Minutes of the Planning Committee meeting held on Tuesday 8th June 2010
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMITTEE HELD ON TUESDAY 8TH JUNE 2010 AT 2.00 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, TOWN HALL, 9 DEVON SQUARE, NEWTON ABBOT

PRESENT Councillors K Smith (Chairman) Presiding
K Purchase (Vice-Chairman)

Councillors D Corney-Walker 
D Howe
Mrs L Lowes 
A D Vizor 
Mrs D Watts

In attendance: Estelle Smith – Planning Officer, Teignbridge District Council
Mr Eric Collar – Tree Warden
Mr Cliff Jones – Newton Abbot Civic Society
Mr Philip Rowe – Town Clerk
Representative of the press: None
 

50. APOLOGIES

Apologies for absence were received on behalf of Councillor H L J Cole and Mrs Sally Henley (Town Development Manager).

51. MINUTES

The minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee held on 18th May 2010 were received and signed as a correct record.

52. INTERESTS

None received at this stage.

53. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

None.

54. PLANNING APPLICATIONS 

BRADLEY

1. 10/01408/FUL Anna Mooney
BRADLEY - 10 Moorsend, Newton Abbot
Entrance porch for Mr J. Birch
NO OBJECTION

2. 10/01421/FUL Anna Mooney
BRADLEY - Mainbow Meadow, 1 Perry Lane, Newton Abbot
Conservatory to rear for Mr A. Sampson
NO OBJECTION

BUCKLAND

3. 10/01367/FUL Estelle Smith
BUCKLAND - Garages rear of 1 to 7 Hawkins Road, Newton Abbot
Demolition of 22 garages and provision of 36 open plan car parking spaces with street lighting for Teign Housing
NO OBJECTION AND THE APPLICATION WAS WELCOMED

4. 10/01492/ADV Anna Mooney
BUCKLAND - Plymouth Co-Operative Society Ltd, 20 Haldon Rise, Newton Abbot
Three externally illuminated fascia signs and 1 externally illuminated projecting sign for Co-Op Group
NO OBJECTION

BUSHELL

Nil.

COLLEGE

5. 10/01430/FUL Anna Mooney
COLLEGE - Barnfield, Decoy Road, Newton Abbot
Single storey kitchen/lounge extension (extension of time limit application to replace permission 07/01340/FUL) for Mr D. and Mrs A. Nicholls
NO OBJECTION

6. 10/01449/OUT        Carol Walter
College - Land adjacent to College Road and South Road, Newton Abbot
Residential development (all matters reserved for future consideration) for Mr A. Rew
THE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT THE APPLICATION BE REFUSED AS THE PRINCIPLE OF ANY DEVELOPMENT OF THE LAND IS NOT ACCEPTED BY REASON OF THE LAND BEING OUTSIDE THE DEVELOPMENT BOUNDARY OF NEWTON ABBOT; THE PROXIMITY TO THE GRADE I LISTED CHURCH; PROXIMITY TO A CONSERVATION AREA; AND THE DETRIMENTAL LOSS OF AMENITY LAND 

7. 10/01451/OUT       Carol Walter
College - Land adjacent to College Road and South Road, Newton Abbot
Residential development (all matters reserved for future consideration) for Mr A. Rew
THE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT THE APPLICATION BE REFUSED AS THE PRINCIPLE OF ANY DEVELOPMENT OF THE LAND IS NOT ACCEPTED BY REASON OF THE LAND BEING OUTSIDE THE DEVELOPMENT BOUNDARY OF NEWTON ABBOT; THE PROXIMITY TO THE GRADE I LISTED CHURCH; PROXIMITY TO A CONSERVATION AREA; AND THE DETRIMENTAL LOSS OF AMENITY LAND 

8. 10/01507/FUL Anna Mooney
COLLEGE - Newton Abbot Spiritualist Church, East Street, Newton Abbot
Rear first floor extension to form meeting room for Newton Abbot Spiritualist Church
NO OBJECTION
                                                                                                                                                                    
9. 10/01535/CLDE       Anna Mooney
COLLEGE - 3 Redstart Close, Newton Abbot
Certificate of Lawfulness for existing single storey rear extension for Mr M. Scott
NO OBJECTION

10. 10/00970/FUL      Anna Mooney
COLLEGE - Decoy County Primary School Deer Park Road
Wooden shelter in playground for Mr S Bone Decoy County Primary School Deer Park Road
NO OBJECTION

Councillor D Howe declared a personal interest in this application and took no part in the discussion or voting thereon.
 
TREE
11. 10/01453/CAN         Mark Waddams
COLLEGE - Marlborough House, 17 South Road, Newton Abbot
The crown lifting of one Pine tree for Mr K. Shantry
NO OBJECTION SUBJECT TO THE VIEWS OF THE ARBORICULTURIST

MILBER

12. 10/01431/FUL   Estelle Smith
MILBER - 97 Twickenham Road, Newton Abbot
Loft conversion to form bed sitting room and bathroom with dormers to front and rear for Mr H. Flitcroft
NO OBJECTION AND NOTED THE INTENTION TO MIRROR THE NEXT DOOR PROPERTY

13. 10/01583/FUL Anna Mooney
MILBER - 95 Twickenham Road, Newton Abbot
Loft conversion to form two bedrooms with en-suite including dormers to front and rear
NO OBJECTION

55. NAMING OF STREETS AND NUMBERING OF HOUSES

None arising from the meeting.

56. DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL APPLICATIONS

The Town Clerk reported that Notice had been received of submission of an application to create a footway/cycleway and bridge over the River Teign from the Passage House, Kingsteignton to Forde Road, Newton Abbot. It was hoped details would be submitted to the Committee’s next meeting.

57. TEIGNBRIDGE DISTRICT COUNCIL DEVELOPMENT CONTROL COMMITTEE/PLANNING APPLICATIONS AT VARIANCE WITH TOWN COUNCIL’S OBSERVATIONS

Councillor D Corney-Walker reported on the following issues:-

(a) 10/01219/FUL – alterations to shop front at 120-122 Queen Street – the Committee noted with pleasure that the District Council had approved the application;

(b) The Committee was informed of voting by the District Council Development Control Committee on an application in Bovey Tracy.

58. APPLICATIONS IN NEIGHBOURING PARISHES

Members noted that the 10 previously withdrawn major applications in Kingsteignton and Teigngrace parishes would be considered by a special meeting of the District Council’s Development Control Committee on 21st June 2010.

59. TREE PRESERVATION ORDERS

None.

60. LATE CORRESPONDENCE

None.

61. DATE OF NEXT MEETING

2.00 p.m. Tuesday 29th June 2010.


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