MINUTES of Planning Committee Meeting. 17 March 2010
Church Hall 7:00pm
Present: Mr Field (Chairman), Mrs C Ranjbar, Mrs T Tull, Mrs E Smart, Mr A Harland, Mr A Malir
and Mr C Bond
Mrs M Whitehead (CCL), Mr J Paul (Clerk) and three members of the public.
1 Apology for absence. Received from Mrs Pound.
2. Minutes of the planning meeting held 17 February 2010. Mrs Smart proposed and Mrs Tull seconded that the minutes be signed as a correct record. All Councillors agreed.
3. Matters arising from the above minutes. None
4. Declarations by Councillors of personal interests. None.
5. New Applications for discussion.
5.1 No applications were received prior to the publication of the agenda.
5.2 The Clerk asked leave to bring to the attention of the Committee as Correspondence the following notice of an application received earlier in the day (17 March).
SI/10/01006/TPA Chalk Lane Road Management Committee, Chalk Lane.
Various tree works including reducing, removing branches/stems/stubs, epicormic growth, crown lifting up to 5m (above ground level), reduce sectors (mainly over road up to 4m) cut back tips, cut back from power lines and remove damaged branches on 18 no. Poplar trees (T1 – T4, T6 – T11, T13, T14, T21, T24, T25, T40, T48 and T49) and 31 no. Poplar trees and 1 no. Hawthorn tree within Groups – G1 (x 6), G2 (x 3), G3 (x 3), G4 (x 1), G5 (x 3), G6 (x 5), G7 (x 4), G8 (x 1), G9 (x 5) and G10 (x 1) (Hawthorn tree). Fell 4 no. Poplar trees (T5, T12, T15 and T16) and 8 no. Poplar trees within Groups – G3 (x 3), G4 (x 1), G5 (x 3) and G6 (x 1). All 62 no. trees are subject to SI/86/00938/TPO. O.S. Grid Ref. 485013/96953
It was agreed by the Committee that due to the specialist nature of the application and the complexity of the issue, the Parish Council should defer consideration of the application to the District Council Tree Officer. With provisos as detailed previously in similar circumstances.
“That the Council is anxious to preserve the picturesque avenue of Poplars in Chalk Lane as they form a unique landscape feature within the parish. The Council requests that CDC officers are vigilant in their interpretation of the rules relating to TPOs and that felling should only be permitted where deemed absolutely essential and that severe pruning be kept to the minimum necessary to ensure public safety.”
The Clerk to publish this conclusion on the notice boards.
6. CDC Decisions since last PC planning meeting.
6.1 SI/09/06897/DOM. Holmby Mill Lane, Proposed single storey rear extension. PERMIT.
6.2 SI/09/05037/DOM. 2 Manhood Lane. Construction of ground floor (single storey) kitchen extension. PERMIT
6.3 SI/09/04963/PNO. Green Lane Piggeries, Ham Road. Agricultural Hay Barn. PLANNING PERMISSION REQUIRED
6.4 SI/09/02380/PLD. Littleacre Keynor Lane. Proposed use for conservatory to utility block. REFUSE. The conservatory (proposed), not within the curtilage of a dwelling house and therefore does
not benefit from permitted development rights. Formal planning application required.
7 Planning Correspondence
7.1 Greenacres Nursery, Keynor Lane. Appeal (App/L3815/A/09/2115242) against refusal by CDC for permanent location of a mobile home. Planning Inspectorate decision 8 March 2010 APPEAL DISMISSED.
7.2 Action: The Clerk to enquire in light of the Inspectors conclusions for 7.1; and at the end of other temporary permission periods for accommodation current in the parish, what action will CDC be taking.
7.3 See item 5.2
7.4 CDC Enforcement department informed the Parish Council that the land user of the field adjacent to Little Acre, Keynor Lane had been instructed that a planning application / permission was required.
8 AOB
Meeting closed 7:10pm