Agenda and minutes
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Webcasting Introduction 1. This meeting is to be webcast. Members are reminded of the need to activate their microphones before speaking.
2. 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 lower 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 move to the upper public gallery.” Additional documents: 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. The Sub-Committee noted the Council’s Protocol for Webcasting of Council and Other Meetings. |
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WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION Additional documents: Minutes: The Chairman welcomed members of the public to the meeting and outlined the procedures and arrangements agreed by the Council, to enable persons to address the Sub-Committee in relation to the determination of applications for planning permission. |
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To confirm the minutes of the last meeting of the Sub-Committee held on 19 November 2014 as a correct record (attached). Additional documents: Minutes: RESOLVED:
That the minutes of the meeting of the Sub-Committee held on 19 November 2014 be taken as read and signed by the Chairman as a correct record. |
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Declarations of Interest (Director of Governance) To declare interests in any item on this agenda. Additional documents: Minutes: (a) Pursuant to the Council's Code of Member Conduct, Councillor S Stavrou declared personal, non-pecuniary interest in agenda item 7 (4) (EPF/1972/14 Carlton House Stables, Lippitts Hill, Loughton) by virtue of being the former owner of this site. The Councillor declared that her interests were not prejudicial and indicated that she would remain in the meeting during the consideration and voting on the items.
(b) Pursuant to the Council's Code of Member Conduct, Councillor G Shiell declared a personal, non-pecuniary interest in agenda item 7 (9) (EPF/2458/14, 1 Ruskin Avenue, Waltham Abbey) by virtue of being a member of the Town Council and having called in this item. The Councillor declared that her interests were not prejudicial and indicated that she would remain in the meeting during the consideration and voting on the item.
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Any Other Business 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. Additional documents: Minutes: It was reported that there was no urgent business for consideration at the meeting. |
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(Director of Governance) To consider the planning applications 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. Additional documents: Minutes: The Sub-Committee considered a schedule of applications for planning permission. It was reported that item 1, EPF/0202/14, Land of St Leonards Road, Nazeing, had been withdrawn.
RESOLVED:
That, Planning applications numbered 1 – 10 be determined as set out in the annex to these minutes. |
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Probity in Planning (Director of Governance) To consider the attached report. Additional documents: Minutes: The Sub-Committee received a report regarding Probity in Planning – Appeal Decisions for the period 1 April 2014 to 30 September 2014.
It was noted that over the six-month period between 1 April 2014 and 30 September 2014, the Council received 36 decisions on appeals (29 of which were planning related appeals, the other 7 were enforcement related).
KPI 54 and 55 measure planning application decisions and out of a total of 29, 10 were allowed (34.5%). Broken down further, KPI 54 performance was 4 out of 18 allowed (22.2%) and KPI 55 performance was 6 out of 11 (54.6%).
Out of the planning appeals that arose from decisions of the committees to refuse contrary to the recommendations put to them by officers during the 6 month period, the Council was not successful in sustaining the committee’s objection in the following case from this sub-committee – EPF/1521/13, the Green Man Public House, Broomstick Hall Road, Waltham Abbey.
Councillors noted that the Area Plans West Sub-Committee had done remarkably well over this period.
RESOLVED:
That the Planning Appeal Decisions be noted.
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