Agenda for Planning and Development Committee on Tuesday, 4 February 2020, 6.30pm

Agenda and decisions

Venue: Council Chamber, Daneshill House, Danestrete

Contact: Lisa Jerome  Tel: 014382203

Items
No. Item

1.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Decision:

Apologies for absence were received on behalf of Councillor Liz Harrington.

2.

MINUTES - 16 DECEMBER 2019 pdf icon PDF 217 KB

To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the previous meeting held on 16 December 2019.

Decision:

It was RESOLVED that the Minutes of the Planning and Development Committee held on 16 December 2019 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

 

3.

17/00862/OPM - LAND TO NORTH OF STEVENAGE pdf icon PDF 851 KB

To consider an application for the erection of 800 residential dwellings, creation of a new local centre, provision of a primary school, provision of landscaped communal amenity space including children’s place space; creation of new public open space together with associated highways, landscaping, drainage and utilities works.

Decision:

It was RESOLVED that Planning Permission be GRANTED subject to the following revised conditions and clarifications and as per the remaining recommendations in the report.

 

Revised conditions

 

1.            The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in broadly accordance with the following approved plans: UD01 Rev C, UD02 Rev L, UD03 Rev M, UD04 Rev L, UD05 Rev L and NSTV-WSP-00-XX-SK-CE-0002 P01.

 

16           Prior to occupation of the first dwelling the southern access shall be provided, and prior to occupation of the 100th dwelling hereby permitted, the northern vehicular accesses shall be provided and thereafter retained at the position shown on the approved in principle drawing number General Arrangement drawing number NSTV-WSP-00-XX-SK-CE-0002 revision P01. The principal access road shall be provided 6.75 metres wide complete with 10.0 metres radius kerbs. Arrangement shall be made for surface water drainage to be intercepted and disposed of separately so that it does not discharge from or onto the highway carriageway.

 

 

Clarifications:

·         to paragraph 7.2.26 of the report – the figure of £111,577.00 toward outdoor sport will absorbed in the cost of creating the Country Park not provided as well;

·         Section 9.1 bullet point 2 should refer to the gifting of land and a contribution not the provision of the Primary School which would be undertaken by Hertfordshire County Council;

·         Reference should be made to HCC Waste facilities included in the S106.

·         HCC have confirmed that following discussions with the applicant the Primary Education contribution has increased to £8,334,675.00 and the Secondary Education to £8,266,890.00.

·         HCC has also confirmed that there is no requirement for Contributions toward Nursery Education, however, Childcare contributions are required in accordance with the HCC Toolkit. This would amount to £96,750.00.

 

Following the decision and with the agreement of the Chair, Councillors Graham Snell and Tom Wren requested that their votes against the resolution be recorded in the Minutes.

 

4.

19/00389/FP - ON THE GREEN RESTAURANT, 11 HIGH STREET pdf icon PDF 227 KB

To consider an application for a Variation of Condition 1 (approved drawings) attached to planning permission reference 14/00095/FP

Decision:

It was RESOLVED that Planning Permission be GRANTED subject to conditions as per the recommendations in the report.

 

5.

INFORMATION REPORT - DELEGATED DECISIONS pdf icon PDF 104 KB

To note a report on decisions taken by the Assistant Director Planning and Regulatory in accordance with his delegated authority.

Decision:

It was RESOLVED that the report be noted.

 

6.

INFORMATION REPORT - APPEALS/CALLED IN APPLICATIONS pdf icon PDF 52 KB

To note a report on decisions taken by the Assistant Director Planning and Regulatory in accordance with his delegated authority.

Decision:

It was RESOLVED that the report be noted.

 

7.

URGENT PART I BUSINESS

To consider any Part I Business accepted by the Chair as urgent.

Decision:

None.

8.

EXCLUSION OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC

To consider the following motions that:

 

1.    Under Section 100(A) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as described in paragraphs 1-7 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act as amended by Local Government (Access to information) (Variation) Order 2006.

 

2.    That Members consider the reasons for the following reports (if any)being in Part II and determine whether or not maintaining the exemption from disclosure of the information contained therein outweighs the public interest in disclosure.

 

Decision:

Not required.

9.

URGENT PART II BUSINESS

To consider any Part II Business accepted by the Chair as urgent.

Decision:

None.