To note that Council, at its meeting of 8 November 2022, received and adopted the minutes of the meetings held on 14 September (site visits) and 16 September 2022. The Chair will sign the minutes. [Copy minutes in Minute Book 49(3)]. To approve the minutes of the meetings held on 28 October and 7 December 2022 (site visits).
That the applications referred to in the Schedule of Applications under A be approved/refused/deferred, subject to the conditions set out in the Schedule of Decisions attached to these minutes.
In relation to the boundary treatment, the Head of Development Management advised that there were some areas in the proposed layout where fence boundaries faced highly pedestrian trafficked areas such as the link between Area C and B and the link to B and A as well as Plot 69 which had a long boundary towards Cumwhinton Drive. These were to be changed to brick piers with low walls and fencing between to break up the visual impact: a revised boundary treatment plan reflecting those changes was to be submitted. The Head of Development Management recommended that: 1) Authority to Issue approval be given to the Corporate Director of Economic Development subject to a satisfactory resolution to the issue of nutrient neutrality to ensure no positive loading of phosphates into the River Eden SAC catchment. 2) In the event of no satisfactory resolution to the issue of nutrient neutrality being found, delegated authority be given to the Corporate Director of Economic Development to refuse the application.
The Principal Planning Officer made the following points: when the previous application at the site was refused, the Council did not consider Blackbank a village. However, the Inspector was of the view that the application site was at the edge of the village and therefore in open countryside; accordingly, it determined that development at the site was not acceptable. In relation to public transport, the Planning Inspector considered the provision to be unsustainable as the footpath access was narrow and without streetlighting.
Proposal: Demolition of glasshouses and storage sheds; erection of 5no. industrial / commercial units; formation of access parking and landscaping. The Principal Planning Officer submitted the report on the application which had been subject of a site visit by the Committee on 7 December 2022. Slides were displayed on screen showing: proposed block plan; elevation and floor plans; 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 imposition of the conditions detailed in the report. The Head of Development Management read out an email submitted by Councillor Alison (as Ward Member) which contained the following points: the number of traffic movements would be significantly higher than for the garden centre usage; presumably the existing exit was to remain for the two residential properties on the site; the proposed new access to the roundabout provided for the adjacent livery stables, at peak times, unless denied access vehicles from the new industrial estate may resort to using the existing exit directly onto the A595.
- conditions were contained in the permission which restricted the operation of the development until such time as the access arrangements were fully in place.
Proposal: Change of Use from agricultural land to park / public open space The Principal Planning Officer submitted the report on the application. Slides were displayed on screen showing: location plan, illustrative masterplan framework 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. In response to a Member seeking confirmation that no development would take place at the site in future, Officers advised that policies in the Carlisle District Local Plan 2015 – 30 protect area of open space. In the masterplanning exercise as part of the development of the St Cuthbert’s Garden Village Local Plan the site had been identified as open space. A Member moved the Officer's recommendation which was seconded and following voting it was: RESOLVED - That the application be approved subject to the imposition of relevant conditions as indicated in the Schedule of Decisions attached to these minutes.
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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)
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Officers: Corporate Director of Economic Development
Head of Development Management
Head of Legal Services
Principal Planning Officer
Planning Officer (x2)
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