BACKWELL PARISH COUNCIL

MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON THURSDAY 20TH JULY 2017 IN BACKWELL PARISH HALL, BACKWELL, AT 1900 HOURS

Present: Cllrs R MacLeavy (Chairman), M Bowerman, S Edwards and R Taylor

In attendance: Mrs E Lacey, Office Assistant

Members of Public:  No members of public present

038      In the absence of the Chairman, Cllr R MacLeavy was unanimously proposed as Chairman

1.         Apologies

039      Cllrs G Simmonite, M Gibbons-Price and S Mitchell

2.         Declarations of Interest

            Prejudicial Interests

040      None

            Personal Interests

041      Cllr M Bowerman – agenda item b – 17/P/1494/HHPA Tree Cottage – neighbour

            Disclosable Pecuniary Interests

042      None

            To consider Dispensations

043      None

 

3.         Public Participation

044      None

 

4.         Minutes

045      The minutes of the Planning Committee Meeting held on 15.6.17 were confirmed as a            correct record by those present at that meeting

 5.     To consider the following planning applications:

            a.         Planning application no. 17/P/1492/F 18 Embercourt Drive, Backwell –

                        Two storey side extension – Mrs J Marr

046                  Resolved: Unanimously Backwell Parish Council has no objection, but

                        would like to bring to the Planning Officer’s attention regarding adequate

                        car parking as the property is situated on a bend opposite a road junction

b.         Planning application no. 17/P/1494/HHPA Tree Cottage, Backwell Common, Backwell – Prior approval request for the erection of a single storey rear extension with a pitched roof that would 1) extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.0 metres; 2) have a maximum height of 2.7 metres and 3) have eaves that are 2.3 metres high – Mr C Bensted

047                  Resolved: Unanimously no objection, so long as it complies with NSC’s Green

                        Belt Policy

c.         Planning application no. 17/P/1586/F 27 Station Road, Backwell – Increase ridge height to extend first floor living – Mr Edward Simon

048                  Resolved: Unanimously no objection, but would like the Planning Officer to

                        consider a condition that because the property is opposite the school entrance

                        that construction vehicles unloading in Station Road avoid school times as

                        on top of the normal traffic, 12 coaches need to have sufficient clearance to

                        swing into and out of Meadow Close

049      There being no further business the Chairman thanked everybody for attending

            and closed the meeting at 1905 hours