Agenda and minutes

Planning Committee - Tuesday, 25th April, 2023 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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36.

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:

It was noted that Councillor W Drew had been substituted by Councillor P Brading.

37.

Minutes

To confirm as a true record the Minutes of the meetings held on:

37a

21 March 2023 pdf icon PDF 767 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

THAT the minutes of the meeting held on 21 March 2023 be approved.

 

37b

12 April 2023 pdf icon PDF 202 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

THAT the minutes of the meeting held on 12 April 2023 be approved.

 

38.

Declarations of Interest

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

Minutes:

Councillor J Medland declared an interest in minute number 41 (Land south of Appley Road North of Bullen Road and east of Hope Road (West Acre Park), Ryde, Isle of Wight) as he had contributed to the crowd funding for the Judicial review regarding this application, he would leave the room for the duration of the application.

 

Councillor D Adams declared an interest in minute number 41 (Land south of Appley Road North of Bullen Road and east of Hope Road (West Acre Park), Ryde, Isle of Wight) as he had contributed to the crowd funding for the Judicial review regarding this application, he had taken advice and his decision was to remain in the room.

 

Councillor P Spink declared an interest in minute number 41 (Land south of Appley Road North of Bullen Road and east of Hope Road (West Acre Park), Ryde, Isle of Wight) as he had also contributed to the crowd funding for the judicial review regarding the application, he had carefully considered his position and believed that he was not pre-determined on the outcome of the application.

 

Councillor C Quirk declared an interest in minute number 41 (Land south of Appley Road North of Bullen Road and east of Hope Road (West Acre Park), Ryde, Isle of Wight) as he had previously taken part in the application and had an open mind.

 

39.

Election of Chairman

Minutes:

It was noted that following declarations on interest the Chairman would not be in the room for the consideration of the planning application, the Vice Chairman was also not present, the Chairman asked for nominations for a Chairman for that item of business.

 

Cllrs C Quirk and N Stuart were nominated and duly seconded

 

A vote was taken, the result of which was:

 

RESOLVED:

 

THAT Councillor N Stuart be the Chairman for consideration of the planning application.

40.

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 email to democratic.services@iow.gov.uk no later than two clear working days before the start of the meeting. The deadline for written questions will be Thursday 20 April 2023.

 

Minutes:

There were no public questions submitted.

 

The Chairman left the room.

41.

Report of the Strategic Manager for Planning and Infrastructure pdf icon PDF 95 KB

Planning applications and related matters.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Consideration was given to item 1 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:

20/01061/FUL

Details:

Demolition of agricultural buildings and the garage to No 125 Marlborough Road; Proposed development consisting of 473 new dwellings (single and two storey dwellings (inclusive of 35% affordable housing) and inclusive of the conversion of the Coach House into pair of semi-detached dwellings; (leading to a net gain of 472 dwellings), single storey café and two storey doctors surgery and B1 office space with associated site infrastructure (inclusive of roads, parking,

photovoltaic pergolas, garages, bin and bikes stores, below ground foul waste pump, electric substations, surface water detention basins and swales, landscape and ecological mitigations and net biodiversity enhancements); Proposed vehicular accesses off Bullen Road and Appley Road; Proposed public open spaces, Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace and Allotments; Proposed three public rights of way; Proposed access, parking and turning for No 125 Marlborough Road and associated highways improvements (Revised plans, revised drainage strategy and flood risk, additional highway technical note and updated appendix S to highway chapter of environmental statement)(readvertised application)

 

Land South of Appley Road North of Bullen Road and East of Hope Road (West Acre Park), Ryde, Isle of Wight.

 

Site Visits:

The site visit was carried out on Friday, 21 April 2023.

Public Participants:

Mr M Gaskin – on behalf of Objectors

Mr S Cooke – on behalf of Ryde Town Council

Mr I Delaney - Applicant

Additional Representations:

An additional letter of objection had been received by the Local Planning Authority, following the publication of the report, which were summarised in the update paper.

Comment:

Councillor M Lilley spoke as Local Member for this item.

 

The Chairman outlined the process he would follow taking the issue regarding the curlew’s first, however he would not restrict discussion on the whole application, a vote was taken and the result of which was:

 

RESOLVED:

 

THAT the committee agreed with the Chairman’s process.

 

Questions were raised regarding the length of time it would take for the mitigation to be suitable habitat for the curlews and would the development be delayed to allow time for this to be completed, Planning Officers advised that it would take time to build up the area, the mitigation land would be available prior to IOW46 being lost, the area would be monitored for up to ten years, the land could be adapted if required.

 

The Committee asked when the objection from Natural England was submitted, they were told that the Local Planning Authority had received notification on 24 June 2022, the site was not a designated site and the map used had not been created until 2020. It was considered unreasonable to expect the developer to know of the designation. Conversations  ...  view the full minutes text for item 41.

42.

Members' Question Time

To guarantee a reply to a question, a question  must be submitted in writing or by email to democratic.services@iow.gov.uk no later than 4pm on Friday 21 April 2023. 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 M Price asked if the Chairman could provide information on the voting record of the Planning committee and bring it forward to a future committee meeting, as he believed that there were members on the Planning committee having to direct the committee in the right direction and that this was unfair. Councillor Brodie asked that the Chairman speak with group leaders once the information was provided to him and report back to the Committee. The Chairman advised that he would take advice regarding this matter.