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Apologies for Absence Minutes: There were no apologies for absence although it was noted that Councillor Chandler was having internet connection difficulties and was not present at this point. |
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To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 9 December 2020 Minutes: The minutes of the meeting
held on 9 December 2020 were confirmed and authorised to be signed by the
Chair. |
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Declarations of Interest PDF 50 KB Members to declare any
interest as appropriate in respect of items to be considered at this meeting. Minutes: Councillor Posnett declared a personal interest in any matters relating to the Leicestershire County Council due to her role as a County Councillor. Minute PL83 – 19/00807/FUL - Belvoir Cricket Club, Harston Lane, Knipton Councillor Steadman declared a personal and non-pecuniary interest in this application due to taking part in a syndicate shoot at Belvoir which she felt could be considered to affect her decision-making. She would therefore leave the meeting during debate and not vote on this item. Following Monitoring Officer advice, Councillor Browne declared a personal and non-pecuniary interest in the above application due to being a keen cricketer and having taken part in matches at the Belvoir Cricket Club. He further advised his interest in cricket would not affect his decision-making on this application and as such would take part in the debate and vote on this item. Minute PL84 – 20/00593/VAC - Field OS 2713 and 2100, Longcliff Hill, Old Dalby Although he had no personal or pecuniary interest in this application, Councillor Higgins announced that he would not take part in this application in the interests of transparency as he had known the previous owner of the land and had stood down each time the application had been considered. Therefore he advised that he would leave the meeting during debate and not vote on this item. Councillor Browne declared a personal and non-pecuniary interest in the above application due to being socially connected with Councillor Orson who was the previous owner of the land and who had declared a disclosable pecuniary interest for this meeting. Due to this connection, he advised that he would leave the meeting during debate and not vote on this item. Minute PL85 – 20/00775/REM - Longcliffe
Hill House, Longcliff Hill, Old Dalby Councillor Browne declared a personal and non-pecuniary interest in the above application due to being socially connected with Councillor Orson who had declared a disclosable pecuniary interest for this meeting. Due to this connection, he advised that he would leave the meeting during debate and not vote on this item. Councillor Higgins added that he did not consider he had a personal interest in this application due to the land in question being that which surrounded Councillor Orson’s land. Minute PL84 – 20/00593/VAC - Field OS 2713 and 2100, Longcliff Hill, Old Dalby Minute PL85 – 20/00775/REM - Longcliffe
Hill House, Longcliff Hill, Old Dalby The Chair announced that Councillor Orson was not in attendance as Ward Councillor as he had a disclosable pecuniary interest in both the Old Dalby applications due to previous ownership of the land detailed in application 20/00593/VAC and that he owned surrounding land detailed in application 20/00775/REM. Following advice and in the interests of transparency, he would not therefore be making representations on behalf of the ward. |
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Schedule of Applications |
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Belvoir Cricket Club, Harston Lane, Knipton Minutes:
(Councillor Steadman here left the meeting due to her personal interest declared at PL81 above.) The Planning Officer (TE) addressed the Committee and
provided a summary of the application. (Councillor
Chandler entered the meeting 3 minutes after the start of the Planning
Officer’s presentation and although she had no camera facility, she confirmed
that she could hear the proceedings of the meeting and the Chair and Members
were able to hear her therefore she was able to take part in the application.) Pursuant to Chapter 2, Part 9, Paragraphs 2.8-2.28 of the Council’s Constitution in relation to public speaking at Planning Committee, the Chair allowed the following to give a 3 minute presentation: · Peter Carr, Belvoir Parish Council In response to Member questions ·
as to
why Bottesford had been mentioned as an alternative location for this facility,
it was understood there had been an offer of land at Bottesford and for no
other reason ·
the
cricket club had been on the site for 80-100 years ·
the new
facility would mean there would be more throughput of coaches and cars over a
wider timespan, being 12 months of the year, which especially affected
residents of Harston ·
James
Brown, Rural Insight ·
Darren
Bicknell, Belvoir Cricket and Countryside Trust In response to Member questions, Mr Bicknell advised ·
There were
92 car parking spaces in the proposal and these would mainly be used for
Belvoir Bees on a Friday evening when
70-80 children attended with parents. The extra space would be there for when
it was needed ·
The
cricket club had been there for approximately 100 years and was difficult to
sustain with the current activities. The proposals would allow update and
extend the current offering to enable more people to use the site including
disabled people and women and girls. The club also worked with the Belvoir
Estate in offering linked activities for visitors and this was available
throughout the year ·
Most
people accessed the site by car but there were coach visitors too and the new
car park would enable the coaches to wait on site rather than leave and return
and reduce any waiting on neighbouring roads thereby reducing journeys and
congestion ·
There
were no plans to use the venue for weddings. It was anticipated that all events
would be related to the trust’s aims ·
Much of
the success of the club was down to its unique and inspirational location and
the access for visitors to the neighbouring Belvoir Estate, which allowed them
to experience so many country pursuits including bird watching, orienteering,
fishing, birds of prey and the hounds, therefore the club did not intend to
consider other sites ·
It
would not be viable for the club or buy or rent land at another venue The Planning Development Manager advised that alternative locations was not a material planning consideration and there was no need for the applicant to demonstrate an interest in ... view the full minutes text for item PL83 |
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Fields OS 2713 and 2100, Longcliff Hill, Old Dalby Minutes:
(Councillors Browne and Higgins here left the meeting due to their personal and non-pecuniary interests declared at Minute PL81 above.) The Planning Development Manager addressed the Committee and provided a summary of the application and summarised that the recommendation was for refusal. Since despatch of the agenda the following the LLFA consultation response for additional information had been received with no objections and 3 conditions. Members had received the comments in full prior to the meeting and therefore the recommendation could be amended accordingly. Also since despatch
of the agenda, the agent had confirmed : ·
None of
the 5 bed dwellings had been constructed on the site ·
The
condition ensuring 2.5 storey dwellings did not exceed 9.2 metres in height
would be adhered to on site as it could be ensured during construction that the
dwellings did not exceed that height ·
The
ditch in the south-east corner of the site served as land drainage to the field
and to the old farm road. This had been broken out and was now part of the
highway entrance and subsequently went into the new drainage system. The ditch
could be filled as it now served no purpose to the new drainage although a 225
mm diameter pipe to serve the gulleys had been
inserted before the new system was installed ·
The
LLFA had given consent for the filling of the redundant ditch ·
Adjacent
to plot 28 on the path there was a 4.1 metre to the centre hedge on the
tightest point and 3.9 m to the outside of the hedge therefore a 900mm instead
of a 1 metre space. The advice being that the hedge could be trimmed further if
needed ·
With
regard to the removal of the east west hedge there remained a standing
objection with LCC ecological on its removal, with this in mind it was proposed
to add a further condition to retain the existing hedge It was noted that
13 conditions would need to be changed to reflect these amendments. Pursuant to Chapter 2, Part 9, Paragraphs 2.8-2.28 of the Council’s Constitution in relation to public speaking at Planning Committee, the Chair allowed the following to give a 3 minute presentation: · Kim Lee, Nether Broughton and Old Dalby Parish Council In response to a Member question, there was confirmation that the Parish Council’s preference was for retention for the condition relating to the ridge height. The Planning Development Manager confirmed that this would be 9.2 metres as indicated in the ... view the full minutes text for item PL84 |
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Longcliffe Hill House, Longcliff Hill, Old Dalby Minutes:
(Councillor Browne was not in attendance for this application due to his interested declared at Minute PL81 above and did not return to the meeting after this application was determined.) The Planning Development Manager addressed the Committee and
provided a summary of the application and advised that the proposal had been amended following a
workshop with the agent and representatives of the Parish Council. This had
resulted in alterations to 5 out of the 8 plots which included change of
materials, removal of some of the previously rendered plots along with the
addition of more chimneys and blue clay roof tiles to plots 1 and 2 to better
reflect Longcliffe Hill House. The amendments had
also included the removal of roof lights to the majority of the properties
which Members could remove permitted development rights to should they consider
necessary. The housing mix was
confirmed as being at least 3 bed, 2 storey houses apart from 1 x 2 bed bungalow.
There was a Member concern that the properties were quite large and it was
requested that an overall size of the 3 bed homes be provided for the debate. Pursuant to Chapter 2, Part 9, Paragraphs 2.8-2.28 of the Council’s Constitution in relation to public speaking at Planning Committee, the Chair allowed the following to give a 3 minute presentation: · Phil Dorn, Nether Broughton and Old Dalby Parish Council ·
James
Hicks, Agent, Pegasus Group There was a Member query as to how they would deal with the great
crested newt pond at the back of the site and Mr Hicks responded that there was
an extensive programme of ecological work being undertaken to address statutory
obligations and an application had been lodged with Natural England as to how
to deal with the newt population and the final scheme had to meet with Natural
England’s approval before development could go ahead. The Assistant
Director for Planning and Delivery advised the measurements of the 3 bed houses
as being 7m x 10m each floor without the garage. The bungalow was 10m x 12m less
approximately 25m for the L shape. During discussion the following points were noted: ·
Concern
at the housing mix being larger than average homes which suggested a high level
of under-occupancy. The Neighbourhood Plan had suggested smaller units were
needed for the elderly to remain in the village and larger homes be released
for families and this application did not meet that aspiration ·
Housing
mix was about the value on the open market ·
The
outline application had indicated larger homes and there was Member support for
larger 3 bed houses and a bungalow ·
The Parish
Council and the developer be commended for working together on this development ·
Developer
had taken on environmental responsibilities and the additional car parking for
visitors was appreciated Councillor Posnett proposed the recommendations in the ... view the full minutes text for item PL85 |
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Urgent Business To consider any other business that the
Chair considers urgent Minutes: There was no urgent business. |