Agenda and minutes

North Northumberland Local Area Planning Committee - Thursday, 24th August, 2023 2.00 pm

Venue: Meeting Room 1, Berwick Leisure Centre, Tweedmouth, Berwick Upon Tweed, TD15 2AS

Contact: Rebecca Little

Items
No.	Item
18.	PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED AT A PLANNING COMMITTEE PDF 146 KB Minutes: RESOLVED that this was noted.
19.	APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Minutes: Apologies were received from Councillors Castle, Clark, Mather, Pattison, Renner-Thompson, Swinbank, Thorne and Watson
20.	MINUTES PDF 142 KB Minutes of the meeting of the North Northumberland Local Area Committee held on Thursday, 20 July 2023 as circulated, to be confirmed as a true record and signed by the Chair.?? Minutes: RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting of the North Northumberland Local Area Committee held on Thursday 20 July 2023, as circulated, were confirmed as a true record, and were signed by the Chair. Councillor Hardy in the Chair.
21.	DETERMINATION OF PLANNING APPLICATIONS PDF 124 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: The report requested the Committee to decide the planning applications attached to the report using the powers delegated to it. Members were reminded of the principles which should govern their consideration of the applications, the procedure for handling representations, the requirement of conditions and the need for justifiable reasons for the granting of permission or refusal of planning applications.?? RESOLVED that this was noted.
22.	23/00824/FUL PDF 276 KB Proposed 5 Bed new build house Land South of Bowling Green, U3135 Swarland Village Loop Road, Swarland, Northumberland Minutes: Proposed 5 bed new build house, Land South of Bowling Green, U3135 Swarland Village Loop Road, Swarland, Northumberland J. Hudson – Senior Planning Officer, Introduced the application with the aid of a presentation. Thomas Oliver spoke in support of the application and gave the following information: The new build would be a multi-generational family home. The applicant had received objections from the Parish Council and had since worked with NCC to make appropriate changes to the original plan. The trees surrounding the plot were protected trees. Drainage assessments had been completed with no objections from the LLFA. The application had been in collaborative development for 15 months to reach a final design with no objections. Plot B had received planning permission for a 2 storey, 4-bedroom house with no objections from the Parish Council. Committee members were then invited to ask the planning officers questions on the application at hand. The following information was given: The location was acceptable; however, Highways had objected to the application based on sustainability namely the lack of sustainable transport links. The application had passed a foul drainage test, and the Parish Council were satisfied. The application would be surrounded by a natural tree line, therefore would not be seen from the road. There were no listed buildings nearby. The application would sit within the centre of the plot of land, with plot A & B being of similar sizes. Councillor Hunter proposed to accept the officer’s recommendation to grant the application subject to the conditions outlined in the report. This was seconded by Councillor Seymour. A vote was taken, and it was unanimous. RESOLVED that the application be GRANTED subject to the conditions outlined in the report
23.	23/01126/FUL PDF 212 KB Change of use from public land to residential land (garden use) 16 Etal Drive, Amble, Northumberland, NE65 0GS Minutes: Change of use from public land to residential land (garden use) 16 Etal Drive, Amble, Northumberland, NE65 0GS J. Hudson – Senior Planning Officer, Introduced the application with the aid of a presentation and gave the following update: An additional condition was to be added stating “Within 3 months of approval, details of all proposed means of enclosure, and boundary walls and fences to the site, shall be submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority, and shall thereafter be implemented in complete accordance with the approved details unless otherwise approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.” Committee members were then invited to ask the planning officers questions on the application at hand. The following information was given: Northumberland County Council owned the land, and it would be rented out to the applicant. The applicant would maintain and look after the land for the duration of the rental agreement. Councillor Hill proposed to accept the officer’s recommendation to grant the application subject to the conditions outlined in the report with the additional condition that “Within 3 months of approval, details of all proposed means of enclosure, and boundary walls and fences to the site, shall be submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority, and shall thereafter be implemented in complete accordance with the approved details unless otherwise approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.” . This was seconded by Councillor Hunter. A vote was taken, and it was unanimous. RESOLVED that the application be GRANTED subject to the conditions outlined in the report with the additional condition that “Within 3 months of approval, details of all proposed means of enclosure, and boundary walls and fences to the site, shall be submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority, and shall thereafter be implemented in complete accordance with the approved details unless otherwise approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.”
24.	APPEALS UPDATE PDF 194 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 Committee Planning Committee areas and covers appeals of Strategic Planning Committee. Minutes: RESOLVED that this was noted.
25.	S106 UPDATE PDF 217 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 2 months. Minutes: RESOLVED that this was noted.
26.	DATE OF NEXT MEETING The next meeting of the North Northumberland Local Area Committee is scheduled for Thursday, 21 September 2023 Minutes: The next meeting of the North Northumberland Local Area Planning Committee was scheduled for Thursday, 21 September 2023. RESOLVED that this was noted.