Meeting Details

Planning Committee
13 Apr 2017 - 18:00
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Agenda

Part A
1 Welcome and Announcements

a)     The Chairman to welcome members of the public and Councillors and to remind all speakers of the requirement for microphones to be used at all times.

(b)     At the Chairman's discretion, to announce information on:

  • action in the event of an emergency;
  • mobile phones switched to silent;
  • the audio-recording of meetings;
  • location of toilets;
  • introduction of members of the meeting.
2 Have Your Say! (Planning)

The Chairman to invite members of the public to indicate if they wish to speak or present a petition on any of the items included on the agenda.You should indicate your wish to speak at this point if your name has not been noted by Council staff.

These speaking provisions do not apply in relation to applications which have been subject to the Deferral and Recommendation Overturn Procedure (DROP).
3 Substitutions

Members may arrange for a substitute councillor to attend a meeting on their behalf, subject to prior notice being given. The attendance of substitute councillors must be recorded.

4 Urgent Items

To announce any items not on the agenda which the Chairman has agreed to consider because they are urgent, to give reasons for the urgency and to indicate where in the order of business the item will be considered.

5 Declarations of Interest

The Chairman to invite Councillors to declare individually any interests they may have in the items on the agenda. Councillors should consult Meetings General Procedure Rule 7 for full guidance on the registration and declaration of interests. However Councillors may wish to note the following:- 

  • Where a Councillor has a disclosable pecuniary interest, other pecuniary interest or a non-pecuniary interest in any business of the authority and he/she is present at a meeting of the authority at which the business is considered, the Councillor must disclose to that meeting the existence and nature of that interest, whether or not such interest is registered on his/her register of Interests or if he/she has made a pending notification.  
     
  • If a Councillor has a disclosable pecuniary interest in a matter being considered at a meeting, he/she must not participate in any discussion or vote on the matter at the meeting. The Councillor must withdraw from the room where the meeting is being held unless he/she has received a dispensation from the Monitoring Officer.
     
  • Where a Councillor has another pecuniary interest in a matter being considered at a meeting and where the interest is one which a member of the public with knowledge of the relevant facts would reasonably regard as so significant that it is likely to prejudice the Councillor’s judgement of the public interest, the Councillor must disclose the existence and nature of the interest and withdraw from the room where the meeting is being held unless he/she has received a dispensation from the Monitoring Officer.
     
  • Failure to comply with the arrangements regarding disclosable pecuniary interests without reasonable excuse is a criminal offence, with a penalty of up to £5,000 and disqualification from office for up to 5 years.
To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 30 March 2017.
457
The minutes of the meeting held on 30 March 2017 were confirmed as a correct record.
7 Planning Applications

In considering the planning applications listed below, the Committee may choose to take an en bloc decision to agree the recommendations made in respect of all applications for which no member of the Committee or member of the public wishes to address the Committee.

Extend floating pontoon by 1.6m wide and 43m metres long.
458
The Committee considered an application to extend the floating pontoon by 1.6m wide and 43m metres long opposite West Mersea Yacht Club, Coast Road, West Mersea, Colchester. The application had been referred to the Committee because the applicant was Colchester Borough Council. The Committee had before it a report in which all the information was set out.

RESOLVED (UNANIMOUSLY) that the application be approved subject to the conditions set out in the report.
Replacement of windows to flats in 9-13 (cons) George Street,1-6 (cons) 9, 74, 75, 80-86 (cons) 89-100 (cons) Maidenburgh Street,1-14 (cons) Roger Browning House, 1-8 (cons) Ryegate Road, 2, 3 and 4 Sanderson Mews, 15, 16, 17 West Stockwell Street and 20-23 (cons) Williams Walk.
459
Councillor Higgins (by reason of her acquaintance with the author of the representation detailed in the amendment sheet) declared a non-pecuniary interest in the following item pursuant to the provisions of Meetings General Procedure Rule 7(5).

Councillor Liddy (by reason of his directorship of Colchester Borough Homes) declared a non-pecuniary interest in the following item pursuant to the provisions of Meetings General Procedure Rule 7(5).


The Committee considered an application for the replacement of windows to flats in 9-13 (cons) George Street,1-6 (cons) 9, 74, 75, 80-86 (cons) 89-100 (cons) Maidenburgh Street,1-14 (cons) Roger Browning House, 1-8 (cons) Ryegate Road, 2, 3 and 4 Sanderson Mews, 15, 16, 17 West Stockwell Street and 20-23 (cons) Williams Walk, Colchester. The application had been referred to the Committee because the applicant was Colchester Borough Homes. The Committee had before it a report in which all the information was set out and amendment sheet which included details of changes to proposed Condition 2 to reflect the applicant’s willingness to accommodate a resident’s view regarding the type of replacement front door.

RESOLVED (UNANIMOUSLY) that the application be approved subject to the conditions set out in the report and the amendment sheet.
Application for removal of condition 3 and variation of condition 2 following grant of planning permission 160262.
460
The Committee considered an application for the removal of condition 3 and variation of condition 2 following grant of planning permission, 160262, at Lancaster Toyota, Axial Way, Colchester. The application had been referred to the Committee because the applicant was Colchester Borough Council. The Committee had before it a report and amendment sheet in which all the information was set out.

RESOLVED (UNANIMOUSLY) that the application be approved subject to the conditions set out in the report.
Proposed garden pavilion (Resubmission of 162722)
461
The Committee considered an application for a garden pavilion (resubmission of 162722) at the Heath, Layer de la Haye, Colchester. The application had been referred to the Committee because the agent undertook consultancy work for Colchester Borough Council. The Committee had before it a report in which all the information was set out.

RESOLVED (UNANIMOUSLY) that the application be approved subject to the conditions set out in the report.
Single storey front extension and replacement of stone cladding with render.
462
The Committee considered an application for a single storey front extension and replacement of stone cladding with render at 7 Broome Grove, Wivenhoe, Colchester. The application had been referred to the Committee because the agent undertook consultancy work for Colchester Borough Council. The Committee had before it a report in which all the information was set out.

RESOLVED (UNANIMOUSLY) that the application be approved subject to the conditions set out in the report.
8 Exclusion of the Public (not Scrutiny or Executive)
In accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 to exclude the public, including the press, from the meeting so that any items containing exempt information (for example confidential personal, financial or legal advice), in Part B of this agenda (printed on yellow paper) can be decided. (Exempt information is defined in Section 100I and Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972).
Part B

Additional Meeting Documents

Attendance

Name
No other member attendance information has been recorded for the meeting.
NameReason for Sending ApologySubstituted By
Councillor Philip Oxford  
NameReason for AbsenceSubstituted By
No absentee information has been recorded for the meeting.

Declarations of Interests

Member NameItem Ref.DetailsNature of DeclarationAction
Councillor Theresa Higgins459Councillor Higgins (by reason of her acquaintance with the author of the representation detailed in the amendment sheet) declared a non-pecuniary interest in the following item pursuant to the provisions of Meetings General Procedure Rule 7(5).Non-PecuniaryDeclaration made
Councillor Cyril Liddy459Councillor Liddy (by reason of his directorship of Colchester Borough Homes) declared a non-pecuniary interest in the following item pursuant to the provisions of Meetings General Procedure Rule 7(5).Non-PecuniaryDeclaration made

Visitors

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