Agenda and minutes

To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the Meeting held on Monday 4 July 2016.     .

The minutes of the meeting held on Monday 4 July 2016 were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

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.

The following declarations of interest were declared:

·        The Chairman, Councillor Mrs Spikings declared a pecuniary interest in item 8/3(k) – Upwell, as she was the applicant and would leave the meeting during consideration of the item.

·        Councillors White and Storey declared that they were Norfolk County Councillors in relation to item 8/3(f) and would not take part in the debate or vote thereon.

·        Councillors Croft, Wing-Pentelow and Young declared that they were Members of King’s Lynn Internal Drainage Board in relation to item 8/3(h).

To consider any business, which by reason of special circumstances, the Chairman proposes to accept, under Section 100(b)(4)(b) of the Local Government Act, 1972.

There was no urgent business under Standing Order 7.

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 the meeting commences.

The following Councillors attended under Standing Order 34:

Name                          Item                Application

A Beales                      8/1(a)               16/0097/FM

I Devereux                   8/2(a)               15/02026/FM

J Collingham               8/3(a)               16/00832/CU

To receive any Chairman’s correspondence.

The Chairman reported that any correspondence received has been read and passed to the relevant officers.

To receive the Schedule of Late Correspondence received since the publication of the agenda.

A copy of the summary of relevant correspondence received since the publication of the agenda, which had been previously circulated, was tabled.   a copy of the summary would be held for public inspection with a list of background papers.

The Committee is asked to note the Index of Applications.

The index of applications was noted.

To consider and determine the attached Schedule of Planning Applications submitted by the Executive Director.

The Committee considered schedules of applications for planning permission submitted by the Executive Director, Geoff Hall (copies of the schedules are published with the agenda).  Any changes to the schedules are recorded in the minutes.

RESOLVED:   That the applications be determined as set out at (i) – (x …) below, subject where appropriate to the conditions and reasons or grounds of refusal set out in the schedules signed by the Chairman.

(i)         16/00097/FM

            King’s Lynn:  Land north of Lynnsport:  Construction of 54 dwellings, associated access roads, footways and new areas of public open space and associated external works:  BCKLWN

The Principal Planner introduced the report and explained that the application was initially considered by the Planning Committee at its meeting on 4 July 2016.  Determination of the application was deferred to allow further consideration of the following:

(i)         Design – in terms of the overall appearance of the scheme and the inclusion of 2 flats with garages underneath; and

(ii)        Provision of allotments

The application still sought full planning permission for the erection of 54 dwellings, associated access roads, footways and new areas of public open space.  Eight of the dwellings would be affordable.

The site comprised approximately 1.7ha of informal open space and was predominately covered by grass, with areas of scrub; an area of hardstanding was located in the north-west corner.  A footpath ran north/south across the site connecting the existing residential development to the north with the Lynnsport site to the south.  The footpath was hard surfaced and lit by streetlamps and connected with the wider pedestrian network to the north via a concrete bridge over the Bawsey drain which also served as vehicular access to the allotments to the west of the site.  This vehicular access would be retained and improved and used solely to serve the allotments with the residential development being served via the Lynnsport Access Road.

The site formed part of the Lynnsport complex (which comprised c.29ha of sports pitches, athletics facilities, indoor sports area, a nature area, areas of amenity space and areas of unused scrub land).  The site had residential uses to its north (on the opposite side of the Bawsey Drain and Front Way), and allotments to the west.  The Lynnsport complex was located to the south and east of the site, the latter on the opposite side of the recently approved Lynnsport access road which would run in a southerly direction from Edward Benefer Way to Green Park Avenue.

The site formed part of a wider housing allocation in the emerging Site Allocations and Development Management Policies Pre-Submission Document, January 2015, and within Built Environment Type D as depicted on the current Local Plan Proposals Maps.

The site was located within Flood Zones 2 and 3.

The Committee noted the key issues to be considered when determining the application, namely:

·        Principle of development;

·        Flood risk and drainage;

·        Form and character;

·        Residential amenity;

·        Access, transport and parking;

·        Open space, recreation and ecology;

·        Trees  ...  view the full minutes text for item PC24:a

To receive the Schedule of Planning Applications determined by the Executive Director.

The Committee received schedules relating to the above.

RESOLVED:   That, the report be noted.

To provide the Committee with the quarterly update report covering performance for the period 1 April 2016 – 30 June 2016.

The Committee received a quarterly update report covering performance 1 April 2016 -30 June 2016.

The data showed that for the second quarter of 2016, 15% of all appeals were allowed.  For the 12 month period to 30 June 2016 and average of 40% of all appeals were allowed.  This is above the traditional average figure of around 33% of all appeals allowed.

RESOLVED:   That, the report be noted.