Agenda and draft minutes

To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meetings of this Committee held on 17 April 2019 and 21 May 2019.

The Minutes of the meetings held on 17 April 2019 and 21 May 2019 were approved as a true and correct record and signed by the Chairman.

To remind Members of the need to record the existence and nature of any personal, disclosable pecuniary or other registrable interests in items on the agenda, in accordance with the Members’ Code of Conduct.

Councillors Clive Hooker, Hilary Cole and Alan Law declared an interest in Agenda Item 4(1), but reported that, as their interest was a personal or an other registrable interest, but not a disclosable pecuniary interest, they determined to remain to take part in the debate and vote on the matter.

(Councillor Clive Hooker declared a personal interest in Agenda Item 4(1) by virtue of the fact that he had received communications from Mr. McNally as Chair of Western Area Planning. As his interest was personal and not prejudicial or a disclosable pecuniary interest, he determined to remain to take part in the debate and vote on the matter.)

(Councillors Hilary Cole and Alan Law declared a personal interest in Agenda Item 4(1) by virtue of the fact that they had received e-mails from the Ward Members. As their interest was personal and not prejudicial or a disclosable pecuniary interest, they determined to remain to take part in the debate and vote on the matter.)

The Committee considered a report (Agenda Item 4(1)) concerning Planning Application 18/03398/HOUSE in respect of the extension of the existing property with part single and part two storey extension.

Councillor Alan Law introduced the application which had been approved by the Western Area Planning Committee on 10^th July 2019. Officers felt that an approved application would have a detrimental impact on planning policy and in particular extensions to houses in the countryside (Policy C6) and this was the reason why it had been referenced up to the District Planning Committee for consideration.

The Planning Officer introduced the item and stated that on 10th July 2019, the Western Area Planning Committee had considered the full application for the extension of Winterley House, Kintbury following a previous Committee decision to delay a decision on the application until a Planning Appeal decision from the Planning Inspectorate had been issued.  The report to the Committee and the Appeal Decision referred to had been attached to the agenda.

Members noted from both the Officers’ report to the Western Area Planning Committee and the Appeal Inspector’s clear decision to refuse the previous application, the adopted planning policy position both under national and local planning policies was quite clear. However, Members of the Western Area Planning Committee had been minded to approve the application contrary to the recommendation of the Officers and, given the significance of such a decision to approve the application following a recent Appeal decision, it was considered that the application should be determined by the District Planning Committee.

The Planning Officer stated that Winterley House was a former Grade III listed building until being delisted in the 1980s review. Whilst the building was no longer a designed heritage asset, nor did the works affect the setting of any designated heritage asset, the host property was regarded as a non-designated heritage asset to which paragraph 197 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) applied. The application site was located outside of any defined settlement boundary and was therefore regarded as ‘open countryside’ under the Core Strategy Policy ADPP1. The site was also located within the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) where great weight should be given to conserving and enhancing landscape and scenic beauty. The status of the building and area increased the sensitivity of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.(1)