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Apologies were received from Mrs Lesley Clarke OBE and Mr David Shakespeare OBE.

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of the meeting of the Committee held on 19 July 2016, to be confirmed as a correct record

The minutes of the meeting held on 19 July 2016 were agreed as a correct record.

Proposed construction of a single storey two classroom extension with associated external works and drainage. Proposed extension to connect the phase 1 extension that was approved under consent CC/08/16.

APPLICATION NO: CC/30/16

Electoral Division: Bernwood

Local Member: Cllr Margaret Aston

Town/Parish Council: Haddenham Parish Council

The Planning Officer presented the application which was the proposed construction of a single storey two classroom extension with associated external works and drainage.

Members were advised of the following points:

·         The Highways Officer had suggested that the school should fund a scheme to protect the Village Green from further erosion, due to parent parking at school drop off and pick up times.  There had been a discussion around installing granite setts which would be in keeping with others in the village. This had been included as Planning Condition 6, as set out in Appendix A of the report.

·         The Planning Officer had subsequently been advised by Legal Services that this condition should be removed as it did not pass the tests of reasonableness or relevance to the applications being considered and this was the recommendation to the Committee. Instead the Planning Officer suggested that the School Commissioning team should liaise with the Parish Council to discuss possible schemes to offset erosion to the Village Green, outside of the formal Planning process.

·         Members were shown photos taken the previous afternoon between 2.55pm and 3.15pm, which demonstrated the level of parking around the Village Green.  In addition, Members were shown photos of the proposed site of the extension and additional parking spaces which would be created within the school.

The Chairman welcomed Mr David Truesdale, Vice-Chairman of Haddenham Parish Council to the meeting.  Mr Truesdale made the following points:

·         The Parish Council had no objection to the extension of the School but they were concerned about the impact of parent parking around Church End Green which was in the village’s conservation area and was owned by the Parish Council.  It was also a registered village green.

·         Granite setts had been previously installed on one section of the verge which had been very successful in preventing erosion of the grass, therefore he asked the Committee to retain Planning Condition 6 and ensure that a similar scheme could be developed in consultation with the Parish Council.

The Chairman thanked Mr Truesdale for addressing the Committee and sought further clarification as to why the Committee were being advised to remove Planning Condition 6.  Officers explained that Legal Services had advised that the condition was ‘not reasonable’, as it would be requiring work to take place outside of the application site and would serve to address a pre-existing problem, which was not one that would be significantly worsened as a result of the proposal. In addition, as the nature and extent of the works had not been agreed with the applicant, the Committee could not be confident that the scheme would be deliverable and, therefore, there was a risk that the condition could derogate the planning permission.

Officers acknowledged that there was erosion of the Village Green due to parking, but this could not solely be attributed to the school.  Members were reminded that as this was a pre-existing problem, they needed to judge the potential impact of this particular application.  The Officers’ view  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.

To confirm the confidential minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 19 July 2016

The Confidential Minutes of the meeting held on 19^th July were agreed as a correct record.

Members discussed the Enforcement Report during the exempt session of the meeting.

The next meeting will take place on Tuesday 22 November, 10am, Mezzanine 1 & 2, County Hall, Aylesbury.

2017 meeting dates:

6 February                 31 July

20 March                   4 September

10 April                      16 October

19 June                     27 November

22^nd November 2016, 10am, Mezzanine 1 and 2, County Hall, Aylesbury