County Councillor Jayne McKenna declared a personal interest pursuant to the Members’ Code of Conduct in respect of application DM/2023/01105, as she was a co-director of the company that sold the property to the applicant. She left the meeting taking no part in the discussion or voting thereon in respect of this application.

County Councillor Phil Murphy declared a personal, non-prejudicial interest pursuant to the Members’ Code of Conduct in respect of application DM/2023/01105, as his son has been a work colleague of the applicant.

The minutes of the Planning Committee meeting dated 7^th November 2023 were confirmed and signed by the Chair.

We considered the report of the application and late correspondence which was presented for refusal for the reasons outlined in the report.

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In noting the detail of the application and the views expressed, it was proposed by County Councillor Dale Rooke and seconded by County Councillor Maureen Powell that application DM/2023/01105 be refused for the reasons outlined in the report.

Upon being put to the vote, the following votes were recorded:

For refusal                -           11

Against refusal         -           3

Abstentions               -           0

The proposition was carried:

We resolved that application DM/2023/01105 be refused for the reasons outlined in the report.

We considered the report of the application and late correspondence which was recommended for approval subject to the conditions outlined in the report.

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In noting the detail of the application and the views expressed, it was proposed by County Councillor Jan Butler and seconded by County Councillor Su McConnel that application DM/2022/01507 be approved subject to the conditions outlined in the report, with an amendment to condition 7 on lighting to reflect that lighting should not be in operation outside the hours the car park is in use.

Upon being put to the vote, the following votes were recorded:

For approval             -           14

Against approval      -           0

Abstentions               -           0

The proposition was carried:

We resolved that application DM/2022/01507 be approved subject to the conditions outlined in the report, with an amendment to condition 7 on lighting to reflect that lighting should not be in operation outside the hours the car park is in use.

We considered the report of the application and late correspondence which was recommended for approval subject to the conditions outlined in the report, with an amendment to condition 4, as follows:

·         Within 3 months of the date of this decision a scheme of ecological enhancement to provide net benefit to biodiversity shall be submitted to the local planning authority for approval in writing. This shall include full details of the location, a specification of ecological enhancements and a timetable for their implementation.  The approved details shall be implemented in their entirety in accordance with the agreed timetable and shall be retained in perpetuity.

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In noting the detail of the application and the views expressed, it was proposed by County Councillor Jayne McKenna and seconded by County Councillor Maureen Powell that application DM/2023/01259 be approved subject to the conditions outlined in the report with the following: 

·         An amendment to condition 4 - Within 3 months of the date of this decision a scheme of ecological enhancement to provide net benefit to biodiversity shall be submitted to the local planning authority for approval in writing. This shall include full details of the location, a specification of ecological enhancements and a timetable for their implementation.  The approved details shall be implemented in their entirety in accordance with the agreed timetable and shall be retained in perpetuity.

·         Add an informative - The applicant is advised to address Members’ concerns regarding pedestrian safety in respect of the rear access for skate ramp users in terms of there being i) a safe area outside the existing double doors and ii) a barrier / bollard to prevent a vehicle from the car park colliding with the existing roller shutter door.

Upon being put to the vote, the following votes were recorded:

For approval             -           13

Against approval      -           0

Abstentions               -           0

The proposition was carried:

We resolved that application DM/2023/01259 be approved subject to the conditions outlined in the report with the following: 

·         An amendment to condition 4 - Within 3 months of the date of this decision a scheme of ecological enhancement to provide net benefit to biodiversity shall be submitted to the local planning authority for approval in writing. This shall include full details of the location, a specification of ecological enhancements and a timetable for their implementation.  The approved details shall be implemented in their entirety in accordance with the agreed timetable and shall be retained in perpetuity.

·         Add an informative - The applicant is advised to address Members’ concerns regarding pedestrian safety in respect of the rear access for skate ramp users in terms of there being i) a safe area outside the existing double doors and ii) a barrier / bollard to prevent a vehicle from the car park colliding with the existing roller shutter door.