Agenda and minutes

Any information received after the agenda has been published, relevant to the applications on the agenda to be considered by the Committee will be published here.

Apologies for absence were received from Cllr Cereste and Cllr Lane.

Cllr Burton declared that he knew the residents of Sycamore farm (agenda item 5) but that this would not affect his decision.

Cllr Thacker declared that she knew the Ward Councillors but that this would not affect his decision.

N/A

The committee received a retrospective application for a smoking shelter for consideration.  The shelter is of timber construction, with a slightly pitched roof and open areas along the upper part of the sides forming “windows”.  These are glazed with Perspex which can be removed in hot weather.  The timber roof is attached to the main building but there is an unroofed area between building and shelter. 

The applicant responded to questions from members of the committee.

Resolved:(8 for, 0 against, 1 did not vote) to authorise the Head of Planning Services to grant planning permission.

Reason for decision

The proposal is acceptable having been assessed in the light of all material considerations, including weighting against relevant policies of the development plan and specifically:

• The shelter is unobtrusive and has no detrimental impact on the amenity of the area or the amenities of occupiers of nearby dwellings.  The proposal is therefore in accordance with Saved Policy DA2 of the Peterborough Local Plan 2005 (First Replacement).

The committee received a report in relation to two items considered by the committee on 21^st October 2008. The report sought authority from members to offer no evidence in relation to reason two for refusal (cumulative effect on the landscape).

The committee considered the advice offered by officers, and resolved with reluctance to offer no evidence in relation to reason 2 by a majority of 8 to 1.