Agenda and minutes

The Committee is asked to confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 24^th March 2022.

The minutes of the meeting held on 24^th March 2022 were confirmed as a correct record and signed.

No questions were submitted.

No questions were submitted.

The following disclosures were made:

(i)            by Councillor Charles – in relation to application P/19/1898/2 – A personal interest as he was Chair of Thurcaston and Cropston Parish Council and had input into their objections to this application.  He would leave the room during the consideration of this application.

(ii)          by Councillor Snartt – in relation to application P/19/1898/2 – A personal interest as he had involvement with a previous application for this site but stated he had no involvement with the current application and comes to the meeting with an open mind.

(iii)         by Councillor Forrest – in relation to application P/21/2186/2 – A personal interest as a member of Barrow Upon Soar Parish Council and having previously objected to the application. She would leave the room during consideration of this application.

(iv)         by Councillor Grimley – in relation to application P/19/1898/2 – A personal interest as he had previous professional relations with one of the organisations involved in the application but comes to the meeting with 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 to 4 in the appendix to the agenda filed with these minutes).  Additional Items reports in respect of applications P/19/1898/2, P/21/2186/2 and P/20/2393/2 were also submitted to members at the meeting.

In accordance with Plans Committee procedure 12.12, with the consent of the committee, the Vice-Chair approved two late speaker requests;

(i)            Mr Chris Lindley (agent) in respect of application P/21/2186/2.

(ii)          Mrs Sandie Forrest (Parish Councillor) in respect of application P/21/2186/2.

In accordance with the procedure for public speaking at meetings, the following objector, applicants or their representatives and representatives of parish councils attended the meeting and expressed their views:

(i)         Mr James Botterill (agent) and Mr Glyn McAllister (Parish Councillor) in respect of application P/19/1898/2.

(ii)        Prof Jonathan Wright (objector), Mr Chris Lindley (agent) and Mrs Sandie Forrest (Parish Councillor) in respect of application P/21/2186/2.

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 Deborah Taylor in respect of application P/19/1898/2.

(ii)        Councillors Hilary Fryer and Pauline Ranson submitted a written statement in respect to application P/21/2186/2 to be read out by the Vice-Chair.

RESOLVED

1.         that, in respect of application P/19/1898/2 (Callington Construction Ltd. Anstey Lane, Thurcaston, Leicestershire), planning permission be granted subject to the recommendations and advice notes set out in the report of the Head of Planning and Regeneration;

2.         that, in respect of application P/21/2186/2 (Williams Builders,  45 Beveridge Street, Barrow Upon Soar, LE12 8PL), planning permission be refused as the proposed development would lead to overdevelopment of the site and harm to the character and appearance of the Conservation Area, resulting in less than substantial harm contrary to policies CS2, CS14, EV/1, BUS3, BUS4, BUS16 and paragraph 202 of the NPPF, and that Officers be given delegated authority to devise the wording for the refusal.

3.         that, in respect of application P/20/2393/2 (Land off Humble Lane, Cossington, Leicestershire), planning permission be granted subject to the recommendations and advice notes set out in the report of the Head of Planning and Regeneration.

4.         that, in respect of application P/22/0169/2 (Manor Farm House, 21 Stanford Lane, Cotes, Leicestershire LE12 5TW), Listed Building Consent be granted subject to the recommendation and advice notes set out in the report of the Head of Planning and Regeneration.

A list of applications determined under powers delegated to officers for the period from 12^th March 2022 to 7^th April 2022 is attached.

A list of applications determined under powers delegated to officers for the period from 12th March 2022 to 7th April 2022 was submitted (item 6 on the agenda filed with these minutes).