Agenda item

To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of this Committee held on 5 February 2020.

The Minutes of the meeting held on 5 February 2020 were approved as a true and correct record and signed by the Chairman, subject to the inclusion of the following amendments:

Item 10, Declarations of Interest, Page 7, First Paragraph, and Item 11, Schedule of Planning Applications, Application No. and Parish: 19/02144/FULD, Inglewood Farm Cottage, Templeton Road, Kintbury, Page 8 First Paragraph

Councillor Claire Rowles noted that at the meeting she had stated that she had been lobbied on Inglewood Farm Cottage.

Item 11, Schedule of Planning Applications, Application No. and Parish: 19/02144/FULD, Inglewood Farm Cottage, Templeton Road, Kintbury, Page 8, Fifth Paragraph

‘Mr Power’ should read ‘Mr Powers’.

Item 11, Schedule of Planning Applications, Application No. and Parish: 19/02144/FULD, Inglewood Farm Cottage, Templeton Road, Kintbury, Page 9, No 12, third bullet point

Councillor James Cole, felt that the current wording did not fully represent his comments:

Original wording

Councillor James Cole in addressing the Committee, as Ward Member raised the following points:

·         At the site meeting it had been discussed whether there were any other properties in the vicinity that had increased their footprint by a similar, or larger amount. Members had been able to recall examples in West Woodhay and in Kintbury.

The following amendment was suggested:

Councillor James Cole in addressing the Committee, as Ward Member raised the following points:

·         At the site meeting the previous week it had been discussed that Councillor Adrian Abbs had queried whether there were any other properties in the vicinity that had increased their footprint by a similar, or larger amount. Councillor James Cole recalled examples in West Woodhay (Haywood Green) and in Kintbury and he commented that the Committee had heard the applicant’s agent list a number of cases with appeal results.

Item 11, Schedule of Planning Applications, Application No. and Parish: 19/02144/FULD, Inglewood Farm Cottage, Templeton Road, Kintbury, Page 10, No 13.

Councillor James Cole, felt that the wording did not fully represent his comments:

Original wording

Councillor Vickers concurred that he too had wondered about the idea of urbanising the area. The proposed site was next to a gateway and the function of the property was to act as a gatehouse, which traditionally were modest houses, close to the road. Councillor Cole revealed that the new design would fulfil this function in a better way.

The following amendment was suggested:

Councillor Vickers concurred that he too had wondered about the idea of urbanising the area. The proposed site was next to a gateway and the function of the property was to act as a gatehouse, which traditionally were modest houses, close to the road. Councillor James Cole revealed that the new building taken back away from the road would affect the view of the gate less than the old house.

Item 11, Schedule of Planning Applications, Application No. and Parish: 19/02144/FULD, Inglewood Farm Cottage, Templeton Road, Kintbury, Page 11, No 20.

Councillors James Cole and Claire Rowles noted that “clearing breaching policy” should read “clearly breaching policy”

Item 11, Schedule of Planning Applications, Application No. and Parish: 19/02144/FULD, Inglewood Farm Cottage, Templeton Road, Kintbury, Page 11, No 21.

Councillors James Cole and Claire Rowles felt that for clarity, the forename of the speaker needed to be included, therefore: “Councillor Cole questioned why the percentage increase was being discussed” should read “Councillor Hilary Cole questioned why the percentage increase was being discussed”.

Item 11, Schedule of Planning Applications, Application No. and Parish: 19/02144/FULD, Inglewood Farm Cottage, Templeton Road, Kintbury, Page 11, No 29.

Councillors James Cole and Claire Rowles felt that for clarity, the forename of the speaker needed to be included, therefore: “Councillor Cole read from the DPD”, should read: “Councillor Hilary Cole read from the DPD”.

Item 11, Schedule of Planning Applications, Application No. and Parish: 19/02144/FULD, Inglewood Farm Cottage, Templeton Road, Kintbury, Page 11, No 33.

Councillors James Cole and Claire Rowles noted that the resolution was not as written:

RESOLVED that the Head of Development and Planning be authorised to refer the

The following amendment was proposed: “RESOLVED that the officer’s recommendation be rejected and permission be approved.

Officers noted that for the reasons already stated that the Head of Development and Planning would refer the application to the District Planning Committee”.