RESOURCES / PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING

MONDAY 17TH MAY 2010

Present:              Cllr J. Hart (Chair), Cllr P. Allen, Cllr M. Blake, Cllr M. Johns, Cllr C. Lofts, Cllr A. Maycock,                    

                          Cllr C. Stanger, Cllr A. Wardle, Cllr D. Yates

 

1.           Apologies for Absence

Cllr D. Linney, Cllr R. Mills

 

2.           Declarations of Interest

None.

 

3.           Open to the Public

No members of the public were present at the meeting.

 

4a)         Election of Chair

Cllr Allen proposed that Cllr Martin Johns be elected Chair of the Resources/Planning Committee for the ensuing year; seconded by Cllr Stanger; all in favour.

 

Cllr Johns took the Chair for the meeting.

 

4b)         Election of Vice-Chair

Proposal

Cllr Yates proposed that Cllr Alan Maycock be elected Vice-Chair of the Resources/Planning Committee for the ensuing year; seconded by Cllr Stanger, 7 votes in favour, 1 abstention.

 

Proposal

Cllr Wardle proposed that Cllr David Linney be elected Vice-Chair of the Resources/Planning Committee for the ensuing year.  The proposal was not seconded.

 

5.           PLANNING

a)           Decisions

Permission for Development granted in respect of:-

 

S/2009/0339/P                 120 Watling Street, Towcester

                                         Change of use from retail (A1) to Coffee Shop (mixed use A1/A3)

 

S/2010/0267/EXT             Land adjacent to Shire Housing Estate, Towcester

                                          Erection of building for use for religious and community purposes with

                                          associated access and parking (extension to time limit on S/2005/0126/P)

 

S/2010/0168/FUL             24 Kipling Drive, Towcester

                                          Conservatory to rear

 

b)           Amendments

No amended applications were received.

 

b)           Applications

S/2010/0434/ADV          Waitrose, Water Lane, Towcester

                                        Two pedestrian crossing signs.

                                        The committee supported the application

 

S/2010/0460/EXT          29 Spinney Close, Towcester

                                       Two storey rear extension and single storey extension to garage (extension to              

                                       S/2005/0533/P).

                                       No observations

 

S/2010/0472/FUL           Land adjacent to 1 Queens Road, Towcester

                                        Two storey building to provide two flats

 

The application was discussed at length.

 

Proposal

Cllr Hart proposed that the application be objected on the grounds of over intensification of the site;

seconded by Cllr Wardle, 4 votes in favour, 4 votes against. 

Cllr Johns used his casting vote to support the proposal.

 

6.           W. N. D. C.

              Application Reference:    09/0077/FULWNS

              Proposal:                        Demolition of existing building (use for sale of agricultural supplies) and

                                                     construction of food store (use class A1) and two commercial units

              Location:                        CWG Site, Old Greens Norton Road, Towcester

 

Correspondence from the W. N. D. C. confirms that the planning application will be considered at the Towcester UDA Planning Committee at S. N. C. Civic Offices at 6pm on the 19th May.  The Clerk confirmed that the meeting is open to members of the public but anyone wishing to address the committee must notify her by 12 noon tomorrow.  The TC original objections to the application will be carried forward.

 

7.           The Planning Inspectorate

              Appeal Ref: APP/Z2830/D/10/2123539

              Long House, Caldecote, Towcester, NN12 8AG

 

Correspondence from The Planning Inspectorate confirms its decision on the above appeal as follows:-

 

I dismiss the appeal insofar as it relates to the two storey rear extension.  I allow the appeal insofar as it relates to the new pitched roof over the existing garage and I grant planning permission for a new pitched roof over the existing garage in accordance with the terms of the application S/2009/1209/FUL.