Agenda and minutes

Councillor Klute welcomed everyone to the meeting. Members of the Sub-Committee and officers introduced themselves. The Chair explained that the Sub-Committee would deal with the determination of planning applications and outlined the procedures for the meeting.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Nicholls.

None.

If you have a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest* in an item of business:

§  if it is not yet on the council’s register, you must declare both the existence and details of it at the start of the meeting or when it becomes apparent;

§  you may choose to declare a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest that is already in the register in the interests of openness and transparency. 

In both the above cases, you must leave the room without participating in discussion of the item.

If you have a personal interest in an item of business and you intend to speak or vote on the item you must declare both the existence and details of it at the start of the meeting or when it becomes apparent but you may participate in the discussion and vote on the item.

*(a)     Employment, etc - Any employment, office, trade, profession or vocation carried on for profit or gain.

(b) Sponsorship - Any payment or other financial benefit in respect of your expenses in carrying out duties as a member, or of your election; including from a trade union.

(c) Contracts - Any current contract for goods, services or works, between you or your partner (or a body in which one of you has a beneficial interest) and the council.

(d) Land - Any beneficial interest in land which is within the council’s area.

(e) Licences- Any licence to occupy land in the council’s area for a month or longer.

(f) Corporate tenancies - Any tenancy between the council and a body in which you or your partner have a beneficial interest.

 (g) Securities - Any beneficial interest in securities of a body which has a place of business or land in the council’s area, if the total nominal value of the securities exceeds £25,000 or one hundredth of the total issued share capital of that body or of any one class of its issued share capital. 

This applies to all members present at the meeting.

None.

Items B1, B2, B3 and B6 had been withdrawn from the agenda due to meeting notification letters not having been sent out five working days prior to the meeting. The order of business would be B5 then B4.

Councillor Ismail asked when Highbury Pool, Highbury Crescent (P2015/0386/FUL) would be considered and was advised that it was likely this would not be considered until December 2015.

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 29 June 2015 be confirmed as an accurate record of proceedings and the Chair be authorised to sign them.

Construction of a roof extension to provide an additional floor of B1(a) office space and associated roof terrace, with a plant area and associated air conditioning equipment; and replacement of existing windows with double glazed timber sash windows and a new entrance at ground floor level.

(Planning application number: P2015/2193/FUL)

RESOLVED:

That it be noted that the application had been withdrawn from the agenda.

Erection of new-built, 3 bedroom single family dwelling house accommodated over 3 levels including provision of private amenity space and associated refuse and cycle storage facilities in the rear garden of 55 Whitehall Park, which fronts Fitzwarren Gardens. Removal of the existing boundary fence which fronts onto the existing pavement facing the roadway to Fitzwarren Gardens. The removal of existing tree(s) is also proposed together with replacement tree and shrub planting.

(Planning application number: P2015/2281/FUL)

RESOLVED:

That it be noted that the application had been withdrawn from the agenda.

Basement enlargement with front and rear light wells.

(Planning application number: P2015/1904/FUL)

RESOLVED:

That it be noted that the application had been withdrawn from the agenda.

Demolition of the former electrical substation and change of the space into a new community gardening space with a small storage shed to store gardening tools, raised flower beds, batten screen and self-binding aggregate surfacing.

(Planning application number: P2015/2422/FUL)

RESOLVED:

That planning permission be granted subject to the conditions and informatives in the case officer’s report.

Creation of new separate entrances to the community centre and nursery. Ground and first floor side extensions and external alterations to the existing property.

(Planning application number: P2015/0360/FUL)

In the discussion the following points were made:

·         The planning officer reported that Roof Plan PLO4A had been replaced by Roof Plan PLO4B.

·         The planning officer, responding to an objector’s written representation, stated that although the daylight/sunlight report was not published, officers had considered the impacts on the neighbours and the plans had been amended accordingly. The revised plans did not have a negative effect of the daylight and sunlight to the neighbouring property.

·         The green roof would be located on what was currently the flat roof.

·         The location of the air conditioning units was considered.

Councillor Klute proposed adding the standard background noise condition to cover the new relocated air conditioning units. This was seconded by Councillor Gantly and carried.

RESOLVED:

That planning permission be granted subject to the conditions and informative in the case officer’s report plus the additional condition as outlined above.

Installation of 12 heat pump units at roof level, one heat pump unit at fifth floor balcony level, two heat pumps at fourth floor balcony level and associated visual/acoustic screening.

(Planning application number: P2015/0634/FUL)

RESOLVED:

That it be noted that the application had been withdrawn from the agenda.