Minutes of the meeting of the Development and Planning Committee

held in The Stevenson Centre on Monday 25th September 2006

Present            Councillors          Mrs.C.J.Baker                       Chairman

                                                        D.C.Allen            

                                                        Mrs.C.A.Beer-Todd

                                                        M.Fryer

                                                        Mrs.F.A.Jackson

                                                        J.R.A.Sayers

                                                        Mrs.P.White

                   Council Manager        M.J. Fitt

                   Clerical Assistant       Mrs.N.Tamlyn

1)        Apologies for Absence

           None 

2)       Declarations of Interest, Gifts or Hospitality

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

          membership of Sudbury Town Council and Babergh District Council.

3)       Correspondence

a)     Suffolk County Council: Minerals Site Allocations, Consultation 

The Council Manager advised that the consultation period had been extended to the 27^th October 2006.

AGREED the Council Manager to respond, stating that this Council does not support the Chilton site for potential sand and gravel extraction. The Council Manager to state various reasons for the Council’s objections including: -

i)       Increased traffic along the B1115, which is already a busy road with increased traffic from businesses operating from the old airbase, as well as future traffic from the proposed Chilton development.

ii)     Access by lorries on to the A134, which is a known accident ‘black spot’ and where SCC is already introducing some new safety measures.

iii)   This Council does not want to see Sheepshead Hill used as a ‘rat run’ with traffic avoiding the lorries.

 b)     Suffolk County Council: Request for Disabled Parking Bay

AGREED to advise that the Council has no objection to the provision of a disabled parking bay, however, the proposed site is opposite the proposed Clibbon House development and to suggest they liase with Helen Shackleton at BDC.

            c)  Resident of Raydon Way: Concern about lighting

                AGREED the Council Manager to respond, thanking the resident for her

                letter and advise that this is a BDC matter and that our District Councillor

                Neil MacMaster will bring the matter to their attention.

4)       New Planning Applications

i)         B/06/01450/RES/DB – Land adjacent Maldon Grey and Land opposite

       63 to 69 Cats Lane 

            Submission of details under O.P.P. B/OO/01751/OUT – siting, design

            and the external appearance of the building(s), and the landscaping,

            of the residential development of 42 houses, flats and mobility

            bungalows.          

            Recommended – APPROVAL

            The Council, however, expressed their concerns with regards to the

            increased traffic on Cats Lane and Newton Road.          

            Also, that cycle tracks are introduced wherever possible and linked to other

            SCC schemes.                    

     ii)    B/06/01563/FHA/RM – 2 Pecockes Close   

            Erection of two-storey side extension

            Recommended – APPROVAL          

     iii)   B/06/1160/FHA/RM – 36 Lionel Hurst Close

                  Erection of single-storey rear extension

                   Recommended – APPROVAL  

5)         Items Brought Forward

i)        North Cornard Regeneration Group

Cllr.Mrs.P.White, advised that the October meeting had been cancelled and that they were waiting for the date to be rescheduled.

   Meeting closed at 7.29pm