Agenda and minutes

The Committee is asked to confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 29th October 2020.

The minutes of the meeting held on 29th October 2020 were confirmed as a correct record.

No questions were submitted.

No questions had been submitted.

The following disclosures were made:

(i)      by Councillors Fryer and Ranson – in relation to applications P/19/0218/2 and P/19/0313/2 – would be speaking in their capacity as Ward Councillors and therefore would not take part in the meeting discussion or voting thereon.

(ii)     by all Councillors – All committee Members had received correspondence in respect of applications P/19/0218/2 and P/19/0313/2 and would consider the information within the correspondence in line with other relevant information and submissions relating to the applications;

(iii)    by Councillor Grimley – a personal interest in relation to application P/20/0696/2 as a supporter of the football club, but he came to the application with an open mind;

(iv)    by Councillor Ward - a personal interest in relation to application P/20/0696/2 as she tutored a senior member of the club in Italian and as such knows him in a professional capacity, but they had not discussed the application and therefore she came to the application with an open mind.

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

Reports of the Head of Planning and Regeneration setting out applications for planning permission were submitted (items 1-3 listed on page 6 the agenda filed with these minutes).

Additional Items reports in respect of applications P/19/0218/2, P/19/0313/2 and P/20/0696/2 were also submitted (also filed with these minutes).

A late request to speak had been submitted by Seagrave Parish Council.  The Chair put the request to the Committee, which agreed that a representative of the Parish Council could speak on application P/20/0696/2.

In accordance with the procedure for public speaking at meetings, the following objector(s), applicant(s) or their representative(s), and representative(s) of a parish/town council attended the meeting and expressed their views:

(i)      Dr Justine Sidebottom (objector), Mr Niall Alcock (agent) and Mr Roger Brown (Seagrave Parish Council) in respect of application P/20/0696/2.

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

(i)         Councillor Poland in respect of application P/20/0696/2.

Having made a disclosure under the Planning Guide of Good Practice Councillors Fryer and Ranson withdrew from the virtual meeting during the consideration of applications P/19/0218/2 and P/19/0313/2. 

Councillor Bentley took the Chair during the consideration of applications P/19/0218/2 and P/19/0313/2.

RESOLVED

1.      that, in respect of application P/19/0218/2 (UCR Construction & Development Ltd, 7 King Street, Sileby) the item be deferred to a future date to allow for a further period of public consultation relating to the amendments to front boundary wall and access, and the consideration of comments received;

2.      that, in respect of application P/19/0313/2 (UCR Construction and Development Ltd, 7 King Street, Sileby) the item  be deferred to a future date to allow for a further period of public consultation relating to the amendments to front boundary wall and access, and the consideration of comments received;

3.      that, in respect of application P/20/0696/2 (Leicester City Football Club, Football Training Ground, Park Hill Lane, Seagrave), planning permission be granted subject to the conditions, reasons and advice notes set out in the report and the amendments to conditions set out in the extras report of the Head of Planning and Regeneration.

A list of applications determined under powers delegated to officers since the last meeting is attached.

A list of applications determined under powers delegated to officers since the last meeting of the Committee was submitted (item 6 on the agenda filed with these minutes).