Agenda and minutes

Area Planning Sub-Committee East - Wednesday 29th May 2024 7.00 pm

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Items
No. Item

1.

WEBCASTING INTRODUCTION

This meeting is to be webcast and the Chairman will read the following announcement:

 

“I would like to remind everyone that this meeting will be filmed live or recorded, and uploaded to the internet and will be capable of repeated viewing.

 

Therefore, by participating in this meeting, you are consenting to being filmed and to the possible use of those images and sound recordings.

 

Please also be aware that if technical difficulties interrupt the meeting and cannot be overcome, the meeting may need to be adjourned.

 

Members and public speakers are reminded to turn on their microphones before speaking and turn them off when they have finished.”

 

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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. The Sub-Committee noted the Council’s Protocol for Webcasting of Council and Other Meetings.

2.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

To declare interests in any item on this agenda.

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Minutes:

 

Pursuant to the Council’s Members’ Code of Conduct, Councillor T Bromwich, declared an interest in the following item of the agenda. The Councillor had determined that he would leave the meeting for the consideration of the application and voting thereon:

            EPF/0129/24 Uplands, Toot Hill Road, Ongar, CM5 9LH

 

3.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 100 KB

To confirm the minutes of the last meeting of the Sub-Committee held on 10 April 2024.

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Minutes:

The Committee agreed an amendment to the minutes raised by Cllr Jon Whitehouse, that  Minute  78  text    However, Members required this caveated as follows”,  should read “However, Members suggested.”.

 

“RESOLVED:

 

Pending the above amendment to Minute 78 the minutes of the Sub-Committee held on 10 April 2024 be taken as read and signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

 

4.

ANY OTHER BUSINESS

Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972, 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.

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Minutes:

It was noted that there was no other urgent business for consideration by the Sub-Committee.

5.

Site Visits

To identify and agree requirements for formal site visits to be held with regard to any planning application listed in this agenda, prior to consideration of the application.

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Minutes:

There were no formal site visits requested by the Sub-Committee.

 

6.

EPF/1718/18 -Land at Mill Lane High Ongar CM5 9RQ pdf icon PDF 179 KB

To consider the attached report for the- Erection of 7 three bedroom houses including new access from Millfield, provision of parking spaces, amenity space and landscaping (HONG.R1)

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Minutes:

Members of the Committee received a presentation from the Planning Officer and representations from an objector, the Parish Council and applicant. The Committee discussed the planning merits of the application and the potential use of contribution from the S106 Agreement.

 

A recommendation that the use of all S106 monies for carparking be explored by the planning officers, was proposed, seconded, and voted for by the Committee. If not feasible then the contributions would be used as laid out within the Committee Report.

 

The Committee also proposed, seconded, and voted on additional conditions or the strengthening of the suggested conditions shown in the report to ensure that:

-       Replacement trees are provided on site;

-       Bat Surveys are undertaken and agreed; and

-       The area around the veteran tree is permanently protected as proposed within the submission.

 

Resolved:

The Committee voted to approve the application with additional conditions subject to a S106 agreement.

 

7.

EPF/0129/24 - Uplands, Toot Hill Road, Ongar, CM5 9LH pdf icon PDF 251 KB

To consider the attached report for the erect a single storey rear extension, removal of the front elevation bay windows and extend the front elevation wall with new windows, and infill / extend the former recessed main entrance walkway.

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Minutes:

Members of the Committee received a presentation from the Planning Officer and discussed the planning merits of the application.

 

An additional condition to ensure no additional windows were constructed, was proposed, seconded, and voted for by the Committee.

 

Resolved:

The Committee voted to approve the application with an additional condition.