Agenda and draft minutes

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PC125:

Welcome and Introductions

Minutes:

The Chair informed the Committee that the meeting was being broadcast live on You Tube.

 

The recording of the meeting is available at WestNorfolkBC on You Tube.

 

PC126:

Apologies

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

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Parish and Councillor Morley was present as his substitute.

 

 

PC127:

Minutes

To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the Meeting held on          and the Reconvened Meeting held on       .

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on 29 June 2020 were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

PC128:

Declarations of Interest

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.

 

Minutes:

Councillors Crofts, Bubb and Kirk declared that they were the Council’s appointed members to the King’s Lynn Internal Drainage Board.

PC129:

Urgent Business Under Standing Order 7

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.

Minutes:

There was no urgent business to report.

PC130:

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 the meeting commences.

Minutes:

There were no members present pursuant to Standing Order 34.

PC131:

Chairman's Correspondence

To receive any Chairman’s correspondence.

Minutes:

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

 

He advised the Committee that he had received correspondence from Councillor de Whalley asking him to read out his comments in relation to item 8/1(a) Grimston, which he would do at the relevant point in the meeting.

PC132:

Receipt of Late Correspondence on Applications pdf icon PDF 440 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 tabled.  A copy of the agenda would be held for public inspection with a list of background papers.

PC133:

Index of Applications pdf icon PDF 243 KB

The Committee is asked to note the Index of Applications.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee noted the Index of Applications.

PC133:a

Decisions on Applications pdf icon PDF 246 KB

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

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee considered schedules of applications for planning permission submitted by the Executive Director for Planning & Environment (copies of the schedules will be published with the agenda).  Any changes to the schedules will be recorded in the minutes.

 

RESOLVED:   That the applications 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 Chairman.

 

(i)          19/01112/RMM

Grimston:  White House Farmhouse, 1 White House Farm, 28 Chapel Road, Pott Row:  Reserved matters application:  Residential development of 18 dwellings:  A P and K A Skerry and E A & L M Chenery

 

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The Senior Planner explained that outline planning permission had been approved on the site in 2016, when the Borough Council did not have a 5-year housing supply (reference:  15/01838/OM).  Outline consent was granted for up to 18 dwellings, with access being the only matter determined at this stage.  The approved access was off Chapel Road at the western end of the site.

 

All other matters, including layout, appearance, scale and landscaping were reserved for later consideration and formed the subject of this reserved matters application.

 

Pott Row, combined with Grimston and Gayton, was classified as a Key Rural Service Centre according to Policy CS02 of the Local Development Framework Core Strategy.

 

The application site was located on the eastern side of Chapel Road, Pott Row and was approximately 0.96 hectares in area.

 

The outline application was subject to a Section 106 Agreement to secure an affordable housing contribution and SUDS management and maintenance.

 

The application had been referred to the Committee for determination as the response from the Parish Council was at variance with the officer recommendation.

 

The Committee noted the key issues for consideration when determining the application, namely:

 

·        Principle of development;

·        Appearance, layout and scale;

·        Landscaping;

·        Neighbour amenity;

·        Ecology;

·        Highway safety;

·        Affordable housing;

·        Heritage assets;

·        Flood risk and drainage; and

·        Other matters.

 

In accordance with the adopted public speaking protocol, comments were read out on behalf of Mrs Balmforth (objecting), Philippa Sewell (objecting on behalf of Grimston Parish Council) and Scott Brown (supporting) addressed the Committee in relation to the application.

 

The Chair read out a statement from Councillor de Whalley as follows:

 

Chair & fellow councillors thank for allowing me to make representation this morning.

I regularly pass White House Farm. There is a manhole cover where the proposed access for the proposed development opens onto Chapel Road. It is the weakest point of the local sewerage network. In February, when the rain rained, it became a geyser spilling out onto the road for a week. This is not an infrequent occurrence; several years of discussions with Anglian Water, including intervention from Henry Bellingham, our then MP, have seen some improvements made by Anglian Water but capacity remains insufficient.

 

I draw your attention to the correspondence from Anglian Water during determination of the outline permission [15/01838/OM]  ...  view the full minutes text for item PC133:a

PC134:

Delegated Decisions pdf icon PDF 115 KB

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

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee received Schedules relating to the above.

 

RESOLVED:  That the reports be noted.