Minutes of the meeting held on Monday 14th September 2020 via video conferencing
Present: Cllr Andy Brewer (Chairman), Cllrs Peter Clayton, Nick Tolley, Louise Parkin, Bill Hancock, Sue Harvey, with Cllr Harvey to comment on the NALC consultation and Lorna Williams (Deputy Clerk) in attendance.
2 members of the press were present.
Public Participation
There were no speakers.
60/20/PC Apologies
There were no apologies
Cllr Groves was not present
61/20/PC Declarations of Interest in items on this agenda & dispensations granted
Cllr Sue Harvey declared an interest on application 11/20/083 and would take no part in the considerations on this application
62/20/PC Approval of Minutes
The minutes of the Planning Committee meeting held on Monday 24th August 2020 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.
63/20/PC Planning Applications considered
11/20/079
| Location: | 95 Worston Road, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 3JU |
| Proposal: | Erection of a 1.85m high wall. |
| Case Officer: | Amelia Elvé |
| Applicant: | Mr S Williams |
It was noted that there was currently a very large and high hedge at the front of the property and it was to be replaced by a 1.85m high wall.
Comment: The meeting objected to the application as the wall would be out of character with the street scene as other properties have low walls. Also following the guidance from Highways object on road safety issues.
Cllr Sue Harvey left the meeting
11/20/083
| Location: | 68 Love Lane, Burnham On Sea, Somerset, TA8 1EY |
| Proposal: | Retrospective application for the change of use from Dwelling to Office (Use Class B1 (a) |
| Case Officer: | Shanta Parsons |
| Applicant: | Aerofin Laboratories Ltd |
Comment: No Observations
Cllr Harvey re-joined the meeting
11/20/084
| Location: | The Old Pier Tavern, Pier Street, Burnham On Sea, Somerset, TA8 1BT |
| Proposal: | Change of use from pub (Use Class A4) to a mixed use pub, restaurant and takeaway (Use Classes A3, A4 & A5) to include the demolition of part of front of building and installation of extraction unit. |
| Case Officer: | Liam Evans |
| Applicant: | Mr Baron |
Comment: The meeting supported the application on economic grounds, the changes are making good use of an historic building. The application is in keeping with the original building and improves the street scene.
11/20/088
| Location: | Police Station, Burnham Road, Burnham On Sea, Somerset, TA8 1LS |
| Proposal: | Ash (T3 & T4) – Crown reduce by 3-4m back to the previous reduction points. |
| Case Officer: | Janette Burton |
| Applicant: | Avon & Somerset Police Constabulary |
Comment: No Observations
64/20/PC Applications considered under delegated authority
None
65/20/PC To formulate responses to the consultation document provided by NALC, PC10-20 Changes to the current Planning System
Members commented that the consultation questions were very technical and was therefore more appropriate for the planning authority. It was recognised that there was a need for housing, but was difficult to influence the market forces. There are a significant number of sites that have building consent but at present were possibly not commercially viable. Another point was made that developers are not going to build something that is not affordable, as they are not going to build what they can’t sell. A level of scrutiny needs to be retained so that quality can be maintained.
Members reported they had been unable to open the link to the main consultation document. The Deputy Clerk was asked if she could try and sort this problem. It was agreed that members would email individual responses to the Deputy Clerk and Chairman to collate prior to the deadline of 5pm on 17th September.
66/20/PC Correspondence from the Clerk
The Clerk informed the meeting that an appeal had been made to the Secretary of State against Sedgemoor District Council’s refusal to grant planning permission on application 11/19/00110 – 3 The Esplanade. The Committee had objected to this application and wished to make no further comment.
67/20/PC Date of Next meeting
It was noted that the next meeting of this committee will be held on Wednesday 7th October 2020 at 7pm.
The Chairman closed the meeting at 7.45pm