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Development Control Committee
16 Sep 2022 - 10:00 to 11:07
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Agenda

Standard Items
APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
To receive apologies for absence and notification of substitutions
DC.81/22
Apologies for absence were submitted on behalf of Councillor John Collier, Councillor Anne Glendinning, Councillor Keith Melller. 
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Members are invited to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests, other registrable interests and any interests, relating to any items on the agenda at this stage.
DC.82/22
In accordance with the Council's Code of Conduct the following declarations of interest were submitted:

Councillor Ann McKerrell declared an interest in respect of application – 22/0486 – Builders Yard, Brookside House, Thurstonfield, Carlisle, CA5 6HQ.  The interest related to her attendance at a Parish Council meeting. 


In relation to application – 22/0372 – Former Beaumont Waste Disposal Site, L/Adj. Field 6065, Monkhill, CA5 6DH, Councillors Ruth Alcroft, Ann McKerrell, Linda Mitchell, Christopher Southward and Raymond Tinnion advised that they had not been present at the earlier meeting of the Committee when the application was considered.  Accordingly, the Members indicated that they would not participate in the discussion nor determination of the matter. 

PUBLIC AND PRESS
To agree that the items of business within Part A of the agenda should be dealt with in public and that the items of business within Part B of the agenda should be dealt with in private.
DC.83/22
RESOLVED - 
To note that Council, at its meeting of 13 September 2022, received and adopted the minutes of the meetings held on 22 June (site visits), 24 June, 3 August (site visits), 5 August 2022.  The Chair will sign the minutes. 
[Copy minutes in Minute Book 96(2)].

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 13 September 2022 (site visits).  





DC.84/22

RESOLVED - 1) Council on 13 September 2022 had been cancelled as a mark of respect following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.  The receipt and adoption of the minutes of the meetings held on 22 June (site visits), 24 June, 3 August (site visits) and 5 August 2022 were deferred to the next meeting of the Committee.

 

2) That the minutes of the meeting held on 14 September 2022 (site visits be approved).

Public Items
A.1 CONTROL OF DEVELOPMENT AND ADVERTISING
To consider applications for:
(a) planning permission for proposed developments
(b) approval of detailed plans
(c) consents for display of advertisements.
DC.86/22
That the applications referred to in the Schedule of Applications under A be approved/refused/deferred, subject to the conditions as set out in the Schedule of Decisions attached to these minutes.  
    
    
1.
Proposal:  Change of use of land for the keeping of horses, erection of stables, paddock & levelled yard via field access track (Retrospective).  

The Planning Officer submitted the report on the application which had been subject of a site visit by the Committee on 14 September 2022.  The application sought retrospective planning permission for the change of use of land for the keeping of horses together with the erection of stables and a paddock area.  The building comprised two stables with a central covered area and was constructed from timber boarding under a metal sheeted roof. The building measured approximately 13.2 metres in length by 6.2 metres in width with a ridge height of 4.3 metres.   The site was bounded by an open boarded timber fence and solid timber and galvanised steel framed gates.

 

Slides were displayed on screen showing: location plan; block plan; site plan; floor and elevations plans; schematic highlighting potentially contaminated land at and adjacent to the application site and, photographs of the site, an explanation of which was provided for the benefit of Members.  A road traffic collision between a vehicle exiting the lonning and a service bus occurred on Monday 12 September. The circumstances were unknown, during the site visit Members viewed the access to site (images were also displayed on screen).

 

A number of issues had been raised in the representations relating to other matters (Section 11 of the report refers), not all of which were planning related.  Additionally, it was alleged that vehicles were sold from the site. The planning related matters had been brought to the agent’s attention and would be investigated and dealt with once the application had been determined.

 

Following a consultation response from Environmental Services, conditions were recommended to deal with the issue of contamination. Subject to the imposition of those, and the conditions set out in the report, the Planning Officer recommended that the planning permission sought solely for the stables, the application is recommended for approval.

 

The Planning Officer recommended that the application be approved, subject to the conditions detailed in the report.

The Committee then gave consideration to the application.

 

In response to Members’ questions, Officers confirmed:
- In relation to the provision of food for the horses, those in the stables were fed on hay, those in the fields foraged grass, water was provided in large containers;
- The applicant owned 30 acres of land out with the site, the location of which was not known, additionally, some land adjacent to the application site was in the applicant’s control;

- It was understood that the level of contaminants in the land was around one tonne, the level of contaminants in the grass and the impact of the removal of trees on the contaminants was not known;

- The access had been in existence under the site’s former use, the nature of the proposal was such that the Highway Authority did not comment on the application. 

 

A Member moved the Officer’s recommendation which was seconded and following voting it was:

 

RESOLVED: That the application be approved, subject to the implementation of relevant conditions as indicated within the Schedule of Decisions attached to these minutes.

   
2.
Proposal:  Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Documents) of previously approved Appeal Decision APP/E0915/W/21/3266806 (Erection of 80no. dwellings) for the removal of detached garage & relocation of dwelling within Plot ? to Plot 1; substitution of house type (301 to 357) to Plot 2; substitution of house type (315 to 436) to Plot 3; removal of garages from plots 1, 3, 4 5, 8, 9, 12, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 47, 61, 67, 68, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76 & 77.  

The Principal Planning Officer submitted the report on the application.  Slides were displayed on screen showing: site plan as proposed and, photographs of the site, an explanation of which was provided for the benefit of Members.

The Principal Planning Officer recommended that the application
be approved, subject to the conditions detailed in the report.

Councillor Dr Davison (Ward Member) addressed the Committee in the following terms: the report stated that three objections had been received, whereas four residents had advised that they had objected to the application; what impact would the change have on the demographic of future owners of the dwellings; had the proposals impact on the road safety of Kingmoor Road been assessed; would sufficient public transport and/or car sharing scheme be provided; what improvements would be made to improve the cycling and walking infrastructure in the locality; had the Transport Plan in relation to the original permission for development been reassessed in light of the current application.

 

Councillor Davison made further points in relation to matters in respect of the approved Appeal Decision.

 

Mr Wright (Applicant) responded in the following terms: minor material amendment applications were not usually presented to Committee for determination; the proposal did not amount to a fundamental change to the approved scheme; works had commenced on the footpath; the construction of the dwellings would not commence until legal issues had been resolved. 

The Chair invited the Principal Planning Officer to respond to issue raised in the verbal representations. 
The Principal Planning Officer made the following points: he had checked the number of objections made, only three had been received; the dwellings would still have two parking spaces therefore it was not anticipated that the application would affect levels of car ownership; an application for signage at the site had been submitted. 

 

The Committee then gave consideration to the application.

 

In response to Members’ questions, Officers confirmed:
- The Travel Plan for the development had been assessed and considered as part of the process of determining the application for the housing development;

- The removal of the garages was likely to improve surface water drainage at the site.

The Head of Development Management set out the process for Public Rights of Way and the methods available to the public for making representations on planning applications.


A Member moved the Officer’s recommendation which was seconded and following voting it was:

 

RESOLVED: That the application be approved, subject to the implementation of relevant conditions as indicated within the Schedule of Decisions attached to these minutes.

   
3.
Proposal:  Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Documents) of previously approved permission 21/0115 (Erection of 7no. dwellings on site of former builders yard and paddock) to substitute approved slate with thin edge anthracite concrete roof tile.  

The Planning Officer submitted the report on the application.  Slides were displayed on screen showing: location plan and, photographs of the site, an explanation of which was provided for the benefit of Members.


The Planning Officer recommended that the application be approved, subject to the conditions detailed in the report.

 

In response to a question from a Member, the Planning Officer set out the process for approving the new material in the event of permission being granted. 

A Member moved the Officer’s recommendation which was seconded and following voting it was:

 

RESOLVED: That the application be approved, subject to the implementation of relevant conditions as indicated within the Schedule of Decisions attached to these minutes.

    
DC.87/22

RESOLVED - That the content of the report be noted.

 
Exempt Items

- NIL - 

Members of the Development Control Committee

Conservative – Mrs Bowman, Christian, Collier Mrs Finlayson, Meller, Morton, Md Ellis-Williams (sub), McKerrell (sub), Mrs Mitchell (sub)

Labour – Alcroft, Mrs Glendinning, Southward, Wills, Birks (sub), Brown (sub), Whalen (sub)

Independent - Tinnion
Independent and Liberal Democrat - Bomford, Allison (sub)


Enquiries, requests for reports, background papers etc to: 
democraticservices@carlisle.gov.uk

Attendance

Name
No other member attendance information has been recorded for the meeting.
NameReason for Sending ApologySubstituted By
Councillor John Richard Collier Councillor Mrs Ann Vipond McKerrell
Councillor Mrs Anne Glendinning  
Councillor Keith Meller Councillor Mrs Linda Mitchell
NameReason for AbsenceSubstituted By
Councillor Jeffrey Thomas Bomford  

Declarations of Interests

Member NameItem Ref.DetailsNature of DeclarationAction
No declarations of interest have been entered for this meeting.

Visitors

Also Present:  Councillor Dr Davison (in her capacity as Ward Member) attended the meeting having registered a Right to Speak in respect of application - 22/0582 - Land at Deer park (land between Kingmoor Industrial Estate & Saint Pierre Avenue, Kingmoor Road), Carlisle.  

Officers: Corporate Director of Economic Development
Head of Development Management
Head of Legal and Democratic Services
Principal Planning Officer
Planning Officer x 1