Agenda and minutes

Apologies were submitted on behalf of Councillors Bannister, Mrs Hall and Ward, with the substitution of Councillor Hodgkins for Councillor Mrs Hall and Councillor Batty for Councillor Ward authorised in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 4.

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 21 May 2013.

On the motion of Councillor Inman, seconded by Councillor Crooks, it was

RESOLVED – the minutes of the meeting held on 21 May be confirmed and signed by the Chairman.

To receive verbally from Members any disclosures which they are required to make in accordance with the Council’s Code of Conduct or in pursuance of Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992. This is in addition to the need for such disclosure to be also given when the relevant matter is reached on the agenda.

Councillor Chastney declared a non-disclosable pecuniary interest in application 12/01029/FUL and undertook to leave the meeting during debate on the application.

Schedule of planning applications attached.

(a)        13/00395/COU – Change of use to a ten pitch caravan site and part demolition of buildings, Dalebrook Farm, Leicester Road, Earl Shilton – Miss Joanne Squires

            Councillor Inman, seconded by Councillor Taylor, proposed that the application be approved as per the officer’s recommendation. Councillor Morrell plus five other councillors stood to request a recorded vote. The vote was taken as follows:

            Councillors Crooks, Hodgkins, Hulbert, Inman, Lynch, Mayne, Moore, Taylor and Witherford voted FOR the motion (9);

            Councillors Allen, Batty, Chastney, Morrell, O’Shea and Smith voted AGAINST the motion (6);

            Councillor Sutton abstained from voting.

            The motion was therefore declared CARRIED and it was

RESOLVED – the application be permitted subject to the conditions contained in the officer’s report and late items.

The meeting adjourned at 7.35pm to allow members of the public to leave the Chamber and others to enter. The meeting reconvened at 7.43pm.

(b)        13/00345/REM – Erection of building to be used for class B8 purposes with gatehouses, vehicle maintenance unit and vehicle wash, salt barn, tyre store and garage, smoking shelter, weighbridge, fuel tanks and pumps, generators, substation, bin stores, water storage (sprinkler) tank and pump house and associated parking and landscaping, Land bounded by the Ashby Canal, Railway Line and Bridge Street, Burbage – Goodman Real Estate (UK) Limited

Whilst generally supportive of the application despite some reservations, Members suggested that the operators be invited to the liaison group that was already in existence and that conditions be added to put an environmental management plan in place to monitor the way the development takes place, including hours of work of the builders.

On the motion of Councillor O’Shea, seconded by Councillor Sutton, it was

RESOLVED – the application be permitted subject to the conditions contained in the officer’s report and late items and the abovementioned additional conditions.

Having declared a pecuniary interest in the following application, Councillor Chastney left the meeting at 8.32pm.

(c)        12/01029/FUL – Erection of 49 new dwellings, landscaped public open space and creation of a formal wetland habitat with access, Land of Spinney Drive and south of Brookside, Barlestone – Alexander Bruce Estates Ltd

            Notwithstanding the officer’s recommendation that the application be permitted, some Members felt that the application should be refused due to the site being outside of the settlement boundary, on grounds of sustainability and the low number of affordable homes and also due to the route of the footpath which had been a subject of much debate. It was moved by Councillor Crooks and seconded by Councillor Morrell that the application be refused for these reasons.

            Councillor Witherford left the meeting at 9pm.

            The Development Control Manager requested that voting on the motion be recorded. The vote was taken as follows:

            Councillors Batty, Crooks, Hodgkins, Hulbert, Inman, Lynch, Moore, Morrell, O’Shea, Smith and Taylor voted FOR the motion (11);

            Councillor Sutton voted AGAINST the motion (1);

            Councillors Allen and Mayne abstained from voting.

            The motion was therefore declared CARRIED  ...  view the full minutes text for item 47.

Report of the Deputy Chief Executive (Community Direction).

 Members received a report which proposed an amendment to Section 6 of the Statement of Community Involvement. It was

RESOLVED – the report be RECOMMENDED to Council for agreement of the amendment to Section 6.

(Councillor Batty was absent during this item).

Report of the Deputy Chief Executive (Community Direction).

(copies of the Area Action Plan are not appended to the paper copies of the agenda but are available on the Council’s website as part of the agenda documentation at www.hinckley-bosworth.gov.uk/planningcommittee)

The Committee received a report which asked them to consider the pre-submission draft of the Earl Shilton & Barwell Area Action Plan, Strategic Transport Assessment and Viability Assessment. A Member expressed concern regarding the potential new supermarket which may impact on the existing centre and sought clarity as to the relationship of such a proposal with policy 14. Officers clarified that any proposals outside of the SUEs would not be assessed against Policy 14. It was

RESOLVED – the Area Action Plan pre-submission draft be RECOMMENDED to Council for approval.

Report of the Deputy Chief Executive (Community Direction).

Members received a report which informed them of the amendments to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 which brought various amendments to permitted development rights. A Member expressed concern that there was no reference to local members and parish councils being notified once the local planning authority had been made aware that a person was intending to use the right. In response it was confirmed that the only requirement was to inform the neighbours. It was moved by Councillor Smith, seconded by Councillor Hulbert and

RESOLVED – the report and amendments be noted.

Report of the Deputy Chief Executive (Community Direction) attached.

It was moved by Councillor O’Shea, seconded by Councillor Smith and

RESOLVED – the report be noted.

Report of the Deputy Chief Executive (Community Direction) attached.

It was moved by Councillor Crooks, seconded by Councillor Hulbert and

RESOLVED – the report be noted.

Report of the Deputy Chief Executive (Community Direction) attached.

It was moved by Councillor Morrell, seconded by Councillor Sutton and

RESOLVED – the report be noted.