Shrewsbury & Atcham
Borough Council

DEVELOPMENT CONTROL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMITTEE

16^th August 2005

PRESENT: Councillor Mrs Williams* (Chairman)

Councillors Bebb*, Mrs Brennand*, Bushell*, Mrs Chaplin*, Jetson, Mrs Jones, Kenny*, Mrs Parsons*, Price*, Townsend* and Ms Wild.

(* Denotes attendance at site visits that day)

Also in Attendance: Councillors Moore and Mrs Sandford

Officers in Attendance: Planning Services Manager, Head of Development Control, Senior Area Planning Officer, Planning Assistant (Trees and Landscape), Senior Solicitor, Committee Services Assistant and Administrative Assistant (Committee Services)

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE: Councillors Cooke (Councillor Mrs Jones attended as his substitute), Freestone, Rees (Councillor Jetson attended as his substitute)

MINUTES: 19^th July 2005 - confirmed.

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

Member	Minute Number and Matter
Councillor Bebb	Minute 44/05 (Item 8) – Near Broadway Farm – Fords Heath, Shrewsbury – Personal interest in that the applicant was known to him.
Councillor Mrs Brennand	Minute 44/05 (15) - Land to the rear of 5a Roman Road, Shrewsbury – Personal interest in that the speaker was known to her. Minute 44/05 (21) – Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home, Reabrook, Minsterley – Personal interest in that staff at the Nursing Home were known to her.
Councillor Bushell	Minute 44/05 (Item 21) – Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home, Reabrook, Minsterley – Personal interest in that staff at the Nursing Home were known to him.
Councillor Jetson	Minute 44/05 (Item 8) – Near Broadway Farm, Ford Heath, Shrewsbury – Personal and prejudicial interest in that he conducted business with the applicants and they were well known to him. He left the room and took no part in the consideration of and voting on the item. Minute 44/05 (Item 10) – Kinton Business Park, Kinton, Nesscliffe, Shrewsbury - Personal and prejudicial interest in that he conducted business with the applicants and they were well known to him. He left the room and took no part in the consideration of and voting on the item.
Councillor Mrs Jones	Minute 44/05 (Item 21) – Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home, Reabrook, Minsterley – Personal interest in that the applicant was known to her.
Councillor Kenny	Minute 44/05 (Item 21) – Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home, Reabrook, Minsterley – Personal and prejudicial interest in that the owners of the property were well known to him. He left the room and took no part in the consideration of and voting on the item.
Councillor Townsend	Minute 44/05 (Item 10) – Kinton Business Park, Kinton, Nesscliffe, Shrewsbury – Personal interest in that the applicant was known to him. Minute 44/05 (Item 11) – High Meadow, Leebotwood, Church Stretton – Personal interest in that the public speaker was known to him. Minute 44/05 (Item 15) – Land to the rear of 5a Roman Road, Shrewsbury – Personal interest in that the applicant was known to him.
Councillor Mrs Williams	Minute 44/05 (Item 15) – Land to the rear of 5a Roman Road, Shrewsbury – Personal interest in that the applicant and public speaker were known to her.
Councillor Ms Wild	Minute 44/05 (Item 15) – Land at the rear of 5a Roman Road, Shrewsbury – Personal interest in that the applicant was known to her.
All Members	Minute 43/05 – Tree Preservation Orders – Personal interest in that a Councillor was a resident of David’s Avenue, Pontesbury.

43/05 TREE PRESERVATION ORDERS

Consideration was given to a report of the Planning Services Manager in respect of Tree Preservation Orders.

RESOLVED:

That the following orders be confirmed without modification:

a.   Shrewsbury & Atcham Borough Council (Land at or adjacent to Yew Tree Lodge, Condover) Tree Preservation Order 2005;

b.   Shrewsbury & Atcham Borough Council (Land at or adjacent to Rylands, Shrewsbury) Tree Preservation Order 2005; and

That the following order be confirmed with modification:

c.   Shrewsbury & Atcham Borough Council (Land at or adjacent to Main Road, David Avenue, Chapel Street, Pontesbury) Tree Preservation Order 2005 subject to amendments to include the removal of T5, T14 and G4 from the Order.

 

44/05 APPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT

The Planning Services 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 at the rear of 5a Roman Road, Shrewsbury
• Kinton Business Park, Kinton, Nesscliffe, Shrewsbury
• Rose Cottage and Smithy House, Nesscliffe, Shrewsbury
• Near Broadway Farm, Ford Heath, Shrewsbury
• Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home, Reabrook, Minsterley
• Land opposite Greystones, Cross Land and adjacent to the Laurels, Sharpstone Lane, Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury
• Dobbies Garden World, Bayston Hill Nursery, Shrewsbury
• 9 Lower Pulley Cottages, Lower Pulley Lane, Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury
• Unit 12, Castle Business Park, Shrewsbury
• Land to the rear of 70 Sundorne Road, Shrewsbury
• Land at the junction of Harlescott Lane and Whitchurch Road, Shrewsbury
• 6 Greenacre Road, Shrewsbury

The following Members spoke on the applications stated:

Member:	Application:
Councillor Moore	Minute 44/05 (Item 16) - Land at junction of Harlescott Lane and Whitchurch Road, Shrewsbury. Minute 44/05 (Item 18) – Land at the rear of 70 Sundorne Road, Shrewsbury
Councillor Mrs Sandford	Minutes 44/05 (Item 16) – Land at junction of Harlescott Lane and Whitchurch Road, Shrewsbury

 

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:

Application:		Member of the public:
Minute 44/05 (Item 3) – 8 Lower Pulley Cottages, Lower Pulley Lane, Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury		Mrs Pocock spoke against the proposals. Mr Weatherall, the applicant, responded.
Minute 44/05 (Item 8) – Near Broadway Farm, Ford Heath, Shrewsbury		Mr Carlyle spoke against the proposals.
Minute 44/05 (Item 11) – High Meadow, Leebotwood, Church Stretton		Mrs Hone spoke against the proposals. Mr Whitaker, the agent, responded on behalf of the applicant.
Minutes 44/05 (Item 15) – Land at the rear of 5a Roman Road, Shrewsbury		Mr Yaxley spoke against the proposals.
Minute 44/05 (Item 16) – Land at the junction of Harlescott Lane and Whitchurch Road, Shrewsbury		Mr Jones spoke, on behalf of the Mrs Hughes, against the proposals. Mr Wood, the agent, responded on behalf of the applicant.
Minute 44/05 (Item 18) – Land at the rear of 70 Sundorne Road, Shrewsbury		Mr Hollyoak, the applicant, spoke in favour of the application.
Minute 44/05 (Item 23) – Unit 12, Castle Business Park, Shrewsbury		Ms Costley spoke in favour of the proposals.

(Councillor Wild was not in attendance for Minute 44/05 (Item 18) in its entirety and took no involvement in the discussion or decision made by the Committee on the application).

RESOLVED:

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

 

Item 1: 05/0462/F – Dobbies Garden World, Bayston Hill Nursery, Shrewsbury

Include the following additional condition:-

The extension would only be used to retail gardening related products and no others, unless agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: In order to ensure that the development does not impact on the vitality and viability of Shrewsbury Town Centre and other neighbourhood centres.

 

Item 6: 05/0717/F - Holt Preen Manor, Plaish, Church Stretton, Shropshire

The Development Control and Environmental Protection Committee determined that authority be delegated to the Head of Development Control after the 25^th August 2005.

 

Item 10: 05/0723/F – Kinton Business Park, Kinton, Nesscliffe, Shrewsbury

The Development Control and Environmental Protection Committee determined that authority be delegated to the Head of Development Control to approve, to enable the Parish Council to consider the proposal and forward their comments, subject to them raising no issues that haven’t already been considered by Members.

 

Item 15: 05/0699/F – Land to the rear of 5a Roman Road, Shrewsbury

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

In the opinion of the Local Planning Authority, it was considered that the proposed garage, by virtue of it’s location, scale and massing was out of keeping with the character and appearance of the Shrewsbury Town Centre conservation area and was contrary to Joint Structure Plan Policy P15 and Borough Local Plan policy GP1 and HE8.

 

Item 16: 05/0837/F – Land at the junction of Harlescott Lane and Whitchurch Road, Shrewsbury

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

1. In the opinion of the Local Planning Authority, it is considered that the design and appearance of the proposal in this prominent roadside location would be detrimental to the character and appearance of the area and was contrary to the Joint Structure Plan policy P15 and Borough Local Plan policy GP1; and
2. The proposed access design and its relationship to the adjacent high way would create unacceptable delays to traffic exiting from the access and turning right to the detriment of highway safety to road users and pedestrians and was contrary to Joint Structure Plan policy P15 and Borough Local Plan policy GP1.

 

Item 20: 05/0900/F – High Park Farm, All Stretton, Church Stretton

Application withdrawn.

 

Item 21: 05/0980/F – Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home, Reabrook, Minsterley

The Development Control and Environmental Protection Committee determined that the application be approved contrary to Officers advice for the following reason:

Z102…"the need for the development to provide a greater range of accommodation for elderly residents outweighed the visual impact of the extension on the existing building".

Include the following additional conditions and informatives:

GO1; G10I (plans received 7^th July 2005); M02, TO3 and Z100.

 

Item 22: 05/0668/F – Land to the rear of the T.A. Centre, off Montgomery Way, Sundorne, Shrewsbury

Application withdrawn.

 

Item 23: 05/0915/F – Unit 12, Castle Business Park, Shrewsbury

The Development Control and Environmental Protection Committee determined that the application be approved contrary to Officers advice for the following reasons:

Z16; Z100; Z102I;…"the community benefits to be gained from the development outweighed the loss of employment floor space within the existing building".

Include the following additional conditions and informatives:

GO1; G101 (plans received 24^th June 2005); The premises shall be used for martial arts purposes only within class D2 of the Town and Country Planning (use classes) Order 1987 as amended and for no other purpose; Z16; Z100.

Reason:

In order to control the type of development and its impact on the surrounding area.

The premises shall not be open for use between 21:00 hours and 08:00 hours on any day unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Reason:

In order to control the hours of operation in the interest of amenity.

 

45/05 B.T. PROPOSALS TO RE-ALIGN PROVISIONS IN SHREWSBURY AREA

Consideration was given to a report of the Planning Services Manager in respect of British Telecom proposals to re-align provisions in the Shrewsbury Area.

Councillor Bebb indicated that he did not have a personal interest by had expressed an opinion prior to the meeting stating that he was opposed to the removal or conversion of boxes in the Pontesbury, Yockleton and Hanwood area.

He stated that a revised recommendation had been forwarded to the Area Planning Officer but this had not been noted in the Officer’s recommendation.

The Head of Development Control stated that Councillors could make comment to him on the consultation prior to the dead line date for the consultation paper.

RESOLVED:

That no objections be raised in principle to either the removal of the boxes or conversion to card use only, but members views on individual boxes be forwarded prior to 23^rd August 2005.

 

46/05 PLANNING APPEALS

Consideration was given to appeal decisions by the Planning Inspectorate in respect of the following sites which had been received by the Planning Services Manager:

1. Land at 6 Thornhill Road, Shrewsbury Ref: 04/1777/O – Appeal dismissed 13^th July 2005.
2. The Barn, Alderton, Montford Bridge, Shrawardine Ref: 04/1440/CLP – Appeal dismissed 19^th July 2005; application for costs refused 19^th July 2005.
3. Plot at Armoury Gardens, 92 London Road, Shrewsbury Ref: 04/1605/VAR – Appeal allowed 15^th July 2005.
4. Hill Crest, Preston Gubballs Road, Bomere Heath Ref: 04/1779/TPO – Appeal dismissed 18^th July 2005.

RESOLVED:

That the decisions for the above appeals be noted.

 

5.30 p.m. – 8.06 p.m.