Agenda and minutes

Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

5.

Chairman's Announcements and Communications

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

 

 

Minutes:

 

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

 

The Chairman advised the Councillors that item 7 – Minutes would be considered after the Chairman’s Announcements. 

 

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

 

The Chairman advised the Committee that the meeting held in October 2015 should have been chaired by the co-chair present, in accordance with Standing Order 3 (2).  It was irregular that it was not.  He indicated that he had taken legal advice and would be checking that all members were satisfied with the decisions taken, and if so, in view too of the absence of a Chairman’s casting vote on any decision taken at the meeting, he was prepared to let the matter rest. 

 

Lastly the Chairman suggested that a review of the Terms of Reference should be carried out in light of item 4 as some aspects of the Terms of Reference and Standing Orders were out of date.  The Committee concurred with this suggestion. 

 

RESOLVED

 

that the Monitoring Officer, Central Bedfordshire Council would be requested to carry out the review and liaise with the Monitoring Officer, Bedford Borough Council.

 

 

6.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 88 KB

The Chairman has agreed to take the Minutes as an urgent item of business because as written in Standing Order 5 (1) – “Minutes of the proceedings of meetings of the Wixams Joint Development Committee shall be recorded formally and signed at the next meeting by the person presiding.”

 

 

 

 

Minutes:

 

RESOLVED

 

that the Minutes of the meeting of the Wixams Joint Development Control Committee held on the 21 October 2015 be confirmed and signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

 

 

7.

Members' Interests

To receive from Members any declarations of interest.

 

 

Minutes:

 

(a)

Personal Interests:-

 

 

 

 

Member

Item

Nature of Interest

Present or Absent during discussion

 

 

Cllr Mrs F Chapman MBE

5 & 6

Trustee of Marston Vale Trust

Present

 

Cllr Mrs F Chapman MBE

5 & 6

Member of Buckingham & River Ouse Internal Drainage Board

Present

 

Cllr G Coombes

5 & 6

Resident of Wixams

Present

 

Cllr G Coombes

5 & 6

Governor of Lakeview Primary School

Present

 

Cllr D McMurdo

5 & 6

Chairman of the Bedfordshire & River Ivel Internal Drainage Board

Present

 

Cllr K C Matthews

5 & 6

Governor of Cranfield CofE Academy

Present

 

Cllr R Rigby

5 & 6

Governor of Bromham / Biddenham Lower School

Present

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Personal and Prejudicial Interests:-

 

 

There were none made.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c)

Prior Local Council Consideration of Applications

 

 

There were none made.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.

Amendment to the Terms of Reference to the Wixams Joint Development Control Committee and Delegated Powers to Officers pdf icon PDF 74 KB

 

To consider for approval the amendment to the Terms of Reference and delegated powers to Officers.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

 

The Committee noted that the request for the amendment to the delegated powers had been made at the 21 October 2015 meeting of the Wixams Joint Development Control Committee (Minute No. 5(d)(2) refers).

 

The Committee received and considered a report setting out the details of the delegated powers drafted in accordance with the Committee’s request, in relation to ‘cross border’ remedial works such as conditions submissions including Design Codes to the Development Infrastructure Group Manager, Central Bedfordshire Council and the Assistant Director (Planning), Bedford Borough Council.

 

The Committee unanimously agreed the revised delegations and asked that they be taken through the relevant governance arrangements to enable each council’s constitution to be updated. 

 

RESOLVED

 

1.         to approve the scheme of delegations as set out in the submitted report;

 

2.         to refer the delegations to be taken through the appropriate governance arrangements for each council, to enable the constitution of Bedford Borough Council and Central Bedfordshire Council respectively to be updated.

 

 

9.

Planning Application Nos. 15/02682/MAR and CB/15/04294/RM - Reserved Matters Application for Strategic Infrastructure Works (Earthworks) pdf icon PDF 98 KB

Reserved Matters Application for Strategic Infrastructure Works (Earthworks)

Additional documents:

Minutes:

 

RESOLVED

 

that Planning Application Nos. 15/02682/MAR and CB/15/04294/RM relating to the Wixams Land at former storage depot, Bedford Road, Wilstead Bedfordshire be approved as set out in the schedule appended to these minutes.

 

[Note: during the discussions the issue of the public transport interchange was raised.  Members and Officers from Bedford Borough Council confirmed that the item had been to their Scrutiny Committee in November 2015 and a link to these minutes is provided. 

 

http://www.councillorsupport.bedford.gov.uk/documents/g3854/Printed%20minutes%2026th-Nov-2015%2018.30%20Environment%20and%20Sustainable%20Communities%20Overview%20and%20Scrutiny%20.pdf?T=1 ]

10.

Planning Applications 15/03039/S106 and CB/15/04953/SECM pdf icon PDF 111 KB

Discharge and Modifications to the S106 Obligations pursuant to Planning Permissions 99/01645/OUT and MB/99/01694/OUT (as amended by 11/01380/M73 and CB/11/02182/VOC) affecting the following:

 

(i)        Community Facilities

(ii)       Public Art

(iii)      Library Facility

(iv)      Employment (Business Incubator Units), and

(v)       Education

Additional documents:

Minutes:

 

The Committee received and considered a report which requested the modification of the S106 agreement to fund the new Technical College which would provide the secondary school for the Wixams.  The modification to the S106 agreement was originally considered by the Committee at the 21 October 2015 meeting.  Officers, from both authorities, were requested to meet with the Developer, relevant ward members and Parish Council representatives to identify where and how much the modifications would be within the S106 agreement.

 

The £2.5m cost for providing the school has been found and the S106 agreement would be adjusted as detailed in paragraph 2.12.1 of the report.

 

The Committee were unanimous in their agreement to the delivery of the new Technical College.

 

RESOLVED

 

that Planning Application Nos. 15/03039/S106 and CB/15/04953/SECM relating to Wixams Land at former storage depot, Bedford Road, Wilstead, Bedfordshire be approved to grant the discharge and modification of the S106 obligations as set out in the schedule appended to these minutes. 

 

 

 

11.

Late Sheet pdf icon PDF 55 KB

To receive any additional consultation / publicity responses, comments and proposed additional / amended conditions.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

 

In advance of consideration of the above items 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.