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Apologies To receive apologies for absence. Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from County Councillors H Hulme, H Lewis, P C Pritchard, P Roberts and G I S Williams and County Councillors K S Silk, D A Thomas, E Vaughan and D H Williams who were on other Council business.
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Declarations of interest a) To receive any declarations of interest from Members relating to items to be considered on the agenda. b) To receive Members' requests that a record be made of their membership of town or community councils where discussion has taken place of matters for the consideration of this Committee. c) To receive declarations from Members of the Committee that they will be acting as 'Local Representative' in respect of an individual application being considered by the Committee. d) To note the details of Members of the County Council (who are not Members of the Committee) who will be acting as 'Local Representative' in respect of an individual application being considered by the Committee. Minutes: (a) There were no declarations of interest.
(b) The Committee noted that no Member requested that a record be made of their membership of a Community Council where discussion had taken place of matters for the consideration of this Committee.
(c) The Committee noted that no Member (who is a member of the Committee) would be acting as ‘local representative’ in respect of any application on the agenda.
(d) The Committee noted that County Councillor G. Breeze (who is not a member of the Committee) would be speaking as the ‘local representative’ in respect of application P/2017/1348.
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Planning applications for consideration by the Committee PDF 43 KB To consider the reports of the Head of Regeneration and Regulatory Services and to make any necessary decisions thereon.
Minutes: The Committee considered the report of the Head of Regeneration, Property and Commissioning (copies filed with the signed minutes).
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Updates Any Updates will be added to the Agenda, as a Supplementary Pack, wherever possible, prior to the meeting. Minutes: There were no updates.
The Chair advised that the Committee had undertaken a site visit, prior to the meeting, in respect of the following application.
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P/2017/1348 Welshpool Social Club Bronybuckley Welshpool Powys SY21 7NJ PDF 217 KB Additional documents: Minutes: Grid Ref: 322403.82 307756.16
Valid Date: 01/12/2017
Officer: Tamsin Law
Community Council: Welshpool Town Council
Applicant: Mr Harry Bowen, Mid Wales Property, High Street, Merchants House, Newtown, Powys SY16 2NR
Location: Welshpool Social Club, Bronybuckley, Welshpool, Powys SY21 7NJ
Proposal: Full: Demolition of existing building and erection of 17 no. flats
Application Type: Application for Full Planning Permission
County Councillor G. Breeze spoke as the local representative. Mr R. Robinson spoke on behalf of Welshpool Town Council. Mrs M. Reese spoke against the application. Mr S. Barry spoke on behalf of the Agent.
In response to questions the Highway Authority advised that the proposed development would potentially generate less traffic than the previous use of the site. The number of parking spaces for the development was appropriate. This was considered to be a sustainable development due to its location near the town centre. For such a development, where people could use alternative means of transport, the allowance for car park spaces was less. He advised that the access track belonged to the Council and is not a public highway and that he understands that the social club had used the access track for decades and had a right of way over this. The Solicitor advised the legal convention was that there may be prescriptive rights over land if used over 20 years. However, the Committee should not be concerned with this issue and the Highways Authority had advised that access to the site is adequate.
The Professional Lead Development Management in response to a question advised that the Committee had to consider the elevations and advised that there was less protection in his opinion from a planning policy standpoint for side elevations when compared to front and rear elevations. He indicated that the Committee had to carefully consider the impact of the east elevation on the adjacent bungalow especially in relation to overbearing impact, but Development Management considered that on balance this was acceptable. He added that Development Management considered that this was a sustainable site.
The Committee considered that there was a need for affordable housing in the area and this had to be weighed up against the potential overbearing of part of the development. The Professional Lead Development Management advised, in response to a question about the design, that although design is a subjective matter, Development Management considered that it does fit into the surrounding area.
It was moved and duly seconded that, on balance, to approve the officer’s recommendation and conditions and with it being delegated to the Professional Lead Development Management to add a condition regarding the use of obscure glazing in the windows on the east elevation.
The Chair advised that having listened to the debate, should the motion fall, he asked Members to indicate their reasons for refusal. In response to comments made, the Professional Lead Development Management and Solicitor confirmed that the impact of the scale of the development on neighbour’s properties was an acceptable reason for refusal.
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Decisions of the Head of Regeneration and Regulatory Services on Delegated Applications PDF 62 KB To receive for information a list of decisions made by the Head of Regeneration and Regulatory Services under delegated powers.
Minutes: The Committee received for information a list of decisions made by the Head of Regeneration and Regulatory Services during the period between 13 February, 2018 and 21 February, 2018.
The Committee noted the date and time of the next meeting.
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