Agenda and minutes

Apologies were received from Councillors Alexandrou, Goodwin, and Sullivan.

To receive any declarations of interest.  Members are advised to consider the extract from the Standard Board Code of Conduct for Members, which forms part of the Declaration of Interest Form at the back of this Agenda.  If a Member declares an interest, they should complete that Form and hand it to the Officer clerking the meeting.

There were no declarations of interest.

To approve the Minutes of the Planning Committee meeting held on 18 January 2012, copy attached.

The minutes of the Planning Committee meeting held on 18 January 2012, were approved and signed by the Chairman.

To give further consideration to the following:

Change of use of storage barn to 1no. dwelling.

Moved by Councillor Gregory and seconded by Councillor Campbell that:

“the application F/TH/11/0933 be refused for the following reasons:

(1)  The site is outside the built up area boundary of any settlement on previously undeveloped agricultural land and, as such, represents an unsustainable and inappropriate form of development within the countryside, and in the opinion of the District Planning Authority there are no circumstances which justify the granting or permission in this case. The proposal is contrary to policies H1 and CC1 of the Thanet Local Plan, policies SP3, C4 and CC6 of the South East Plan and guidance contained within Planning Policy Statement 7.

(2)  The proposed residential development is situated in an area which is subject to a high risk of flooding. The living accommodation within the proposed ground floor of the property would be particularly susceptible to flooding. Accordingly, the proposed dwelling would result in a development that would potentially cause unacceptable risk to life, contrary to policy NRM4 of the South East Plan and guidance contained within Planning Policy Statement 25”

MOTION ADOPTED.

To consider the report of the Community Services Manager, copy attached for Members of the Committee.

Note: Copies of correspondence relating to applications received will be available for members’ perusal in the Members’ Room from 5.00pm on the Friday before the meeting until the date of the meeting.

Change of use from Hotel to 2no. dwellings and external alterations.

Moved by Councillor Campbell and seconded by Councillor Gregory that:

“the application F/TH/11/0995 be approved subject to the following conditions:

(1)  The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

GROUND:

In accordance with Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004).

(2)  The proposed development shall be carried out in accordance with drawings labelled 19991A/02 Revision B, 19991A/00 Revision B, 19991A/21 received by the Local Planning Authority on 23 November 2011 and 19991A/208 received by the Local Planning Authority on 31 January 2012.

GROUND:

To secure the proper development of the area”

MOTION ADOPTED.

Retrospective planning application for the change of use of agricultural land to residential garden land, together with the formation of hard standing; and for the erection of front conservatory.

Moved by Councillor Cohen and seconded by Councillor Gregory that:

“the application F/TH/11/0633 be approved”

MOTION LOST.

Moved by Councillor Kirby and seconded by Councillor Campbell that:

“the application F/TH/11/0633 be refused”

MOTION LOST.

Moved by Councillor Cohen and seconded by Councillor Everitt that:

“the application F/TH/11/0633 be approved subject to the following conditions:

(1)  No building or enclosure approved by Class E of part One to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (No.2) (England) Order 2008 (or any Order revoking and re-enacting that Order), within the proposed extended residential curtilage the subject of this application, shall be erected.

GROUND:

To ensure a satisfactory external treatment and to avoid visual intrusion in accordance with Thanet Local Plan Policies D1 and CC2”

MOTION ADOPTED.

Installation of PV solar panels to roof.

Moved by Councillor Cohen and seconded by Councillor Gregory that:

“the application F/TH/11/1009 be approved subject to the following conditions:

(1)  The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

GROUND:

In accordance with Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004).

(2)  The proposed development shall be carried out in accordance with the submitted application as shown by the drawing titled ‘Roof Plan’ and received on 1^st December 2011.

GROUND:

To secure the proper development of the area”

MOTION ADOPTED.

Installation of PV solar panels to roof.

Moved by Councillor Campbell and seconded by Councillor Gregory that:

“the application F/TH/11/1016 be deferred and delegated to the Community Services Manager to approve following the expiration of public consultation, subject to the following conditions:

(1)  The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

GROUND:

In accordance with Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004).

(2)  The proposed development shall be carried out in accordance with the submitted application as shown by the drawing titled ‘Roof Plan’ and received on 1^st December 2011.

GROUND:

To secure the proper development of the area”

MOTION ADOPTED.

This report concerns the planning application for demolition of the 3 no cooling towers and 1 no Chimney, creation of a site compound and associated works at site of the Richborough Power Station that was considered by the Planning Committee on 18 January 2012 and resolved to be approved subject to a number of conditions, one of which (draft condition 18) would require demolition to be halted if a fault in the electricity supply occurs within 24 hours of the Scheduled Blast Time, that necessitates the use of the substation at Richborough.

The decision notice has not yet been issued. The applicant has subsequently been in discussion with the UKPower Networks and has agreed wording of an alternative condition that the applicant has requested be imposed by the Council. It is recommended that the requested alternative wording of condition 18 be imposed.

Moved by Councillor Cohen and seconded by Councillor Gregory that:

“Members confirm that planning permission be granted subject to the conditions resolved by the planning committee on 18 January 2012 save for the amendment to draft condition 18 as set out below:

  ‘The scheduled blast time (SBT) shall be delayed for not more that 3 hours in the event that the applicant receives at least 1 hours notice prior to the SBT from UK Power Networks that it requires to undertake urgent and necessary works to the network without which electricity supply to the local area would be prevented’

MOTION ADOPTED.

To bring Members’ attention to the progress of Enforcement Action previously authorised by either the Planning Committee, or under Delegated Authority.

Moved by Councillor Cohen and seconded by Councillor Campbell that:

“Members note the report”

MOTION ADOPTED.