Agenda and minutes

Apologies were received from Councillor Jamie Lane

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The minutes of the meeting held on 16^th February 2016 were agreed and signed by the Chair with the amendment that Councillor Birch had given her apologies but was not noted.

RESOLVED: That under the following items, the members of the Public and Councillors listed below were granted leave to address the Committee:

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Kim Hughes

Mike Clarke

Cllr Mike Hallam (Ward Cllr)

Barry Waine 07860541451

Paul Rumens

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Tim Bunting (07714201688)

 Barry Waine

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Mr Jenkins 

Paul Scrugham 07871642817

SindyLuthra

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Alan Earle

Cllr Brendan Glynane 07961533083

Rodney Giddins

Councillor Birch declared a personal  interest in item 9a as a trustee of the organisation involved in the design and planning of the development.

Councillor Rahman declared a personal  interest in item 10g as the Ward Councillor for Spring Park.

Councillor Davenport declared a personal  interest in item 10f as the Ward Councillor for Delapre and Briar Hill.

Councillor Larratt declared a personal non pecuniary interest in item 10h as a trustee of the organisation that is the applicant.

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The Development Management Team Leader submitted a List of Current Appeals and Inquiries and elaborated thereon.

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Councillor Birch left the committee room at 18.10  having declared a personal interest in the item  at the beginning of the meeting.

The Development Manager submitted a report on behalf of the Director of Regeneration, Enterprise and Planning and elaborated thereon. She drew Members’ attention to the additional representation received from the Crime Prevention Officer and those contained in the addendum.  It was reported that theproposalisfortheconstructionofa singlestoreynewcommunitycentre,sportschanging roomsand nurseryschool,an associated accessroad andarea ofparking. The existing playarea would be relocatedtothe southern part of the application site.

The Committee discussed the report.

RESOLVED

That the application be APPROVED subjectto the conditionsas setout in the report andfor the following reason:

Theproposed community centre wouldprovidefornecessary community facilitieswhilstnot resultinginanyadverseimpacton thecharacterandappearanceoftheConservationArea. Whilst the proposal wouldimpacton thesettingoftheadjacentListedBuildingthiswouldnotbe significantandwouldbe offsetby thewiderbenefitsoftheprop  ...  view the full minutes text for item 9a

ADDENDUM

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This item was withdrawn

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This item was withdrawn

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Councillor Birch returned to the committee room at 18:30.

The Senior Planning Officer submitted a report on behalf of the Director of Regeneration, Enterprise and Planning and elaborated thereon. It was advised that theapplicantsought fullplanningpermissiontoerect twonewdwellingswithinthe curtilage of an existingdwelling. Itwas also proposed that the existingdwelling,which predates the developmentofmuchofthesurroundingarea,wouldbe subdividedinto three newdwellings.Vehicularaccesstofourof the unitswould bevia anew drivewaythatwould beconstructed in Cumberland Close. Members’ attention was also referred to observations that had been received from the occupiers of 15 Hillcrest Avenue, which had been received after the committee report had been written.

Mrs Kim Hughes addressed the committee and spoke against the application as a local resident

Mr Mike Clarke addressed the committee and spoke against the application as a local resident

Councillor Mike Hallam as Ward councillor addressed the committee and spoke against the application

Mr Barry Waine addressed the committee and spoke in favour of the application as the agent

Mr Paul Rumens addressed the committee and spoke in favour of the application as the applicant

The Committee discussed the report.

RESOLVED

That the application be APPROVED subject to the conditionsas setout in the reportand an additional condition regarding the hours in which construction works can take place and for the following reason:

Theproposeddevelopmentiscomplimentarytowardsthesurrounding  ...  view the full minutes text for item 10c

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The Senior Planning Officer submitted a report on behalf of the Director of Regeneration, Enterprise and Planning and elaborated thereon. Members were also referred to the addendum. It was advised that theapplicationsought planningpermissiontoerectthreedwellingsof twostoreysin height,which would bearrangedin terracelocated adjacent to the northern boundary. The dwellings would beaccessed via aservice roadthat runsfrom SemilongRoad.Tothe frontofeachdwelling,therewouldbe ablockpavedarea, which would beusedforcar parking.

Mr Tim Bunting addressed the committee and spoke against the application

Mr Barry Waine addressed the committee and spoke in favour of the application.

The Committee discussed the report.

RESOLVED

That the application be APPROVED subject to the conditionsas setout in the report and the addendum andfor the following reason:

Theproposeddevelopmentwouldpreservethecharacterandappearanceofthe surrounding area (including the Barrack Road Conservation  Area),  neighbour amenityandhighwaysafety.Thedevelopmentisthereforeinaccordancewi  ...  view the full minutes text for item 10d

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Councillor Larratt arrived  at 19:15.

The Development Management Team Leader submitted a report on behalf of the Director of Regeneration, Planning and Enterprise. He also reported that 32 survey responses have been received regarding parking situation in the vicinity. It was advised that Permission was soughtto changetheuse from single dwellingtohousein multiple occupation(HIMO) for3 people.

Mr Jenkins addressed the committee and spoke against the application

Mr Paul Scrugham addressed the committee and spoke against the application.

Mrs Sindy Luthra addressed the committee and spoke in favour of the application

The Committee discussed the report

RESOLVED

That the application be DEFERRED to allow further consideration regarding parking, anti-social behaviour, noise and number of HIMOs in the area

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The Development Manager submitted a report on behalf of the Director of Regeneration, Enterprise and Planning. She also drew Members’ attention to the addendum which contained additional representations received and amended conditions. She also confirmed that paragraph 2.1 of the report should be updated to say  theapplicationsought planningpermissionforadditionalparkingtoserveDelapre Abbey,providing 131  generalcar spaces in total,an increase of 85  abovethe current provision,as wellas 11disabledparkingspacesand2 coach spaces. Theadditional parking provision would largelycome from the provision ofa grasscrete parking area.

Mr Alan Earle addressed the committee and spoke against the application.

Councillor Brendan Glynane addressed the committee and spoke in favour of the application

Mr Rodney Giddins addressed the committee and spoke in favour of the application

The Committee discussed the report.

RESOLVED

That the application be APPROVEDsubject to the conditionsas set in the report and addendum and an additional condition regarding tree protection during construction andfor the following reason:

The  impact  on  the  character,  appearance  or  historical  significance  of  the  listed building,  the  registered  Battlefield  and  Delapre  Conservation  Area  would  be outweighed  by  the  public  benefit  arising  fr  ...  view the full minutes text for item 10f

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The Senior Planning Officer submitted a report on behalf of the Director of Regeneration, Enterprise and Planning. It was advised that theapplicantsought planningpermissiontoreplacea hedgethatissitedadjacentto the site boundary with awooden fence. Thisfence would taperfrom1.8min heightto 0.9m in height.

The Committee discussed the report.

RESOLVED

That the application be APPROVEDsubject to the conditionsas setout in the report andfor the following reason:

Theproposeddevelopmentwouldhavea neutralimpactuponthecharacterand appearanceofthelocalityandneighbouramenity.Thedevelopmentisthereforein  conformitywiththerequirementsoftheNationalPlanningPolicyFramework;Policy S10  of  the  West  Northamptonshire  Joint  Core  Strategy  and  Policy  E20  of  the NorthamptonLocal Plan

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           Councillor Larratt left the committee room having declared a personal interest in the item at the beginning of the meeting

            The Senior Planning Officer submitted a report on behalf of the Director of Regeneration, Enterprise and Planning. It was advised theapplicanthasappliedforListedBuildingConsentinordertocarryoutinternal workscomprising the removal ofa stud partitionand dooron thegroundfloorand the installation of additional shelvingunitson thefirstfloor.

The Committee discussed the report.

RESOLVED

That the application be APPROVEDsubject to the conditionsas set out in the report andfor the following reason:

TheproposedworkswouldnotharmthecharacterandsignificanceofthisGradeII Listed  Building  and  as  a  consequence,  the  proposal  is  compliant  with  the requirementsoftheNational PlanningPolicyFramework;PoliciesS10  and  BN5  of the West Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy and Policy 1 of the NorthamptonCentralArea Action Plan.

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