Agenda and minutes

Apologies were received from Councillor Mohammed.

Members are asked to confirm that the minutes of the meeting of the Planning and Development Control Committee held on 21 June 2023 are a correct record.

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the meeting of the Planning and Development Control Committee held 21 June 2023 be confirmed as a correct record.

Members are asked to declare any interests they may have in the business to be discussed on the Agenda.

Members will be aware of the Code of Practice for Member involvement in Development Control decisions. They are also asked to declare any interest they might have in any matter on the committee agenda and/or contact with applicants, agents or third parties. The Chair, acting on advice from the Monitoring Officer, will then determine whether the interest disclosed is such to require the Member to withdraw from the committee during consideration of the relevant officer report.

Members who are not on the committee but who are attending to make representations in accordance with the Code of Practice are also required to declare any interest.  The Chair, acting on advice from the Monitoring Officer, will determine whether the interest disclosed is such that the Member is not able to make representations.  Members requiring guidance should contact the Monitoring Officer or the Committee's legal adviser prior to the committee meeting.

Members were asked to declare any interests they had in the business on the agenda.

Councillor Kitterick declared that he had received a representation on application 20220246 Westernhay Road. He stated he still had an open mind on the application.

Councillor Moore declared that she had received a representation on application 20220246 Westernhay Road. She stated he still had an open mind on the application.

The Committee is asked to consider the recommendations of the Director, Planning, Development and Transportation contained in the attached reports, within the categories identified in the index appended with the reports.

Ward: Fosse

Proposal: Demolition of existing car wash (Sui Generis); Construction of a four storey and a part three and part four storey building comprising 39 flats (30 x 1bed, 9 x 2bed) (Class C3); associated parking and landscaping (amended plans)

Applicant: Mr D Murphy

The Planning Officer presented the report.

Councillors Waddington and Zaman, as Ward Councillors, addressed the Committee in objection to the application.

Members of the Committee considered the application and Officers responded to questions and queries raised by the Committee.

The Chair summarised the application and points raised by Committee Members and moved that in accordance with the Officer recommendation, the application be approved. This was seconded by Councillor Aldred and open being put to the vote, the motion was CARRIED.

RESOLVED: permission was granted subject to conditions

              CONDITIONS

1.           The development shall be begun within three years from the date of this permission. (To comply with Section 91 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990.) 

2.           A) Prior to the commencement of development, including demolition, an appropriate programme of archaeological work, including implementation, to be undertaken by a competent and experienced organisation in accordance with a Written Scheme of Investigation (WSI), shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The scheme must include an assessment of significance, research questions, and:

              (1) the programme and methodology of site investigation and recording;

              (2) the programme for post-investigation assessment;

              (3) provision to be made for analysis of the site investigation and recording;

              (4) provision to be made for publication and dissemination of the analysis and records of the site investigation;

              (5) provision to be made for archive deposition of the analysis and records of the site investigation.

              B) No development shall take place other than in accordance with the Written Scheme of Investigation approved under (A) above.

              C) No part of the development shall be occupied until the site investigation and post-investigation assessment has been completed in accordance with the programme set out in the Written Scheme of Investigation approved under (A) above, and the provision made for analysis, publication and dissemination of results and archive deposition has been secured. (To ensure that any heritage assets that will be wholly or partly lost as a result of the development are recorded and that the understanding of their significance is advanced; and in accordance with Core Strategy policy CS18. To ensure that the details are agreed in time to be incorporated into the development, this is a PRE-COMMENCEMENT condition).

3.           No development, including demolition, shall be carried out until the site has been investigated for the presence of land contamination, and a Site Investigation Report incorporating a risk assessment and, if required, scheme of remedial works to render the site suitable and safe for the development, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The approved remediation scheme shall be implemented and a completion report shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority before  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

Ward: Knighton

Proposal: Installation of 12x7m high columns with floodlights to outdoor tennis courts (Class F2)

Applicant: Mr Michael Piper

The Planning Officer presented the report.

Ms Nicola Royale addressed the Committee in objection to the application.

Councillor Whittle as Ward Councillor addressed the Committee in objection to the application.

Members of the Committee considered the application and Officers responded to questions and comments raised by the Committee.

The Chair summarised the application and points raised by Committee Members and moved that in accordance with the Officer recommendation, the application be approved subject to the conditions set out in the addendum and an additional condition suggested by Councillor Kitterick with the detailed wording of the condition delegated to Officers in consultation with the Chair. This was seconded by Councillor Aldred and upon being put to the vote the motion was CARRIED.

RESOLVED: permission was granted subject to conditions

              CONDITIONS

1.           The development shall be begun within three years from the date of this permission. (To comply with Section 91 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990.)

2.           The maximum illumination levels of the floodlights shall not exceed the Lux levels shown on the Lux level spillage plotting diagrams at Pages 9-12 of the "S.F.P.D Limited Outdoor Lighting Design" specifications received by the local planning authority on 03.02.22. (In the interests of visual amenity, residential amenity and in accordance with Core Strategy policies CS03, and Local Plan policies PS10 and PS11).

3.           The new floodlights shall be Philips OptiVision LED gen3.5 (BVP518 1480/757 BV A35-WB D9 T25 50K) and shall be operated in accordance with the details set out in the application form and the "S.F.P.D Limited Outdoor Lighting Design" specifications received by the local planning authority on 03.02.22 and retained as such. (In the interests of visual amenity, and in accordance with Core Strategy policy CS03, and Local Plan policies PS10 and PS11.)

4.           The use of the new floodlights shall not be carried on outside the hours of 08:00 to 22:00 during weekdays and 08:00 to 20:00 during weekends. (In the interests of the amenities of nearby occupiers, and in accordance with policy PS10 and PS11 of the City of Leicester Local Plan.)

5.           The new floodlights shall not be operated until a scheme of ecological enhancement has been submitted to and agreed in writing with the City Council and shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details and retained as such.  ( In the interests of nature conservation and in accordance with Policy CS03 of the 2014 Core Strategy.)

6.           The new floodlights shall not be operated until details of the specification, colour and finish of the proposed windscreens have been submitted to, and approved in writing by the City Council. The windscreens shall be erected in accordance with the approved details and retained as such. (In the interests of visual amenity for adjacent occupiers in accordance with Policy CS03 of the 2014 Core Strategy)

7.           Development shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

There being no other business, the meeting closed at 7.06pm.