Councillor Ed Turner submitted his apologies. Councillor Colin Cook substituted.

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None.

Minutes from 29 October 2014

Recommendation: That the minutes of the meeting held on 29 October 2014 be APPROVED as a true and accurate record.

The Committee agreed to approve the minutes of the meeting held on 29 October 2014 as a true and accurate record.

If the Committee wishes under S100 A(2) of the Local Government Act 1972 to exclude the public and press, as the information presented to the committee contains sensitive personal data as defined in the Data Protection Act.

The Committee may maintain the exemption if and so long as, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

The Committee resolved under S100 A(2) of the Local Government Act 1972 to exclude the public and press, with the exception of the those who had the data controller’s permission to remain and the objector (who controlled the data) in the Data Protection Act.

A summary of business transacted by the Committee after passing the resolution is in Minute 17 below.

The Head of City Development has submitted a report which details the erection of a two storey side and single storey rear extension. The report is restricted.

Officer recommendation: That the Committee GRANT planning permission with conditions:

1.    Development begun within time limit.

2.    Develop in accordance with approved plans.

3.    Materials – matching.

4.    Removal of Part 1 Classes A, B and D permitted development rights.

5.    Car parking to be laid out prior to occupation and retained as such thereafter.

6.    Construction environmental management plan required including details in relation to:

-       Construction traffic management;

-       Hours of working;

-       Machine noise;

-       Vibration;

-       Emissions.

7.    Biodiversity improvements required in accordance with details to be first approved in writing by the LPA.

8.    West facing first floor windows to be obscure glazed and non-opening below 1.7m.

9.    All hard surfacing in the development to be SuDS compliant.

10.Boundary screen during construction works (as resolved by East Area Planning Committee).

Councillors Mary Clarkson and Mike Gotch, who were not members of the committee, were given consent to remain.

The Head of City Development submitted a report which detailed the erection of a two storey side and single storey rear extension.

The Committee’s legal adviser explained the special circumstances of this case relating to the issue that was the subject of the sensitive personal data, including the relevant requirements.

The planning officer explained the report elaborating upon and explaining further how the recommendation it contained had been arrived at.

Councillor Clarkson, on behalf of an objector living in the vicinity of the application site, and the objector, spoke against the application.

The applicant spoke in favour of the application.

The Committee asked questions as to considerations material to the decision before it.

The Committee resolved to REFUSE planning permission for application 14/01495/FUL, 33 William Street, for the following reason:

Having regard to its size, scale and siting and in compliance with the public sector equality duty (s149 Equality Act 2010), article 3(1) of The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the provisions of the Human Rights Act 1998 (in particular article 8 rights), the proposed extension would result in unacceptable harm to the amenities of the occupants of residential properties in the locality.

The following dates are scheduled for meetings of this Committee:-

25 February 2015 (if needed)

31 March 2015 (if needed)

29 April 2015 (if needed)

The Committee noted the dates of future meetings.