Shrewsbury & Atcham
Borough Council

PRESENT: Councillor Rees* (Chairman)

Councillors Bebb*, Mrs Brennand*, Bushell*, Mrs Chaplin*, Freestone*, R. Jones*, Owen*, Price*, Thurston, Townsend* and Ms Wild*

(* Denotes attendance at site visits that day)

Also in Attendance: Councillor Evans, Mrs Holyoak, Richey, J M Williams and Mrs Williams

Officers in Attendance: Director of Development Services, Principal Planning Officer, Area Planning Officer, Senior Assistant Solicitor and Committee Services Assistant.

MINUTES: 11^th January 2005 - confirmed.

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

(Councillor Ms Wild was not in attendance for Minute 08/05 (Items 9 and 10) in their entirety and took no involvement in the discussion or decision made by the Committee on the applications).

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 additional 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:

• Land between Darwin and Pride Hill Centres, Shrewsbury;
• 1 St George’s Street, Frankwell, Shrewsbury;
• 18 Trinity Street, Belle Vue, Shrewsbury;
• SABC Countryside Unit, Roman Road, Shrewsbury;
• 17 Old Coppice, Lyth Hill, Shrewsbury;
• Cruckmeole Brickyard, Hanwood, Shrewsbury;
• Land adj.15 The Leasowes, Ford, Shrewsbury;
• Red House Farm, Little Ness, Shrewsbury;
• Tythe House, Welshpool Road, Bicton Heath, Shrewsbury; and
• 17 Ludford Drive, Mount Pleasant, Shrewsbury.

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 3 04/1842/F - Frodesley Lodge Farm, Longnor, Shrewsbury

Delegate approval to officers after expiration of the additional neighbour consultations on the 3^rd February 2005.

 

Item 6 04/1692/F - Land to the south of Radbrook College, Radbrook Road, Shrewsbury amend with page

Subject to the following additional condition:

Prior to the commencement of the development, full details of the proposed road widening to a minimum width of 4.1 metres shall be submitted for the prior written approval of the Local Planning Authority and fully implemented prior to the commencement of any below ground works on the site.

Reason: In the interest of highway safety.

Item 12 05/00007/F - 14 Oakfield Drive, Shrewsbury

Application deferred to enable members of the Development Control and Environmental Protection Committee to visit the site.

 

Item 15 04/1839/O - Land at Red House Farm, Little Ness, Shrewsbury

The Principal Planning Officer apologised for omission of certain updated information supplied by the applicant which was not included in the Planning and Environmental Considerations in the officers’ report. He referred members to the details contained in the Schedule of Additional Letters Part I.

Members of the Development Control and Environmental Protection Committee determined that the application be approved subject to the following conditions:

GO2I; GO4I [(1),(2),(3),(4) and (5)]; GO5; GO6; G13; U14; DO5I; H24I; at all times the location of the existing farmhouse and other dwelling on the building which were not within sight and sound of the main highlighted building complex and which would prevent the proper supervision of the livestock at all times. The occupation of the existing dwelling known as Red House Farm, Little Ness, Near Shrewsbury shall be limited to a person solely or mainly working or last working in the locality in agriculture or in forestry, or a widow or widower of such a person, and to any resident dependants. Reason: The Committee is satisfied that there is a proven need for two full time workings and two dwellings in close proximity to the agricultural buildings to satisfactorily manage the well being of the livestock on the holding

And the following informatives Z100; Z102I….