Agenda and minutes

Area Planning Sub-Committee South - Wednesday 5th February 2014 7.30 pm

Venue: Roding Valley High School, Brook Road, Loughton, Essex IG10 3JA

Contact: Mark Jenkins (The Office of the Chief Executive)  Tel: 01992 564607 Email:  democraticservices@eppingforestdc.gov.uk

Media

Items
No. Item

63.

Webcasting Introduction

1.         This meeting is to be webcast;

 

2.         Members are reminded of the need to activate their microphones before speaking; and

 

3.         the Chairman will read the following announcement:

 

“I would like to remind everyone present that this meeting will be broadcast live to the internet (or filmed) and will be capable of repeated viewing (or another use by such third parties).

 

If you are seated in the public seating area it is likely that the recording cameras will capture your image and this will result in the possibility that your image will become part of the broadcast.

 

This may infringe your human and data protection rights and if you wish to avoid this you should speak the webcasting officer.”

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Minutes:

The Chairman made a short address to remind all present that the meeting would be broadcast on the Internet, and that the Council had adopted a protocol for the webcasting of its meetings.

64.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 87 KB

To confirm the minutes of the last meeting of the Sub-Committee.

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Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

That the minutes of the meeting held on 8 January 2014 be taken as read and signed by the Chairman as a correct record, subject to adding the Sub-Committee Chairman, Councillor J Hart, to the list of apologies received.

65.

Declarations of Interest

(Assistant to the Chief Executive) To declare interests in any item on this agenda.

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Minutes:

(1)  Pursuant to the Council’s Code of Member Conduct, Councillor D Wixley declared a non-pecuniary interest in the following item of the agenda by virtue of knowing the Manager there. The Councillor indicated that he would remain in the meeting for the consideration of the application and voting thereon:

 

·         EPF/1448/13 Sainsburys Supermarkets Ltd, Old Station Road, Loughton IG10 4PE

 

(2)  Pursuant to the Council’s Code of Member Conduct, Councillor D Wixley declared a non-pecuniary interest in the following item of the agenda by virtue of having attended, in an official capacity, the 10th anniversary celebrations for this establishment. The applicant had been his host. The Councillor indicated that he would leave the meeting for the consideration of the application and voting thereon:

 

·         EPF/1931/13 268 High Road, Loughton IG10 1RB

 

(3)  Pursuant to the Council’s Code of Member Conduct, Councillor J Knapman declared a non-pecuniary interest in the following item of the agenda by virtue of having attended a meeting connected with this application. The Councillor indicated that he would remain in the meeting for the consideration of the application and voting thereon:

 

·         EPF/2188/13 the Paddock, Grove Lane, Chigwell IG7 6JF

66.

Any Other Business pdf icon PDF 286 KB

Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972, together with paragraphs 6 and 25 of the Council Procedure Rules contained in the Constitution requires that the permission of the Chairman be obtained, after prior notice to the Chief Executive, before urgent business not specified in the agenda (including a supplementary agenda of which the statutory period of notice has been given) may be transacted.

 

In accordance with Operational Standing Order 6 (non-executive bodies), any item raised by a non-member shall require the support of a member of the Committee concerned and the Chairman of that Committee.  Two weeks' notice of non-urgent items is required.

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Minutes:

The Planning Officer, Mr S Solon, informed the Sub-Committee that planning pre-application enquiries in respect of non-householder development were now being published in the Bulletin. This enabled Members to have an input at the pre-application stage.  Members were therefore encouraged to contact the Case Officer dealing with an enquiry they were interested in for informal discussion.

67.

Development Control pdf icon PDF 2 MB

(Director of Planning and Economic Development)  To consider planning applications as set out in the attached schedule

 

Background Papers:  (i)  Applications for determination – applications listed on the schedule, letters of representation received regarding the applications which are summarised on the schedule.  (ii)  Enforcement of Planning Control – the reports of officers inspecting the properties listed on the schedule in respect of which consideration is to be given to the enforcement of planning control.

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Minutes:

The Sub-Committee considered a schedule of applications for planning permission.

 

            RESOLVED:

 

            That the planning applications numbered 1 – 8 be determined as set out in the attached schedule to these minutes.

68.

Delegated Decisions

(Director of Planning and Economic Development) Schedules of planning applications determined by the Head of Planning and Economic Development under delegated powers since the last meeting of a Plans Subcommittee may be inspected in the Members Room or at the Planning and Economic Development Information Desk at the Civic Offices, Epping.

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Minutes:

The Sub-Committee noted that schedules of planning applications determined by the Director of Planning and Economic Development under delegated authority since the last meeting had been circulated and could be inspected at the Civic Offices.