Agenda and minutes

1.    Councillor Jason Zadrozny declared a Non Disclosable Pecuniary/Other Interest, on behalf of all Ashfield Independent Members present at the meeting, in respect of Application V/2020/0201, Ashfield District Council, New Leisure Centre and Associated Infrastructure, Festival Hall, Hodgkinson Road, Kirkby in Ashfield.  All Members involved (particularly the Cabinet Members) had made decisions based on the wider facility mix and the procurement of the leisure contract but at no point had expressed an opinion in relation to the detailed designs of the development as detailed within the application.

2.    Councillor Tom Hollis declared a Non Disclosable Pecuniary/Other Interest in respect of Application V/2020/0069, Mr T. Porter, Dwelling and Garage, Land Adjacent the Old Granary, Newbound Lane, Norwood.  His interest arose from the fact that he had previously met and spoken to both the applicant and objectors but in doing so had not expressed an opinion at any point.

RESOLVED

that the minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee held on 13 May 2020, be received and approved as a correct record, subject to Application

V/V/2019/0825, showing Mr. Vaughan Gallagher as speaking on behalf of the Applicant rather that as an Objector (stated in error.)

1.  V/2020/0201, Ashfield District Council, New Leisure Centre and Associated Infrastructure, Festival Hall, Hodgkinson Road. Kirkby in Ashfield

In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 30.1, Councillor Jason Zadrozny moved suspension of Council Procedure Rule 16.4, (Content and Length of Speeches) for this application only, to allow all speakers up to 15 minutes to address the Committee, rather than the usual 5 minutes.  Having been seconded by Councillor Helen-Ann Smith, the motion was duly carried.

The meeting was adjourned at 10.16am and reconvened at 10.17am.

On behalf of the Applicant, Theresa Hodgkinson (Director of Place and Communities) 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.

The meeting was adjourned at 11.19am and reconvened at 11.30am.

2.  V/2020/0069, Mr T. Porter, Dwelling and Garage, Land Adjacent the Old Granary, Newbound Lane, Norwood

It was moved by Councillor Jason Zadrozny and seconded by CouncillorCiaran Brown that the officer’s recommendation contained within the report be rejected and:

a) planning consent be granted subject to the following conditions:

1.    The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of 3 years from the date of this permission.

2.    This permission shall be read in accordance with the following plans: Site Location Plan Scale 1:2500, Received 21/02/20; Site Layout Plan, Drawing No. 14326.02, Received 14/02/20; Proposed Elevations & Floor Plans, Drawing No. 14326.01 Rev A, Received 02/07/20. The development shall thereafter be undertaken in accordance with these plans unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

3.    The materials and finishes to be used for the external elevations and roof of the proposal shall match those detailed in the submitted application form.

4.    Notwithstanding the approved plans, the dwelling shall not be occupied until full details of all hard and soft landscaping have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. All planting, seeding or turfing indicated on the approved landscaping scheme shall be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons following the occupation of the dwelling. Any trees, or plants, which within a period of five years from the completion of the development die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with other of a similar size and species.

5.    Notwithstanding the approved plans, the dwelling shall not be occupied until full details of the sites boundaries treatments have been submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The boundary treatments shall thereafter be implemented in accordance with the agreed details and within an agreed time frame.

6.    The development hereby permitted shall not commence until drainage plans for the disposal of surface water and foul sewage have been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The surface water drainage scheme shall include sustainable drainage principles and be  ...  view the full minutes text for item P.6

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

RESOLVED

that the report be received and noted.