Agenda and minutes

The Committee is asked to confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 20th September 2018.

The minutes of the meeting held on 10th September 2018 were confirmed as a correct record and signed.

No questions were submitted.

No questions were submitted.

The Chair relayed advice from the Monitoring Officer regarding the disclosure of interests by members of the Committee who were members of Leicester City Football Club or who had a close affiliation with the club.

The following disclosures were made:

(i)            by Councillor Gerrard – a personal interest in item P/18/1269/2 as she had attended several functions at the golf club; however she retained an open mind;

(ii)          by Councillor Grimley – a personal interest in item P/18/1269/2 as a supporter of Leicester City Football Club; however he retained an open mind;

(iii)         by Councillor Lowe – a personal interest in item P/18/1269/2 as both of his sons were season ticket holders at Leicester City Football Club and he had attended several functions at the golf club; however he retained an open mind;

(iv)         by Councillor Ranson – a personal interest in item P/18/1269/2 as she knew the previous owner of the golf club; however she retained an open mind;

(v)          by Councillor Snartt – a personal interest in item P/18/1269/2 as a supporter of Leicester City Football Club since his youth and as he had attended an event to celebrate the club winning the Premier League when he was Chairman of Leicestershire County Council; however he retained an open mind.

The list of planning applications to be considered at the meeting is appended.

Reports of the Head of Planning and Regeneration, setting out applications for planning permission, were submitted (items 1 and 2 in the appendix to the agenda filed with these minutes).  An Additional Items report in respect of application P/18/1269/2 was also submitted (also filed with these minutes).

In accordance with the procedure for public speaking at meetings, the following objectors, representative of the applicant and representative of a parish council attended the meeting and expressed their views:

(i)         Mr A. Bennett and Ms K. Chapman (objectors), Mr N. Alcock (on behalf of the applicant) and Mr R. Brown (on behalf of Seagrave Parish Council) in respect of application P/18/1269/2.

In accordance with the procedure for Borough Councillors speaking at Plans Committee meetings, the following Councillors attended the meeting and expressed their views:

(i)         Councillors Poland and Murphy in respect of application P/18/1269/2.

In respect of application P/18/1269/2 (Leicester City Football Club Ltd, Park Hill Golf Club, Park Hill Lane, Seagrave) officers provided details of the response received from Highways England following the receipt of the technical transport assessment referred to in the Additional Items report.  The response was read out in full and was available as part of the planning file on the Council’s website.  The applicant had also responded to the technical assessment and to the issues raised by Edward Argar MP.

RESOLVED

1.         that, in respect of application P/18/1269/2 (Leicester City Football Club Ltd, Park Hill Golf Club, Park Hill Lane, Seagrave):

A.        authority be given to the Head of Planning and Regeneration and the Head of Strategic Support to enter into a legal agreement under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, on terms to be finalised by them, to secure:

·           a monetary contribution of £2,970.00 for the suitable replacement of three highway trees on Park Hill Lane in Seagrave;

B.        subject to the completion of the Section 106 legal agreement referred to in resolution A above or the receipt of a Unilateral Undertaking which delivers the same contribution, planning permission be granted subject to the conditions, reasons and advice notes set out in the report of the Head of Planning and Regeneration and to the following:

(i)        amendments to conditions 15, 16, 17, 18, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31 and 34 and an additional informative note as set out in the Additional Items report;

(ii)       an additional informative note stating that the trees to be planted should include an appropriate number of semi-mature trees as well as saplings and include native and locally native species;

(iii)     an amendment to condition 8 to require the construction traffic management plan to include wording to ensure that construction traffic uses the A46 rather than roads through the surrounding villages;

(iv)     an additional condition to require the submission of an updated sustainable transport plan prior to the occupation of the site;

(v)       amendments to conditions 29 and 31 to refer to the show pitch rather than show pitches;

2.         that the Head of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 31.

A list of applications determined under powers delegated to officers for the period from 10th September 2018 to 28th September 2018 is attached.

A list of applications determined under powers delegated to officers for the period from 10th September 2018 to 28th September 2018 was submitted (item 6 on the agenda filed with these minutes).