Agenda and minutes

Planning Committee - Wednesday, 7th February, 2018 10.00 am

Venue: Council Chambers, Civic Centre, Newport

Contact: Michele Chesterman  Democratic Services Officer

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1.

Declarations of Interest

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Councillor Forsey declared a prejudicial interest in application 17/0953 and did not take part in the determination.

 

Councillor Ferris declared a prejudicial interest in application 17/1028 and did not take part in the determination.

 

2.

Minutes of the meeting held on 10 January 2018 pdf icon PDF 173 KB

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The minutes of the meeting held on 10 January 2018 were submitted.

 

Resolved

That the Minutes of the meeting held on 10 January 2018 be taken as read and confirmed.

 

3.

Development Management: Planning Application Schedule pdf icon PDF 1 MB

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(1)   That decisions be recorded as shown on the Planning Applications Schedule attached as an Appendix.

 

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

 

4.

Tree Preservation Order (TPO) - Land adjacent to Ger-y-Parc adjacent to Catsash Road pdf icon PDF 547 KB

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Due to further investigation required regarding the woodland areas and whether it was accurately surveyed, this item has been deferred.

 

5.

Date of Next Meeting

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Wednesday 7 March 2018 at 10am in Council Chambers.

 

6.

Decision Schedule

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PLANNING COMMITTEE – 7 FEBUARY 2018

 

DECISION SCHEDULE

 

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Site/Proposal

Ward

 

Additional Comments

Decision

17/0397

Rothbury House, 10, Stow Park Circle, Newport, NP20 4HE

 

Change of use of building to 7no. bedroom guesthouse, ground floor restaurant, orangery side extension, demolition and replacement of outbuilding, car parking and landscaping.

Stow Hill

Cllrs Forsey and White queried adequate parking facility.  The Principal Engineer confirmed that the new parking arrangements met parking standard with the provision of 21 spaces.  Staff parking had been taken into consideration.

 

Cllr Mogford mentioned that the building had been derelict for 10 years and it would deteriorate further if it was not developed.

 

Cllr Clarke considered that there were no further issues as the parking provision had been resolved .

Cllr White referred to the Orangery which was not on the previous plans.  The West Area Development Manager agreed that the Orangery was new, however there were no objections by the planning officers to this additional structure.

 

Granted.

 

Public Speakers: Mrs Dunn (against), Mr Gray (Agent) and Councillor Whitcutt (Ward Member)

 

Site visit proposed.  Reason for site visit: To allow Members to understand amenity issues including parking and access issues which existed in the area.

 

Voting: Five in favour, one against.

 

17/0960

Land To Rear of and Including 1 And 3, Llanthewy Road, Newport

 

Reserved matters application (access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) relating to phase 1 (construction of 4No 2 bedroom residential units over ground floor garages and associated works) of permission 14/0022 (variation of conditions 2 and 3 of permission 11/1017 for residential development).

Allt-yr-yn

Cllr Ferris considered that the plans were not as aesthetically pleasing as previously proposed.

Cllr White queried the dimensions on the garage which was provided as the access and egress looked narrow.  The measurements however were considered acceptable.

Granted

 

Voting: Unanimous

17/1028

Queens Hill Education Centre, Queens Hill, Newport, NP20 5XN

 

Variation of standard condition b to extend time period for submission of reserved matter in respect of planning permission 14/0386 for residential development of up to 92 dwellings, formation of new access, open space, landscaping, parking for existing residents and facilities for st marys roman catholic primary school (outline with access submitted for consideration) together with demolition of existing school buildings.

Allt-yr-yn

The West Area Development Manager reminded Committee that the officers recommendation was that the application be granted.

 

Cllr Forsey queried whether the development would go ahead.  The West Area Development Manager confirmed the site was allocated in the LDP.

 

Cllr Mogford queried the potential problems with increased traffic which was considered a real concern.  The Principal Engineer had considered the transport assessment.

 

Cllr White queried the possibility of an extra condition to be put in place for the side road which was previously accessible to the primary school be re-opened to ease traffic during school drop-off and pick-up.  This was outside the scope of Planning, however as it was a general concern, the matter would be forwarded to estates to voice the Committee’s concerns.

 

Granted with conditions

 

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