Minutes of the meeting of the Development and Planning Committee

held in The Stevenson Centre on Monday 22 October 2007

Present            Councillors     Mrs.F.A.Jackson                 Chairman

                                                P.K.Beer                              Ex-Officio

                                                Mrs.A.Harper-Clark            

                                                M.Newman (substitute for J.Sayers)

                                                Mrs.C.A.Todd (substitute for H.Todd)

                Council Manager    M.J.Fitt                      

                Clerical Assistant    Mrs.N.C.Tamlyn                   

1)        Apologies for Absence

           Apologies were received from Cllrs J.R.A.Sayers, H.N.Todd, R.I.Wade and D.M.Walton.

2)       Declarations of Interest, Gifts or Hospitality

 Cllr Beer declared that he is a Suffolk County Councillor, Babergh District Councillor and Sudbury Town Councillor. Cllrs Newman and Mrs Todd declared that they are Babergh District Councillors. These members also asked that it be noted that their views expressed at this meeting would be based on information available at the time and might not be the same as those expressed at meetings involving other councils.       

3)            Chairman’s Announcements   

Cllr Mrs Jackson expressed her sadness at the resignation of Mrs Christina Baker, stating that Mrs Baker had done a great deal of work on planning matters for the Village, particularly on the Local Plan and a number of large planning applications.   

4)         Items Brought Forward

a. Broom Street, footpath/flower bed adjacent to the Queens Arms

The Council Manager stated, that BDC had rejected this Council’s claim that this is a Breach of Planning and have passed the matter to SCC. 

AGREED the Council Manager to contact SCC, advising that the site has not been visited recently and the ‘rounding’ of the wall has not been taken into consideration. The PC suggest a site visit takes place prior to the site being adopted, therefore allowing the cost of paving to still fall to the Developer.    

b. Parking on Shawlands Avenue

Cllrs H Todd and Mrs Todd to report back once a response is received from BDC.

AGREED to add the steep slope on Minsmere Way to the IBF list. The Council Manager to contact BDC for the latest position on the matter.

5)            Correspondence  

a.      Request for Dog Bin in Hartest Way

Agreed to RECOMMEND to full Council that a new bin be placed half way along the walk-through that runs to the Recreation Ground.         

6)         New Planning Applications

i)  B/07/01592 – 19 Cornerth Crescent 

Erection of two semi-detached two-storey dwellings

Recommended – REFUSAL     

a.      Over development of site

b.      Concerns over access

c.      Lack of parking

ii)  B/07/01671 – 44 Pot Kiln Road

Erection of detached double garage  

Recommended - APPROVAL

Meeting closed at 7.26pm