Agenda and minutes

Councillor Swinyard made a personal and prejudicial declaration of interest in respect of application numbered S/HOU/17/1137 as he knew the applicant and left the room during its discussion and voting thereon.

To receive the minutes of the meeting held on 14^th September 2017

Resolved – That the minutes of the meeting held on 14^th September 2017, be confirmed and signed.

Kareen Boyd, Old Town, asked a question concerning the powers that Parish Councils have in relation to planning applications.

Andy Brown, Service Manager and Kehinde Awojobi, Head of Conveyancing, Environment and Contracts responded at the meeting.

Martha Parry, Swindon Civic Voice, asked a series of questions concerning Council policies in relation to cases where speculative applications are made for development of sites which are owned by the Council.

Richard Bell, the Head of Planning, Regulatory Services and Heritage agreed to provide Ms. Parry with written responses to her questions.

The Committee considered: -

            Resolved – (1) That the Head of Planning, Regulatory Services and Heritage be authorised to grant permission in respect of application numbered S/OUT/17/882, subject to the conditions listed in the Committee Report together with any amended, omitted or additional conditions, and the completion of a Section 106 agreement to secure the necessary mitigation. In the event that the applicant fails to agree an extension of time to allow sufficient time for the Local Planning Authority to deal with these matters then the Head of Planning, Regulatory Services and Heritage be authorised to refuse planning permission.

(2) That the Head of Planning, Regulatory Services and Heritage be authorised to grant permission in respect of application numbered S/16/1781 subject to the conditions set out in the Committee Report together with any amendments, omitted or additional conditions and the completion of a Section 106 agreement to secure the necessary mitigation. In the event that the applicant fails to agree an extension of time to allow sufficient time for the Local Planning Authority to deal with these matters then the Head of Planning, Regulatory Services and Heritage be authorised to refuse planning permission.

(3) That the Head of Planning, Regulatory Services and Heritage be authorised to grant permission in respect of application numbered S/OUT/17/665 upon expiry of the consultation period with Historic England provided no significant concerns are raised and subject to the conditions set out in the Committee Report together with any amended, omitted or additional conditions as may be appropriate and the completion of a deed of planning obligation as follows:

(a) to secure necessary mitigation for highways and open space (as set out in paragraphs 41 to 46 of the report); and

(b) to  ...  view the full minutes text for item 23.

On consideration of (a) a report of the Head of Highways and Transport Service Delivery concerning the Transport Requirements for Development (TRfD) which sets out the principles that Swindon Borough Council will apply to the design and construction of transport infrastructure associated with new development and which is designed to provide guidance to developers, consultants, contractors, Parishes and the public in respect of new developments within the Borough and (b) the comments of Councillor Bob Wright:

Resolved – That this Committee agrees that the draft Transport Requirements for Development (TRfD) document be taken to external consultation in its current form.

The Head of Highways and Transport Service Delivery submitted a report concerning the Transport Requirements for Development (TRfD) concerning the principles that Swindon Borough Council will apply to the design and construction of transport infrastructure associated with new development and specifically sections 2 and 3 and appendices A and C as they relate to highway requirements in terms of the planning application process.

Resolved – That this Committee:

(1)  Agrees the need for a more robust Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) in terms of highways requirements. SPD’s are material considerations in the planning process, which carry weight when the Council makes decisions on planning applications.

(2)  Agrees the draft TRfD document to go to external consultation on the basis that sections 2 and 3 and appendices A and C are proposed to become an SPD in their own right.