Agenda and minutes

Councillor Surti, as Chair, welcomed those present and led on introductions.

Apologies had been received from Councillor Kennedy-Lount and Kitterick, who would be substituted by Councillors Dave and Orton.

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.

There were no declarations of interest.

Members are asked to note the Membership of the Planning and Development Control Committee for 2025-26, as detailed on the front of the agenda.

The Membership of the Planning and Development Control Committee for 2025/26 was noted.

Members are asked to note the dates for Planning and Development Control Committee meetings for 2025-26:

·        11 June 2025

·        2 July 2025

·        23 July 2025

·        20 August 2025 

·        10 September 2025

·        1 October 2025

·        29 October 2025

·        19 November 2025

·        10 December 2025

·        21 January 2025

·        11 February 2025

·        4 March 2025

·        25 March 2025

·        15 April 2025

·        6 May 2025

Councillor Joel highlighted typographical errors in the last few dates on the agenda, which should read ‘2026’ instead of ‘2025’

Members were requested to note the dates of forthcoming Planning and Development Control Committee meetings for the 2025/26 municipal year.

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.

The Chair noted that the meeting would proceed in the order stated on the agenda.

20250314 - 14 Brunel Avenue

Ward: Beaumont Leys

Proposal: Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to children's residential home (3 persons) (Class C2)

Applicant: Goyal

The Planning Officer presented the report.

Mr Pawan Khorana addressed the Committee and spoke in support of the application.

Ms Christina Wright addressed the Committee and spoke in opposition 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 Mohammed, and upon being put to the vote, the result was tied, was 5 For, 5 Against. The Chair exercised the casting vote in favour and the motion was CARRIED.

RESOLVED: That the application be approved subject to the following 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 premises shall not accommodate any more than 3 residents in care at any one time. (To enable consideration of the amenity of residents and parking impacts of a more intensive use, in accordance with Policy CS14 of the Leicester Core Strategy (2014) and saved Policy PS10 of the Local Plan (2006).

3.         Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987, as amended, or any order amending or revoking and replacing that Order with or without modification, the premises shall not be used for any purpose other than for a care home within Class C2 of the Order, unless otherwise approved in writing by the local planning authority. (To enable consideration of the amenity, parking and highway safety impacts of alternative Class C2 uses, in accordance with Policies CS03, CS08 and CS14 of the Leicester Core Strategy (2014) and saved Policy PS10 of the Local Plan (2006)).

4.         Development shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans:

            Proposed Ground Floor and First Floor Plans, DRAWING NUMBER 03, received 25 February 2025

            (For the avoidance of doubt).

            NOTES FOR APPLICANT

1.         There are statutory exemptions and transitional arrangements which mean that the biodiversity gain condition does not always apply.

            Based on the information available, this permission is considered to be one which will not require the approval of a biodiversity gain plan before development is begun because the following statutory exemption/transitional arrangement is considered to apply:

            Development below the de minimis threshold, meaning development which:

            i) does not impact an onsite priority habitat (a habitat specified in a list published under section 41 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006); and

            ii) impacts less than 25 square metres of onsite habitat that has biodiversity value greater than zero and less than 5 metres in length of onsite linear habitat (as defined in the statutory metric).

2.         The City Council, as local planning authority has acted  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

The Director of Planning, Development and Transportation submits a report providing Member’s with an update on the outcomes of appeals received in the 2024/25 municipal year and between 1^st April 2025 and 28^th May 2025.

The Director of Planning, Development and Transportation submitted a report providing Member’s with an update on the outcomes of appeals received in the 2024/25 municipal year and between 1^st April 2025 and 28^th May 2025.

Grant Butterworth, Head of Planning, presented the item, providing an overview of the report and briefly analysed the example cases included in the presentation. Members were notified that the presentation would be made available to all members after the meeting and further training on the topic could be provided upon request.

Members of the Committee noted the report.

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

There being no other urgent business, the meeting closed at 6:46pm.