These minutes are yet to be adopted by the next council meeting on 16th April 2007 and maybe subject to change
588. PRESENT
Councillors:
- Mrs D McNulty (Vice Chair)
- Miss M Gordon
- Capt J Flood
- Mrs A Service
- Mrs M Davies
- Mrs M Turner
Officers:
- Mr A Tubb (Deputy Town Clerk)
589. APOLOGIES
Councillors Dr N Hards (Chair) (sick).
590. DECLARATIONS OF INTERESTS
There were none.
591. MINUTES
RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on 28th February 2007 be approved and signed as a true and correct record.
UNANIMOUS
592. PLANNING APPLICATIONS
RESOLVED that the following decisions be notified to the appropriate authority in accordance with Standing Order 67, which gives delegated authority to consider and respond to planning applications:
Application Number: P07/W0140/RET 2 Abbey Brook
Amendment: No
Change of use of part of existing garage to laundry/utility room & insertion of window to rear elevation of garage.
No Strong Views
UNANIMOUS
Application Number: P07/W0195/O 100 Wessex Road
Amendment: No
Outline application for erection of 2 storey dwelling house with associated access/car parking
No Strong Views
UNANIMOUS
Application Number: P07/W0204 43 Tarret Burn
Amendment: No
Erection of first floor extension over existing garage with car port in front. Rear existing garage; internal conversion to family study and ground floor conservatory
No Strong Views
UNANIMOUS
Application Number: P07/W0117 31 Green Road
Amendment: No
Single storey rear extension; raising roof pitch of existing rear extension
Refuse; contrary to design guide EX2
UNANIMOUS
Application Number: P07/W0200 4 Gelt Burn
Amendment: No
First floor extension to flank; single storey extension to rear
No Strong Views
UNANIMOUS
Application Number: P07/W0208 127 Green Close
Amendment: No
Extension to form conservatory
No Strong Views
UNANIMOUS
Application Number: P07/W0238 13 Manor Crescent
Amendment: No
Single storey extension to rear side and front elevations
No Strong Views
UNANIMOUS
Application Number: P07/W0239 4 Fairacres Road
Amendment: No
Erection of single storey dwelling house with car parking
Refuse; out of keeping with the street scene
UNANIMOUS
Application Number: P07/W0262 117 Green Close
Amendment: No
Single storey side extension
Refuse; overdevelopment and out of keeping
UNANIMOUS
593. APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED
- P06/W1311 68 Dart Drive
- P07/W0008 82 Green Close
- P07/W0032 22 Short Furlong
- P07/W0039 Hadden Hill Golf Course
- P07/W0044 32 Queensway
- P07/W0050 43 Hagbourne Road
NOTED
594. APPLICATIONS REFUSED
None.
NOTED
595. Oxfordshire Minerals & Waste Development Framework Minerals & Waste Core Strategy Preferred Options Consultation Paper
RESOLVED that the response attached at Appendix A be approved and forwarded to Oxfordshire County Council.
UNANIMOUS
596. PARKING ON LOWER BROADWAY
It was noted that vehicles were parking partly on the road and partly on the pavement outside a fast food establishment on the corner of Lower Broadway and High Street; this is causing a safety hazard for vehicles approaching the traffic lights at this junction.
In order to prevent people from parking like this it was suggested that bollards or a barrier be installed and agreed that the Council should write to South Oxfordshire District Council and the Highway Authority.
RESOLVED that South Oxfordshire District Council be asked to consider the installation of bollards or a barrier on the north side of the junction at Lower Broadway and High Street, with a copy of the letter being sent to the Highway Authority.
UNANIMOUS
597. CORRESPONDENCE
(a) South Oxfordshire District Council-Planning and Building Control
P06/W1268 130 Queensway
Application has been withdrawn by the applicant(s)
NOTED
(b) Resident of Tarret Burn
Concern re Ladygrove Estate Bus Schedules
The concerns of a local resident relating to there being no buses which serve Ladygrove after 2pm was noted; it was agreed that the letter should be forwarded to the County Council with a covering note expressing concern generally about the bus schedule serving the whole of Didcot in the afternoon and evening.
NOTED
(c) South Oxfordshire District Council, Public Amenities
Numbering of new development Church Street/Broadway
NOTED
(d) South Oxfordshire District Council, Public Amenities
Numbering of new properties Glebe Road
NOTED
(e) South Oxfordshire District Council, Public Amenities
Change of postal address 11 Fairacres and new property adjacent
NOTED
(f) South Oxfordshire District Council, Planning Services
P07/W0044 32 Queensway Amendment no.1
For information only
NOTED
(g) Oxfordshire County Council, Environment & Economy
Oxfordshire Minerals and Waste Local Development Framework
Date extended to Friday 30 March 2007
NOTED
(h) South Oxfordshire District Council, Planning Services
P06/W1228 44 Glebe Road
For information only
NOTED
(i) Sustrans
Letter re Didcot Cycle Network
NOTED
(j) Regional Housing Strategy Review
NOTED
(k) SEERA
Revised Apportionment of Primary Land-won Aggregates
NOTED
The Meeting commenced at 7.30pm and closed at 8.06pm
Chair
Appendix A
Oxfordshire Minerals & Waste Development Framework Minerals & Waste Core Strategy Preferred Options Consultation Paper
We support reducing the need for long distance transport, particularly by road, and suggest that a greater weighting should be given to the disbenefits of road movements. In the South of the County the Halcrow Report (December 2006) and the County’s own transport model needs to be used as evidence of congestion.
We also request that the County’s own draft South East Plan proposals be factored in. This is evidence of possible site allocations as well as increased HGV movements to 2026.
