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Apologies for Absence Minutes: An apology for absence was received from Councillor Pritchett. |
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(a) To confirm the minutes of the special meeting held on 11 August 2022 (b) To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 29 September 2022 (To follow) Minutes: (a)
The minutes of
the special meeting held on 11 August 2022 were confirmed as a true record. (b)
Due to the
minutes of 29 September 2022 being circulated at the meeting, it was felt
Members had not had enough time to consider these and therefore it was agreed
these minutes be presented at the next meeting for approval. |
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Declarations of Interest PDF 85 KB Members to declare any
interest as appropriate in respect of items to be considered at this meeting. Minutes: Councillor Posnett held a standing personal interest in any matters relating to the Leicestershire County Council due to her role as a County Councillor. Application
21/00836/FUL - Land At 36 Main Road, Kirby Bellars Councillor Browne declared a personal interest in this application as he felt he had had significant involvement in discussions with officers, the agent and the parish council on this matter and therefore advised he would not take part in this application and would leave the meeting. Application 22/00944/GDOAGR - Land south of Crossroads Farm, Scalford Road, Eastwell Councillor Holmes queried whether she had an interest in this item as she was a neighbour to the property. The Solicitor advised that being a neighbour did not constitute an interest. Councillor Webster queried whether he had an interest in any of the applications at this meeting as through his work he had been involved in selling cattle at auction on behalf of the applicants/landowners. The Solicitor advised that as this connection was through his employment and was not for personal gain there was no interest. |
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Schedule of Applications |
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Application 21/00836/FUL PDF 246 KB 36 Main Road, Kirby Bellars Additional documents: Minutes:
(Councillor Browne here left the meeting due to his interest declared at minute PL41.) The Planning Officer (HW) addressed the Committee and provided a summary of the application and advised the application was recommended for refusal for the reason given in Appendix A. Members raised concerns and the Planning
Officer responded as follows: ·
The
circumstances that existed for granting the previous planning application no
longer existed and officers could not comment further on that position. ·
Paragraph
1.7 of the report for the previous application referred to the restriction on
the keeping of livestock. ·
Although
the proposal was for self build homes, the layout and design had already been
submitted and therefore the homes would be built as presented and submitted as
part of this 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: · James Beverly, Agent, Fisher German Following the speaker’s presentation the following points were noted: ·
The
proposed dwellings were intended for family members to be able to support adult
social care and childcare requirements ·
Family
members desired to return to the village where they grew up ·
The
application did not include for the family members to be involved in the
working of the farm although they would be available to help out when needed ·
The
original application was focussed on open market homes to pay for the loss of
the pig sheds ·
Should
this application be refused, the applicant would revert back to the original
application for the 3 open market homes to recoup the money lost for the pig
sheds During debate the following points were noted: ·
It was
understood by a Member that self build homes were to be encouraged and it was
questioned whether there was a shortfall of self build homes ·
With
regard to the nuisance factor in approving the previous application for 3
homes, the applicant had commenced development in demolishing the pig sheds and therefore the same nuisance
issue could not be a factor in this application ·
Members
also questioned if the applicant could still go ahead with the approved
application ·
It was
questioned as to what could be the justification for increasing the number of
homes on the site · The Planning Officer explained that there did not need to be a shortfall to approve a planning application for self build homes. This application was being considered under the policy SS3 which required an identified need for the housing proposed. An argument had been put forward for self build plots as justification to meet policy SS3. The officers’ view was as there was no identified shortfall for self build plots neither in the parish nor the borough then there was no justification in accordance with policy SS3 ... view the full minutes text for item PL43 |
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Application 21/01223/FUL PDF 473 KB Saltby Airfield, Skillington Road, Sproxton Additional documents:
Minutes:
The Planning Officer (HW) addressed the Committee and provided a summary of the application and advised that further representations had been received following publication of the agenda however they did not raise any new concerns that were not already covered in the report. The application was recommended for approval subject to conditions. Should the application be approved, an amendment to condition 6 was recommended which stated the hours of operation as being between 0700 and 1900 hours Monday to Friday and no vehicle movements on Sundays and bank holidays, and the second part should be replaced to state, no vehicle movements on weekends and bank holidays. Members raised concerns and the Planning
Officer responded as follows: ·
With
regard to the number of vehicle movements, these were 2 way
vehicle movements, 40 movements would likely equate to 20 vehicles into the
site and 20 leaving the site in one day ·
Although
the applicant had provided weights of the HGVs both empty and at capacity, there
were no weight or length limitations placed on the operation by the Highways
Authority ·
The
application had been assessed by the Leicestershire and Lincolnshire Highways
Authorities and was deemed acceptable ·
The
accumulative effect of vehicles on the roads had formed part of the assessment
including the nearby poultry farm which generated 34 x 2 way
HGV movements ·
There
had been no weight applied to the report in terms of the environmental impact
of renewable energy ·
There
was a condition which limited the operation to 40 vehicle movements. This would
be recorded by a weighbridge on the site which kept records of vehicle weights
and movements and should there be any concerns that
the restriction was exceeded then the Council could use enforcement powers to
investigate 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: Councillor Joey Newton, Sproxton Parish Council Following the speaker’s presentation the following points were noted: ·
The
application only conditioned the entrance and exit to the site within the
application ·
The
Planning Officer advised that there was no mechanism for routing the vehicles outside
the application site as there were no concerns raised by either of the Highway
Authorities and they were not able to control vehicles beyond the site. The
entry and exit points were to reduce the impact on neighbouring properties and
were not due to highway concerns ·
There
had been some consultation with the parish council Tricia Laurance, Objector Following the speaker’s presentation the following points were noted: · The Hungerton Farms Road Traffic Assessment had had to be completed after the school holidays and was issued on 6 October. It had been forwarded to both the Leicestershire and Lincolnshire Highway ... view the full minutes text for item PL44 |
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Application 22/00944/GDOAGR PDF 222 KB Crossroads Farm, Scalford Road, Eastwell Minutes:
The Planning Officer (AC) addressed the Committee and provided a summary of the application and advised the application was recommended for approval subject to conditions. The notification was required to be considered by the Committee because it was submitted by a Member of the Council, Councillor Hewson. There were no public speakers. Councillor Holmes proposed that the application be approved. Councillor Chandler seconded the motion. RESOLVED That no prior approval
of the matters listed in Part 6, Class 6 are required (section 7 of the report
referred). (Unanimous) (Councillor Evans
left the meeting during the officer presentation and before the vote at 8.12
pm.) REASONS The proposed development accords with all of the criteria set by Part 6, Class A of the Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) and the matters subject of conditions specified by part A.2 of this legislation are not applicable to the circumstances of the case. |
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Urgent Business To consider any other business that the
Chair considers urgent Minutes: There was no urgent business. |