Agenda and minutes

Agenda and minutes

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

Contact: Helen Bell  0300 300 4040

Items
No. Item

Prior to the start of the meeting attendees stood in silence for one minute to remember the victims of the Manchester bomb attack

1.

Chairman's Announcements and Communications

To receive any announcements from the Chairman and any matters of communication.

Minutes:

 

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

 

The Chairman informed councillors and members of the public that if the fire alarms sounded they should immediately vacate the building using the designated exits.

 

The Chairman advised that the meeting was being filmed and webcast.

 

The Chairman explained the procedure to be followed at the meeting when the Committee gave consideration to planning applications.   He added that the Chairman had a second or casting vote.

 

 

 

2.

Minutes

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting of the Development Management Committee held on 26 April 2017 (copy previously circulated).

 

Minutes:

 

RESOLVED

 

that the minutes of the meeting of the Development Management Committee held on 26 April 2017 be confirmed and signed by the Chairman as a correct record subject to adding Councillor Blair’s name to the list of those Members present.

 

 

 

3.

Members' Interests

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

Minutes:

 

(a)

Personal Interests:-

Member

 

 

Cllr Matthews

 

 

Cllr Young

Item

 

 

8

 

 

All

Nature of Interest

 

Knows public speaker

 

May have met applicants in his capacity as a former Portfolio Holder and as the current Executive Member for Regeneration

Present or Absent during discussion

 

Present

 

 

Present

 

 

 

 

(b)

Personal and Prejudicial Interests:-

Member

 

 

 

None declared.

Item

Nature of Interest

Present or Absent during discussion

 

 

 

 

(c)

Prior Local Council Consideration of Applications

Member

 

 

Cllr Dalgarno

 

 

 

Cllr Matthews

 

 

 

Cllr Dalgarno

 

 

 

Cllr Janes

Item

 

 

7

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

11

Parish/Town Council

 

Stondon

 

 

 

Marston Moreteyne

 

 

 

Arlesey

 

 

 

Totternhoe

Vote Cast

 

 

No – not a member of the PC

 

No – not a

member of the

PC

 

No – not a

member of the

TC

 

No – did not

participate

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

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 which provides a monthly update of planning enforcement cases where action has been taken.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

 

RESOLVED

 

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

 

 

 

5.

Planning Application No. CB/16/02972/FULL pdf icon PDF 433 KB

 

Address:       Former Dukeminster Estate, Church Street, Dunstable

 

Erection of 277 dwellings with parking and associated works.

 

Applicant:     Persimmon Homes North London

Additional documents:

Minutes:

 

RESOLVED

 

that, in view of the concerns raised by the neighbouring residents of Priory View about ensuring that the community has a full understanding of the amended proposals, and in keeping with the requirements of the public sector Equality Duty, consideration of Planning Application No. CB/16/02972/FULL relating to the former Dukeminster Estate, Church Street, Dunstable be deferred until the next meeting of the Development Management Committee on 21 June 2017.

 

 

 

6.

Planning Application No. CB/16/05229/OUT pdf icon PDF 968 KB

 

Address:       Land west of Bedford Road, Lower Stondon

 

Outline: Erection of up-to 85 dwellings together with vehicular/pedestrian access from Bedford Road; a Country Park; a play area; other open space; landscaping including an orchard; footpath links; sustainable drainage; other related infrastructure and change of use to residential garden land

 

Applicant:     Star Planning and Development

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

 

RESOLVED

 

that Planning Application No. CB/16/05229/OUT relating to land west of Bedford Road, Lower Stondon be approved as set out in the Schedule attached to these minutes.

 

 

 

7.

Planning Application No. CB/16/05797/OUT pdf icon PDF 32 KB

 

Address:       Shelton Farm, Lower Shelton Road, Marston Moretaine, Bedford, MK43 0LP

 

Outline:  Residential development consisting of 2 x two bedroom dwelling bungalows, 4 x three bedroom dwellings, 4 x four bedroom dwellings and 1 x five bedroom dwelling including 3 x custom (self) build dwellings, associated infrastructure and landscaping

 

Applicant:     Shelton Farm Estates Ltd

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

 

RESOLVED

 

that Planning Application No. CB/16/05797/OUT relating to Shelton Farm, Lower Shelton Road, Marston Moretaine, Bedford be approved as set out in the Schedule attached to these minutes.

 

 

 

At the conclusion of Item 7 Councillor Wenham left the meeting

The Committee adjourned at 11.25 a.m. and reconvened at 11.37 a.m.

8.

Planning Application No. CB/16/00814/OUT pdf icon PDF 47 KB

 

Address:       Land at Camden Site, Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard

 

Outline: Development to provide non-food retail units (with total floor area not exceeding 7350 square metres) together with associate access arrangements, parking, servicing, circulation & landscaping areas.

 

Applicant:     EDS Holdings Ltd

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

 

RESOLVED

 

that Planning Application No. CB/16/00814/OUT relating to land at Camden Site, Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard be approved as set out in the Schedule attached to these minutes.

 

 

 

At the conclusion of Item 8 Councillor Morris left the meeting

9.

Planning Application No. CB/17/00492/FULL pdf icon PDF 760 KB

 

Address:       Land at Chase Farm, East of High Street, Arlesey

 

Construction of 2 roundabouts, 3 signalised pedestrian crossings and 2 bus laybys on the section of relief road approved under application reference CB/15/02916/REG3.

 

Applicant:     Telereal Ventures Ltd

Additional documents:

Minutes:

 

RESOLVED

 

that Planning Application No. CB/17/00492/FULL relating to land at Chase Farm, east of High Street, Arlesey be approved as set out in the Schedule attached to these minutes.

 

 

 

10.

Planning Application No. CB/16/04384/REG3 pdf icon PDF 38 KB

 

Address:       Lancotbury Close Amenity Land, Totternhoe

 

Regulation 3: Provision of additional off - road parking

 

Applicant:     Central Bedfordshire Council

Additional documents:

Minutes:

 

RESOLVED

 

1          that consideration of Planning Application No. CB/16/04384/REG3 relating to Lancotbury Close Amenity Land, Totternhoe be deferred until the next meeting of the Development Management Committee on 21 June 2017;

 

2          that the applicant’s representatives be requested to attend the above meeting in order to answer Members’ queries.

 

 

 

During consideration of Item 10 Councillor Mrs Dodwell left the meeting

The Committee adjourned at 1.26 p.m. and reconvened at 1.50 p.m.

During consideration of Item 11 Councillor Dalgarno entered the Chamber

11.

Planning Application No. CB/17/01844/FULL pdf icon PDF 59 KB

 

Address:       1 Station Road, Blunham, Bedford, MK44 3NZ

 

Single storey pitched roof rear extension.

 

Applicant:     Ms C Dawson

Additional documents:

Minutes:

 

RESOLVED

 

that Planning Application No. CB/17/01844/FULL relating to 1 Station Road, Blunham, Bedford be approved as set out in the Schedule attached to these minutes.

 

 

 

12.

The Determination of an Application to Reduce the Width of Arlesey Footpath No. 5 pdf icon PDF 3 MB

 

To determine an application to reduce the width of Arlesey Footpath No. 5.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

 

The Committee considered a report of the Assistant Director Highways which advised of an application to reduce the width of Arlesey Footpath No. 5 at its eastern end where it passed within the curtilage of Arlesey Garage and the rear garden of No. 72 Stotfold Road.  If the application was approved the retained width of the footpath would be that of the current narrow alleyway which had been formed as a result of the extension of the above properties over and into the estimated historical width of the footpath.

 

The Committee noted that the County Council of Bedfordshire (Arlesey: Part of Footpath No 5) Public Path Diversion Order 2001 was not directly related to the application before Members but it did require to be formally abandoned as it was considered erroneous and redundant.

 

Points and comments included:

 

·         Based on the 1937 Ordnance Survey map the estimated width of the route of the original track was 4.0-4.5 metres wide.

·         Approval of the application would leave only a footpath of between 0.82 and 1.22 meters in width (i.e. the width of the current alleyway).

·         Whilst there was no statutory minimum width for a footpath, the Council’s own guidelines for new footpaths was two metres and the  Highways Agency D[isability]D[iscrimination]A[ct] Compliance Programme (Design Compliance Assessment Guide, DDA Training Spring 2010) stated that the absolute minimum, where there was an obstacle, should be 1000mm clear space. The maximum length of restricted width should be 6 metres. The alleyway between points A and B, as shown on the map at Appendix A to the report of the Assistant Director – Highways, was approximately 45 metres in length.

·         Concern was expressed by Members that the existing alleyway was too narrow to permit unrestricted access by wheelchair users, especially those using electric wheelchairs, and by those persons pushing a double buggy.

·         Arlesey Town Council had objected to the proposed width reduction and required the retention of a greater width.

·         Members expressed the view that the application for the Committee to formally reduce the width of the footpath to that of the existing alleyway should be refused and an unobstructed width of 2.0 metres should be retained.

 

RESOLVED

 

1          that the submitted application to make a public path extinguishment order under Section 118 of the Highways Act 1980 to extinguish that part of the historically obstructed width of Arlesey Footpath No. 5 between points A and B, as shown on the map at Appendix A to the report of the Assistant Director - Highways,  whilst retaining the unobstructed portion of the footpath that runs along the alleyway between House Lane and Chase Close with a variable width of between 0.82 and 1.22 metres, be refused on the grounds that such a reduced width is incompatible with the duty of the Highway Authority to consider and provide disabled access along the footpath;

 

2          that the making of a public path extinguishment order under Section 118 of the Highways Act 1980 to extinguish part  ...  view the full minutes text for item 12.

13.

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 21 June 2017 and the Site Inspections will take place on 19 June 2017.

 

Minutes:

 

NOTED

 

that the next meeting of the Development Management Committee will be held on 21 June 2017.

 

RESOLVED

 

that all Members and substitute Members along with relevant ward representatives be invited to conduct site inspections on 19 June 2017.

 

 

 

14.

Late Sheet pdf icon PDF 51 KB

 

To note representations as detailed in the Late Sheet to be circulated on 23 May 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.