PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, WEDNESDAY 10TH JUNE 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 27th May 2009 – not attached, sent out with Council agenda 8th June 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. Vale of White Horse DC Statement of Community Involvement consultation (letter attached)
9. Review of subsidised bus services
10. Correspondence
Dominic Stapleton
Town Clerk
5th June 2009
MINUTES
67. PRESENT
Councillors:
- Mrs A Service (Chair)
- Mrs M Flood (Vice-Chair)
- Mr L Elias
- Mr W Service
- Mr P Hayward
- Mrs E Hards
- Mr R Hawlor (for Capt J Flood) from Minute 71
Officers:
- Mr S Carter (Deputy Town Clerk)
68. APOLOGIES
Councillor Capt J Flood (personal).
69. 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.
70. MINUTES
RESOLVED that the Minutes of the Meeting held on 27th May 2009 be approved and signed as a true and correct record.
71. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
RESOLVED that the meeting be adjourned to enable the following speaker to address the Committee.
Mr Stone P09/W0133 Land at 4 Fairacres Road
The meeting reconvened.
72. 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/W0133, Land at 4 Fairacres Road
Amendment: No
Erection of two bedroomed bungalow
The four items of correspondence objecting to this application were NOTED at this point.
Refuse, out of keeping with the street scene
Application P09/W0198, 2 Mendip Heights
Amendment: 1
Two storey extension and single storey extension and erection of double garage
No strong views
Application P09/W0369, 83 Queensway
Amendment: No
Erection of a first floor side extension with dormer window to the rear elevation
No strong views
Application P09/W0399, St Peter's Vicarage
Amendment: No
Demolition of former vicarage and erection of five dwellings
Approve
Application P09/W0440, Land adj to Marsh Cottages
Amendment: No
Erection of 14 residential units with associated parking, landscaping, refuse and cycle storage
Refuse, concerns with regards to access and the close proximity to the roundabout.
Application P09/W0446, 8 Downs Road
Amendment: No
First floor extension over existing dining room
No strong views
Application P09/W0454/A, 162A Broadway
Amendment: No
Non illuminated fascia signs to two
elevations of corner site
Approve
Application P09/W0495, 162 – 164 Broadway
Amendment: No
Conversion of six bed flat over retail premises to 2 two bed flats
No strong views
Application P09/W0463, 47 Portway
Amendment: No
Two storey extension to front
No strong views
Application P09/W0464, 49 Portway
Amendment: No
Two storey extension to front
No strong views
Application SUT/12063/26-D, Land south of Nature Reserve, No Sutton Courtenay Lane
Amendment: No
Erection of building for storage and distribution warehouse
Not considered as not enough information on the location provided. Request further details regarding the location of this application.
73. APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED
- P09/W0255 18 Mereland Road
- P09/W0268 85 Lydalls Road
- P09/W0277 29 Halse Water
- P09/W0308 7 Loddon Drive
- P09/W0316 85 Kynaston Road
- P09/W0317 51 Portway
NOTED
74. APPLICATIONS REFUSED
- P09/W0302 25 Queensway
NOTED
75. VALE OF WHITE HORSE DISTRICT COUNCIL (VWHDC) COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT CONSULTATION
A letter was circulated detailing the VWHDC’s consultation on their Statement of Community Involvement with regard to their local Development Framework.
This consultation was NOTED.
76. OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL – REVIEW OF SUBSIDISED BUS SERVICES
Details were circulated of Oxfordshire County Council’s review of subsidised bus services. It was explained that members had been asked to feed back any information to the Deputy Town Clerk at the last Planning Meeting on 27th May 2009, Minute 39 refers. It was explained that the only bus service currently under review which served Didcot was route 36 which linked Wantage, East Hanney and Didcot.
RECOMMENDED that it is put to OCC that this service is extended so it serves the whole of Didcot.
RESOLVED that this item be dealt with under Standing Order 36, delegation of urgent and routine matters, as the deadline for responses is the 3rd July 2009 and the next meeting of the Council is the 13th July 2009.
77. CORRESPONDENCE
(a) Oxfordshire County Council, Milton Road, Drayton
Notice of footway resurfacing of Balmoral Road, Didcot, intended to commence 23rd June 2009 and take 21 days
NOTED
(b) P09/W0133, Land at 4 Fairacres Road
Letter of objection from local resident
NOTED
(c) P09/W0133, Land at 4 Fairacres Road
Letter of objection from local resident
NOTED
(d) P09/W0133, Land at 4 Fairacres Road
Letter of objection from local resident
NOTED
(e) P09/W0133, Land at 4 Fairacres Road
Letter of objection from local resident
NOTED
(f) South Oxfordshire District Council, Legal and Democratic Services, Temporary Road Closure Request
Request to close Broadway from High Street to Mereland Road and entrance to Orchard Centre from Broadway for the Didcot Christmas Street Fair, 26th November 2009, 4pm – 9.30pm
No objections were raised.
NOTED
(g) The Planning Inspectorate, Temple Quay, Bristol
Appeal Ref: APP/Q3115/C/08/2084516
Land at 7 Wessex Road, garden wall and entrance gateway
Appeal is dismissed
NOTED
The Meeting commenced at 7.30pm and closed at 8.35pm
Chair
