PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, WEDNESDAY 25TH NOVEMBER 2009, 7.30PM, CIVIC HALL, DIDCOT
Admission of the Public and Media
Members of the Public and Media are welcome to attend in accordance with the Public Bodies (Admission to Meeting) Act 1960 Section 1 extended by LGA 1972 Section 100.
Public Participation
Public Participation will be strictly in accordance with Standing Order No. 11.
AGENDA
1. Apologies
2. Declarations of interests. Members are reminded to declare any personal or prejudicial interests on any item on this agenda in accordance with the Didcot Town Council’s code of conduct
3. Minutes of the Meeting held on 4th November 2009
4. Questions on the minutes as to the progress of any item
5. Planning Applications
Note: Any applications received after the despatch of this agenda and prior to the meeting will be considered
6. Applications Accepted
7. Applications Refused
8. Road name for development at rear of 2 Colborne Road
9. Correspondence
Dominic Stapleton
Town Clerk
20th November 2009
MINUTES
284. PRESENT
Councillors:
- Mrs A Service (Chair)
- Mrs E Hards
- Mr P Hayward
- Mr D Rouane
- Mr A Thompson (for Mrs M Flood, from Minute 287)
Officer:
- Mr S Carter (Deputy Town Clerk)
285. APOLOGIES
Councillors Mr L Elias (sick), Mr W Service (work) and Mrs M Flood (personal).
286. DECLARATIONS OF INTERESTS
Members were reminded to declare any personal or prejudicial interests on any item on the agenda in accordance with the Council’s Code of Conduct.
There were no declarations of interest.
287. MINUTES
RESOLVED that the Minutes of the Meeting held on 4th November 2009 be approved and signed as a true and correct record.
Referring to Minute 264, application P09/W0956, land adjacent to Marsh Bridge Cottages, it was noted that the committee had also commented that there should be no right turn onto Broadway from this proposed development.
288. PLANNING APPLICATIONS
RESOLVED that the following decisions be notified to the appropriate authority in accordance with Standing Order 54, which gives delegated authority to consider and respond to planning applications:
Application P09/W0556, 131 Park Road
Amendment: Proposed
Single storey rear extensions
No objection
Application P09/W0941, 45 High Street
Amendment: 1
New single storey 1 bed dwelling with access
The correspondence stating that this application had been withdrawn was NOTED at this point.
Not considered as application withdrawn
Application P09/W0955, Great Western Drive Car Parks
Amendment: No
Renew defective concrete hardstandings in the 3 car parks, clear out gullies and mark parking bays. Installation of new street lights
Approve
Application P09/W1033, 26 Crossville Crescent
Amendment: No
Single storey extension to park home
No strong views
Application P09/W1055, 5 Evenlode Drive
Amendment: No
First floor extension over existing garage
No strong views
Application P09/W1072, 83 Rawthey Avenue
Amendment: No
Garage conversion
No strong views
Application P09/W1079, 14 Abbott Road
Amendment: No
Conversion of 14 Abbott Road into two
x one bedroom flats
No strong views
Application P09/W0956, Land adjacent Marsh Cottages
Amendment: 1
Erection of 14 residential units
Refuse. Maintain previous objections: Concerns with highway safety at the junction with Broadway; cycleway provision with the impact the new road would have on the bridleway; the potential loss of drainage capacity for surface water run off; and the width of the remaining road after the installation of the formal parking spaces outside 1 and 3 Marsh Bridge Cottages.
In addition there should be no right turn into Broadway from the development.
Application P09/W1122, 7 Plym Drive
Amendment No
First floor side and single storey rear extensions
No strong views, though concern that extension may have a detrimental effect on the natural light reaching 9 Plym Drive
Application P09/W1129, 18 South Park Avenue
Amendment: No
Single storey extension
No strong views
Application P09/W1133, 17 Green Road
Amendment: No
Single storey rear extension and alterations to fenestration
No strong views
Application P09/W1109/LD, 116 Loyd Road
Amendment: No
Loft conversion to semi detached house with box dormer to rear elevation
No comments
Application P09/W1021, Land to the rear of 132 Park Road
Amendment: No
Erection of two no dwellings and associated car parking
Refuse. Maintain previous objections: Inadequate access from Portway to existing garage area.
289. APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED
- P09/W0837 18 Mereland Road
- P09/W0913 Royal Mail Delivery Office
- P09/W0927/DC Ladygrove Estate, Water Swales
NOTED
290. APPLICATIONS REFUSED
- P09/W0940 100 Broadway
NOTED
291. ROAD NAME FOR DEVELOPMENT AT REAR OF COLBORNE CLOSE
A report was circulated detailing a list scientists who had played a significant part in the development of Rutherford Appleton Laboratories (RAL) and AERE at Harwell. This list had been complied in consultation with RAL and AERE following a recommendation made by the committee on 23rd September 2009, Minute 195 refers. The list also included a brief resume of each scientists’ life.
RECOMMENDED that the development be named Manning Close/Way after Geoff Manning, a past director of RAL, and that this recommendation is submitted to South Oxfordshire District Council for consideration.
292. CORRESPONDENCE
(a) South Oxfordshire District Council, Planning Services
P09/W0928 2C The Parade
Details of an oven to be installed. For Information only.
NOTED
(b) South Oxfordshire District Council, Planning Services
P09/W0942 45 High Street
Application has been withdrawn by the applicant
NOTED
(c) South Oxfordshire District Council
Development at corner of Abbot Road in land adjacent to 55 to be known as 55A and 55B Abbott Road, OX11 8JA
NOTED
The Meeting commenced at 7.30pm and closed at 8.25pm
Chair
