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Minutes of a meeting of the PLANNING COMMITTEE, Arlesey Town Council held in the Village Hall, Arlesey on Tuesday 4 March 2008 

 

PRESENT:       

            Cllrs:            V Williams (Chairman)                                R Harris 

                                Mrs D Archer                                             C Howitt

                                J Caffrey                                                    Ms C Marshall

                                I Dalgarno                                                  Mrs S Sarll

                                N Daniels                                                  D West

                                H Harper           

Also present:           Mrs E Hare (Clerk)                              

132 APOLOGIES

Apologies for absence were received from Cllr D Beatham, Cllr Mrs H Frost, Cllr D Page and Cllr M Rainbow.

133 MEMBERS’ INTERESTS

Cllr I Dalgarno, as District Councillor, took no part in the voting on the planning applications agenda items 6 (a) to 6 (f)

Cllr H Harper, as District Councillor, took no part in the voting on the planning applications agenda items 6 (a) to 6 (f)

134 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

There was no public participation

135 MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING

RESOLVED

that the Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 19 February 2008 be confirmed and signed by the Chairman as a true record

136 MATTERS ARISING

There were no matters arising from the previous meeting

137 PLANNING APPLICATIONS

(a) 08/00209/ADV – Advertisement Consent: Sign mounted on scaffold poles to be attached to boundary fence – Arcade Flowers Nursery at Stotfold Road, Arlesey

Recommended: To REFUSE this proposal for a mounted sign as it would be overbearing to the site, would have an impact on open space area and have highway implications.  The Town Council would not object to a smaller sign near the entrance to the premises.

Councillor C Howitt voted against the motion

(b) 08/00005/FULL – Full: Two storey side extension and single storey outbuilding – 1 Primrose Lane, Arlesey, SG15 6RD     

Recommended: to approve subject to neighbours being consulted and their comments taken into consideration, otherwise no objections from the Town Council

(c) 08/00256/FULL – Full: Extension and alterations comprising two storey side extension to the north gable and new chalet roof to existing single storey dwelling and formation of dormers to form two semi-detached dwellings - 65 Hitchin Road, Arlesey, SG15 6RS

Recommended: to approve, no objections from the Town Council

(d) 08/00262/FULL - Full: Rollers shutters to shop front – 31 High Street, Arlesey, SG15 6RA

Recommended: to approve this proposal, as this will greatly improve security of the premises considering the nature of the business, no objections from the Town Council

(e) 08/00289/FULL – Full: single storey front and rear extensions.  New driveway and parking area – 23 Hillary Rise, Arlesey, SG15 6TL

Recommended: to approve subject to neighbours being consulted and their comments taken into consideration, otherwise no objections from the Town Council

(f) 08/00291/FULL – Full: First floor side and part rear extension – 65 Lymans Road, Arlesey, SG15 6TH

Recommended: to approve subject to neighbours being consulted and their comments taken into consideration, otherwise no objections from the Town Council

138 DECISIONS

(a) 07/01635/FULL – Full: Erection of single storey dwelling with integral garage and living accommodation in roof space – Land adjacent to 73 Hitchin Road, Arlesey – APPROVED condition numbers 2 (materials) and 6 (wheel cleaning)

(b) 07/02017/FULL – Full: Conversion of storage shed to 1 bedroom single storey dwelling – Land rear of 3 High Street, Arlesey – REFUSED

(c) 07/02050/FULL – Full: First floor rear extension – 43 Hitchin Road, Arlesey SG15 6RR – APPROVED

AGREED to note the above decisions 138 (a) to 138 (c)

139 EAST OF ENGLAND REGIONAL ASSEMBLY (EERA)

Members were given a copy of the correspondence received from the East of England Regional Assembly (EERA), which informed the Town Council of their recently submitted draft RSS Single Review on Planning for Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation in the East of England to Central Government for consideration. It stated the Government was now inviting views on the draft policy through a 12 week public consultation period that will run from 25 February to 16 May 2008.  

This was noted as Cllr I Dalgarno had elaborated on the subject during his District Council report to the Town Council meeting earlier.

140 MID BEDS DISTRICT COUNCIL – LDF – SITE ALLOCATIONS – DPD ISSUES AND OPTIONS

Correspondence and documents received from Mid Beds District Council informing the Town Council that the consultation has now started on the Issues and Options stage of the Site Allocations Development Plan Document (DPD).  The closing date for the return of any comments is Friday 4 April 2008.

Cllr Harper outlined the other areas in Arlesey that had been submitted as potential development sites by landowners and developers.  He went on to say that the Town Council’s submitted proposals were not displayed as a whole picture but would still include the relief road for the town.

RESOLVED

to respond to the consultation that the Town Council rejects all other sites submitted for the LDF, other than the proposals submitted by the Town Council  

141 MATTHEW TAYLOR REVIEW

Independent review on Rural Economy and Affordable Housing – call for evidence.

Because of the short time allowed for this to be considered by the Town Council Cllr Harper had read through the documents and informed Member of the contents.  After discussion it was agreed to respond to provide the evidence to inform the review.

RESOLVED

to complete the call for evidence document with the Town Council’s view on Rural Economy, Affordable Housing, Real Life Examples/Case Studies and any other comments that may be relevant 

The Chairman thanked Cllr Harper for reading through the documents           

                                                                                                                        CHAIRMAN

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