Agenda and minutes
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Apologies for Absence To receive any apologies for absence from members of Sub-Committee. The quorum for the Sub-Committee is 4 members. Minutes: Apologies for Absence were received from Councillor Phil Godfrey. |
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Declarations of Interest To receive any Declarations of Interest from members of the Sub-Committee on any items to be considered at the meeting. Minutes: Councillor Julian Cooper stated that they knew of the applicant’s agent, Mr Huw Mellor, in relation to Application 24/00655/FUL, and that it did not preclude them from participating in the consideration of the application. |
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Minutes of Previous Meeting To approve the minutes of the previous meeting, held on Monday 10 June 2024. Minutes: Councillor Adrian Walsh proposed that the minutes of the previous meeting, held on Monday 10 June 2024, be agreed by the Sub-Committee as a true and accurate record. This was seconded by Councillor Andy Goodwin and was put to a vote. There were 12 votes in favour, 0 votes against and 1 abstention. The vote was carried.
The Sub-Committee Resolved to: 1. Agree the minutes of the previous meeting, held on Monday 10 June 2024, as a true and accurate record. |
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Applications for Development Purpose: To consider applications for development, details of which are set out in the attached schedule.
Recommendation: That the applications be determined in accordance with the recommendations of the Business Manager – Development Management.
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24/00655/FUL 111 Manor Road, Witney Minutes: Clare Anscombe, Senior Planner, introduced the application, for the erection of a dwelling with associated parking, bin and bike stores.
Huw Mellor addressed the Sub-Committee on behalf of the applicant, which raised a clarification point regarding heating systems to be used inside the proposed dwelling.
The Senior Planner continued with their presentation, which clarified the following points:
The Senior Planner recommended the application be approved.
The Chair then invited the Sub-Committee to discuss the application, which raised the following points:
Councillor Andrew Prosser proposed that the application be approved, in line with Officer recommendations. This was seconded by Councillor Andy Goodwin, ... view the full minutes text for item 28. |
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24/00980/HHD 17 Cotswold Close, Minster Lovell Minutes: Curtis Badley, Planning Officer, introduced the application, for the removal of an existing carport, the erection of a two-storey side extension to create a self-contained annexe, and formation of two additional off street parking spaces. The Planning Officer’s presentation clarified that the proposed dwelling extension would respect the original character of the host dwelling.
Councillor Nick Leverton proposed that the application be approved, in line with officer recommendations. This was seconded by Councillor Andy Goodwin, was put to a vote, and was unanimously agreed by the Sub-Committee.
The Sub-Committee Resolved to: 1. Approve the application, in line with officer recommendations. |
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Applications Determined under Delegated Powers Purpose: To inform the Sub-Committee of applications determined under delegated powers.
Recommendation: 1. That the report be noted by the Sub-Committee.
Minutes: The report giving details of applications determined under delegated powers was received, explained by Planning Officers, and noted by the Sub-Committee. |
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Purpose: To inform the Sub-Committee of any appeal decisions.
Recommendation: 1. That the report be noted by the Sub-Committee. Minutes: The report giving details of appeal decisions was received, explained by Planning Officers, and noted by the Sub-Committee. |
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Progress on Enforcement Cases Purpose: To provide an update on progress in respect of priority enforcement investigations.
Recommendation: Additional documents: Minutes: Kelly Murray, Principal Planner (Enforcement and Appeals), introduced the report, which provided an update on progress in respect of priority enforcement investigations.
The Principal Planner gave the Sub-Committee an overview of the recent workload of the Enforcement and Appeals Team and numbers of priority cases and detailed the progress and nature of the outstanding enforcement investigations.
The Sub-Committee requested that more generalised information be made available to Planning Sub-Committees in future enforcement reports and that appropriate levels of communication regarding cases be exercised so that appropriate information could be made available to the public. This was noted by the Principal Planner.
The Principal Planner advised the Sub-Committee that in relation to the information contained within the report relating to specific enforcement cases, caution needed to be exercised in relation to information given within a public forum. Councillor Julian Cooper suggested that Democratic Services consider if future progress reports be considered in private session.
The Sub-Committee noted the content of the report. |