Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Simon Williams and Councillor Allan Jones.

Members are reminded of their personal responsibility to declare any personal and prejudicial interest in respect of matters contained in this agenda in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government and Finance Act 1992 relating to Council Tax, the Local Government Act 2000, the Council’s Constitution and the Members Code of Conduct

Note:

(a)  Members are reminded that they must identify the item number and subject matter that their interest relates to and signify the nature of the personal interest and

(b)  Where Members withdraw from a Meeting as a consequence of the disclosure of a prejudicial interest they must notify the Chair when they leave

No Declarations of Interest were made.

To consider report of the Deputy Chief Executive

Application

Erection of a single wind turbine with a hub height of 50m and a maximum tip height of 77m and associated works.

The Planning Officer led the Committee in detail through the report.

The following questions were raised by the committee and were responded to by the Planning Officer:

·         Are all consultees now satisfied with the assessments of the landscape that were carried out as part of the application

·         Who would be responsible for the wind turbine if in the future the factory closed

·         How will the wind turbine affect the carbon footprint of the business

After consideration by the committee it was

Resolved that:

In accordance with the recommendation of the Head of Planning and Countryside the Planning Application be approved subject to the conditions as outlined in the report.

To consider report of the Deputy Chief Executive

Application

Proposed new sports barn, two new access points and parking spaces.

The Planning Officer led the Committee in detail through the report and highlighted an amendment to Condition 5 where ‘car park’ should read ‘car parks’.

The following questions were then raised by the Committee and were responded to by the Planning officer:

·         Can Planning Officers provide a better quality plan to ensure the Committee are able to see the outline of the proposed works

·         How will users gain access to the sports barn from each car park

·         How does this proposal help to reduce the need to travel, encourage the use of transport other than private car, avoid increase in traffic to unacceptable levels, and avoid causing or exacerbating highway safety problems as quoted in BW12 Council Policy

·         Was the area of the barn initially allocated for 200 parking spaces rather than the minimum 83 spaces in this application and is there any indication of how many of the new spaces will be allocated to disabled people

·          Is it correct that the Rugby Club wanted to construct car parking outside of the area which they currently control and were refused due to the lands amenity value

·         Was the use of the land as car parking raised at any pre-application discussions

Resolved that:

In accordance with the recommendation of the Head of Planning and Countryside the Planning Application be approved subject to the conditions as outlined in the report.

To consider report of the Deputy Chief Executive

Application

Construction of a three storey community centre for the Gellideg Foundation with an attached single storey Early Years wing.

The Planning Officer led the Committee in detail through the report.

Resolved that:

In accordance with the recommendation of the Head of Planning and Countryside the Planning Application be approved subject to the conditions as outlined in the report.

To receive report of the Deputy Chief Executive

Councillor Howard Barrett requested that Planning Officers inform Committee members of any future appeal hearings to allow them the opportunity to attend.

Resolved that:

Appeal Decision P/16/0010 be received.

To receive report of the Deputy Chief Executive

Resolved that:

The Appeal in relation to P/16/0222 be received.

The Chair advised that there was no business deemed urgent and wished all in attendance a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.