Agenda and minutes

To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting held on 23rd February 2009.

The Minutes of the meeting of the Panel held on 23rd February 2009 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

To receive from Members, declarations as to personal and/or prejudicial interests and the nature of those interests in relation to any Agenda Item.  Please see Notes 1 and 2 below.

Councillor P L E Bucknell declared a personal interest in Minute No. 68 (a) by virtue of an association with the applicant. 

Councillor C J Stephens declared a personal and prejudicial interest in Minute No. 68 (c) by virtue of his family relationship with the applicant and left the hall during discussion and voting on the application. 

Councillor J J Dutton declared a personal interest in Minute No. 68 (e) and (f) by virtue of his membership of Godmanchester Town Council. 

3.1  Deferred Application - Removal of Condition No. 9 of Reserved Matters Approval 0702174REM to allow floodlighting, land at Giffords Farm, Needingworth Road, St. Ives, (Holywell-cum-Needingworth Parish)

  To consider a report by the Development Control Manager.

3.2  Other Applications

  (a)  Fenstanton  Conversion of former stables to holiday homes, Crystal LakeTouring Park, Low Road, Fenstanton

  (b)  Hemingford Grey  Extension to dwelling, 10 Madeley Court.

  To consider reports by the Development Control Manager.

3.3  Applications requiring reference to Development Control Panel

  (a)  Broughton  Erection of agricultural building to house free range hens, Rectory Farm, Wistow Road

  (b)  Godmanchester  Use of land for domestic purposes and erection of tennis court, 5 Offord Road

  (c)  Godmanchester  Alterations and extension to form a new dwelling, 28 Kisby Avenue

  (d)  Huntingdon  Change of use of existing food preparation premises to A5 (food takeaway) use, 20 Halcyon Court

  (e)  Ramsey  Erection of a dwelling, land south west of The Orchard, Lodesend Drove, Ramsey Mereside

  (f)  Ramsey  Re-design of playground area, install new buggy store and changes to external fence, Unit 3 Stocking Fen Road

  (g)  St. Ives  Alterations to elevation, 17 Bridge Street

  (h)  Sawtry  Demolition of existing buildings and erection of four dwellings, Grooms Cottage, Coppingford Road

  (i)  Sawtry  Demolition of office buildings and erection of 8 dwellings with refuse and cycle store and parking, Grooms Cottage, Coppingford Road

  To consider reports by the Development Control Manager.

The Development Control Manager submitted reports (copies of which are appended in the Minute Book) on applications for development to be determined by the Panel and advised Members of further representations (details of which also are appended in the Minute Book) which had been received in connection therewith since the reports had been prepared.  Whereupon, it was

RESOLVED

  (a)  Removal of Condition 9 of Reserved Matters Approval 07/02174/REM to allow floodlighting, land at Giffords Farm, Needingworth Road, St. Ives - 08/03318/S73

  (See Minute No. 67 for Members' interests).

  (Mr A Campbell, agent, addressed the Panel on the application).

  that the application be approved subject to the conditions to be determined by the Head of Planning Services to include those listed in paragraph 8 of the report now submitted.

  (b)  Conversion of former stables to holiday homes, Crystal LakeTouring Park, Low Road, Fenstanton - 08/03455/FUL

  that, as the application had been withdrawn, no further consideration be given to the proposal. 

  (c)  Extension to dwelling, 10 Madeley Court, Hemingford Grey - 08/03546/FUL

  (See Minute No. 67 for Members interests).

  that the application be approved subject to conditions to be determined by the Head of Planning Services to include those listed in paragraph 8 of the report now submitted.

  (d)  Erection of agricultural building to house free range hens, Rectory Farm, Wistow Road, Broughton - 09/00055/FUL

  (Councillor A Towler, Broughton Parish Council and Mr I Pick, agent, addressed the Panel on the application).

¨  that the Head of Planning Services be authorised to determine the application by the 20^th April either by: approving it subject to conditions to include those listed  if the archaeological investigations have been satisfactorily completed and the County Council has withdrawn its request for a pre determination archaeological investigation; or by refusing it for the reason set out in the report now submitted if the archaeological investigations have not been satisfactorily completed or the County Council has not withdrawn its request for a predetermination archaeological investigation; 

¨  should the application be approved the conditions should include 02003 time limit, 05001 materials, 06011 approval of landscaping, 06017 maintenance of landscaping, 06003 replacement of planting, 04003 surface water drainage and one non-standard condition relating to a restriction on the use of the agricultural building for free range hens.

  (e)  Use of land for domestic purposes and erection of tennis court, 5 Offord Road, Godmanchester - 08/03447/FUL

  (Mr S Embley, applicant, addressed the Panel on the application).

  that the application be approved subject to conditions to be determined by the Head of Planning Services to include a requirement for additional landscaping, the removal of permitted development rights and to prohibit lighting of the tennis courts and commercial use of the facility.

  (f)  Alterations and extension to form a new dwelling, 28 Kisby Avenue, Godmanchester - 09/00058/FUL

  (Mr A Campbell, agent, addressed the Panel on the application).

  that the application be refused for the following reason -

  the proposed new dwelling and associated  ...  view the full minutes text for item 68.

To consider a report by the Development Control Manager.

The Panel received and noted a report by the Development Control Manager (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book) in respect of five appeals against refusal of planning permission by the District Council.

In response to a question from a Member, the Panel was advised that the District Council had not been required to meet any costs arising from the decision to allow the appeal at North Farm, Potton Road, Abbotsley.

To appoint to a vacancy in the membership of the S106 Agreement Advisory Group resulting from the resignation from the Group of Councillor A N Gilbert.

Following the resignation from the Advisory Group of Councillor A N Gilbert, it was

RESOLVED

  that Councillor J S Watt be appointed to the vacancy in the membership of the Section 106 Agreement Advisory Group.

RESOLVED

  that the public be excluded from the meeting because the business to be transacted contains exempt information under paragraphs one and six of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended) relating to individuals and action which the Authority proposes to take under an enactment. 

(Under Section 100 (b) 3 and (4) of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) Act, 1985), the Chairman agreed to admit to the agenda an additional item of business relating to unauthorised development at a site in Ramsey Heights being satisfied that the item should be considered as a matter of urgency because of the possible need to seek injunction proceedings).

A report by the Head of Planning Services was submitted (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book) regarding the options available to the District Council in managing the unauthorised occupation of a site by gypsy travellers at Harpers Drove, Ramsey Heights.

Following advice from the Head of Legal, Governance and Property and the Development Control Manager, it was

RESOLVED

  that the approach outlined in the report now submitted be endorsed, namely the  issuing of an enforcement notice to secure the cessation of unauthorised use of land at Harpers Drove, Ramsey Heights, Ramsey and the removal of the caravans and mobile home from the site.