01 February 2022 – Agenda
SUMMONS TO ATTEND A MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE
TO: All Members of the Planning and Environment Committee
Cllrs B Austin, M Deacock, A Dite (Deputy Chairman), D Dodds, L Emery, H Fickling (Chairman), A Midwinter, H Richards, T Wyse
Ex Officio (Voting) Members – N Champken-Woods (Deputy Mayor) and P Cowell (Town Mayor)
To all other Members for information
VENUE: Upper Chamber, Thame Town Hall
DATE: Tuesday 1 February 2022
TIME: 6.30pm (maximum one hour)
Mandy Sturdy
Clerk of the Council
Date: Wednesday 26 January 2022
AGENDA
1 Apologies for Absence
2 Declarations of Interest and Dispensations
To notify of any items that appear in the agenda in which there may be an interest that has not been recorded in the Member’s Register of Interest, and confirmation of any relevant dispensations.
3 Public Participation and Public Questions
To consider applications from members of the public to address the Committee (5 minutes maximum), in respect of any item of business included in the agenda. Applications to speak must have been received by the Town Clerk no later than 5pm on the last working day preceding the meeting.
To consider questions from members of the public (who live, work, or run a business in the Parish). Written questions must have been received by the Town Clerk no later than 4pm on the last working day preceding the meeting.
4 Minutes
To approve the Minutes of the Committee meeting held on 11 January 2022.
5 Planning Applications
1489 – 11 COOMBE HILL CRESCENT – AMENDMENT NO.1
Two-storey annexe extension (Amended plans received 12 January 2022 showing a reduction to the width and depth of the annexe and lowering the height of the roof ridge)
P21/S3998/HH
1528 – 28 YOUENS DRIVE
Change use of land to private domestic garden and erect wooded fence the same height as existing in new proposed location. This will be laid to lawn and shrub borders.
P21/S5089/FUL
1532 – FORMER THAMES VALLEY POLICE STATION GREYHOUND LANE
Application under S73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for variation of condition 15 on planning application P16/S3525/FUL to allow for the first eight occupations in advance of the completion of access, parking and turning. (The redevelopment to form 41 sheltered apartments for elderly, including communal facilities, access, car parking and landscaping). (The redevelopment to form 41 sheltered apartments for elderly, including communal facilities, access, car parking and landscaping).
P21/S5225/FUL
1533 – WILLOW CORNER, MORETON ROAD
New innovatively designed 4 bedroom eco-friendly house and garage with matching local materials.
P21/S5349/FUL
1534 – 21 PARK STREET
Proposed single storey side extension, with a new roof over the entire single storey element.
P21/S5387/HH
1536 – BRERETON, 7 BELL LANE
Replacement of existing felt flat roof dormer window with pitched thatch roof and new flush casement window. Works to existing conservatory including replacement of glass roof with blue slate with one flush conservation roof light, removal of existing windows and doors, infill brick to match existing and install new door and window. Replace window into downstairs cloakroom. Removal of external door into hallway – brick to half height and install new window.
P21/S5366/LB
1537 – RECTORY PAVILION, CHINNOR RUGBY CLUB, KINGSEY ROAD
Erection of a new covered tiered seating stand.
P22/S0026/FUL
1538 – 54 YOUENS DRIVE
Proposed rear extension, garage conversion, floor plan redesign and all associated works.
P22/S0004/HH
1539 – 8 TOWERSEY DRIVE
Demolition of existing side extension with garage, erection of 2 storey front & side extension, single storey rear extension & loft extension. Widen existing dropped kerb & installation of block paving to enlarged driveway, patio to rear garden.
P21/S5361/HH
1542 – 3 WENTWORTH ROAD
Single storey extension to front elevation to provide ground floor WC.
P22/S0037/HH
1543 – 14 ROBIN GIBB ROAD
Removal of the wall to the left of the rear garden to enable the exterior garden to become part of the rear garden. Plus construction of a wall (same height and construction as existing) near to the pavement with a return to the rear of the house, leaving a 60cm wide strip of land between the outside of the wall and the pavement for planting in accordance with other dwellings on the development.
P21/S4026/FUL
1544 – 52 ROBIN GIBB ROAD
Creation of a loft conversion with x3 front dormers.
P22/S0181/HH
1546 – 8 CROFT CLOSE
Demolition of existing garage, utility area and porch and reconstruction as living room, utility area and front porch with the construction of a first floor extension above for a single bedroom, bathroom and a loft room above for a bathroom and dressing room. Also to include the conversion of the existing roof space for a single bedroom with dormer window on the rear facing roof slope and rooflights to the front elevation.
P22/S0187/HH
6 Consultation – A329 Rycote Lane (Thame) Proposed 40mph Speed Limit
To consider a response to the consultation.
6. Report – A329 Rycote Lane Proposed 40mph Speed Limit
7 For Information
a) Additional Plans and Information – P21/S1511/FUL – Land North of Rycote Lane – Variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) for off-site highway works incorporating alterations to Rycote Lane in application P17/S4441/O. The erection of up to 180,000 square feet (up to 16,722 square metres) of B2/B8 with ancillary B1(a) and B1(c) together with parking, drainage, landscaping (structural and incidental) and highway works. (Additional Plans and Information received 24 December 2021).
To note that having reviewed the additional information, Officers consider that it would not change the Town Council’s recommendation to support the application.
b) Additional Plan and Amended Information – P21/S1632/RM – Land North of Rycote Lane – Reserved matters following outline permission (P17/S4441/O) for appearance, landscaping, layout and scale. The erection of up to 180,000 square feet (up to 16,722 square metres) of B2/B8 with ancillary B1(a) and B1(c) together with parking, drainage, landscaping (structural and incidental) and highway works. (Additional Plan received 6.12.21 and Amended Information received 24 December 2021).
To note that having reviewed the amended information, Officers consider that it would not change the Town Council’s response.
c) Lawful Development Application – P22/S0045/LDP – 34 Vane Road – Formation of habitable room in roofspace with rear dormer and front velux.
To note that application seeks confirmation from the Local Planning Authority that the proposed development is lawful. The case officer has stated that they are therefore unable to take any comments on the planning merits of the proposal into account, but if any Councillor has specific concerns, please be prepared to raise them at the meeting.
d) Lawful Development Application – P22/S0115/LDP – 22 Lambert Walk – Proposed garage conversion.
To note that application seeks confirmation from the Local Planning Authority that the proposed development is lawful. The case officer has stated that they are therefore unable to take any comments on the planning merits of the proposal into account, but if any Councillor has specific concerns, please be prepared to raise them at the meeting.
e) Lawful Development Application – P22/S0102/LDP – 63 Southern Road – Single storey rear conservatory extension.
To note that application seeks confirmation from the Local Planning Authority that the proposed development is lawful. The case officer has stated that they are therefore unable to take any comments on the planning merits of the proposal into account, but if any Councillor has specific concerns, please be prepared to raise them at the meeting.
f) Amended Plans – P21/S5228/HH – 9a Bell Lane – Extensions and internal alterations to form new gables, dormer windows and stairwell entrance hall with new external joinery; new below-ground rainwater harvester. (As amended by plans received 14 January 2022).
To note that having reviewed the amended plans, it is the Officer’s view that it would not alter the Town Council’s recommendation made on 11 January 2022 to support the application.
g) Contrary Decision – P21/S4226/HH – 3 Kings Road – Single storey extension to rear of property and new boundary wall.
To note that the District Council granted planning permission on 14 January 2022. The Town Council objected to the application on 19 October 2021 on the grounds that the proposed wall on the south-eastern elevation would represent overdevelopment and be contrary to Thame Neighbourhood Plan Policy ESDQ16.
h) Lawful Development Application – P22/S0105/LDP – 48 Corbetts Way – Formation of habitable rooms in roofspace with rear dormer and front rooflights.
To note that application seeks confirmation from the Local Planning Authority that the proposed development is lawful. The case officer has stated that they are therefore unable to take any comments on the planning merits of the proposal into account, but if any Councillor has specific concerns, please be prepared to raise them at the meeting.
i) Street Naming and Numbering Notification – Erection of 129 residential dwellings to be street named and numbered:
- 1 to 51 (Odds Excl. 13) and 2 to 72 (Evens) – Welply Way
- 1 to 3 (Odds) and 2 to 12 (Evens) – Chaplin Close
- 1 to 7 (Odds) and 2 to 16 (Evens) – Charlie Jones Road
- 2 to 20 (Evens) – Stock Road
- 1 to 38 (Cons Excl. 13) – Beatrice Gardens
j) Amended Plans – P21/S4806/FUL – Land to the north of Moreton Road, Moreton – The erection of five dwellings alongside a new access, landscaping and other associated works (amended site location plan received 20 January 2022).
To note that the amended site location plan addresses an inaccuracy in the original site location plan that showed two, rather than one, vehicle entrance points to the site. The amended plans do not change the Town Council’s recommendation to object to this application made on 21 December 2021.