19 December 2017 – Agenda
SUMMONS TO ATTEND A MEETING OF
PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE
TO: All Members of the Planning and Environment Committee
Cllrs B Austin, D Bretherton (Deputy Chairman), P Cowell, M Deacock, D Dodds, H Fickling (Chairman), C Jones, A Midwinter and M Stiles
Ex Officio (Voting) Members – T Wyse (Town Mayor) and L Emery (Deputy Mayor)
To: All other Members for information
VENUE: Upper Chamber, Thame Town Hall
DATE: Tuesday 19 December 2017
TIME: 6.30 pm (maximum one hour)
Graham Hunt
Clerk of the Council
Date: 13 December 2017
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. To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the Planning & Environment Meeting held on 28 November 2017.
5. Planning Applications
9853
P17/S2306/O – LAND BETWEEN ELMFIELD HOUSE AND THE OLD DIARY, MORETON
Amendment No. 1
Erection of a detached chalet-style dwelling with garaging, parking and amenity space (red line site area extended to include access and ecological report received 10 November 2017).
9905
P17/S4087/HH – 10 CHINNOR ROAD
Two storey side extension, single storey rear extension to replace existing, and single storey side / rear extension to replace existing outbuilding.
9906
P17/S4222/HH – 32 YOUENS DRIVE
Demolition of existing conservatory and construction of a two storey rear extension.
9907
P17/S4221/HH – 20 FANSHAWE ROAD
Remove rear conservatory. Construct front / side and rear single storey extensions.
9908
P17/S4041/FUL – UNIT 1, LUPTON ROAD
Proposed rear extension for additional production area.
9909
P17/S4241/FUL – PARK MEADOW FARM, THAME PARK ROAD
Change of use from agricultural storage to light industrial use B1(C) – retrospective.
9910
P17/S4182/A – BOOTS THE CHEMISTS LTD, 4-5 HIGH STREET
1 x illuminated fascia sign.
9911
P17/S4272/HH – 86 COOMBE HILL CRESCENT
Erection of single storey extension to the front and rear, with associated demolitions of existing single storey unit to front and conservatory to rear.
9912
P17/S4262/HH – 11 BEECH ROAD
Two storey extension to the front and side elevation of the existing dwelling.
6. 9903 – P17/S4127/PDO – Building 1 (DAF Trucks), Kingsmead Business Park, Howland Road
Change of use from offices (Class B1) to residential (Class C3) to comprise 45 flats with ancillary facilities and parking.
To consider a formal Council response, in particular relating to Transport & Highways, Contamination risks on site, Flooding risks on site, impacts of Noise.
6. P17S4127PDO – Building 1 (DAF Trucks) Kingsmead
7. 9904 – P17/S4100/PAR – Bates Leys Farm
Change of use and conversion of three agricultural barns to three residential dwellings.
To consider a formal Council response in particular relating to Transport & Highways, Contamination risks on site, Flooding risks on the site, impact of Noise, whether the location or site of the building makes it otherwise impractical or undesirable for the building to change from agricultural use to a use falling within Class C3 (dwelling houses) of the Schedule of the Use Class Order.
7. P17S4100PAR Bates Leys Farm Thame
8. P17/S2210/FUL – Land Adj. Park Meadow Cottage, Thame Park Road
Erection of 4 x 3 bedroom houses and 5 x 2 bedroom houses, car and cycle parking, bin stores, access and landscaping (layout altered to accommodate revised waste vehicle tracking as shown on amended plans received 1 September 2017).
To receive an update from Cllr Emery and the Neighbourhood Plan Continuity Officer who put forward the Town Council’s various arguments for recommending refusal for planning application P17/S2210/FUL at the District Planning Committee meeting on 29 November 2017.
To formally note that following discussion the District Planning Committee approved the planning application, which is a contrary decision.
9. Reports from Town Council Representatives
a) Transport Representative – Cllr M Stiles
10. For Information
a) P17/S3611/HH – Amendment No. 1 – Proposed crossover and parking bays (size of parking bays increased as shown on amended plan received 4 December 2017). The Amendment is for information purposes only. It is considered the proposal to increase the size of the parking bays would not alter the Town Council’s previous recommendation of approval made on 7 November 2017.
b) P17/S2550/FUL – Little Acorn, Land adj. to Acorn Lodge, Moreton. Contrary Decision – the Decision Notice is attached.
10b. P17S2550FUL – Little Acorn – Contrary Decision
c) Notice of Temporary Traffic Order – Road improvement works, prohibition of waiting, loading and unloading in Elms Road between Windmill Road and Broadwaters Avenue.
10c. Notice of Temp Traffic Order – Elms Road
d) Confirmation of Street naming and numbering – Markus Avenue, Edsell Crescent, Robin Gibb Road and Henry Blyth Gardens.
10d. Street naming and numbering confirmation
e) P17/S4297/FUL – Land West of Thame Park Road – Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of Planning Permission P15/S2166/RM Approval of Reserved Matters for residential development of 175 dwellings, including, affordable housing, vehicular access including emergency access, pedestrian/cycle link, landscaping, play space and other open space including allotments, surface water attenuation and ancillary works (as amended by drawings accompanying letters from Agent dated 22 February 2016 and further drawings from Agent submitted 12 March 2016).
The Town Council currently think this is a technical correction only.
f) P16/S3525/FUL – Thames Valley Police, Greyhound Lane – The formal notification of an appeal (first suggested at P&E on 5 September 2017) has now been received.