Meeting documents

To approve the minutes of the Planning Committee held on 18 April 2019 and 15 May 2019.

The Minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee held on 18 April 2019 and 15 May 2019, copies of which had been previously circulated, were approved by the Committee and signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

Councillor C Jones declared a personal interest in planning application PL/18/4593/RC.  Nature of interest - Councillor C Jones was a member of Amersham Town Council.

5.1       PL/18/4593/RC - Site of Chiltern Pools, Drake Hall, Community Centre, Amersham Library and Associated Car Parks and part of King George V Playing Fields, Chiltern Avenue and King George V Road, Amersham, Buckinghamshire HP6 5AH

Application reference PL/18/4593/RC

Site of Chiltern Pools, Drake Hall, Community Centre, Amersham Library and Associated Car Parks and part of King George V Playing Fields, Chiltern Avenue and King George V Road, Amersham HP6 5AH

Speaking as the local Member for Chesham Bois and Weedon Hill, Councillor Graham Harris

Speaking on behalf of Councillor M Harker, Member for Chesham Bois and Weedon Hill, Councillor Heather Wallace

Speaking as the local Member for Amersham on the Hill, Councillor Nigel Shepherd

The meeting was advised that a further 18 representations had been received in support of the application. There had been 5 further letters of objection.  The Squash and Racket Club and the Diving Club had sent letters of support.

RESOLVED

To recommend Council approves its own development subject to referral to Full Council and subject to the conditions as set out on pages 38-44 of the original report (appendix FP.01) with a revision to the wording of condition 16 (external materials), set out as follows:

Before any construction work commences above ground, a sample panel of all external materials to be erected on site (including mortar mix and pointing profile) including named types of samples of all the facing and roofing materials to be used for the external construction of the development hereby permitted, are to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter the development shall be fully implemented in accordance with the approved details unless alternative materials details are submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. 

Note 1:  Councillor M Harrold entered the meeting at 6.15 pm. 

Note 2: Councillor M Flys, G Harris, N Shepherd and H Wallace left the meeting at 7.26 pm

6          Items for Noting

6.1       New Planning and Enforcement Appeals

6.2       Appeal Decisions

6.3       Withdrawn Appeals

6.4       Consent Not Needed

6.5       Permission Not Needed

6.6       Withdrawn Applications

6.7       Information Regarding Planning Applications to be Determined

Chalfont St Peter

Three Oaks Farm, Roberts Lane, Chalfont St Peter

APPLICATIONS

It was reported that condition 2 in the report should have read five  caravans in the second line and not six.

The need for an additional condition relating to gypsy & traveller occupation was also reported, as follows: -

 

The site shall not be occupied by any persons other than gypsies and travellers as defined in the Planning Policy for Traveller Sites (DCLG August 2015). Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and to accord with the advice in Annex Planning Policy for Traveller Sites.

RESOLVED

The Secretary of State be advised that had the applicant not appealed against non-determination of PL/18/3194/FA, the Council would have recommended approval of the application subject to the conditions listed in the report and those reported above

And

CH/2016/0310/FA

Planning permission granted subject to the conditions set out in the report and an additional condition relating to the occupation of the site by gypsies and travellers only.