Agenda and draft minutes

The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting. She advised that the meeting was being recorded and streamed live to You Tube.

She invited the Democratic Services Officer to conduct a roll call to determine attendees.

To receive any apologies for absence and to note any substitutions.

Apologies for absence had been received from Councillors Anota, Blunt (Councillor Sandell sub) and Everett.

The Chair thanked Councillor Sandell for being a sub at the meeting.

To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the Meeting held on Monday 3 July 2023.

The minutes of the meeting held on 3 July 2023 were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

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.

There were no declarations of interest.                             

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.

The Assistant Director advised that in relation to item 9/2(d) Holme Next the Sea, the agent had requested that the application be deferred to attempt to overcome the Parish Council’s objections to the scheme. 

RESOLVED:  That the application be deferred to consider further alterations to the scheme.

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.

The following Councillor attended and addressed the Committee in accordance with Standing Order 34:

Councillor Coates       9/2(c)               Castle Rising

To receive any Chair’s correspondence.

The Chair reported that any correspondence received had been read and passed to the appropriate officer.

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

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

The Committee noted the Glossary of Terms.

The Committee is asked to note the Index of Applications.

The Committee noted the Index of Applications.

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 for Planning and Environment (copies of the schedules were published with the agenda). Any changes to the schedules were recorded in the minutes.

RESOLVED: That the application be determined, as set out at (i) – (vii) below, where appropriate, to the conditions and reasons or grounds of refusal, set out in the schedules signed by the Chair.

(i)                         22/01333/FM

Wormegay:  Alfred G Pearce, Castle Road:  Erection of new cold store building, change of use of existing cold store building to packing shed and alterations and extensions to existing cold store building:  Alfred G Pearce Limited

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The case officer presented the report and explained that the application had been deferred from 3 July Planning Committee meeting to enable to applicant to consider the siting of an earth bund along the northern boundary of the site.

The applicant had confirmed that an earth bund could be constructed to the north of the proposed cold store within the existing staff car park.

The Committee was therefore asked to determine the application as submitted but with an additional condition attached requiring details of the earth bund (and associated landscaping) to be submitted and agreed by the Local Planning Authority.

The application site was a vegetable processing plant located close to the centre of Wormegay, operated by Alfred G Pearce Limited.  The application sought consent for alterations / extensions to an existing cold store and the construction of a new cold store elsewhere on the site.

Access to the site was via Castle Road.  The site was bounded to the north by residential development and to the south and west by open countryside.

The application sought to change the use of the existing cold store to a packing shed with alterations and extensions to the building.  The existing cold store was located in the southeast corner of the site, to the rear of the main processing building.  The building was adjoined north and west by areas of concrete hardstanding; whilst to the south and east there were open fields.

The site of the proposed cold store was to the west and presently formed part of the open yard serving the business and included part of an existing effluent plant which was now defunct.  There were areas of hardstanding to the south and east and open fields to the west beyond the remainder of the effluent plant.  To the north was the staff car park

The site of the proposed development fell outside but immediately adjacent to the development boundary for Wormegay, as defined in the Local Plan.

The case officer also referred to the late correspondence and the need to amend conditions 2, 4, 5, 6 and 14.

The application had been referred to the Committee for determination as the Parish Council comments were contrary to the officer recommendation; it had also been referred  ...  view the full minutes text for item PC32:a

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

The Committee received schedules relating to the above.

RESOLVED: That the reports be noted.