Agenda and minutes

Planning Committee - Wednesday, 9 January 2019 6.45 pm

Venue: Council Chamber, Council Offices, Knowle Green, Staines-upon-Thames

Contact: Chris Curtis  Email: c.curtis@spelthorne.gov.uk

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Minutes pdf icon PDF 90 KB

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 12 December 2018.

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on 12 December 2018 were approved as a correct record subject to the recording of Councillor Chandler’s apologies when leaving the meeting following the decision on application no. 18/010443/FUL.

 

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Disclosures of Interest

To receive any disclosures of interest from councillors under the Councillors’ Code of Conduct, or contact with applicants/objectors under the Planning Code.

Minutes:

a) Disclosures of interest under the Members’ Code of Conduct

 

There were none.

 

b) Declarations of interest under the Council’s Planning Code

 

Councillor C. Barnard reported that he had been contacted by a Councillor for Staines in regard to application no. 18/01000/FUL but had made no comment.

 

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Application 18/01159/FUL - Staines Ex-Servicemen’s Club, 6 Laleham Road, Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 2DX pdf icon PDF 4 MB

Minutes:

This application was withdrawn by the applicant on 9 January 2019 and a decision could therefore not be made on it.

 

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Application 18/01000/FUL - Jewson Builders Merchant, Moor Lane, Staines-upon-Thames. pdf icon PDF 27 MB

Minutes:

Description:

This application sought the demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment of the site to provide 36 residential units comprising 25 houses and 11 flats together with associated accesses, car parking, amenity space and landscaping.  This application was a renewal of planning permission 14/01882/FUL which had expired.

 

Additional Information:

The Planning Manager informed the Committee of the following updates:

 

Amended Plan

An amended proposed site layout plan had been received showing the bin stores in the revised location (drawing no. FNH392/P/302 Rev. B). Condition 2 (drawing numbers) should be updated to refer to this revised drawing:

 

Condition 2

The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans and drawings:

FNH392 LS/01 received 10 July 2018

 

FNH392/P/301; /302B; /303B; /310B; /311B; /312B; /313B; /314B; /315B; /316B; 317B; /330A received 10 July 2018

 

Existing Site Plan received 24 July 2018

 

533009 & 533006A received 27 July 2018

 

FNH392/P/340A received 30 November 2018

 

FNH392/P/302 Rev. B received 08 January 2019

 

1.         Heads of Terms 3 and several of the conditions refer to the incorrect transport assessment and drawings. Corrections are set out below:

 

Heads of Terms 3

Within a period of 5 years following occupation of the development, if required by Surrey County Council the applicant shall fully fund the cost of advertising and implementing a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) for a traffic management scheme on the southwest side of Moor Lane (as shown by the blue coloured parking restrictions on Milestone's Drawing No. 14080/02 18072/002), or an alternative scheme as determined by Surrey County Council.

 

Condition 8

Prior to first occupation of the proposed development :-

 

(a)       the proposed vehicular accesses to Moor Lane (D3286) shall be      constructed in accordance with the approved plans and provided with          the visibility splays shown on Drawing No. 14080/01 18072/001    'Visibility Requirements'. The visibility splays shall be kept permanently             clear of any obstruction between 0.6m and 2.0m above the carriageway.

 

(b)       the proposed footway on the south-western side of the application site,      adjacent to Moor Lane, shall be constructed in accordance with Fairview Homes' Proposed Site Layout Drawing No. FNH392/P/302         Revision B.

 

Condition 10

No new development shall be occupied until space has been laid out within the site in accordance with the approved plans and Milestones Transport Assessment October 2014 May 2018 for cars to be parked and for vehicles to turn so that they may enter and leave the site in forward gear. The parking and turning areas shall be used and retained exclusively for its designated purpose.

 

Condition 11

Notwithstanding the proposed plans and the accompanying Milestone’s Transport Assessment dated October 2014 May 2018 no new development shall be occupied until space has been laid out within the site in accordance with a scheme to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority to provide a secure, covered and accessible storage area for a minimum of 11 bicycles and shall thereafter be permanently retained for their designated use.

 

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Development Management Performance pdf icon PDF 1011 KB

To advise the Committee Members on the recent Planning Development Management performance.

Minutes:

The Planning Development Manager highlighted Spelthorne’s performance statistics against the Government’s performance measures for Local Planning Authorities in the determination of planning applications for the year ending September 2018.

 

Resolved to note the report.

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Planning Appeals Report pdf icon PDF 287 KB

To note details of the Planning appeals submitted and decisions received between 2 November and 18 December 2018.

Minutes:

The Chairman informed the Committee that if any Member had any detailed queries regarding the report on Appeals lodged and decisions received since the last meeting, they should contact the Planning Development Manager.

 

Resolved that the report of the Planning Development Manager be received and noted.

 

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Urgent Items

To consider any items which the Chairman considers as urgent.

Minutes:

There were no urgent items.