Minutes - Planning Committee Meeting

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Present:

Councillors:Liz James [Chairman]
Dawn-Marie Cox
Neil Pidduck
Rosemary Sign
Peter Warrener

Clerk: Colin Arnett

Public: 0

P/08/01 Apologies for Absence

Apologies for absence had been received from Cllrs Culhane and Welstead.

P/08/02 Public Question Time

None

P/08/03 Minutes of the Meeting held on the 28 November 2007.

The minutes were agreed as a true record of the meeting and were signed by Cllr James.

P/08/04 Matters Arising from the Meeting of the 28 November 2007

• P/07/81 14 Springvale Road – Replacement Bus Shelter – Cllr Johnston and the clerk had attended a site meeting with the developer and officers from WCC. The developer is to move the existing bus shelter as per the 106 Agreement.
  
  Cllr Sign asked the clerk to chase BT on the refurbishment of the adjacent telephone box.
  Action – the clerk
  
  
• P/07/82 Abbots Worthy House – Cllr Cox reported that she was unaware of any further developments regarding the sale of this property.
  
  
• P/07/82 HALC Planning Workshop 7 February 2008 – Cllrs Pidduck and Warrener are to attend this event.

P/08/05 Planning Applications received since the last meeting

* Councillors comments to meet WCC deadlines

Members expressed their concerns at the poor quality of the drawings and the apparent excessive height of the new pitched roof.

Members were uneasy at the number of planning applications in this close. They agreed to monitor the situation.

Members wish to express their concerns that this application does not set a precedent for similar applications whereby there is a loss of grass verge.

There was further discussion on this application regarding car parking.

P/08/06 Planning Decisions advised since 28 November 2007

The development will appear unduly prominent within the street scene and contrary to the rural character of the area.

Cllr Cox expressed her concerns regarding the apparent disregard by WCC of the comments of the committee in respect of developments within Abbots Worthy.

She was particularly concerned on the application to fell a silver birch tree at 2 Mill Lane. No notification had been received, no orange notices displayed and no neighbour consultation had taken place. The clerk was asked to raise the matter with WCC.
Action – the clerk

P/08/07 Clerk’s Notices

• Notice of Appeal – letters had been received from WCC informing members of notice of appeal for the developments at 62 Lovedon Lane and Tudor Way.
  
  
• Henry Beaufort School – a letter had been received from HCC confirming that they had granted permission for a new synthetic turf pitch, fencing, floodlighting and associated landscape work.
  
  
• WCC Core Strategy – Issues and Options – a copy of this document had been received.
  
  

P/08/08 Chairman’s Notices

• Save the South – Cllr James circulated documents from this organisation to members from a recent seminar she had attended.
  
  
• South Downs National Park – Cllr Cox asked how the formulation of the national park would affect the planning procedures for developments in Abbots Worthy. The clerk was asked to research the matter.
  Action – the clerk
  
  
• Development at Hillrise Lovedon Lane – Cllr Sign queried this development which was being used as living accommodation. Cllr Pidduck agreed to investigate.
  Action – Cllr Pidduck

P/08/09 Date of next meeting

The next meeting was arranged for 7.30 pm on the 27 February 2008. Cllr James gave her apologies. Cllr Warrener agreed to chair the meeting

The meeting closed at 8.29 pm

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