Agenda and minutes

Planning Committee - Tuesday, 25th October, 2022 4.00 pm

Venue: Council Chamber, County Hall, Newport, Isle of WIght

Contact: Marie Bartlett  Email: democratic.services@iow.gov.uk

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11.

Apologies and Changes in Membership (if any)

To note any changes in membership of the Committee made in accordance with Part 4B paragraph 5 of the Constitution.

Minutes:

Councillor Adams had sent his apologies and Councillor Ward was substituting for Councillor Price.

12.

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To confirm as a true record the Minutes of the meeting held on 26 July 2022.

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

THAT the minutes of the meeting held on 26 July 2022 be approved.

 

13.

Declarations of Interest

To invite Members to declare any interest they might have in the matters on the agenda.

Minutes:

Councillor Quirk declared an interest in minute number 15 (Land West of 40-48 and 37 to 47 Broadwood Lane 17 and 24 Forest Hills 2-20 and 28 – 36 Arthur Moody Drive, Carisbrooke) as he knew the applicant.

 

Councillor Spink declared an interest in minute number 15 (Land adjacent 12 Tennyson View, Elm Lane Calbourne as he drafted and signed a letter of objection on behalf of West Wight Village Residents Association, he advised he would leave the room while the application was debated.

 

14.

Public Question Time - 15 Minutes Maximum

Questions are restricted to matters not on the agenda. Questions may be asked without notice but to guarantee a full reply at the meeting, a question must be put including the name and address of the questioner by delivery in writing or by electronic mail to Democratic Services at democratic.services@iow.gov.uk no later than two clear working days before the start of the meeting. Normally, Planning Committee is held on a Tuesday, therefore the deadline for written questions will be Thursday, 20 October 2022.

 

Minutes:

There were no public questions submitted.

 

15.

Report of the Strategic Manager for Planning and Infrastructure pdf icon PDF 94 KB

Planning applications and related matters.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Consideration was given to items 1 - 4 of the report of the Strategic Manager for Planning and Infrastructure Delivery.

 

A schedule of additional representations received after the printing of the report were submitted at the beginning of the meeting and were drawn to the attention of the Councillors when considering the application. A note is made to that effect in the minutes.

 

Application:

22/01239/FUL

Details:

Proposed alterations and refurbishment of existing station buildings to include new public toilets, café and pedestrian link to pier

 

Ryde Esplanade Railway Station, Esplanade, Ryde.

 

Public Participants:

Mr S Chandler (on behalf of applicant)

Comment:

Concerns were raised regarding the heritage of the building, loss of existing columns, and the effect onthe Conservation Area. It was felt that enough was not being done to enhance the building and ensure the proposed alterations were in keeping with the Victorian architecture along the Esplanade. Concerns were also raised over the availability of public toilets within the station and whether there would be a charge to use them.

Planning officers advised that the application was for external alterations to the building, as internal alterations to the station building(s) do not require planning permission, and the management of the facilities was not within the remit of the Committee.

 

Queries were also raised in respect of flood risk and finished levels within the station and tie in with the pier. Planning officers confirmed that there would be some minor modification of levels to ensure level access to and from the pier and through the station, matching the existing level of the station.

The Committee asked questions relating to public safety and the concerns raised by the police regarding entrance and exit points, Planning Officers confirmed that the same number of entry and exit points as existing were proposed and the glass frontage would allow better intervisibility with the public realm than there is currently. Planning Officers also advised that the station already had CCTV, that the station CCTV was being reviewed as part of the station refurbishment, and that the applicant’s attention had been drawn to the recommendations made by the police, with an informative recommended to ensure this.

 

Decision:

The Committee had taken into consideration and agreed with the reasons for the recommendation as set out under the paragraph entitled Justification for Recommendation of the report and resolved:

THAT the application be approved subject to an amendment of Condition 5

 

Amended Condition:

5. Notwithstanding the submitted plan, the external alterations hereby permitted (other than demolition works) shall not begin until details of the fenestration, glazing, materials and finishes (including colour), to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of the development have been submitted to and approved in writing by the LPA. These shall have special regard to the Victorian character of the surrounding conservation area Development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

As per report (Item 1)

 

Councillor Spink left the room

 

Application:

20/1872/FUL

Details:

Construction of 12 dwellings and formation  ...  view the full minutes text for item 15.

16.

Members' Question Time

To guarantee a reply to a question, a question  must be submitted in writing or by electronic mail to democratic.services@iow.gov.uk no later than 4.00pm on Friday, 21 October 2022. A question may be asked at the meeting without prior notice but in these circumstances there is no guarantee that a full reply will be given at the meeting.

Minutes:

Councillor Critchison asked a for an update on the peer review and was advised by the Chairman that a number of groups had met, and actions identified by the peer review had been undertaken and completed in advance of the steering group being established.

 

A number of questions were raised regarding the number of different groups meeting to discuss the same issue, it was recognised that Planning Services had a limited amount of staff resource to support these groups.