Agenda and minutes

Venue: Council House, Plymouth

Contact: Helen Rickman/ Jamie Sheldon  Email: helen.rickman@plymouth.gov.uk/ Email: jamie.sheldon@plymouth.gov.uk

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57.

Declarations of Interest

Members will be asked to make any declarations of interest in respect of items on this agenda.

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Minutes:

There were no declarations in accordance with the code of conduct.

58.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 73 KB

The Committee will be asked to confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 8 November 2018.

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Minutes:

Agreed the minutes of the meeting held on 8 November 2018.

59.

Chair's Urgent Business

To receive reports on business which, in the opinion of the Chair, should be brought forward for urgent consideration.

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Minutes:

There were no items of Chair’s urgent business.

60.

Questions from Members of the Public

The Chair will receive and respond to questions from members of the public submitted in accordance with the Council’s procedures. Questions shall not normally exceed 50 words in length and the total length of time allowed for public questions shall not exceed 10 minutes. Any question not answered within the total time allowed shall be the subject of a written response.

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Minutes:

There were no questions from members of the public.

61.

Planning Applications for consideration

The Assistant Director for Strategic Planning and Infrastructure will submit a schedule asking Members to consider Applications, Development proposals by Local Authorities and statutory consultations under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and the Planning (Listed Building and Conservation Areas) Act 1990.

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Minutes:

The Committee considered the following applications, development proposals by local authorities and statutory consultations submitted under the Town and Country Planning Act, 1990, and the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservations Areas) Act, 1990.

62.

1 Ronsdale Close, Plymouth, PL9 7QZ pdf icon PDF 455 KB

Applicant:

Mrs Sharron Reeves

Ward: 

Plymstock Radford

Recommendation:

Grant Conditionally

Case Officer:

Mr Macauley Potter

 

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Minutes:

Mrs Sharon Reeves

Decision:

Granted Conditionally.

63.

53 Valley Road, Plymouth, PL7 1RF pdf icon PDF 471 KB

Applicant:

Conrad Energy (Developments) Limited

Ward: 

Plympton Erle

Recommendation:

Grant Conditionally

Case Officer:

Mr Chris Cummings

 

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Conrad Energy (Developments) Limited

Decision:

Delegated authority to the Service Director for Service Director for Strategic Planning & Infrastructure, in consultation with Chair, Vice Chair and Shadow Planning Lead, to grant planning permission subject to additional, and amended conditions, and with delegated authority to refuse the application if the Applicant does not accept the amended hours of operation condition.

 

1.

That the noise level of the plant does not increase to louder than the background noise at any residential property when measured from the outside of those properties (CS22 and CS34, policy dev 1 and dev 2)

 

2.

All equipment installed on site as a result of this approval shall be regularly serviced and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications including any systems designed to control emissions to air. In the event of their being any site failure which results in noticeable increase in emissions to air or within one month of a written request from the local planning authority, an assessment of the air quality impact associated with the operation of the site shall submitted to the local planning authority. (CS22 and CS34) 

 

3.

Specific hours of operation and limitation of the plant are delegated to the Service Director for Planning & Infrastructure in consultation with the Chair, Vice Chair and Opposition Lead for Planning.

 

4.

That the Code of Practice forms part of the conditions of the application.

 

 

 

(A Planning Committee site visit was held on 12 November 2018 in respect of this application).

 

(The Committee heard from Councillor Mrs Beer, Plympton Erle Ward Councillor)

 

(The Committee heard a representation against this application)

 

(The Committee heard from the applicant’s agent).

64.

Planning Enforcement pdf icon PDF 91 KB

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Chris Watson (Planning Consents & Compliance Manager) provided members with an update on planning enforcement.

 

The following key points were highlighted:

 

(a)

Plymouth City Council’s approach to planning compliance accorded with advice from National Planning Policy Framework 2018, the National Planning Policy Guidance 2016 and the Council’s own Planning Enforcement Policy 2017;

 

(b)

key components of planning compliance included the remedying of situations via negotiation; discretionary action via an assessment of harm; proportionate action and the imposition of penalties if required;

 

(c)

enforcement action should be taken for planning reasons and not used to duplicate areas of legal control;

 

(d)

all complaints reported to the planning enforcement team were investigated however, due to the size of the team, timescales were dependent on priorities;

 

(e)

officers had been undertaking proactive initiatives with regards to untidy store development sites and untidy historic buildings in Union Street; eight untidy land notices had been issued in November 2018. Owners would then have three months to carry out the works requested otherwise legal proceedings could be initiated;

 

(f)

the impact of inconsiderate construction practices upon local surroundings and residents, including parking and noise, was referred to in the Council’s Code of Construction however wording was due to be reassessed to help tackle concerns.

 

Comments and questions relating to the following areas were highlighted by Members:

In response to questions raised it was reported that:

 

(g)

owners of rented properties were, by law, able to display a genuine ‘to-let’ sign advertising the premises for 14 days after the property had been let however it was considered that signs were left displayed in excess of this period of time to advertise their company/ business other than the advertisement of the property itself; Officers were actively looking to tackle this issue and several removal notices had been sent out;

 

(h)

Officers would reassess the tone of the language used within the document, specifically with regards to protocol, anonymity and investigation timescales;

 

(i)

Officers took on board comments regarding the suggestion for the developers to display a contact number for local residents to call if problems occurred.

 

Members thanked Chris and his team for the report and the hard work undertaken to date.

65.

Planning Application Decisions Issued pdf icon PDF 419 KB

The Assistant Director for Strategic Planning and Infrastructure, acting under powers delegated to him by the Council, will submit a schedule outlining all decisions issued since the last meeting, including –

 

1)  Committee decisions;

2)  Delegated decisions, subject to conditions where so indicated;

3)  Applications withdrawn;

4)  Applications returned as invalid.

 

Please note that these Delegated Planning Applications are available to view online at: http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/planningapplicationsv4/welcome.asp

 

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Minutes:

The Committee noted the report from the Service Director for Strategic Planning and Infrastructure on decisions issued since the last meeting.

66.

Appeal Decisions pdf icon PDF 346 KB

A schedule of decisions made by the Planning Inspectorate on appeals arising from the decision of the City Council will be submitted.  Please note that these Delegated Planning Applications are available to view online at:

http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/planningapplicationsv4/welcome.asp

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Minutes:

The Committee noted the schedule of appeal decisions made by the Planning Inspectorate.

67.

Exempt Business

To consider passing a resolution under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 to exclude the press and public from the meeting for the following item(s) of business on the grounds that it (they) involve(s) the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph(s) … of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, as amended by the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

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There were no items of exempt business.

Voting Schedule pdf icon PDF 24 KB

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A schedule of voting relating to the meeting is attached as a supplement to these minutes

 

 

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