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 Councillors Lowndes, Thacker, Burton, Lane and Harrington.

          Councillor Winslade and Councillor Swift attended as substitutes.

          There were no declarations of interest.

There were no declarations from Members of the Committee to make representation as Ward Councillor on any item within the agenda.

4.1    8 February 2011

4.2    22 February 2011

The minutes of the meetings were approved as true and accurate records.

            The Chairman addressed the Committee and stated that a member of the public had requested permission to record the meeting on a digital recorder. Approval from the Committee was required as per the Council’s Constitution and Members agreed to allow the recording.

            The Chairman addressed the Committee and advised Members that the item had been withdrawn at the applicant’s request. The item would be brought back to the next meeting for consideration.

Permission was sought for the variation of condition C6 of planning application number 00/00930/FUL to allow the restaurant to open between the hours of 05.00am to 01.00am Sunday to Thursday and 24 hours on Friday and Saturday. The current permitted hours were 05.00am – 00.00 Monday – Sunday.

The site was situated approximately 350 metres south of the village of Glinton and close to a group of dwellings, situated 30 metres to the south on Lincoln Road. The site was located at a roundabout on the A15 trunk road accessing the north of the city and the outlying villages.

The site was separated from the dwellings to the south by a landscaped bund approximately 20 metres in width. There was pedestrian access from a turning head in front of the Lincoln Road properties adjacent to the petrol station and McDonalds.

Members were advised that the Case Officer had identified the application as being retrospective, however this was not the case.

The Planning Officer addressed the Committee and gave an overview of the proposal. Members were advised that the main issue for consideration was the effect of the proposal on the amenities of the occupiers of the nearby dwellings. The recommendation was one of approval for a six month temporary consent for the proposed opening hours.

Members were advised that the closest part of the application site was situated 55 metres away from the boundary edge of the nearest dwelling, that being number 5 Waterworks Lane and 100 metres away when measured building to building.

Members were further advised that there was a large layby area situated adjacent to the petrol station which was sometimes utilised by larger vehicles calling into the McDonalds drive through restaurant of an evening. The distance between the layby and the boundary edge of the nearby dwelling was 15 metres and 30 metres to the side elevation of the dwelling. The layby was utilised during the day by members of the public using the filling station and the McDonalds restaurant. On the application site, signage was located stating that all users should be considerate to local residents and there were also a number of litter bins.

There had been one objection received from a property located 130 metres away from the application site, and 85 metres from the layby area. The main concerns highlighted were in relation to noise, disturbance, litter and traffic. Members were advised that if the extended opening hours did cause issues in relation to any of the points raised by the objector, these could be considered at such time as an application was put forward for the retention of the opening hours on a permanent basis after the six month trial period.

Members’ attention was drawn to additional information contained within the update report and it was highlighted that the applicant had requested a twelve month temporary period rather than six months. A revised licensing application, which would incur costs, would be required in order to extend the opening hours and  ...  view the full minutes text for item 9.

Planning permission was sought to extend a semi detached residential dwelling to the rear of the property.

The extension was to be located to the south east of the property, in order to extend the existing kitchen and shower room. The footprint of the proposal was to be 2100mm in width and 6000mm in length and the height of the proposal was to be 3300mm at the ridge and 2500mm at the eaves.

There was also an extension proposed to the southern most elevation of the property with a projection of 3000mm which was deemed as ‘permitted development’ by virtue of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 and accordingly did not require planning permission from the authority.     

The Planning Officer addressed the Committee and gave an overview of the proposal. Members were advised that the main issues for consideration were the impact of the development on neighbour amenity and the impact of the development on the character and appearance of the area. The Planning Officer commented that the application was in keeping with the surrounding area and would not cause detriment to the neighbouring property. There were also no issues with poor outlook or overlooking, the recommendation was therefore one of approval.

A motion was put forward and seconded to approve the application. The motion was carried unanimously.

RESOLVED: (Unanimously) to approve the application, as per officer recommendation, subject to:

1. The conditions numbered C1 to C2 as detailed in the committee report

Reasons for decision:

In light of all policy considerations, the proposal was considered to be in keeping with the character and appearance of the area and would not have any significant impact on residential amenity. Subject to the conditions the proposal was therefore acceptable.