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Agenda and draft minutes

Lowlands Area Planning Sub-Committee - Monday, 8th July, 2024 2.00 pm

Venue: Council Chamber, Council Offices, Woodgreen, Witney, Oxfordshire OX28 1NB. View directions

Contact: Democratic Services 

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Items
No. Item

24.

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.

25.

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.

26.

Minutes of Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 67 KB

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.

27.

Applications for Development pdf icon PDF 288 KB

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.

 

Pages

Application No.

Address

Planning Officer

11-27

24/00655/FUL

111 Manor Road, Witney

Clare Anscombe

28-34

24/00980/HHD

17 Cotswold Close, Minster Lovell

Curtis Badley

 

28.

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:

  • Planning permission had been granted in May 2024 for an extension, however the applicant had changed the application and wished to build a separate dwelling of comparable size and proportions to the previous application;
  • There would be provision for 2 parking spaces and a cycle store in the garden;
  • The design was in keeping with the surrounding properties and similar materials would be used. The proposed dwelling would be a logical compliment to the character of the area and there would be no visual impacts on the street scene;
  • There were no policies in the National Planning Policy Framework that would give an obvious reason to refuse the application because no adverse impact would demonstrably outweigh the benefits of the application;
  • The proposed dwelling would be built in Witney and have access to local services;
  • The proposed dwelling would be 40 square metres which would be considered acceptable for occupancy. There would be enough space for leisure activities and an outdoor space to sit in;
  • The neighbouring amenity impact would include some loss of privacy due to a proposed window on the first floor for the bathroom. A condition to use obscured glass would be included. There would be no significant impact of loss of privacy or loss of light;
  • There were no objections from the Biodiversity or Drainage Officers.

 

The Senior Planner recommended the application be approved.

 

The Chair then invited the Sub-Committee to discuss the application, which raised the

following points:

 

  • Clarification on the number of windows lost when the proposed dwelling was constructed. The windows currently served the hallways. The ground floor window would remain, and the first-floor window would be removed;
  • Clarification on: 1.  living space meeting the current government requirements and enabling a comfortable living environment. 2. Whether the property could be extended to create a two-bedroom house in the future. The Senior Planner confirmed that the property was within government requirements when considering floor space. The property could be extended to create another bedroom without planning permission if extended internally and no condition could be added to prevent this as to enforce this condition would be difficult. Also, it would be difficult to remove permitted development rights due to the location of the dwelling;
  • Clarification on the parking location not encroaching on the neighbouring land. All parking spaces were on the application land;ether the application could include an informative which covered a reminder for a sustainability standards checklist – The Senior Planner advised the application would include this when notifying the applicant of the Sub-Committee’s decision.

 

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.

29.

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.

30.

Applications Determined under Delegated Powers pdf icon PDF 107 KB

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.

31.

Appeal Decisions pdf icon PDF 22 KB

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.

32.

Progress on Enforcement Cases pdf icon PDF 71 KB

Purpose:

To provide an update on progress in respect of priority enforcement investigations.

 

Recommendation:

That the progress and nature of the outstanding enforcement investigations be noted by the Sub-Committee.

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.

 

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