Agenda and minutes

To receive and hear any person who wishes to address the Committee. The Chairman will select the order of the matters to be heard. Each speaker will be limited to a period of five minutes for public participation on non-planning matters (up to a maximum of 30 minutes) and three minutes for the applicant/supporters and three minutes for objectors on a planning application (up to a maximum of 30 minutes).

If there is more than one person wishing to object to an application, the Chairman will invite those persons to agree a spokesperson among themselves. In default of agreement the Chairman may select one person to speak.

Requests to speak must be submitted in writing to the Assistant Director Legal and Governance and Monitoring Officer, or to the officer mentioned at the top of this agenda letter, by noon on the day before the meeting and the request must detail the subject matter of the address.

Please ensure that any submissions meet the required time limits and can be read out in five minutes for public participation on non-planning matters (up to a maximum of 30 minutes) and three minutes for applicant/supporter statements and three minutes for objector statements on a planning application (up to a maximum of 30 minutes). Members of the public are advised that 400 words at normal speaking speed equate to a three minute statement.

At the invitation of the Chairman, Jack Ellis, agent for the applicant, addressed the Committee speaking in support of the application 21/P/1521/FUL, Court Farm, Clevedon.

At the invitation of the Chairman, local resident, Ann Pratten, spoke against the application 21/P/1521/FUL, Court Farm, Clevedon.

A Member must declare any disclosable pecuniary interest where it relates to any matter being considered at the meeting. A declaration of a disclosable pecuniary interest should indicate the interest and the agenda item to which it relates. A Member is not permitted to participate in this agenda item by law and should immediately leave the meeting before the start of any debate.

If the Member leaves the meeting in respect of a declaration, he or she should ensure that the Chairman is aware of this before he or she leaves to enable their exit from the meeting to be recorded in the minutes in accordance with Standing Order 37.

None.

18 August 2021, to approve as a correct record (attached)

Resolved: that the minutes of the meeting be approved as a correct record.

Section 4 report of Director of Place Directorate (attached)

With the agreement of the Chairman, Agenda Item 8 was brought forward.

The Director of Place Directorate’s representative presented his report on the revised delegation arrangements for planning applications.  He noted that the proposed arrangements were the same as those that had been operating for the previous 18 months during the pandemic and were supported by the Planning Advisory Service’s Peer Review of Planning.  He added that the revisions did not prevent members, the Chairman and Director from calling in applications as they felt necessary.

Resolved: that the changes to the Protocol and Code of Practice agreed by the Planning and Regulatory Committee as set out in appendix 3 to the report “Revised Delegation Arrangements for Planning Applications” be made permanent.

Section 2 report of the Director of Place Directorate (attached)

The Director of the Place Directorate’s representative presented the report on the application to members and noted that whilst the application was for the permanent retention of a structure which had been given temporary permission under the original application, this application had to be treated on its own merits.

At the invitation of the Chairman, the ward member, Councillor Shopland, spoke on the application.

Resolved: that the application be APPROVED subject to the following conditions:

1. The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiry of three years from the date of this permission.

2. The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the approved plans and documents to be listed on the decision notice.

3. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) and the Schedule to the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended) (or any Orders revoking and re-enacting those Orders, with or without modification), the premises shall only be used for class E(g)(i) office use and for no other purpose.

4. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended), (or any Order revoking and re-enacting that Order, with or without modification), no extensions or external alterations to the building shall be carried out other than those expressly authorised by this permission.

5. The office use hereby permitted shall not take place outside the hours of 0800 hours to 1800 hours Mondays to Saturdays and 1000 hours to 1600 hours on Sundays, Bank and Public Holidays, unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority.

6. No development shall take place, including any works of demolition, until a Construction Method Statement has been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority. The approved Statement shall be adhered to throughout the construction period. The Statement shall provide for:

(a) the parking of vehicles of site operatives and visitors

(b) loading and unloading of plant and materials

(c) storage of plant and materials used in constructing the development

(d) measures to keep access roads clear of vehicles

(e) routing restrictions

7. The office building hereby permitted shall not be brought into use until a parking area for 5 vehicles, including 1 disabled bay, has been provided in accordance with the approved plans and specifications. The approved parking area shall be properly consolidated and surfaced and the parking spaces marked out before the building is occupied/the use commences and thereafter it shall not be used except for the parking of vehicles in connection with the development hereby permitted.

8. The use hereby permitted shall not be commenced until secure parking facilities for bicycles have been provided in accordance with the approved plans and specifications. The approved facilities shall thereafter be permanently retained and kept available for the parking of bicycles at all times.

9. The office shall not be brought into use until a soft landscape scheme has been submitted  ...  view the full minutes text for item PAR 29

Section 3 report of Director of Place Directorate (attached)

The Director of Place Directorate’s representative reported on appeal decisions and appeals that had been lodged since the date of the last meeting.  He noted that 82% of appeals had been dismissed.

Resolved: that the report be noted.

The Chairman proposed a vote of thanks to the Head of Planning and his team for their work on the Bristol International Airport appeal hearing which had recently concluded.