Meeting documents

To confirm the Minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee held on 12 February 2020 (attached).

RESOLVED: That the minutes of the Planning Committee meeting held on 12 February 2020 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.

Members voted in favour of the motion to approve the application.

            RESOLVED: that the application be approved.

The Committee was addressed by Councillor R Farmer, the local Ward Member.

The Committee was addressed by Mr Trevor Snaith in objection and Mr Robert Turner of RJ Turner Associates on behalf of the applicant.

After noting the Update and a full debate, Members voted in favour of the motion to refuse the application.

            RESOLVED: that the application be refused.

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

The Committee was addressed by Mr Stephen Humpston in objection and Mr Ken Dijksman of Dijksman Planning UK LLP on behalf of the applicant.

Members voted in favour of the motion to approve the application.

            RESOLVED: that the application be approved.

The Committee was addressed by Mr A James in objection.

Members voted in favour of the motion to approve the application subject to the inclusion of a condition requiring a plan showing three car parking spaces and the landscaping of the remaining front garden area to be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority, and that the parking spaces shall not thereafter be used for any other purpose.

            RESOLVED: that the application be approved.

The Committee was addressed by Ms Nancy Smith in objection, Parish Councillor Alec Baron of Chepping Wycombe Parish Council) in objection and Ms Laura Luckett, the applicant.

Members voted in favour of the motion to approve the application.

            RESOLVED: that the application be approved.

The Committee was addressed by Councillor R Farmer, the local Ward Member.

The Committee was addressed by Mr Trevor Snaith in objection and Mr Ben Pope of Boyer Planning on behalf of the applicant.

Members voted in favour of the motion to approve the application.

            RESOLVED: that the application be approved.

The Committee was addressed by Councillor A Collingwood, the local Ward Member.

Members voted in favour of the motion that they were minded to grant permission, subject to the approval of an appropriate drainage strategy by the Local Lead Flood Authority.

RESOLVED: that the Head of Planning and Sustainability be given delegated authority to grant Conditional Permission, once the approval of the Local Lead Flood Authority had been received, or to refuse planning permission if the approval of the Local Lead Flood Authority could not be secured.

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

The Committee was addressed by Parish Councillor Alec Baron of Chepping Wycombe Parish Council in objection and Mr James Capel, the applicant.

Members noted that no pre-committee training/information session was scheduled prior to the April Committee. If there was business for the meeting, it would commence at 6.30pm.

Members noted that the April committee would be named Interim Wycombe Area Planning Committee and would be held on 15 April 2020.

Members also noted that the Planning meeting which would be held after the May elections, was scheduled for Tuesday 23 June 2020 at 6.30pm. This would be the first West Buckinghamshire Area Planning Committee to be held under the requirements of the new Buckinghamshire Council constitution.

To appoint Members to undertake site visits on Tuesday 14 April 2020 should the need arise.

RESOLVED: That in the event that it was necessary to arrange site visits on Tuesday 14 April 2020 in respect of the agenda for the meeting on Wednesday 15 April 2020, the following Members be invited to attend with the relevant local Members:

Councillors: Mrs J A Adey, Ms A Baughan, C B Harriss, D A Johncock, N B Marshall, Mrs C Oliver, N J B Teesdale, P R Turner and C Whitehead.

Members noted the Delegated Actions undertaken by the Planning Enforcement Team.

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.