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Agenda and draft minutes

East Buckinghamshire Area Planning Committee - Tuesday, 9th January, 2024 6.30 pm

Venue: Amersham Council Chamber, King George V House, King George V Road, Amersham HP6 5AW. View directions

Contact: Becky Binstead

Media

Webcast: View the webcast

Items
No.	Item
1.	Declarations of interest Additional documents: Webcast for 1. Minutes: Councillor G Harris: Application number PL/22/4074/FA – declared a non-pecuniary interest due to living on the opposite side of the common. He declared that he was not pre-determined, that he had an open mind and would listen to the debate before voting on the application.
2.	Minutes of the previous meeting PDF 107 KB To agree the minutes of the meeting held on 14 November 2023 as an accurate record. Additional documents: Webcast for 2. Minutes: An amendment was made to the minutes of the meeting held on 17 October 2023. It was noted that Councillor L Walsh gave her apologies for the meeting. The minutes of the meeting held on 14 November 2023 were agreed as an accurate record.
3.	PL/22/4074/FA - St Leonards Church Hall, Glebe Way, Chesham Bois, HP6 5ND PDF 181 KB Additional documents: PL224074FA - St Leonards Church Hall AppxA , item 3. PDF 2 MB PL224074FA - St Leonards Church Hall AppxB , item 3. PDF 211 KB PL224074FA - St Leonards Church Hall AppxC , item 3. PDF 128 KB PL224074FA - St Leonards Church Hall AppxD , item 3. PDF 160 KB PL224074FA - St Leonards Church Hall AppxE , item 3. PDF 3 MB There are a further 7 documents.View the full list of documents for item 3. Webcast for 3. Minutes: Redevelopment of the site to create a new multifunctional Parish Centre with cafe, day nursery building, replacement rectory with detached garage, 2 outbuildings to provide prayer room and substation/bin and bicycle store, associated parking and landscaping. Following a full debate, members voted in favour of the motion to refuse planning permission. It was proposed by Councillor S Wilson and seconded by Councillor G Harris. Resolved: That the application be refused on the basis that the site falls within the Chiltern Beechwoods Special Area of Conservation (SAC) zone of influence. There is likely significant effect on the SAC given the scale and intended use of the site. Only members who were present at the planning committee meeting on October 17, 2023, where the application was first presented, were eligible to vote on this deferred item. Therefore, Councillor M Flys, Councillor J MacBean, Councillor J Rush, and Councillor L Walsh took part in the debate but did not vote on the application.
4.	Date of next meeting Tuesday 6 February 2024 at 6.30pm. Please note that this meeting will be held at Council Offices, Queen Victoria Road, High Wycombe, HP11 1BB Additional documents: Webcast for 4. Minutes: Tuesday 6 February 2024. Please note that this meeting will be held at Council Offices, Queen Victoria Road, High Wycombe, HP11 1BB.
5.	Availability of Members Attending Site Visits (if required) To confirm members’ availability to undertake site visits on Monday 5 February 2024, if required. Additional documents: Webcast for 5. Minutes: Resolved: that in the event it was necessary to arrange site visits on Monday 5 February 2024 in respect of the agenda for the meeting to be held on Tuesday 6 February 2024, that all Members be invited to attend.