A meeting of the Planning, Highways & Transport Committee will be held on Tuesday 5
April 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 5 April 2022. Officers of the council will advise whether capacity
remains.
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 the 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 1
st March 2022.
6. A358 Update
To be notified of the latest A358 discussions.
7. Planning applications
https://www.southsomerset.gov.uk/services/planning/search-for-a-planningapplication/
a) 22/00452/HOU – The Old Toll House, Station Road – Internal repairs of dwelling
further to flood damage
b) 22/00690/LBC & 22/00785/HOU – Ashleigh House, Silver Street – Form canopy
outside entrance door to main house (Porch) and form extensions to cottage with
alterations to internal accommodation.
c) 22/00775/HOU – Westerholme, 33 Station Road – Erection of a standalone
garden room.
d) 22/00038/HOU – Pennygault Cottage, Greenway, Dowlish Ford – Alterations to roof and
erection of a rear extension to existing garage to form a two-storey outbuilding with
study above
8. Planning Appeals
https://publicaccess.southsomerset.gov.uk/onlineapplications/search.do?action=simple&searchType=Appeal
9. 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 PHT 01.03.22
