Planning, Highways and Transport Committee 6 August 2019

A meeting of the PLANNING, HIGHWAYS & TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE will take place on Tuesday 6^th August 2019 in the Council Chamber, Council Offices, North Street, Ilminster starting at 19:30 hrs.

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 this session is 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.

The Agenda for the meeting is given below. All plans are available to view at South Somerset District’s website www.southsomerset.gov.uk or in the Town Council office.

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
   To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 21 May 2019 as a correct record.
4. Notes of Non-Quorate Planning, Highways and Transport Meeting, 2 July 2019
   To receive, for information, the notes of the Planning, Highways and Transport Committee held on 2 July which was not quorate.
5. Office Action Plan
   To consider the Office Action Plan relating to the Committee
6. Police Report
   This agenda item provides an opportunity for the Police to report on any matters relevant to policing in Ilminster.
7. Planning Applications
   The Committee is asked to consider the following applications:
   a) 19/01599/HOU – 22 The Crescent Ilminster TA19 0ER
   Demolition of an existing conservatory and the erection of a single storey extension
   b) 18/02844/FUL – The Shrubbery Hotel, Station Road, Ilminster TA19 9AR
   Erection of 5 no holiday lets and alterations to car parking (Revised application)
   The amendment is location and design of holiday lets.
   The previous application was considered by the Planning Highways and Transport Committee at its meeting on 6 November 2018; Minute P220 c reads

Application No. 18/02844/FUL – The Shrubbery Hotel, Station Road, Ilminster
TA19 9AR
        Erection of 5 no. holiday lets and alterations to car parking (revised application)
        Issues discussed during consideration of this application included:

• The application is for the erection of modular buildings
• The impact of the proposal on the listed tree is minimal
• The developer has confirmed during a site visit that there is no reduction to the existing parking provision
• Issues raised during consideration of the previous application do not appear to have been addressed in the application under consideration i.e. surface water run off; undermining of the hill and overlooking of existing buildings
• Existing drainage provision (from the former swimming pool) will be used
• There is no overlooking onto individual dwellings, 2 of the proposed 5 buildings will look at a laurel hedge which bounds existing buildings and will form a visual barrier.
• The buildings are bedrooms only, there is no lounging / terrace area for outside use which could lead to additional noise
• The proposal is that the buildings will be over spill rooms which enable the hotel to provide accommodation for coach tours. First room allocation will be within the hotel.
• The existing car park does get very full
• The establishment advertises itself as a conference centre as well as a hotel
• This is a far better proposal than the original submission

 RESOLVED to recommend approval”

c)19/01777/OUT – Land adjacent 1 Greenway, Dowlish Ford, Ilminster TA19 0PJ
Outline application for the erection of a detached dwelling including access

d) 19/01547/HOU – 21 Blackdown View, Ilminster TA19 0AZ
Proposed new boundary wall, driveway and porch to property

8. Planning Decisions made by SSDC
Decisions made by South Somerset District Council are reported for information. For more details, please see South Somerset District Council Website: http://www.southsomerset.gov.uk/planningsearch

a) June Monthly list of decisions made

b) July Monthly list of decisions made

9. Bus Shelter, Orchard Vale (near the Library)
a) Land
To agree that the Town Council are willing to take responsibility from South Somerset District Council for land at Orchard Vale for the purpose of providing a bus shelter

b) Provision and maintenance

The Town Clerk has received an offer of a donation towards the purchase and erection of a bus shelter from persons wishing to remain to anonymous. The Town Council would be responsible for all future maintenance costs and is requested to formally resolve that it is willing to accept responsibility for the maintenance costs.

 10 Grit Bins
To consider whether or not the Town Council will provide additional salt bins and, if it is willing to do so, the location for the new provision.

Click here to download the agenda 

Click here to download Agenda 3a draft mins 21.05.19 

Click here to download Agenda No 4 02.07.19 notes

AClick here to download Agenda No 5 action list 06.08.19 JN V41

Click here to download Agenda 8a June decision list

Click here to download Agenda 8b July decision list

Click here to download Agenda 10 Grit bins