Shrewsbury & Atcham
Borough Council

PRESENT: Councillor Bebb* (Vice-Chairman)

Councillors Banks, Bushell*, Mrs Chaplin*, Freestone*, Mrs Jones*, R Jones*, Price*, Rees*, Thurston*, Townsend*, Ms Wild* and Mrs Williams

(* Denotes attendance at site visits that day)

Also in Attendance: Councillors Farmer, Nutting, Richey, Roberts, Sambrook and J. M. Williams.

CHAIRMANS ANNOUNCEMENT: The Chairman announced the sad news of the death of the Chairman, Councillor Keith Brennand. Councillor Bushell provided a tribute to Councillor Brennand’s work within the community and the Council, after which a minutes silence was observed.

MINUTES: 27^th April 2004 - confirmed

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST: The following member and officers declared their personal or personal and prejudicial interests in the items shown below:

(Councillor Mrs Jones was not in attendance for Minute Number 27/04 (Item 27) in its entirety and took no involvement in the discussion or decision made by the Committee on the application).

(Councillor Rees was not in attendance for Minute Number 27/04 (Item 27) in its entirety and took no involvement in the discussion or decision made by the Committee on the application).

(Councillor Ms Wild was not in attendance for Minute Number 27/04 (Item 16) in its entirety and took no involvement in the discussion or decision made by the Committee on the application).

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.

Members had made visits to the following sites prior to the start of the meeting:

• Ebreywood (land at), Astley, Shrewsbury

• Holy Trinity Church, Meole Brace, Shrewsbury

• Land to the rear of Radbrook College, Radbrook Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

• 6 Burnham Avenue, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

• 12 Round Hill Green, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

• Westbury Village Hall, Westbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

• 5 Felton Bulter, Montford Bridge, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

• Land at Junction of Battlefield Road and Featherbed Lane, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

• Comet Drive (land at), Ditherington, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

The following Members spoke on the applications stated:

The following members of the public were permitted to speak on the application 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 1 04/0498/F - Ebreywood (land at), Astley, Shrewsbury

Members of the Development Control and Environmental Protection Committee determined that the application be refused for the following reasons:

REASON: ‘In the opinion of the Local Planning Authority the proposal due to its size, design and materials has a determined visual impact in this rural location and hence is contrary to Policy GP1 of the Borough Local Plan’

Members of the Committee determined that the application be refused contrary to Officer advice.

Item 5 04/0483/F - Wood Cottage, Cutbury Hollow, Fitz, Bomere Heath, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Include an additional condition on sight lines/visibility splays.

Item 12 04/0140/F - Holy Trinity Church, Meole Brace, Shrewsbury

1. Use of Community Hall as subsidiary to and in conjunction with the church and for wedding receptions where the wedding service is in the church.

2. Limit the hours of use to 2300 hours and not before 0800.

Item 13 04/0270/O - Land to the rear of Radbrook College, Radbrook Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Members of the Development Control and Environmental Protection Committee determined that the application be refused for the following reasons:

REASON: ‘In the opinion of the Local Planning Authority the proposal will result in additional noise and general disturbance to residents of Amber Hill particularly from additional vehicular traffic and hence the proposal is contrary to Policy GP1 of the Borough Local Plan’.

Members of the Committee determined that the application be refused contrary to Officer advice.

Item 17 04/0465/F - 12 Round Hill Green, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Members of the Development Control and Environmental Protection Committee determined that the application be refused for the following reasons:

REASON: ‘The Local Planning Authority considers that the proposal will be unneighbourly and be visually dominant and overbearing from the adjacent dwelling and be detrimental to the amenities of that occupier and hence be contrary to Policy GP4 of the Borough Local Plan.

Members of the Committee determined that the application be refused contrary to Officer advice.

Item 23 04/0372/F - Land to the rear of Old Three Pigeons, Nesscliffe, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Application withdrawn by the applicant.

Item 28 03/1119/O - Builders Yard, Frankwell Quay, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Application withdrawn by the applicant.

Consideration was given to the following application:

"Erection of a bungalow with detached double garage and alterations to vehicular access following demolition of four existing garages - Comet Drive (land at), Ditherington, Shrewsbury - Variation of planning permission 00/0865/354/79 granted on 23^rd August 2000 for the increase in ridge height from 4.5 metres to 5.6 metres".

That planning permission for the following application be refused for the reasons set out below:

"Erection of a bungalow with detached double garage and alterations to vehicular access following demolition of four existing garages - Comet Drive (land at), Ditherington, Shrewsbury - Variation of planning permission 00/0865/354/79 granted on 23^rd August 2000 for the increase in ridge height from 4.5 metres to 5.6 metres".

REASON: That the garage ridge height was not in accordance with the approved plans and the Local Planning Authority would not accept the amended drawings as a working amendment and the applicant would be required to submit a full planning application for the garage.

The Development Control and Environmental Planning Committee determined that the application be refused contrary to Officer advice for the above reasons.

Consideration was given to a report prepared by the Development Control Manager on amendments to planning permission 95/0749/86/74 for 7 Rushbrooke Way, Monkmoor, Shrewsbury.

That the plans received on the 29^th April 2004 showing the conversion of one integral garage to residential accommodation at 7 Rushbrooke Way, Monkmoor, Shrewsbury be accepted as an amendment under condition 5 planning ref: 95/0749/86/74.

Consideration was given to a report prepared by the Development Control Manager on the amendment to traffic flows through a new access road at St. Julian’s Friars, Shrewsbury.

That the report of the Development Control Manager be noted.

Consideration was given to appeal decisions in respect of Land off Red Barn Lane, Shrewsbury (03/0868/F), Partridges, Cound, Shrewsbury (02/1577/F), 18 The Mount, Shrewsbury (03/0709/F), Land adjacent Three Ways, Preston Gubbals Road, Bomere Heath (03/0664/O), Land at Greenhill East, Copthorne Road, Shrewsbury (03/0637/F) and Site at Grove Farm, Bicton, Shrewsbury (03/0579/F) that had been received by the Development Control Inspectorate.

That the appeal decisions for planning permissions 03/0868/F) for Land off Red Barn Lane, Shrewsbury, 02/1577/F for Partridges, Cound, Shrewsbury, 03/0709/F for 18 The Mount, Shrewsbury, 03/0664/O for Land adjacent Three Ways, Preston Gubbals Road, Bomere Heath, 03/0637/F for Land at Greenhill East, Copthorne Road, Shrewsbury and 03/0579/F for Site at Grove Farm, Bicton, Shrewsbury be noted.

That under section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items on the grounds that it could involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 13 and 14 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

Consideration was given to an exempt report by the Development Control Manager in respect of land between Windsor Lane and Preston Gubbals Road, Bomere Heath.

That in light of the recent appeal decision for sheltered accommodation, it be recognised that the principle of development on this site has been agreed and therefore the applicant be invited to resubmit the application for 16 dwellings.

Consideration was given to an exempt report by the Development Control Manager in respect of Unit 1, Wayside Stores, Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury.

That the report of the Development Control Manager be noted and a letter be sent to the complainants advising that officers would continue to monitor the premises for unacceptable odour as their work programme allowed and not as a result of telephone or letter complaints.

5.30 p.m. - 8.39 p.m