Address:       Grange Nurseries, The Green , Beeston, Sandy, SG19 1PG

Erection of a new building/extension for storage. This is a revised version of CB/18/01299/FULL.

Applicant:     Bulldog Steel Fabrications

The Committee had before it a report regarding Planning Application No. CB/18/02439/FULL for an erection of a new building/extension for storage (a revised version of CB/18/01299/FULL) at Grange Nurseries, The Green, Beeston, Sandy, SG19 1PG.

In advance of consideration of the application the Committee’s attention was drawn to additional consultation/publicity responses and additional/amended conditions as set out in the Late Sheet as well as representations from public speakers.

The public speakers included a representation in objection from Town Councillor Nigel Aldis, a representation in objection from Julian Shuba and a representation from an agent for the applicant in support from Graham Robinson.

Committee Members discussed the following points:

•           Members noted there was an ongoing enforcement issue with the applicant on an adjacent site and a history of retrospective planning applications, but that they did not directly relate to the current application.

•           A major concern of a neighbour was the hobby activities taking place without the proper permissions on the application site. The activities included the storing and moving of military vehicles. Members suggested that Condition 4 be strengthened to limit the use, to only be used for storage of materials and so forth as suggested in condition 4 and that the deed of variation of the legal agreement, which includes hours of operations, was updated to state no activities on site outside of working hours. The Planning Officer reported that the applicant has agreed to remove all hobby related vehicles and if they were found to be stored there in future it would be contrary to the application conditions and would constitute a change of use.

•           After discussion a Member stated he thought the amendments to conditions as above were unnecessary and moved to approve the application as set out in the officers report, without the amended conditions.

On being put to the vote for APPROVAL, 5 voted in favour, 7 against and 1 abstention. The motion was lost.

•           Members agreed to move as set out with the additions of the strengthened condition 4 to include wording to limit the use, to only be used for storage of materials and so forth as suggested in condition 4 and that the deed of variation of the legal agreement, which includes hours of operations, was updated as per the officers report and to further state no activities on site outside of working hours.  and the amendment to conditions 6 in the late sheet.

On being put to the vote for APPROVAL, 8 voted in favour, 3 against and 2 abstentions.

RESOLVED

That the Planning Application No. CB/18/02439/FULL at Grange Nurseries, The Green, Beeston, Sandy, SG19 1PG, be approved as set out in the schedule attached to these minutes.