Meeting of
the Planning Committee of the
Present:
Cllr John Cliffe,(Chairman) Cllr David Capstick, Cllr Peter Griffiths,
Cllr
Patricia Lott, Cllr Caroline Mosley and Cllr Robert Thompson.
1.
APOLOGIES:
Apologies were received from Cllr
Jean Evans, Cllr Liz Warrington, Cllr Gill Jordan and Cllr Gerald Grant.
2.
DECLARATIONS
OF INTEREST:
None declared.
3.
TO CONSIDER
PLANNING APPLICATIONS:
a.
Land at West Corner of Newhall Road/Handford Road – 10m slimline
flexicell column, outdoor cabinet and equipment cabinet.
Members object for the
following reasons:
Consultation – Upton Parish Council did not receive
any pre-application notice of this application and therefore were not involved
in any pre-application discussions. The Code of Best Practice on mobile phone
network development stresses the importance of this contact.
Permitted Development – The regulation states that a site notice should be
posted for 21 days. To the Council’s knowledge this has not been done.
Due
to the above, there has been insufficient time for the local community to
consider the proposals or consider any realistic alternative schemes.
Siting and Appearance – The proposed mast, as well as being near a high
density of housing, will be prominent and will intrude into the skyline viewed
from every direction. This fails the criteria on the Local Plan DENV91fc, which
only allows schemes that have minimal effect on the visual amenity of the
area. Other sites have been rejected due
to the proximity of housing and this area has a high volume of elderly people
and young children.
The
proposed site is at one of the approaches to Reconciliation Wood where a number
of specimen trees have been planted with the support of local donations as a
remembrance of those who fell during the wards and is due to be expanded in the
near future. The mast would have an adverse effect on this area so it therefore
fails to meet the criteria of Policy DENV91fc.
The
area suffers from vandalism and graffiti on the equipment cabinet would add to
its unsightliness. If damage to the cabinet were to occur, then the operator
would need to fence the equipment at some later stage.
The
present mast is causing an obstruction as vehicles emerging from
There
will be a loss of pavement which would not leave enough room for double buggies
or wheelchairs.
Members
would like Mobile Telephone Companies to be asked to provide long term plans
for masts rather than receiving applications for one-off masts.
b.
No objection
c.
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No objection
d.
No objection
e.
28 Tewskesbury Close – Extension to existing rear dormer
No objection
f.
No objection
g.
No objection
h.
2 Linksway – Rear single storey extension and rear first floor infill
extension.
No objection
i.
5 Windmill Rise – Gable extension and dormers for loft conversion
No objection
j.
No objection
k.
No objection
l.
No objection but members
would like to see a condition of planning to ensure
the reinstatement of the lost car parking spaces in the future.
m.
30 Daleside – Two storey side extension and single storey rear
extension.
No objection
n.
Memberw have no
objection to the proposed extenson to the building, but are concern about the proposed postoning of the new
garage. As this will be right up to the front boundary, apart
from being in front of the
building line it would alo cause health & safety problems with regard to the
roadway as:
a.
Cars using the nearby roadway may not see a car emerging from the
garage.
b.
The driver of the car leaving th garage will not have a clear view of
the roadway until the car is already on the roadway.
o.
No objection
p.
No objection to the proposed
building but have concerns about the effect
of the construction work on local residents.
They therefore would ask
the following:
i.
That construction traffic not be allowed to use
ii.
That no construction work is done afetr
4. NOTICES:
The following notices of permission
were received:
16
Kingsmead
131
Long Lane
16
Percival Close
The following notice of refusal was
received:
5. CORRESPONDENCE:
The Clerk reported that the Appeal on the planning
application for the corner of