Agenda and minutes

The Committee is asked to confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 17^th June 2021.

The minutes of the meeting held on 17^th June 2021 were confirmed as a correct record and signed.

No questions were submitted.

No questions were submitted.

The following disclosures were made:

(i)            by Councillor Miah – he was a County Councillor. 

(ii)          by Councillor Fryer – she was a County Councillor. 

(iii)         by Councillor Grimley– he was a County Councillor. 

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 3 in the appendix to the agenda filed with these minutes).  Additional Items reports in respect of applications P/20/2427/2 and P/20/2088/2were also submitted (also filed with these minutes).

Vice-Chair Councillor Bentley chaired the consideration of application P/20/2088/2.

The Committee was advised that there had been a late request to speak in respect of application P/20/2088/2 by Councillor Robin Popley on behalf of Shepshed Town Council. The Committee was asked if they were happy to let Councillor Popley speak on behalf of the item and there were no objections to allowing Councillor Popley to speak.

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

(i)         Mr Christopher Isherwood (objector), Mr Tom Armfield (agent) and Councillor Tom Simpson (on behalf of Wymeswold Parish Council) in respect of application P/20/2427/2;

(ii)        Ms Louise Ward (applicant) in respect of application P/20/0515/2;

(iii)       Mr Bruce Roberts (objector), Mr Tim Coleby (agent) and Councillor Robin Popley (on behalf of Shepshed Town Council) in respect of application P/20/2088/2.

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 Jenny Bokor in respect of application P/20/2427/2;

(ii)        Councillor Christine Radford in respect of application P/20/2088/2;

RESOLVED

1.         that, in respect of application P/20/2427/2 (Rainier Developments Ltd, & Michael Smith, Elizabeth Lilwall, Richard Smith. (Land South of East Road Wymeswold), a Section 106 agreement be entered into as set out in the report of the Head of Planning and Regeneration, following which planning permission be granted subject to the conditions, reasons and advice notes set out in the report of the Head of Planning and Regeneration, with the amendments set out in the extras report of the Head of Planning and Regeneration;

2.         that, in respect of application P/20/0515/2 (Persimmon Homes North Midlands. Land at West of Loughborough, Loughborough), planning permission be granted subject to the conditions, reasons and advice notes set out in the report of the Head of Planning and Regeneration;

3.         that, in respect of application P/20/2088/2 (Barwood Development Securities Ltd and Roythornes Trustees Ltd. Land off Ashby Road West, Shepshed), a Section 106 agreement be entered into as set out in the report of the Head of Planning and Regeneration, following which planning permission be granted subject to the conditions, reasons and advice notes set out in the report of the Head of Planning and Regeneration, with the amendments 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).