PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, WEDNESDAY 27TH MAY 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. Election of Chair
2. Election of Vice-Chair
3. Apologies
4. 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
5. Minutes of the Meeting held on 29th April 2009 – not attached, sent out with Council agenda 11th May 2009
6. Questions on the minutes as to the progress of any item
7. Planning Applications
Note: Any applications received after the despatch of this agenda and prior to the meeting will be considered
8. Applications Accepted
9. Applications Refused
10. Review of subsidised bus services
11. Correspondence
Dominic Stapleton
Town Clerk
22nd May 2009
MINUTES
30. PRESENT
Councillors:
- Mrs A Service (Chair)
- Mrs M Flood (Vice-Chair)
- Mr L Elias
- Mr W Service
- Mr P Hayward
- Mrs M Davies (for Mrs E Hards)
- Mr R Hawlor (for Capt J Flood)
Officers:
- Mr S Carter (Deputy Town Clerk)
31. ELECTION OF CHAIR FOR 2009/2010
There was one nomination for Chair, Mrs A Service.
Upon being put to the vote it was:
RESOLVED that Councillor Mrs A Service be elected Chair for 2009/2010.
32. ELECTION OF VICE-CHAIR FOR 2009/2010
There was one nomination for Vice-Chair, Mrs M Flood.
Upon being put to the vote it was:
RESOLVED that Councillor Mrs M Flood be elected Vice-Chair for 2009/2010.
33. APOLOGIES
Councillors Capt J Flood (personal) and Mrs E Hards (personal).
34. 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.
(a) Councillor Mrs M Flood declared a personal interest in Minute 36 planning application P09/W0377, 6 Icknield Close as this property is in close proximity to Councillor Flood’s.
(b) Councillor Mr R Hawlor declared a personal interest in Minute 36 planning application P09/W0442, 7 Haydon Road as this property is in close proximity to Councillor Hawlor’s.
35. MINUTES
RESOLVED that the Minutes of the Meeting held on 29th April 2009 be approved and signed as a true and correct record.
36. 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/W0298, 25 Richmere Road
Amendment: No
Single storey rear extension
No strong views
Application P09/W0302, 25 Queensway
Amendment: 1
Demolition of flat roof single storey extension to the rear and erection of single storey pitched roof extension. Replacement of flat roof with pitched roof to single storey extension to the front elevation.
Not considered as the amendment had been rejected by the planning authority
Application P09/W0308, 7 Loddon Drive
Amendment: 1
Two storey side extension
No strong views
Application P09/W0316, 85 Kynaston Road
Amendment: 1
Conservatory to rear
No strong views
Application P09/W0344, 80 Oxford Crescent
Amendment: No
Erection of rear single storey extension
No strong views
Application P09/W0352, 25 Nene Grove
Amendment: No
Single storey extension to replace current glass and UPVC conservatory
No strong views
Application P09/W0377, 6 Icknield Close
Amendment: No
Erection of a conservatory to the rear elevation
No strong views
Application P09/W0392, 44 Foxhall Road
Amendment: No
Erection of garden shed for use for dog grooming business
No strong views, subject to observations from highways as there is a school crossing in close proximity
Application P09/W0421, 15 Colborne Road
Amendment: No
Single storey rear kitchen extension and garage
No strong views
Application P09/W0432, 36 Brasenose Road
Amendment: No
Erection of PVCU conservatory to rear of property
No strong views
Application P09/W0436/LD, 5 Kynaston Road
Amendment: No
Fitting of 3 velux roof lights to rear elevation
No representations
Application P09/W0442, 7 Haydon Road
Amendment: No
Erection of single/two storey rear extension
No strong views, but first floor window facing south overlooks the neighboring property
Application P09/W0383, Site of Former Great Western Hotel, (No 107) Station Road
Amendment: No
Continued use of land as car park for a further temporary period of two years
No strong views on condition that there should be properly marked parking bays
37. APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED
- P09/W0159 Flats at Mansfield Gardens (11-25 &27-41 all Odds, & flat 43)
- P09/W0249 149 Green Close
- P09/W0239/A Tesco Store, Wallingford Road
- P09/W0237 4 Cullen Place
- P09/W0219 8 Park Road
- P09/W0257 21 Sinodun Road
NOTED
38 APPLICATIONS REFUSED
There were no applications refused.
NOTED
39. 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 the only bus service currently under review which served Didcot was route 36 which linked Wantage, East Hanney and Didcot.
As the deadline to respond was 3rd July 2009, members were asked to feedback any comments they had on this review to the Deputy Town Clerk in time for the next meeting of the Planning Committee on 10th June 2009. These comments would then be compiled and reported to the committee.
NOTED
40. CORRESPONDENCE
(a) Oxfordshire County Council – Oxfordshire Highways
Highway Maintenance – Footway resurfacing – Park Close, Didcot, 5th May 2009
NOTED
(b) Oxfordshire County Council – Oxfordshire Highways
Highway Maintenance – Resurface Footpath – Linacre Close, Didcot, scheduled to start 5th June 2009
NOTED
(c) South Oxfordshire District Council – Legal and Democratic Services
Request for Temporary Road Closure – Northbourne Primary School, Carnival Parade
No objection to this road closure was raised
NOTED
(d) The Planning Inspectorate – Appeal Ref: APP/Q3115/A/09/2096712, 7 Oxford Crescent, P08/W0627
Appeal Dismissed relating to the side extension. Appeal allowed relating to rear extension
NOTED
(e) South Oxfordshire District Council – Planning Services
P09/W0249 149 Green Close
Amendment to planning application, for information only
NOTED
(f) Waste Recycling Group – Sutton Courtenay Resource Recovery Park
Waste Recycling Group to submit revised Planning Application with reduced capacity of plant and stating that it would only deal with Oxfordshire Waste
NOTED
(g) South Oxfordshire District Council – Didcot Town Centre Supplementary Planning Document
Notice that the supplementary planning Document concerning Didcot town centre has been adopted
NOTED
The Meeting commenced at 7.30pm and closed at 8.05pm
Chair
