Agenda and minutes

Agenda and minutes

Venue: Council Chamber, Priory House, Monks Walk, Shefford

Contact: Helen Bell  0300 300 4040

Items
No. Item

157.

Chairman's Announcements

If any

Minutes:

 

The Chairman reminded Councillors and members of the public to silence their mobile phones for the duration of the meeting.

 

The Chairman advised that the order of business had been varied as follows:

 

Items 7,6, 8, 9 and 10.

 

Subject to declarable interests all Members of the Committee have the right to vote on all matters of business considered by the Committee.

 

Rule No. 13.5.5 of the Constitution states that Members do not vote or take part in the meeting’s discussions on a proposal unless they have been present to hear the entire debate, including the officer’s introduction to the matter.

 

The Chairman, under Part E3 paragraph 9.2 has a second or casting vote should there be equal numbers of votes for and against an item.  This provision makes it quite clear that the Chairman is entitled to vote on any item of business.  There is no restriction or limitation on how the second or casting vote should be exercised nor is there a requirement that the right be exercised at all.

 

 

158.

Minutes

To approve as a correct record, the Minutes of the meeting of the Development Management Committee held on  29 March 2017.

(circulated separately)

 

Minutes:

 

RESOLVED

 

that the Minutes of the meeting of the Development Management Committee held on 29 March 2017 be confirmed and signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

 

 

159.

Members' Interests

To receive from Members any declarations of interest including membership of Parish/Town Council consulted upon during the application process and the way in which any Member has cast his/her vote.

Minutes:

 

(a)

Personal Interests:-

Member

Item

Nature of Interest

Present or Absent during discussion

 

Cllr Dixon

10

Involved with application in capacity of Assets Portfolio Holder

 

Present

Cllr Matthews

8

Know public Speaker

 

Present

 

All Members of the Committee

10

Application is at Council offices

 

 

Present

(b)

Personal and Prejudicial Interests:-

Member

Item

Nature of Interest

Present or Absent during discussion

 

 

Cllr Brown

7

Called application into Committee for determination

Absent

 

 

 

 

 

(c)

Prior Local Council Consideration of Applications

Member

Item

Parish/Town Council

Vote Cast

 

Cllr Blair

 

8

 

Clophill Parish Council

 

Did not vote

 

 

Cllr Brown

 

7

Meppershall Parish Council

Did not express a view

 

 

 

160.

Planning Enforcement Cases Where Formal Action Has Been Taken pdf icon PDF 48 KB

 

To consider the report of the Director of Regeneration and Business providing a monthly update of planning enforcement cases where action has been taken.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

 

AGREED

 

that the monthly update of planning enforcement cases as identified in the report where formal action had been taken were received.

 

 

161.

Planning Application No. CB/17/00478/FULL pdf icon PDF 53 KB

 

Address:       The Sugar Loaf, 25 High Street, Meppershall, Shefford, SG17 5LX

 

Alterations and extensions in regard to Change of use of public house (Use Class A4) to convenience store (Use Class A1). To include installation of 2 No. satellite dishes on the roof / elevations for use with the ATM, Lottery and TCG radio. Location of Plant equipment area. Installation of shopfront and ATM. Reconfiguration of car park to facilitate servicing/deliveries. (Amendment to application CB/16/02868/FULL)

 

Applicant:  Hawthorn Leisure Ltd

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

 

RESOLVED

 

That Planning Application No. CB/17/00478/FULL relating to The Sugar Loaf, 25 High Street, Meppershall be delegated to the Head of Development Management Infrastructure Group to refuse as set out in the Schedule attached to these Minutes.

 

 

162.

Planning Application No. CB/17/00106/OUT pdf icon PDF 30 KB

 

Address:       Oakridge, 13 Orchard Close, Upper Gravenhurst, Bedford, MK45 4JF

 

Outline: Demolition of existing bungalow and removal of Equestrian Facility and erection of 10 dwellings and associated parking and roads.

 

Applicant:  2MC Homes

 

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

RESOLVED

 

that Planning Application no. CB/17/00106/OUT relating to 13 Orchard Close, Upper Gravenhurst be approved as set out in the Schedule appended to these Minutes.

 

 

163.

Planning Application No. CB/17/00293/FULL pdf icon PDF 45 KB

 

Address:       Land at 118B High Street, Clophill, Bedford, MK45 4BJ

 

Demolition of existing dwelling and outbuilding and erection of six detached dwellings with associated garaging, parking, landscaping and ancillary works.

 

Applicant:  Projectpart Homes Ltd

 

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

 

RESOLVED

 

That Planning Application No. CB/17/00293/FULL  relating to  118B High Street, Clophill be approved as set out in the Schedule attached to these Minutes.

 

 

164.

Planning Application No. CB/17/01397/FULL pdf icon PDF 54 KB

 

Address:       25 Dunstable Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5DB

 

A side, two storey extension on the footprint of a demolished garage with a single storey flat roofed rear 3 metre infill addition and loft conversion (Resubmission CB/16/02087/FULL)

 

Applicant:  Matwicki

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

 

RESOLVED

 

That Planning Application No. CB/17/01397/FULL relating to  25 Dunstable Road, Houghton Regis be approved  as set out in the Schedule attached to these Minutes.

 

 

165.

Planning Application No. CB/17/01030/REG pdf icon PDF 88 KB

 

Address:       Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands, Shefford, SG17 5TQ

 

Construction of 77 additional parking spaces at Central Bedfordshire Council Offices at Priory House.

 

Applicant:  Central Bedfordshire Council

           

Additional documents:

Minutes:

 

RESOLVED

 

That Planning Application No. CB/17/01030/REG    relating to Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands, Shefford be approved  as set out in the Schedule attached to these Minutes.

 

 

166.

Site Inspection Appointment(s)

 

Under the provisions of the Members Planning Code of Good Practice, Members are requested to note that the next Development Management Committee will be held on 24 May 2017 and the Site Inspections will be undertaken on Monday 21 May 2017.

 

 

Minutes:

 

RESOLVED

 

that the following membership appointments of this Committee to be made at the Annual General Meeting of the Council, those be appointed to conduct site inspections to be undertaken on Monday 22 May 2017  in advance of the next meeting of this Committee to be held on Wednesday 24 May 2017.

 

167.

Late Sheet pdf icon PDF 104 KB

 

To note representations as detailed in the late sheet to be circulated on 25 April 2017.

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

 

In advance of consideration of the Planning Applications the Committee received a Late Sheet advising it of additional consultation/publicity responses, comments and proposed additional/amended conditions.  A copy of the Late Sheet is attached as an Appendix to these Minutes.

 

During consideration of some of the Applications the Committee received representations from members of the public in accordance with the Public Participation Procedure as set out in Annex 3 of Part A4 of the Constitution.