Development Control and Environmental Protection Committee

18th February 2003

PRESENT: Councillor Brennand* (Chairman)

Councillors Banks*, Bebb*, Bushell*, Mrs. Jones*, R. Jones*, Nutting, Price*, Rees*, Thurston, Townsend* and Ms. Wild*.

(* denotes attendance at site visits that day)

Also in Attendance: Councillors Mrs. Chaplin, Mrs. Chebsey, Parkhurst, Roberts, Wagner and Mrs. Williams.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE: Councillor Fox (Councillor Nutting was present as his substitute)

MINUTES: 27^th January 2003 - confirmed.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST: The following Members declared their personal or personal and prejudicial interest in the items shown below:-

Councillor Freestone Minute 08/03 - Item 22 (120 Underdale Road) - Personal interest in that she knew the public speaker as a Ward Councillor, but not sufficiently well as to prevent her from taking part in the consideration of and voting on that item.

Councillor Nutting Minute 08/03 - Item 17 (Frodesley Hall Farm) - Personal interest in that he was a County Councillor.

Councillor Townsend Minute 08/03 - Item 5 (Bromley House, 96 Copthorne Road) - Personal interest in that the objector was known to him, but not sufficiently well as to prevent him from taking part in the consideration of and voting on that item.

Minute 08/03 - Item 22 (120 Underdale Road) - Personal and prejudicial interest in that the public speaker was known to him. He left the room and took no part in the consideration or voting on that item.

The Development Control Manager submitted a schedule of applications for development with his recommendations detailed thereon. In addition to the objections and representations detailed on the schedule, the Committee also considered further schedules of late objections/representations received, copies of which are attached to the signed minutes, which were circulated at the meeting.

The following Members spoke on the applications stated:

Councillor Mrs. Chaplin Minute 08/03 (Item 17) - Frodesley Hall Farm, Frodesley, Shrewsbury.

Councillor Mrs. Chebsey Minute 08/03 (Item 5) - Bromley House, 96 Copthorne Road, Shrewsbury.

Councillor Roberts Minute 08/03 (Item 6) - Friary Close, St. Mary's Water Lane, Shrewsbury.

Minute 08/03 (Item 8) - Land adjacent 26 Hinwood Road, Westbury, Shrewsbury.

Minute 08/03 (Item 3) - Nashville, Marche Lane, Halfway House, Shrewsbury.

Councillor Mrs. Sandford Minute 08/03 (Item 4) - Stadco Limited, Harlescott Lane, Shrewsbury.

Councillor Wagner Minute 08/03 (Item 6) - Friary Close, St. Mary's Water Lane, Shrewsbury.

Minute 08/03 (Item 7) - Castle Pointe, Castle Foregate/Chester Street, Shrewsbury.

Minute 08/03 (Item 21) - Parking Space D, Rear Kingsland Bridge Mansions, Shrewsbury.

Councillor Mrs. Williams Minute 08/03 (Item 5) - Bromley House, 96 Copthorne Road, Shrewsbury.

Minute 08/03 (Item 14) - Frankwell Island, Frankwell.

The following members of the public were permitted to speak on the applications stated in accordance with the Council's scheme for public speaking on planning applications:

That subject to the amendments set out below, the recommendations of the Development Control Manager, as contained in the Schedule of Applications (a copy of which is attached to the signed minutes), be approved.

Item 4 02/0796/F - Stadco Limited, Harlescott Lane, Shrewsbury - Delete Condition H36 and replace with the following condition:

"Prior to the commencement of development, full engineering details of the access road and enlargement of the mini-roundabout junction, as shown indicatively on Drawing No. 873.D.05, together with drainage and street lighting shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority; and the access link road shall not be first opened to traffic until the highway works have been completed fully in accordance with the approved details. Reason: In the interests of highway safety."

Include the following additional condition:

"Prior to the first bringing into use of the new roundabout and access road, the link to the roadway approved under 02/797/F shall be fully completed and available for traffic. Reason: In the interests of highway safety."

Item 5 02/1320/F - Bromley House, 96 Copthorne Road, Shrewsbury -

Include the following additional condition:

"No unit of accommodation shall be occupied until all the car parking spaces shown on the approved layout plan have been provided and all the spaces shall be permanently retained for the sole use of the residents and visitors of the development. No spaces shall be made available to any other person or for any other use. Reason: In order to ensure adequate on-site parking for the development in perpetuity."

Item 6 02/1497/F - Friary Close, St. Mary's Water Lane, Shrewsbury - Include additional condition regarding screening details of the raised car parking area.

Item 7 02/1620/F - Castle Pointe, Castle Foregate/Chester Street, Shrewsbury - Delegate to Officers for approval, subject to the inclusion of additional conditions relating to the installation of obscure glazing to Apartments 15 and 16.

Item 8 02/1656/F - Former Welsh Harp, Welshpool Road, Bicton Heath, Shrewsbury - Delegate to the Development Control Manager for approval pending further clarification of highway issues relating to the servicing of the facility.

Item 12 03/0046/F - 3 Woodfield Avenue, Shrewsbury - Include condition stating that the first floor side window be obscure glazing.

Item 18 02/1617/F - 26 Ditherington Road, Shrewsbury - See Minute 09/03 below.

Item 20 02/1741/F - Mercian House, Unit 9, Darwin Court, Oxon Business Park - Application withdrawn.

Item 23 02/1542/F - Nashville, Marche Lane, Halfway House, Shrewsbury - Application deferred for further negotiations.

The Committee considered an application for the erection of five two-storey terraced dwellings following the demolition of the existing housing stock and lock-up garages at 26 Ditherington Road, Shrewsbury.

That the application for the erection of five two-storey terraced dwellings, following the demolition of the existing housing stock and lock-up garages at 26 Ditherington Road, Shrewsbury, be approved contrary to the Officers' advice for the following reasons:

The Local Planning Authority considered that the development was capable of satisfactorily accommodating the proposed small dwellings with on-site car parking at the front and that the application be approved subject to appropriate conditions.