A meeting of the Planning, Highways & Transport Committee will be held on Tuesday 3
May 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 3 May 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 5th April 2022.
6. Silver Street archway access
To consider a request for Town Council to contact Highways to solve parking issues
7. Church Lane/Path trees
To consider residents comments regarding overhanging trees along Church Lane/Church
Path
8. Planning applications
https://www.southsomerset.gov.uk/services/planning/search-for-a-planning-application/
a) 22/00858/ADV – 1-3 Silver Street – A back lit barrel clock with commemorative brass plaque
beneath
b) 22/00859/LBC – 1-3 Silver Street – Erection of a new clock and brass plaque to commemorate
the Queens Platinum Jubilee
c) 22/00836/COU – 1 Southview Listers Hill – Change of use from Class E (Previous Class A) Shops
to Class C3 Domestic dwelling
d) 22/01021/HOU – 11 Swanmead Drive – Conversion of existing garage into office
e) 22/00620/LBC – 36 Station Road – Installation of through floor lift
9. Planning Appeals
https://publicaccess.southsomerset.gov.uk/onlineapplications/search.do?action=simple&searchType=Appeal
10. 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 for 03.05.22
