Agenda and minutes

Meeting as Planning Committee, Council - Thursday, 19th May, 2016 5.00 pm

Venue: Council Chamber, Civic Centre, Newport

Contact: Richard Jefferies  Head of Democratic Services

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Items
No. Item

1.

Preliminaries

To receive any apologies for absence

 

To receive any declarations of interest

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Declarations of Interest

 

Councillor D Wilcox forwarded her apologies explaining that she had a personal and prejudicial interest as a governor of Duffryn High School

 

Councillor T Watkins declared an interest in the item but retained his right to speak as Local member and withdrew from the meeting following his contribution 

 

2.

Development Management: Planning Application Schedule pdf icon PDF 583 KB

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          Resolved

 

(1) That decisions be recorded as shown on the Planning Applications Schedule attached below

 

(2) That the Development Services Manager be authorised to draft any amendments to/additional conditions in respect of the Planning Applications Schedule, attached.

3.

Appendix- Decision Schedule

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DECISION SCHEDULE

 

No

Site/Proposal

Ward

Additional Comments

Decision

 

16/0222

 

 

Duffryn High School, Lighthouse Road, Newport, NP10 8YD

 

CONSTRUCTION OF 2NO. 3 STOREY NEW TEACHING BLOCKS ON THE CURRENT DUFFRYN HIGH SCHOOL SITE. SUBDIVISION OF THE SITE TO FACILITATE THE PROVISION OF A WELSH MEDIUM SCHOOL IN BLOCKS 1 AND 5 AND ENGLISH MEDIUM SCHOOL IN BLOCK 2, 3 AND 4. NEW INTERNAL SECURITY FENCING AND GATES AND SOME REPLACEMENT EXTERNAL SECURITY FENCING, NEW SPORTS PTICHES, MUGA'S AND PLAYING FIELD ON THE EXISTING SITE. FLOODLIGHTING OF 3G ALL WEATHER PITCH. NEW VEHICLE AND PEDESTRIAN CROSSING ON DUFFRYN WAY AND CONTROLLED PEDESTRIAN CROSSING ON LIGHTHOUSE ROAD. MINOR INTERNAL ALTERATIONS AND NEW ENTRANCE WITH CANOPY AND GLAZED SCREEN AND ACCESS RAMP TO BLOCK 2. (RESUBMISSION FOLLOWING REFUSAL OF PLANNING APPLICATION 15/1103)

 

Tredegar Park

 

The Head of Regeneration, Investment and Housing referred to late representations previously circulated.

 

Mr J Harris, Chief Education Officer, the Applicant spoke in support of the application.

 

Ms E Maher, Chair of Welsh Medium School Governors spoke in support of the application.

 

Councillor Watkins, Tredegar Park Ward Member spoke in support of the application.

 

As recorded above, Councillor D Wilcox forwarded her apologies explaining that she had a personal and prejudicial interest as a governor of Duffryn High School

 

Councillor T Watkins declared an interest in the item but retained his right to speak as Local member and withdrew from the meeting following his contribution 

 

Officers had recommended refusal of the application

 

 

Planning Application No.16/0222 be granted, subject to any standard planning conditions that the Development Control Manager considers necessary, on the grounds that the educational need for this development outweighs the planning policy objections set out in the officer Report