Meeting of the Planning and Development Committee - 23rd September 2009 - Minutes

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PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, WEDNESDAY 23RD SEPTEMBER 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 2nd September 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. Didcot Town Council road naming policy (report attached)

9. Correspondence

 

Dominic Stapleton
Town Clerk
18th September 2009

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MINUTES

188. PRESENT

Councillors:

Officer:

189. APOLOGIES

Councillors Mr W Service (work) and Mr P Hayward (sick).

190. 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.

191. MINUTES

RESOLVED that the Minutes of the Meeting held on 2nd September 2009 be approved and signed as a true and correct record.

192. 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/W0749, Tesco Stores Ltd, Wallingford
Amendment: No
Proposed glazed entrance wind lobby with automatic sliding doors to either side.

No strong views

 

Application P09/W0767, 30 Haydon Road
Amendment: No
Two storey side extension and single rear extension

No strong views. However, clarification sought as to whether the dropped kerb will be extended, as this would result in the loss of a street parking space which would not be desirable.

 

Application P09/W0774, 101 Park Road
Amendment: No
Extension to rear of property consisting of lounge/kitchen area and bedroom en-suite to loft area

No strong views

 

Application P09/W0793, 31 Drake Avenue
Amendment: No
Two storey side extension with single to rear and porch to front

No strong views

 

Application P09/W0794, 26 King Alfred Drive
Amendment: No & 1
Remove existing garage. Single storey extension to side and rear aspect

No strong views

Clerk’s Note: The original application for 26 King Alfred Drive was superseded by an amended plan relating to a specific aspect of the design so both were considered together with the amended plan instead of the original where appropriate.

 

Application P09/W0837, 18 Mereland Road
Amendment: No
Proposed one bedroomed house

Refuse. Unsatisfactory parking arrangement and concerns regarding highway safety

 

Application P09/W0855, 10 Weycroft
Amendment: No
Erection of ground floor extension to rear

No strong views

 

Application P09/W0846, 1 Bridge Close
Amendment: No
Single storey front and side extension (resubmission)

No strong views

 

Application P09/W0754, 27 King Walk
Amendment: No
Installation of new window on side elevation of flat

No strong views

 

Application P09/W0856/A, 146 Broadway
Amendment: No
Illuminated and non-illuminated signs with red lettering

Approve

 

Application P09/W0857/A, 146 Broadway
Amendment: No
Illuminated and non-illuminated signs with white lettering

Approve

193. APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED

NOTED

194. APPLICATIONS REFUSED

There were no applications refused.

NOTED

195. DIDCOT TOWN COUNCIL ROAD NAMING POLICY

A report was circulated regarding Didcot Town Council’s road naming policy. The report had been written at the request of the committee who were seeking clarification on the Town Council’s policy on road naming following a request by a developer to name a new development Barlow Close after his father, described as a longstanding Didcot resident.

The report explained that there had been a policy to name small individual developments or infill, after scientists where no obvious name was apparent, Diralc Place and Compton Close being examples, but that no formal record of this policy could be found in the Minutes.

The report also reminded Members that they should begin to think about possible themes for new large developments that are planned, such as Great Western Park.

RECOMMENDED that Didcot Town Council adopt a policy of considering road names for small developments or infill on a case by case basis except where a theme already exists in that area, such as Oxford Colleges in east Didcot and rivers in Ladygrove.

RECOMMENDED that the new development behind Colborne Road be named after a scientist.

With regards to new large scale developments such as Great Western Park the committee asked that that the Clerk compiles a list of flowers for them to consider.

196. CORRESPONDENCE

(a) Oxfordshire County Council, Environment & Economy
Disabled Persons’ Parking Place-Consultation. Proposed to install a new disabled space at the end of Fairacres Road. No objections were raised.

NOTED

(b) Oxfordshire County Council, Milton Road, Drayton
Temporary Road Traffic Order-S14 (1) Road Traffic Regulation Act
1984 Temporary Road Closure: Cow Lane bridge for culvert maintenance work, 13th October 2009, 7.30am – 5pm

NOTED

(c) South Oxfordshire District Council, Planning & Building Control
P09/W0623 122 & 124 Abbott Road, change of use from A1 (therapy centre) to A5 (hot food takeaway).
Application has been withdrawn by the applicants

NOTED

(d) Oxfordshire County Council, Speedwell House, Oxford
Sutton Courtenay Resource Park-Energy from Waste Incinerator
Notification of amendments being submitted.
It was noted that the Town Council had already considered these amendments at the last planning meeting.

NOTED

(e) South Oxfordshire District Council, Legal and Democratic Services
Tree Preservation Order (TPO): Didcot Area no. 22/2009
Notice that 2 false acacia trees have had tree TPO’s served on them in the front garden of Blagrave Farm, Lydalls Road

NOTED

(f) South Oxfordshire District Council, Legal and Democratic Services
Revocation Order Tree preservation Order No. 31/1988, Re-served as TPO No. 142/2009. Notice that this TPO has been revoked then re-served to improve accuracy. TPO relates to four Beech, one Redwood and a group of trees located on or around Orchard Close.

NOTED

The Meeting commenced at 7.30pm and closed at 8.45pm

Chair

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