To approve the accuracy of the minutes of the meeting held on 15 April 2021.

The Director of Law and Governance submitted the minutes of the meeting held on 15 April 21 for approval.

Resolved – That the minutes of the meeting held on 15 April 2021 be approved.

To approve the accuracy of the minutes of the Strategic Applications Sub-Committee held on 29 April 2021.

The Director of Law and Governance submitted the minutes of the Strategic Applications Sub Committee meeting held on 29 April 2021.

Resolved – That the minutes of the meeting held on 29 April 2021 be approved.

Members were asked to consider whether they had any disclosable pecuniary interests and/ or any other relevant interest in connection with any item(s) on this agenda and, if so, to declare them and state what they were.

Councillor A Gardner declared a prejudicial interest in respect of item 5 by virtue of having previously  carried out a  building survey on the property for the applicant and would withdraw from the Chamber during the discussion and debate on that item.

Resolved that the application be withdrawn, to enable the matter to be determined as a delegated officer decision,  as the ward councillor  who  had asked for the matter to be considered by Committee was content with the proposals after receiving assurances.

Having previously declared a prejudicial interest in connection to this item, Councillor A Gardner left the room during consideration.

The Director of Regeneration and Place submitted the above application for consideration.

A Ward Councillor addressed the Committee.

It was moved by Councillor S Kelly and seconded by Councillor S Foulkes that the application be approved

The motion was put and carried (10:0)

Resolved (10:0) – That the application be approved with the following conditions:

The Director of Regeneration and Place submitted the above application for consideration.

The Agent for the Applicant addressed the Committee

On a motion by Councillor K Hodson and seconded by Councillor B Berry that the application be refused upon the following grounds:

“The proposed development due to its increase in width, height and scale is considered to have a detrimental impact on the character of the surrounding area and is therefore contrary to criterion (i) and (ii) of saved policy HS4 of the Unitary Development Plan and paragraph 131 of the National Policy Planning Framework.”

The motion was put and lost (4:7)

It was then moved by Councillor S Kelly and seconded by Councillor S Foulkes that the application be approved.

The motion was put and carried (7:4)

Resolved (7:4) – That the application be approved with the following conditions:

A report by the Director of Law and Governance recommended that the Planning Committee establish a Strategic Applications Sub Committee as per instructions within the Council’s Constitution.

Members were informed that the membership of the Sub Committee may comprise between 6 and 9 members.

On a motion by S Kelly and seconded by K Hodson it was:

Resolved (10:0) that :

(1)  The terms of reference of the Strategic Applications Sub-Committee, as referred to in paragraph 3.1. of the report be noted;

(2)  the size of the Strategic Applications Sub Committee be made up of 7 members: 3 Labour, 2 Conservative, 1 Liberal Democrat and 1 Green Member and;

(3)  the Monitoring Officer be authorised as proper officer to carry out the wishes of the Group Leaders in allocating Members to membership and substitute membership of the Strategic Applications Sub Committee and to appoint those Members with effect from the date at which the proper officer is advised of the names of such Members.