Minutes of the meeting of the Development and Planning Committee

held in The Stevenson Centre on Monday 10^th July 2006

Present            Councillors          Mrs.C.J.Baker                       Chairman                          

                                                        D.C.Allen

                                                        Mrs.C.A.Beer-Todd

                                                        M.Fryer            

                                                        Mrs.F.A.Jackson           

                                                        Mrs.P.White

                                                        J.R.A.Sayers

                    Council Manager      Mr.M.J.Fitt                             

                    Clerical Assistant     Mrs.N.C.Tamlyn

1)            Apologies for Absence

           None

2)        Declarations of Interest  

           Cllr.J.R.A.Sayers declared a personal interest with regards to his membership

           of Babergh District Council and Sudbury Town Council.

3)         New Planning Application  

          i)  B/06/00990/FHA/GP – 2 Lionel Hurst Close 

        Erection of two-storey front extension.

        Recommended – APPROVAL

   ii)  B/06/01001/FHA/GP – 42 Pot Kiln Road   

        Erection of single-storey rear extension and front porch (existing single garage

        to be demolished), increase in roof height to provide first floor

        accommodation.

        Recommended – APPROVAL for Scheme 2, as long as the roof is no higher

        than No. 40

  iii) B/06/01002/FHA/GP – 94 Bures Road

       Erection of front porch canopy and single-storey front extension.

             Recommended – APPROVAL

        iv) B/06/1003/FHA/GP – 92 Bures Road

       Erection of front porch; insertion of rear dormer in connection with conversion

       of loft to form additional living accommodation.

       Recommended – APPROVAL

v)  B06/01005/OUT/GP – Part rear garden of 41, Canhams Road

            Cllr.C.A.Beer-Todd declared a personal interest.

      Outline – Erection of bungalow and detached single garage

      Recommended – REFUSAL

        i)   Over Development of the site.

        ii)  This Council is opposed to back land development.

      vi)  B/06/01024/FHA/DB – Lawn House, Upper Tye

      Construction of vehicular access

      Recommended – APPROVAL providing a site visit takes place in conjunction

      with the Highways Agency to assess the best possible position for the new

      access. 

vii) B/06/00075/FHA/RM – 13 Oak Road

      Retention of front porch.

      Recommended – APPROVAL

 4)  Parking of vehicles on roadway verges

      Cllr Sayers advised that a number of vehicles were regularly parking on the grass

      verges along Shawlands Avenue. The Council Manager advised that after some

      investigation it had been established that SCC Highways owned 1.8m from the

      mettaled road.

      AGREED the Council Manager to write to SCC Highways, SCC Head of Amenities

      and BDC, requesting a proposal as to what action could be taken to stop this

      happening.  

 Meeting closed at 7.35pm