Meeting documents

To confirm the Minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee held on 20 September 2017 (enclosed).

RESOLVED: That the minutes of the Planning Committee meeting held on 20 September 2017 be approved as a true record and signed by the Chairman.

17/06340/FUL: Cllr S Raja declared a personal interest as he knew the objector.  He therefore left the chamber and took no part in the determination of this application.

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.

Following a tied vote and the Chairman exercising his Casting Vote, the Committee voted in favour of the motion to approve the application subject to the amended Conditions as laid out in the Update Sheet.

                 RESOLVED: that the application be approved subject to revised Conditions.

The Committee was addressed by Councillors Mrs L Clarke, OBE and A Hill, the local Ward Members.

The Committee was addressed by Mr Bill Reid in objection.

(Councillor S Raja declared an interest with withdrew from the meeting taking no further part or voting on the item).

The Committee voted in favour of the motion to approve the application.

            RESOLVED: that the application be approved.

The Committee was addressed by Councillor Z Ahmed, the local Ward Member.

The Committee was addressed by Mr Steve Hughes in objection and Ms Liz Towbridge, the applicant.

Following a tied vote and the Chairman exercising his Casting Vote, the Committee voted in favour of the motion to defer the application to seek survey information held by Buckinghamshire County Council regarding on-street car parking in Marlow. Then to provide this, and the survey information gathered by Wycombe District Council regarding off-street car parking, to the Highway Authority Officer who had made comment on this application to see whether this evidence altered his view.

              RESOLVED: that the application be deferred for the reasons given above.

The Committee was addressed by Mr Martin Blunkell in objection and Mr Jeremy Evans, the agent on behalf of the applicant.

The Committee voted in the favour of the motion to approve the application as set out subject to the amended conditions set out in the update sheet.

                 RESOLVED: that the application be approved subject to amendments.

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

Members requested that, if possible, a mechanism be used to review viability in the latter phase of the development.  Subject to this request Members voted in favour of the motion that the Head of Planning and Sustainability be given delegated authority to grant Conditional Permission provided that a Planning Obligation was made to secure the matters set out in the report.  Or to refuse permission if an Obligation could not be secure.

            RESOLVED: that the Head of Planning and Sustainability be given delegated authority to grant Conditional Permission provided that a Planning Obligation or other agreement was made to secure the matters outlined above.

The Committee was addressed by Councillor M Asif, the local Ward Member.

The Committee noted in their agenda that there was no pre-committee training / information session scheduled. However, since the agenda had been published, a developer had come forward with a request to make a presentation to Members in relation to Slate Meadow.  This session would take place on Wednesday 15 November at 6.00pm in Committee Room 1.

To appoint Members to undertake site visits on Tuesday 14 November 2017 should the need arise.

RESOLVED: That in the event that it was necessary to arrange site visits on Tuesday 14 November 2017 in respect of the agenda for the meeting on Wednesday 15 November 2017, the following Members be invited to attend with the relevant local Members:

Councillors: Ms A Baughan, Maz Hussain, T Lee, N B Marshall, N J B Teesdale, A Turner, P R Turner and C Whitehead.

Noted.

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.