Meeting documents

To confirm the Minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee held on 23 August 2017 (attached).

RESOLVED: That the minutes of the Planning Committee meeting held on 23 August 2017 be approved as a true record and signed by the Chairman.

There were no declarations of interest.

RESOLVED: that the reports be received and the recommendations contained in the reports, as amended by the update sheet where appropriate, be adopted, subject to any deletions, updates or alterations set out in the minutes below.

The Committee voted in favour of the motion to approve the application subject to the removal of Permitted Development Rights for Classes A to E.

              RESOLVED: that the application be approved, subject to the removal of Permitted Development Rights.

The Committee was addressed by Councillor C Harriss, the local Ward Member.

The Committee voted in favour of the motion to refuse the application as in the opinion of the Local Planning Authority, the close boarded fence, by reason of its height and appearance resulted in a visually incongruous and overbearing form of development which had a detrimental impact upon the character and appearance of the street scene and conservation area when viewed from Treadaway Road.

The development was therefore contrary to policies HE6 (New Development in Conservation Areas & Conservation Area Character Surveys), G3 (General Design Policy) and H17 (Extensions and Other Developments within Residential Curtilages) of the Adopted Wycombe District Local Plan to 2011 (as saved, extended and partially replaced) as well as policies CS17 (Environmental Assets) and CS19 (Raising the Quality of Place-Shaping and Design) of the Core Strategy DPD (Adopted July 2008) together with the Conservation Area Character Survey: The Common, Flackwell Heath.

These policies were considered to be consistent with the National Planning Policy Framework.

              RESOLVED: that the application be refused for the reasons stated above.

The Committee was addressed by Councillors D Johncock and J Savage, the local Ward Members.

The Committee was addressed by Ms Sheila Walmsley on behalf of the Flackwell Heath Residents Association and Parish Councillor C Leonard on behalf of the Chepping Wycombe Parish Council, both in objection.

The Committee noted that Jonathan Crowhurst, WDC Urban Design Officer, would make a presentation to Members on the recently adopted Residential Design Guidance Supplementary Planning Document. This would take place at 6.00pm on Wednesday 18 October in Committee Room 1.

To appoint Members to undertake site visits on Tuesday 17 October 2017 should the need arise.

RESOLVED: That in the event that it was necessary to arrange site visits on Tuesday 17 October 2017 in respect of the agenda for the meeting on Wednesday 18 October 2017, the following Members be invited to attend with the relevant local Members:

Councillors: Ms A Baughan, S Graham, C B Harriss, T Lee, H L McCarthy, N J B Teesdale, A Turner, P R Turner and C Whitehead.

Submission of the file of actions taken under delegated powers since the previous meeting.

The file on actions taken under delegated authority since the previous meeting was circulated for the Committee’s attention.

The Committee noted the Delegated Actions undertaken by the Planning Enforcement team.