Agenda and minutes

Planning Committee - Tuesday, 13th June, 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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Items
No. Item

1.

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:

Apologies were received from Councillor J Bacon

2.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 275 KB

To confirm as a true record the Minutes of the meeting held on 25 April 2023.

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

THAT the minutes of the meeting held on 25 April 2023 be approved.

 

3.

Declarations of Interest

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

Minutes:

Councillor P Spink declared an interest in minute number 5 (Tapnell Farm, Newport Road, Freshwater) as he was a member of the Campaign for Rural England (CPRE) who had submitted a representation regarding the application.

 

4.

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, 8 June 2023.

 

Minutes:

There were no public questions submitted.

5.

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 items 1 - 2 of the report of the Strategic Manager for Planning and Infrastructure Delivery.

 

The Strategic Manager for Planning and Infrastructure advised that application ref number 21/01884/FUL (Proposed Development of 56 Dwellings, means of access off Hillway Road and Steyne Road associated landscaping and infrastructure) the site notice did not identify that the application was contrary to the development plan and therefore may not have been advertised in accordance with the LPA’s standard practice. Even though this would not prejudice anyone’s interest in the application the decision had been taken not to bring the application to the Planning Committee as advertised on 13 June 2023, to allow the application to be re-advertised.

 

Application:

22/01931/FUL

Details:

32 tourism pods and associated landscaping

 

Tapnell Farm, Newport Road, Freshwater

Site Visits:

The site visit was carried out on Friday, 9 June 2023.

Public Participants:

Mr D Long (Agent)

Comment:

Councillor P Spink spoke as Local Councillor for the application.

 

Concerns were raised regarding the figures calculated for the nitrates for the proposed development, if incorrect it could impact on the site being nitrate positive, officers advised that the information regarding nitrates was supplied by Natural England in good faith. The Strategic Manager for Planning and Infrastructure Delivery advised the Committee that they had two options, they could proceed and accept the figures as supplied by Natural England and include within the resolution that the decision was based on the figures being checked, if they were found to be flawed then the application would be brought back to the Planning Committee, the other option was to defer the item to the next meeting of the Planning Committee so that the issued could be investigated.

 

Following a vote it was agreed that the Planning Committee would continue with the meeting and consider the application based on the information available.

 

Concern was raised regarding accessibility of the site for all users, officers advised that an additional condition relating to accessibility was considered reasonable.

 

The Committee considered the condition which required any trees or plants which die, were removed, damaged or diseased would be replaced within a five year period, officers advised that the five year period could be extended in condition seven, or the Section 106 agreement could contain a clause which included this. However, officers advised that this would be unusual, and that the Committee may wish to debate the issue. The Committee did not debate the issue and instead, a vote was taken on the outstanding motion to approve the development, subject to the nitrates issue being investigated.

Decision:

A proposal to approve the application to include an additional condition regarding accessibility, subject to the finalisation of a planning obligation and confirmation that the nitrates information provided by the applicant was suitable, and if not, for the application to be brought back to the Planning Committee.

 

RESOLVED:

 

The application be approved subject to an additional condition regarding accessibility, nitrate data to be confirmed and the completion of a  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

6.

2022/23 Decision review, monitoring and Appeals performance report pdf icon PDF 539 KB

Minutes:

The Strategic Manager for Planning and Infrastructure Delivery highlighted the evaluation section of the report to the Committee.

 

The Committee were pleased with the report and proposed to note and thank officers which was duly seconded.

 

RESOLVED:

 

THAT the report be noted

7.

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 4.00 pm on Friday 9 June 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:

There were no questions submitted.