A meeting of the PLANNING, HIGHWAYS & TRANSPORT COMMITTEE will be held on 6 February 2018. The meeting will be held at Greenfylde School, Silver Street, Ilminster starting at 7.30pm.
The public are welcome to attend this meeting. Members of the public are invited to ask Questions or raise issues relevant to the work of the Council. The overall time available for speakers are restricted to 15 minutes unless the Chair decides otherwise. Individual speakers are restricted to 3 minutes and are asked not to repeat points that have been made previously. It is helpful if potential contributors can make themselves known to the Town Clerk before the meeting so that the session can be programmed effectively. Public participation is not part of the formal meeting of the Council however a note will be made of matters raised and recorded at the start of the minutes of the meeting.
Please note that the Town Council is a Statutory Consultee for Planning applications and as such does not make the final decision on any application. Any decisions and comments this Committee makes will be fed into the planning process and added to the report by the Planning Officer. South Somerset District Council is the Planning Authority and will issue the final decision notice (Planning Determination) once their investigations into the application, consultation period and decision making process has been completed.
The business to be transacted at the meeting is outlined on the Agenda below. Any reports listed as “to follow” will be made available as soon as possible, and in any event at least 30 minutes before the start of the meeting.
Yours sincerely
Joy Norris
Town Clerk
AGENDA
1. Apologies for absence
To receive apologies for absence from Councillors unable to attend the meeting.
2. Declarations of Interest
To receive any declarations from Councillors and Officers of interests in respect of matters to be considered at this meeting, together with an appropriate statement regarding the nature of the interest.
3. Minutes
A) To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 9 January 2018 as a correct record.
B) To consider the Office Action Plan relating to the Committee.
4. Police Report
This agenda item provides an opportunity for the Police to report on any matters relevant to policing in Ilminster.
5. Planning Applications
The Committee is asked to consider the following applications and agree their comments and recommendations to be forwarded to South Somerset District Council:
a) Application No. 17/04635/FUL – Units 1-4 Harts Close, Ilminster, TA19 9DJ
Application to remove condition 6 (internal floor area) and to vary condition 2 (approved plans) of planning approval 15/04926/FUL to create mezzanine floor to units and alterations to car parking layout.
b) Application No 17/04705/LBC – National Westminster Bank, 10 East Street, Ilminster
Internal alterations.
c) Application No 17/04802/REM – Factory, Winterhay Lane, Ilminster, TA19 9BB
Erection of 72 No dwelling houses and 600 square metres of office space (Use Class B1) Reserved matters of 13/04935/OUT.
d) Application No 17/04857/FUL – Factory, Winterhay Lane, Ilminster TA19 9BB Erection of 19 No dwelling houses, car parking and relocation of public open space.
e) Application No 17/04944/FUL – Land North of Winterhay Lane, Ilminster
Proposed change of use of land to equestrian (retrospective) and the erection of a field shelter and retention of 2 field accesses.
f) Application No 17/04649/ADV – Co-operative Cornhill Market Place, East Street, Ilminster, TA19 0AW. Amended plans / Additional information.
Display of 1 no. externally illuminated hanging sign, 2 no externally illuminated fascia logos, 1 no non-illuminated fascia text and 2 no non-illuminated wall mounted signs (1 no on the rear elevation and 1 no on the front elevation)
NOTE: The Town Council considered the original application at its meeting on 9 January 2018 and recommended refusal on the grounds that illuminated signs are not in keeping with the conservation area.
6. Withdrawn Planning Applications
Application No 17/04471/FUL – Rose Cottage, Green Lane, Ilminster, TA19 9PN
Partial demolition of existing building. Erection of two storey and single storey extensions and raising height of roof.
The application is now withdrawn.
7. Temporary Closure of The Cross
Information attached.
Click here to download the agenda
Click here to download agenda no 3a draft minutes of the meeting held on 09.01.18 V1
Click here to download Agenda 3B Action list
