A meeting of the Planning, Highways & Transport Committee will be held on Tuesday 1
March 2022 in the Council Chamber, Council Offices, North Street, Ilminster, TA19 0DG
starting at 19:30 hrs.
Members of the public are welcome and encouraged to attend. However, due to ongoing
Covid-19 concerns and a duty to protect all attendees, there will be a limited number of
members of the public able to attend. If you wish to attend, please let Ilminster Town Clerk
know either by email town.council@ilminster.gov.uk or phone the office on 01460 52149 by
15:00 hrs on Tuesday 1 March 2022. Officers of the council will advise whether capacity
remains. We would ask anybody who attends to have taken a lateral flow test within 24 hours
prior to the meeting.
If members of the public have any questions on matters that are on the agenda, then if
possible, please notify the Council Office before the day of meeting which item you would like
to speak about.
This meeting has been advertised as a public meeting and as such could be filmed or
recorded by broadcasters, the media or members of the public. Please be aware that whilst
every effort is taken to ensure that members of the public are not filmed, we cannot
guarantee this, especially if you are speaking or taking an active role.
The business to be transacted at the meeting is outlined on the Agenda below.
Yours sincerely
Mark Tredwin
Town Clerk
Planning, Highways & Transport Agenda
1. Public Forum
Fifteen minutes will be made available for public comment and response in relation
to items on this agenda. Individuals will be permitted a maximum of three minutes
each to address the committee.
2. Apologies for absence
To receive apologies for absence from Councillors unable to attend the meeting.
3. 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.
Members are reminded that if they have a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest on their register of interest
relating to any item on the agenda, they are prevented from participating in any discussion or
voting on that matter at the meeting as to do so would amount to a criminal offence. Similarly,
if you are or become aware of a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in a matter under
consideration at this meeting which is not on your register of interests or is in the process of
being added to your register you must disclose such interest at this meeting and register it
within 28 days.
4. Dispensations
To note the grant of dispensations made by the Town Clerk in relation to the
business of this meeting.
5. Minutes
To confirm the Minutes of the meeting held on 1st February 2022.
6. West Street restricted parking
Members to receive information obtained from a resident on the free parking canvas
7. Dog fouling
Members to receive information regarding dog fouling in Ilminster
8. Swan Precinct unlit at night
Members to receive information regarding lighting in Swan Precinct
9. Planning applications
https://www.southsomerset.gov.uk/services/planning/search-for-a-planningapplication/
a) 21/03081/LBC – 29 Silver Street – Existing 1960’s aluminum sliding sash windows
to front elevation to be removed and replaced with hardwood (white
painted/stained) timber windows. Cleaning and minor remedial works to the
timber work surrounds to the front entrance pilasters and ingoes
b) 22/00038/HOU – Pennygault Cottage, Greenway, Dowlish Ford – Erection of a rear
extension to existing garage to form a two storey, one bedroom annex to be used
as ancillary to main dwelling
c) 22/00085/HOU – 105 Blackdown View – Erection of a single storey wrap-around
extension and internal alteration
d) 21/03828/FUL – Land OS 2800 at Rose Mill Farm, Cheshays Hill, Horton – Change
of use of Agricultural Land to Equestrian and the erection of four timber portable
stable buildings
e) 22/00257/HOU – White Horse Lodge, 9A Bay Hill – Erection of Double Garage with
Office above
f) 22/00248/LBC – 5 Court Barton – Removal of cement mortar pointing on the front
wall of the house and replacement with the lime mortar mix used on the house
gable wall
10. Planning Appeals
https://publicaccess.southsomerset.gov.uk/onlineapplications/search.do?action=simple&searchType=Appeal
11. Planning decisions made by SSDC
Decisions made by South Somerset District Council and are reported for
information. For more details, please see South Somerset District Council
Website: http://www.southsomerset.gov.uk/planningsearch
Planning, Highways & Transport Committee Members:
Councillors Shearman, James, Taylor, Mackillop, Swann, Gunn, Shepherd, Wilcock
PLEASE NOTE THAT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO
ATTEND THIS MEETING AS OBSERVERS Under the Openness of Local
Government Bodies Regulations 2014, any members of the public are now
allowed to take photographs, film and audio record the proceedings and
report on all public meetings (including on social media). No prior
notification is needed but it would be helpful to let the office know of any
plans to film or record so that any necessary arrangements can be made to
provide reasonable facilities to report on meetings. This permission does
not extend to private meetings or parts of meetings which are not open to
the public. All recording and photography equipment should be taken away
if a public meeting moves into a session which is not open to the public.
If you are recording the meeting, you are asked to act in a reasonable
manner and not disrupt the conduct of meetings for example by using
intrusive lighting, flash photography or asking people to repeat statements
for the benefit of the recording. You may not make an oral commentary
during the meeting. The Chairman has the power to control public recording
and/or reporting so it does not disrupt the meeting. Members of the public
exercising their right to speak during Public Question Time may be
recorded. Copies of this document are available in large print on request
Please click here to download the agenda
Ag 5 Draft minutes of the PHT 01.02.22
