Agenda and minutes

There were no declarations of interest

To receive the minutes of the meeting held on 9^th September 2014

Resolved – That the minutes of the meeting held on 9^th September 2014, be confirmed and signed.

There were no public questions

The Committee considered: -

            Resolved – (1) That permission be refused in respect of application numbered S/14/823 for the following reason:

“The Local Planning Authority is of the opinion that the applicant has failed to satisfactorily demonstrate a need for the development comprising the use of land for the siting of mobile holiday accommodation and associated uses, sufficient to outweigh locating the proposal in the countryside and outside of the settlement boundary.

As such the development is considered to be a harmful visual intrusion into the countryside and Thames Vale landscape character area and fails to respect the hilltop setting for Highworth. The proposal is therefore contrary to Saved Policies DS1, DS6, DS5, R9 and ENV10(i), of the adopted Swindon local Plan 2011 (2006), Policies DE1, SD1, SD2, RA1, EN5 of the emerging Swindon Local Plan 2026 and the NPPF”

            (2) That permission be refused in respect of application numbered S/14/519 for the reasons set out in the report with the removal of reason 2 and informative 2. The officer’s report was verbally amended at the meeting and paragraphs 7.44 and 7.53 were deleted.

            (3) That the Head of Director of Planning and Regulatory Services be authorised to grant permission in respect of application numbered S/OUT/14/568 subject to the satisfactory completion of a planning obligation to secure the infrastructure contributions that are necessary to mitigate development and subject to the conditions listed in the report with authority to vary the content and/or wording of both as appropriate.

If by 21^st November 2014 the legal agreement has not been completed and a further extension of time has not been agreed to, the Head of Planning and Regulatory Services may refuse planning permission for the following reason:

The applicant has failed to enter into a legal agreement to secure the necessary infrastructure provision to mitigate the development. As such the proposal is contrary to policy DS8 of the Swindon Borough Local Plan 2011 (2006) and the Council’s adopted ‘Developer Contributions 2010 Update’ Guidance Note *Nov. 2010)

(4) That the Head of Planning and Regulatory Services be authorised to grant permission in respect of application numbered  S/14/992 upon agreement of the submitted flood risk strategy and subject to the conditions listed in the Committee report. and any additional amended or omitted conditions as may be appropriate.

            (5) That permission be granted in respect of application numbered S/14/1195 subject to the conditions listed in the report.