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62.

PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED AT A PLANNING COMMITTEE pdf icon PDF 184 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED that the information be noted.

 

63.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

Minutes:

Apologies were received from Councillors: S Bridgett, G Castle, T Clark, W Pattison, and G Renner-Thompson

 

64.

DETERMINATION OF PLANNING APPLICATIONS pdf icon PDF 115 KB

To request the committee to decide the planning applications attached to this report using the powers delegated to it. 

 

Please note that printed letters of objection/support are no longer circulated with the agenda but are available on the Council’s website at  http://www.northumberland.gov.uk/Planning.aspx

 

 

Minutes:

RESOLVED that this report was noted.

 

65.

21/01753/REM pdf icon PDF 370 KB

Reserved Matters application for approval of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale on approved application 13/00802/OUT
Land North of High Fair, Wooler, Northumberland

Minutes:

Reserved Matters application for approval of appearance, landscaping, layout, and scale on approved application 13/00802/OUT
Land North of High Fair, Wooler, Northumberland

J. Bellis – Senior Planning Officer, introduced the application with the aid of a PowerPoint presentation, members noted that access had been included in this application and the original outline of the application was for 36 units but had been reduced to 14 units. J. Bellis explained that access to the site had been included in the outline application and members were not looking at that in regards to these reserved matters application.

 

Updates were given by J. Bellis and included:

                        i.         Full weight could now be given to the Wooler Neighbourhood plan, however the recommendation remained as outlined in the report.

                       ii.         Paragraph 7.26 in the report should have read as “It is therefore considered that the proposal would be appropriate in townscape terms and would fully comply with policies F1 and F3 of the BLP, Chapter 12 of the NPPF, the guidance set out in the National Design Guide 2019, emerging NLP and the emerging WNP in respect of how the proposal responds to its context, the identity of the proposal and the built form of the proposal and the surrounding townscape.”

 

 

J. Robinson spoke on behalf of J. Guthrie & B. Murray and gave the committee the following information:

 

·       There had been 130 plus objectors during the consultation of Reserved Matters that had taken place between February and May 2021.

·       There had been no physical notice posted locally resulting in a lack of awareness by residents. 

·       Residents were concerned around the proposed road layout entering the site and a potential increase of incidents including children being surprised by emerging traffic.

·       The proposed change of road priority would coincide with the reduction to a single-track road leading to the National Park, the route being popular due to the Common providing a car park. The night traffic had been increasing due to the increase in interest in the Dark Sky status in the area.

·       The significant detritus that flowed down the road culminated at the point of the new development entrance, due in part to wash from the road and a field opposite, where a drain had collapsed 15 years prior.

·       Ramsey Lane was the only route to the proposed development and was single-file traffic both up and down the steep hill which would create daily congestion. `

·       There were concerns with regular flooding and the freezing of water across the road, with poor conditions of the road’s surfaces, and the increase in volume of traffic which would escalate the issue.

 

 

C. Cummings spoke as the Chair of Wooler Parish Council and gave the following information:

 

·       The original application 13/00802/OUT was for 36 units, 50% being affordable homes.

·       The Parish Council had reservations regarding highways access

·       Ramsey’s Lane was already overburdened with traffic as it was the only highway to over 200 homes, a quarry and water tanks that supplied the village which were required to be filled  ...  view the full minutes text for item 65.

66.

21/02398/FUL pdf icon PDF 384 KB

Rear and front ground floor extensions
8 Police Houses, Prudhoe Street, Alnwick, NE66 1UH

Minutes:

Rear and front ground floor extensions
8 Police Houses, Prudhoe Street, Alnwick, NE66 1UH

 

 

J. Bellis introduced the application with a PowerPoint presentation and explained that the application was recommended for approval.

O. Whitling spoke in support of the application and gave the committee members the following information:

 

·       The front extension would bring the house in line with the neighbouring property, supporting the semi-detached nature of the houses.

·       It would run in line with the front extensions further down the street.

·       Planning had been approved for the 2 other front extensions on the street in 2009 and 2012, which sat closer to their boundary line than this proposed application.

·       The proposed front elevation retained the original design with the door and windows remaining in the same position and manufactured as close to the existing materials as possible

·       The application had been submitted to allow the applicants more space to work from home.

 

Following questions from members to the planning officers, it was explained that no neighbours had objected to the proposed extension however Alnwick Town Council had objected to the application on the grounds of the Neighbourhood Plan.

 

Councillor Watson proposed to accept the officer’s recommendation, which was seconded by Councillor Thorne.

 

A vote was taken on the proposal to accept the officer’s recommendation as follows: FOR 8; AGAINST 0; ABSTENSIONS 0.

 

RESOLVED that the application be GRANTED.

 

67.

APPEALS UPDATE pdf icon PDF 336 KB

For Members’ information to report the progress of planning appeals.  This is a monthly report and relates to appeals throughout all 5 Local Area Council Planning Committee areas and covers appeals of Strategic Planning Committee. 

Minutes:

RESOLVED that the information be noted.

 

68.

SECTION 106 pdf icon PDF 164 KB

For Members’ information to report the agreement monitoring and collection of s106 contributions in the planning process.  This is a monthly report and relates to agreements throughout Northumberland during the previous monthly period

Minutes:

RESOLVED that the information be noted.

 

69.

DATE OF NEXT MEETING

The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday 18 November 2021 at 3.00 pm.

Minutes:

It was noted that the date of the next meeting was scheduled for Thursday, 18 November 2021 at 3:00 p.m.