Address:       Land north of Clophill Road, Maulden, MK45 2AE                   

Outline Application:  Erection of 21 dwellings with estate road.

Applicant:     Mrs Cowell and Mrs Donnelly

The Chairman advised that he had received a request for a motion to be submitted and that he had subsequently agreed to the request.

The Executive Member for Regeneration referred to the Pre Submission version of the Local Plan which was due to be released today, which Members of this Committee had not yet viewed.

The Executive Member for Regeneration referred to the fact that submissions detailed in this version of the Local Plan included Maulden and surrounding areas and felt that on the basis of those submissions it would be unwise to consider both this planning application and Agenda 7, Planning application No CB/17/01156/OUT, Land East on No.13 Clophill Road, Maulden, Beds, MK45 2AQ as any decision taken on these items could contradict the proposals contained within the Pre Submission version of the Local Plan. 

The Executive Member apologised to Members of the public who had registered to speak on both this item and Planning Application No. CB/17/00981/OUT.

The Executive Member for Regeneration moved deferral of this item and Planning Application No. CB/17/01156/OUT for one cycle.

The motion to defer Planning application No. CB/17/00981/OUT and CB/17/01156/OUT was seconded.

A Member asked for further clarity on determining this application in light of the Pre Submission stage of the Local Plan.

The Executive Member referred to the number of significant planning applications in and around Maulden and again reiterated that without taking into account the pre submission comments that it would not be appropriate to determine at this stage and wait for the publication of the Pre Submission Local Plan to be made available.

RESOLVED

That Planning Application No. CB/17/00981/OUT relating to Land North of Clophill Road, Maulden be deferred for one cycle

Upon being put to the vote all 11 Members voted in favour of deferment and 1 Member abstained.