PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, WEDNESDAY 27TH JANUARY 2010, 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 16th December 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 Your Vale-Your Future: Additional Consultation
9. Correspondence
Dominic Stapleton
Town Clerk
22nd January 2010
MINUTES
343. PRESENT
Councillors:
- Mrs A Service (Chair)
- Mrs M Flood (Vice-Chair)
- Mrs E Hards
- Mr P Hayward
- Mr D Rouane
Officer:
- Mr S Carter (Deputy Town Clerk)
344. APOLOGIES
Councillors Mr L Elias (personal) and Mr W Service (work).
345. 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.
346. MINUTES
RESOLVED that the Minutes of the Meeting held on 16th December 2010 be approved and signed as a true and correct record.
347. 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/W1177, 26 King Alfred Drive
Amendment 1: Remove existing garage. Erection of a single storey extension
No strong views
Application P09/W1196/A, Great Western Drive
Amendment: No
Post mounted public notice board
Approve
Application P09/W1234, 31 Drake Avenue
Amendment No
Two storey side extension with single storey to rear and porch to front aspect. Remove existing
garage and replace with new double of rendered block construction
No strong views
Application P09/W1249, 8 Ottery Way
Amendment: No
Two storey side extension
Refuse. Un-neighbourly and intrusive
Application P09/W1254, 84 Wessex Road
Amendment: No
Conversion of garage to playroom/study
No strong views
Application P09/W1083, 4 Samor Way
Amendment: No
Erection of first floor side extension
No strong views
Application P09/W1236/A, Tesco Stores ltd, Wallingford Road
Amendment: No
Window and wall mounted graphics advising ‘Community Plan’ initiatives
No strong views
Application P09/W1243, 45 High Street
Amendment: No
New single storey 1 bed disabled dwelling with vehicular and pedestrian access
The correspondence relating to this application was NOTED at this point.
No strong views
Application P09/W1294, 85 Wessex Road
Amendment: No
Annex in garden providing one bedroom, shower room and living area
Refuse. Additional dwelling with no parking provision, over development and concern over lack of access to the road
Application P10/W0017/RET, 34 Roebuck Court
Amendment: No
Erection of rear conservatory
No strong views
Application P10/W0022, 6 Mendip Heights
Amendment: No
Proposed conservatory to rear
No strong views
Application P10/W0061, 13 Stonor Close
Amendment: No
Conservatory to rear
No strong views
Application P09/W1265, 139 Broadway
Amendment: No
First floor extension to rear with porched single storey front aspect
No strong views
348. APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED
- P09/W0955 Great Western Drive Car Parks
- P09/W0956 Land adj Marsh Bridge Cottages
- P09/W1033 26 Crossville Crescent
- P09/W1048 1 Bridge Close
- P09/W1072 83 Rawthey Avenue
- P09/W1079 14 Abbott Road
- P09/W1109/LD 116 Loyd Road
- P09/W1122 7 Plym Drive
- P09/W1129 18 South Park Avenue
- P09/W1133 17 Green Road
- P09/W1154 17 Swarbourne Close
- P09/W1217 38 Usk Way
NOTED
349. APPLICATIONS REFUSED
- P09/W0936/RET Sainsbury’s Car Park Catering Unit
- P09/W1084 140 Queensway
NOTED
350. VALE OF WHITE HORSE, YOUR VALE – YOUR FUTURE, ADDITIONAL CONSULTATION
A leaflet was circulated summarising some of the proposals as part of the Vale of White Horse District Council Core Strategy.
It was noted that the new proposals would have minimal impact on Didcot, as the proposed additional houses are not bordering the town but are to be built on the Harwell campus.
NOTED
It was requested that the opportunity to comment on the additional consultation be opened up to all members of the Council before the next meeting of full Council on the 8th February 2010.
The committee thanked the Vale of White Horse District Council for including Didcot Town Council in the consultation.
351. CORRESPONDENCE
(a) South Oxfordshire District Council, Planning Services
P09/W1165/EX Former Jet Garage Site, Station Road, Extension of time for Planning permission P06/W1088 – Erection of 4 x 2 Bedroom and 2 x 3 bedroom houses and associated parking
Amendment for information only
NOTED
(b) Oxfordshire County Council, Environment & Economy
Oxfordshire Minerals & Waste Development Framework
Informal consultation on land – won aggregates spatial strategy options, invitation to workshop at Benson Village Hall on 17th March 2010.
Councillor Mrs E Hards stated that she would like to attend this workshop.
NOTED
(c) South Oxfordshire District Council-Planning Service
P09/W1196/A Great Western Drive Notice Board
Amendment for information only
NOTED
(d) South Oxfordshire District Council-Planning
PE/00072/10 Marsh Bridge Cottages
Acknowledgement of letter received regarding the no right turn into and out of this development
NOTED
(e) Oxfordshire County Council-Oxfordshire Highways, Speedwell House
Premium Bus Routes X2 and 35 between Didcot and Radley, formal Bus Stop Markings proposed at Basil Hill Road stop.
No objections were raised.
NOTED
(f) Oxfordshire County Council, Speedwell House
P09/W0956 Marsh Bridge Cottages
Letter regarding the Town Council’s request to make it no right turn into and out of the new development on land adjacent to Marsh Bridge Cottages stating that they would not be introducing this measure as it is not necessary.
NOTED
(g) South Oxfordshire District Council, Legal & Democratic Services
Revoked and reserved Tree Preservation Order in order to update and improve the accuracy of records.
Tree Preservation Order No. 11/1989 (Didcot). Trees located in the field to the eastern side of Tesco, Wallingford Road.
NOTED
(h) Letter from developer
Letter from developer of 45 High Street
NOTED
(i) South Oxfordshire District Council, Legal and Democratic Services
Referral of Planning Applications to the Planning Committee
Notice that power will be delegated to the head of planning where a Town/Parish Council recommends approval and the officer recommendation is refusal.
In circumstances where officer recommendation is approval and Town/Parish Council recommendation is refusal but where their comments are not material to the application, that the head of planning can determine the application after consultation with the ward councillor and chair of planning.
NOTED
The Meeting commenced at 7.30pm and closed at 8.45pm
Chair