Members are respectfully reminded of the following planning procedure adopted by the Council:

1.  The Development Control and Environmental Protection Committee will refer to the Planning Committee for determination:

1. any proposed refusal of deemed planning permission or the reference back to the Cabinet of a decision to seek planning permission;

2. and with reasons, any application for planning permission where the Committee is minded to approve the application contrary to the officer's recommendation and where, if approved, the application would be a significant departure from the policies of the development plan.

3. any controversial application which this committee has failed to determine.

2.  That in the event of the Development Control and Environmental Protection Committee recommending the determination of an application for planning permission contrary to a development plan then the reason for so doing shall be minuted.

3.  That where the Development Control and Environmental Protection Committee is minded to refuse an application for planning permission contrary to the officers recommendation then:

1. the Committee shall specify as fully as possible the proposed grounds for refusal;

2. the Solicitor in conjunction with the Planning Services Manager shall be asked to consider whether any of the grounds for refusal are lawful and sustainable;

3. if one or more grounds for refusal are lawful and sustainable the application shall be refused on the grounds stated;

4. if none of the grounds are considered to be lawful and sustainable, the application shall be referred back to the Committee for determination at the next meeting with a report from the Solicitor.

4.  That all correspondence received by members on current or forthcoming planning applications be forwarded to the Planning Department for details to be included in the officers' report or schedule of additional letters before return to members.

AGENDA

1. MINUTES - 6^th November 2007

That the Minutes of the meeting of the Development Control and Environmental Protection Committee held on 6^th November 2007 be confirmed as a correct record and be signed by the Chairman.

2. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE/NOTIFICATION OF SUBSTITUTES

To receive any declarations of members' interests in any matters which are to be considered at this meeting and to receive any dispensations which will be relied upon.

(a) Personal (b) Personal and Prejudicial

When members are declaring a personal interest, or a personal and prejudicial interest in respect of which they have dispensation, they should specify the nature of such interest. Members should leave the room if they have a personal and prejudicial interest in respect of which they do not have a dispensation.

To consider the schedule of applications for development submitted by the Planning Services Manager.

The Chairman will propose that with regard to applications on the schedule of applications for development submitted by the Planning Services Manager on which there is no debate, the recommendations of the Officers be deemed to have been accepted without any modifications.

The following decisions of the Planning Inspectorate have been received by the Council regarding appeals against a decision to refuse to grant planning permission:

Site: Richmond Court, 175 Monkmoor Road, Shrewsbury Ref: APP/06/ENF

Proposal: Appeal against enforcement notice regarding change of use without planning permission from rest home to house of multiple occupation (HMO)

Decision: Appeal allowed/enforcement notice quashed/planning permission granted, 16^th November 2007

Summary: The Inspector considered the main considerations were whether the HMO use amounted to over-intensification of use and secondly whether the use affects residential amenity in the area. The inspector considered that the use was compatible with the character of the area and that there was adequate amenity space and facilities and that there need not be an impact on neighbours amenity, if the site was properly managed. The inspector concluded the use as an HMO was acceptable in principle but needed to be controlled by suitable conditions. The inspector did not agree with the Council that a limitation on the number of occupants needs to be less than the available rooms. However, the inspector recognised concerns about problems with the site and imposed conditions on requiring the full time presence of a caretaker or manager and for the submission to the council of a scheme for the management, cleaning and letting of the premises. The conditions imposed are strong and require the HMO use to cease within one month if the condition criteria (eg. site manager, cleaning, etc) are not complied with by the appellant. Application originally recommended for approval by officers.

6. URGENT ITEM - SHREWSBURY LIVESTOCK MARKET, SHAWBURY TURN, BATTLEFIELD, SHREWSBURY

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To consider an urgent item in respect of Shrewsbury Livestock Market, Shawbury Turn, Battlefield, Shrewsbury.

7. EXEMPT ITEMThe Chief Executive will report that the following item relates to exempt matters under Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 and the Committee will be asked to consider passing the following resolution:

That, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the remaining item on the grounds that it could involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

8. 31 BELVIDERE WALK, SHREWSBURY

Exempt reports are not available to the public

To consider the exempt report of the Planning Services Manager.