Agenda and minutes

The Committee is asked to confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 28th September 2023.

The minutes of the meeting held on 28th September 2023 were confirmed as a correct record and signed.

No questions were submitted.

No questions were submitted.

The following disclosures were made:

(i)       by Councillor Snartt, in respect of planning application P/23/0512/2 (Black Birds Nest, Deans Lane, Woodhouse Eaves) who had set out his position in paragraph 3 of the Extras Report and had also had communication from the applicant regarding the process, but confirmed he came 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 Growth, setting out planning applications for P/23/1399/2, P/23/0512/2 and P/23/0499/2 were submitted (item 5 on the agenda filed with these minutes).  An additional report in respect of application P/23/0512/2 was also submitted (also filed with these minutes).

There was a late request to speak from Mr Stephen Denny, in respect of application P/23/0512/2 and the Chair and members of the Committee were in agreement for the request to be granted.

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

(i)       Mr Stephen Denny (applicant) in respect of application P/23/0512/2;

(ii)      Mr Steve Lewis-Roberts (agent, speaking on behalf of the applicant) in respect of application P/23/0499/2.

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 Smidowicz (call-in)  in respect of application P/23/1399/2.

RESOLVED that in respect of application P/23/1399/2 (51 Holywell Drive, Loughborough) planning permission be granted subject to planning conditions for the reasons set out in the report of the Head of Planning and Growth.

A typing error was noted at the beginning of the report, which should have stated the Parish as Woodhouse.  It was also noted that the majority of the site was within Loughborough Outwoods and Shelthorpe Ward. 

The Planning Officer recommended amendments to conditions 4, 5 and 10.  An additional condition was also recommended to require existing buildings on the site to be demolished prior to occupation of the new dwelling.

RESOLVED that in respect of application P/23/0512/2 (Black Birds Nest, Deans Lane, Woodhouse Eaves) planning permission be granted subject to planning conditions and amendments for the reasons set out in the report of the Head of Planning and Growth with delegation to officers to determine the final detail of the planning conditions.

Councillor Harper-Davies left the meeting for a short time during the debate and therefore did not participate in the vote.

It was noted that the same reasons had been repeated in error for conditions 5, 6 and 7 in the report and this would be rectified by officers along with clarification of wording of condition 10.

RESOLVED that in respect of application P/23/0499/2 (Broadnook, Land North of Birstall) planning permission be granted subject to planning conditions and amendments for the reasons set out in the report of the Head of Planning and Growth with delegation to officers to determine the final detail of the planning conditions.

A list of applications determined under powers delegated to officers for the period from 20th September 2023 to 10th October 2023 is attached.

A list of applications determined under powers delegated to officers for the period from 20th September 2023 to 10th October 2023 was submitted (item 6 on the agenda filed with these minutes).