Agenda and minutes

1.    Councillor Jason Zadrozny declared a Non Disclosable Pecuniary/Other Interest in respect of Application V/2019/0310, Mrs E Cook, Outline Application with All Matters Reserved for 3 Dwellings, Land Adjacent 75 Skegby Road, Kirkby in Ashfield.  His interest arose from the fact that his relative currently resided on the opposite side of the road to the property.

2.    Councillor Dale Grounds declared a Non Disclosable Pecuniary/Other Interest in respect of Application V/2019/0267, Mr D Singh Gill, Change of Use from Shop (A1) and 2 Flats (C3) to 4 Self Contained Flats (C3), 98 Diamond Avenue, Kirkby in Ashfield. His interest arose from the fact that he had met with residents but in doing so had not expressed an opinion at any point.

3.    Councillor Rachel Madden declared Non Disclosable Pecuniary/Other Interests in respect of the following applications.  Her interests arose from the fact that she had met with residents but in doing so had not expressed an opinion at any point:

•     V/2019/0310, Mrs E Cook, Outline Application with All Matters Reserved for 3 Dwellings, Land Adjacent 75 Skegby Road, Kirkby in Ashfield;

•     V/2019/0267, Mr D Singh Gill, Change of Use from Shop (A1) and 2 Flats (C3) to 4 Self Contained Flats (C3), 98 Diamond Avenue, Kirkby in Ashfield.

4.    On behalf of Cabinet Members present at the meeting, Councillor Tom Hollis declared a general Non Disclosable Pecuniary/Other Interest in respect of Application V/2019/0386, Ashfield District Council, Outline Application with Matters Reserved for the Demolition of Existing Building and Construction of a maximum of 1 dwelling, 39 Walton Street, Sutton in Ashfield.

RESOLVED

that the minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee held on 26^th June, 2019 be received and approved as a correct record.

RESOLVED that

1.    V/2019/0310, Mrs E Cook, Outline Application with All Matters Reserved for 3 Dwellings, Land Adjacent 75 Skegby Road, Kirkby in Ashfield

(Councillors Rachel Madden and Jason Zadrozny had previously declared Non Disclosable Pecuniary/Other Interests in respect of this item. In view of the nature of their interests they remained in the meeting and took part in the discussion and voting thereon).

Mr. J. Chiltern, an objector to the application and Mr. P. Cook, as the Applicant’s representative, took the opportunity to address the Committee in respect of this matter and Members were offered the opportunity to clarify any points raised during the submissions as required.

It was moved and seconded that conditional consent be granted as per officer’s recommendation subject to Condition 7 being specific to include retention of the hedge along the west boundary of the site and an additional condition requiring the provision of a footpath to the site frontage.

A further informative was also required to state the following:-

Notwithstanding the plans submitted for illustrative purposes the details submitted in the reserved matters should include design and siting of the dwellings to accord with the Council's Residential Design Guide SPD and particular attention should be had to the relationship to existing dwellings adjoining the site.

2.    V/2019/0386, Ashfield District Council, Outline Application with all Matters Reserved for the Demolition of Existing Building and Construction of a Maximum of 1 Dwelling, 39 Walton Street, Sutton in Ashfield

(A general Non Disclosable Pecuniary/Other Interest in this item had previously been declared for Cabinet Members present at the meeting.  In view of the nature of their interests they remained in the meeting and took part in the discussion and voting thereon).

It was moved and seconded that conditional consent be granted as per officer’s recommendation.

3.    V/2019/0267, Mr D. Singh Gill, Change of Use from Shop (A1) and 2 Flats (C3) to 4 Self Contained Flats (C3), 98 Diamond Avenue, Kirkby in Ashfield

(Councillors Dale Grounds and Rachel Madden had previously declared Non Disclosable Pecuniary/Other Interests in respect of this item. In view of the nature of their interests they remained in the meeting and took part in the discussion and voting thereon).

It was moved and seconded that conditional consent be granted as per officer’s recommendation subject to an additional condition as follows:-

Condition

For the applicant to apply for an advisory H bar marking from Nottinghamshire County Council to indicate the off-road parking areas and garage contained on the site.

Members were asked to note the recent Planning Appeal decisions as outlined in the report.

RESOLVED

that the report be received and noted.

Reason:

To update the Committee on the recent Planning Appeal decisions.