Planning Minutes 18th March 2010
BACKWELL PARISH COUNCIL
MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON THURSDAY 18TH
MARCH 2010 IN THE RED CROSS HALL, BACKWELL, AT 1900 HOURS
Present: Cllrs C Pope (Chairman), R Mason, S Ould, G Wills and the Office Assistant,
Mrs L Rose
Members of the Public: Mr J Sleigh
1. Apologies
008 Cllrs R Taylor, D Sparks, D Brooks and M Gibbons-Price
2. Public Participation
Standing Orders were suspended
Mr Sleigh addressed the meeting and objected to the Planning Application No. 10/P/0265/F
Ettrick Garage on highway grounds.
Standing Order were reinstated
3. Declarations of Interest
Prejudicial Interests
009 None
Personal Interests
010 None
4. Minutes
The minutes of the Planning Committee Meeting held on 18.2.10, copies having been
previously circulated, were confirmed as a correct record by those present at that meeting
011 and signed by the Chairman.
5. To receive and consider consultation on Draft Supplementary Planning Document Housing in Defined Villages (Policy H/7 v) (deadline 13.4.10) - Full documentation available in Parish Office
012 Resolved: Backwell Parish Council unanimously approve the report produced by Cllr R Taylor, in conjunction with the Clerk, in response to this document.
6. To consider the following Planning Applications:-
a. Planning Application No. 10/P/0265/F - Ettrick Garage,
35 West Town Road, Backwell - Mr E Poole - Change
of use of rear to vehicle parking and storage (29 spaces)
to include rearrangement of the site parking layout
(retrospective).
013 Resolved: Backwell Parish Council unanimously object as it does not comply with T/10 (highway access), also the single lane access to the rear is also an access to two private dwellings who already have problems with the present situation of parked cars. The increase to 29 car parking spaces is not acceptable on environmental grounds as it will be detrimental to the visual effect on the two private dwellings.
Since the original application of three bays at the rear, the forecourt at the front did have 'customer parking bays' with an "in and out" access. This has been removed and there are a third more cars parked for sale which means the customers park on the main road, on the access lane and in many cases half on the pavement. The grass verge owned by North Somerset Council is regularly used as an area as the forecourt.
Since the original application the garage also now services cars which adds to the main problem on the highway and side lane.
There is no tree survey provided with the application.
b. Planning Application No. 10/P/0322/F - Woodlea, Moor
Lane, Backwell - Caring Homes Group - Erection of a
detached single storey annexe to provide additional
associated accommodation.
014 Resolved: Unanimously no objection
c. Planning Application No. 10/P/0346/F - 19 Oakleigh
Close, Backwell - Mr & Mrs M Lambert - Erection of
a two storey side extension and a single storey rear
extension following the demolition of the existing
conservatory.
015 Resolved: Unanimously no objection
d. Planning Application No. 10/P/0367/ADV - 1 West Town,
Backwell - GP Care - Display of an internally illuminated
projecting sign
016 Resolved: Unanimously no objection
There being no further business the Chairman thanked everybody for attending and closed the meeting at 1921 hours