a report be brought back to the 3rd February Planning Committee meeting. This was seconded by Councillor de Winton and agreed by the Committee.
RESOLVED:That authority be granted to continue to negotiate and complete the Section 106 Agreements and issue the decision notice on the following grounds:
13/01615/OM – agree a further one month from the date of this Committee resolution to finalise the agreements and issue the decision. If the agreements are not completed within one month, a report updating the Committee on progress be brought back to the 3rd February Planning Committee meeting. |
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Decision on applications PDF 105 KB The Committee is asked to consider and determine the attached Schedules of Planning Applications submitted by the Assistant Director.
Additional documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered schedules of applications for planning permission submitted by the Assistant Director for Planning and Environment (copies of the schedules were published with the agenda). Any changes to the schedules will be recorded in the minutes.
RESOLVED:That the application be determined, as set out at (i) – (v) below, where appropriate, to the conditions and reasons or grounds of refusal, set out in the schedules signed by the Chair.
(i) 21/02392/OM Pentney: Oaklands Gardens, Main Road: Outline application for new warehousing, a new dwellinghouse, a wildlife and tourism lake with holiday lodges, nature reserve and associated accesses and facilities, installation of a new sluice gate to assist and ease flooding in Pentney: Oakland Gardens
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The case officer introduced the report and reminded Members that the application was first heard at Planning Committee in February 2023, when it was deferred to enable the applicant to provide further information relating to protected species surveys. Due to the passage of time and information submitted, a new Committee report had been written.
It was explained that the application site was located within the countryside and was accessed directly off the A47 and comprised predominantly agricultural land. The wider site, within the blue land, comprised an existing business dealing with horticultural storage and distribution which was located within a former agricultural building, agricultural land and a long access drive which followed the line of a disused railway track south-eastwards towards Pentney Lane.
The application site comprised 2.96 hectares with the application seeking outline planning permission with all matters reserved for new warehousing for the existing storage and distribution business, a new dwellinghouse, a wildlife and tourism lake with holiday lodges (indicative plan showed 8) nature reserve and associated accesses and facilities as well as the installation of a new sluice gate to assist and ease flooding in Pentney Lane which was located to the south of the site. An indicative plan illustrated the positioning of each proposal although this was only indicative at this stage and full details were reserved matters. The application was immediately west of Pentney Heath which was a County Wildlife Site and was within the hydrological catchment of the River Nar SSSI.
The application had been referred to the Committee for determination as the application was called-in to Planning Committee by the Assistant Director of Environment & Planning due to the scale of the issues it raised. The application was also deferred at the February 2023 Planning Committee to enable the applicant to submit further information relating to ecology.
The Committee noted the key issues for consideration when determining the application, as set out in the report.
The case officer advised that there had been correspondence received after the cut-off for late correspondence with referred to drainage, however, this had already been addressed in the report.
There were also amendments to conditions 12 and 21, as follows:
12. Condition. The details submitted in accordance ... view the full minutes text for item PC89: |
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Delegated Decisions PDF 130 KB To receive the Schedule of Planning Applications determined by the Executive Director. Minutes: RESOLVED: That the Committee noted the delegated decisions. |