Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Gee, Halford and Joel.

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, including under the Council’s Good Practice Guidance for Member Involvement in Planning and Development Management Decisions.

Councillor Aldred declared in relation to planning application 20191894 464-474 Uppingham Road that the application site was in the Ward she represented, but she approached the meeting with an open mind.

Councillor Riyait declared in relation to planning application 20192171 1 Exploration Drive that he sat on a school governing body with an objector to the application.  However, he had not discussed the application with the objector and approached the meeting with an open mind.

Members are asked to confirm that the minutes of the meeting of the Planning and Development Control Committee held on 18 February 2020 are a correct record.

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the meeting of the Planning and Development Control Committee held on 18 February 2020 be confirmed as a correct record.

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.

11 March 2020:

Please note that the Supplementary Report is now available and has been added to this agenda.

RESOLVED:

that the report of the Director of Planning, Development and Transportation, dated 11 March 2020, on applications and information provided verbally by officers be received and action taken as below.

Ward: Thurncourt

Proposal: Construction of eight dwellings (6 x 4 bed and 2 x 5 bed) (Class C3) (amended plans received 18/02/2020)

Applicant: Mr Mohammed Patel

The Planning Officer presented the report and drew Members’ attention to the supplementary report, which set out an amended condition and outlined a further objection received from a previous objector to the application.

Mr Halloran, the applicant’s agent, addressed the Committee and spoke in support of the application. 

Members considered the report and officers responded to the comments and queries raised.

The Chair moved that, in accordance with the officer recommendation, the application be approved subject to the conditions set out in the report and supplementary report.  This was seconded by Councillor Aldred and, upon being put to the vote, the motion to approve was CARRIED.

RESOLVED:

that the application be APPROVED subject to the conditions as set out below:

              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.           Prior to the construction of Plots B and 1-6, the materials to be used on all external elevations and roofs shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the City Council as local planning authority. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details. (In the interests of visual amenity, and in accordance with Core Strategy policy CS03).

3.           Prior to the construction of Plots B and 1-6, details of drainage shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the City Council as local planning authority. No property shall be occupied until the drainage has been installed in accordance with the approved details. It shall be retained and maintained thereafter. (To ensure appropriate drainage is installed in accordance with policy CS02 of the Core Strategy).

4.           Prior to the construction of Plots B and 1-6, full details of the Sustainable Drainage System (SuDS) together with implementation, long term maintenance and management of the system shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the City Council as local planning authority. No property shall be occupied until the system has been implemented. It shall thereafter be managed and maintained in accordance with the approved details. Those details shall include: (i) full design details, (ii) a timetable for its implementation, and (iii) a management and maintenance plan for the lifetime of the development, which shall include the arrangements for adoption by any public body or statutory undertaker, or any other arrangements to secure the operation of the system throughout its lifetime. (To reduce surface water runoff and to secure other related benefits in accordance with policy CS02 of the Core Strategy).

5.           Prior to the construction of Plots B and 1-6, details of all street works, including alterations to the footway crossing, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the City Council as local planning authority. Prior to the occupation of the development all streetworks must be implemented in full  ...  view the full minutes text for item 122.

Ward: Abbey

Proposal: Change of use of part of car park to car wash; construction of single storey detached building; construction of canopy; installation of security camera; installation of floodlights; alterations (Sui Generis)

Applicant: Waves Valeting Services Ltd

The Planning Officer presented the report and drew Members’ attention to the supplementary report, which updated the Committee on further advice received from the Council’s Noise Team about the noise report.

Members considered the report and officers responded to the comments and queries raised.

In considering the hours of operation of the car wash, the Committee noted that the applicant had indicated that these would be 8.30 am – 17.30 pm Monday to Saturday and 10.00 am – 16.00 pm on Sundays.  To protect the amenity of residents in the vicinity of the car wash, it was suggested that, if the planning application was approved, these proposals could be reinforced by a condition.

The Chair moved that the application be approved subject to the conditions set out in the report, in accordance with the officer recommendation, plus an additional condition restricting the hours of operation of the car wash to between the hours of 07.30 am and 18.00 pm.  This was seconded by Councillor Aldred and, upon being put to the vote, the motion to approve was CARRIED.

RESOLVED:

that the application be APPROVED subject to the conditions as set out below:

              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 use shall not be carried on outside the hours of 07.30 to 18.00 daily. (In the interests of the amenities of nearby occupiers, and in accordance with policy PS10 of the City of Leicester Local Plan.)

3.           Provision shall be made before the development is brought into use for surface water drainage from the car park to pass through a petrol/oil interceptor and shall be retained as such, details of which shall be agreed in writing with the City Council as local planning authority. (To minimise the risk of pollution of drains and watercourses and in accordance with Policy CS02 of Core Strategy)

4.           Any above-ground chemical tanks shall be bunded, in accordance with details to be agreed in writing with the City Council as local planning authority, before they are brought into use. (To prevent pollution in accordance with Policy CS02 of the Core Strategy)

5.           No machinery shall be installed or operated nor shall any processes be undertaken which are detrimental to the amenity of the area by reason of noise or pollution (In the interests of the amenities of nearby occupiers, and in accordance with policy PS10 and PS11 of the City of Leicester Local Plan.)

6.           This consent shall relate solely to the submitted plans ref. no. LE4 5NU - PL-003, LE4 5NU - PL-004, LE4 5NU - PL-005a, LE4 5NU - PL-006 and LE4 5NU - PL-006a received by the City Council as local planning  ...  view the full minutes text for item 123.

Ward: Abbey

Proposal: Installation of seven non-illuminated fascia signs to car wash; Installation of four freestanding signs (Sui Generis)

Applicant: Waves Valeting Services Ltd

The Planning Officer presented the report, which Members considered.

The Chair moved that, in accordance with the officer recommendation, the application be approved subject to the conditions set out in the report.  This was seconded by Councillor Thalukdar and, upon being put to the vote, the motion to approve was CARRIED.

RESOLVED:

that the application be APPROVED subject to the conditions set out below:

              CONDITIONS

1.           This consent shall relate solely to the submitted plans ref. no. LE4 5NU - PL-005 received by the City Council as local planning authority on 12/11/2019. (For the avoidance of doubt.

The Chair advised Members that this was the last meeting that Clare Sinnott, one of the Planning Lawyers, would be attending, as she was leaving the authority. 

On behalf of the Committee, he extended thanks to Ms Sinnott for her work on behalf of the Committee and best wishes for the future.  This was endorsed by the other Members and officers present.

The meeting closed at 6.30 pm