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Development & Planning Agenda 17-05-2021

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You are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of the Development and Planning committee to be held at Memorial Hall, High Street, Newmarket, CB8 8JP on Monday 17th May 2021 at 6pm.

Membership as from May 2020
Councillor Appleby-Vice Chairman
Councillor Drummond
Councillor Hood
Councillor Hulbert
Councillor Jefferys
Councillor O’Neill – Chairman
Cllr Yarrow
Quorum = 3

The meeting is held in public and the public are encouraged to attend and participate. Just occasionally matters such as contractual or staffing matters do have to be held in the confidential part of the meeting.
Members of the public and press may not orally report or comment about a meeting as it takes place if present at a meeting of the Council, but otherwise may:
a. film, photograph or make an audio recording of the meeting;
b. use any other means for enabling persons not present to see or hear proceedings at a meeting as it takes place or later;
c. Report or comment on the proceedings in writing, during or after a meeting or orally after the meeting.
The Council will where possible facilitate such recording unless it is being disruptive. It will also take steps to ensure that children, the vulnerable and members of the public who object to being filmed are protected without undermining the broader purpose of the meeting.

1. Chair to read fire safety notice and announce that proceedings may be filmed or recorded.
2. Apologies – To receive and accept apologies for absence
3. Declaration of interests
a) Councillors are invited to raise any declarations of interest concerning items on the agenda
b) To consider any requests for dispensation
4. Minutes of previous meeting held 4th May 2021
a) To consider and adopt the minutes, as a true record of the proceedings
b) To consider any matters arising
5. Public participation – an invitation to members of the public to make representations to Councillors. Resolutions can only be made on items on the agenda
Rules of public participation: no person may speak on more than two items and for no longer than 3 minutes in total. The maximum time permitted for this item is 15 minutes. This is the only opportunity during the meeting, for members of the public to address Councillors
6. To consider where Newmarket Neighbourhood Plan policies impact on planning applications for consideration
7. Planning applications – West Suffolk Council, weeks commencing 26/04/2021 and 03/05/2021 (Herewith)
8. Planning applications – Amended and Deferred Plans
9. Planning applications – East Cambs
10. Planning decisions and plans withdrawn – West Suffolk Council-week commencing 26/04/2021 and 03/05/2021 (Herewith)
11. Delegation Panel decisions – To discuss any decisions by Delegation Panel
12. Licensing – To discuss any Licensing Applications
13. Correspondence
14. Date of next meeting – Monday 7th June 2021
15. Items for consideration at the next meeting

Signed: D.Baines                                                   Debbie Baines, Town Clerk                                        Date: 11/05/2021

To: Chair & Members of D&P Committee, Other Council Members, Press & the Public

Material Planning Considerations

Site specific issues

·         adequacy for turning, loading

·         availability/capacity of local infrastructure (eg public drainage or water systems)

·         car parking

·         deficiencies in community/social facilities (eg spaces in schools)

·         design, appearance and materials

·         layout and density of building(s)

·         road access

·         traffic generation

Environmental effects

·         effect on street scene

·         hazardous materials, contaminated land

·         landscaping

·         light (including overshadowing)

·         loss of trees

·         nature conservation & biodiversity issues

·         noise & disturbance resulting from use

·         overlooking/loss of privacy

·         smells and fumes

·         visual amenity

Listed buildings/

conservation areas

 ·         The need to preserve or enhance the special character or appearance of designated conservation areas and protect listed buildings

·         Effect on archaeological interest

Usage

 ·         Incompatible or unacceptable uses

·         Desire to retain and promote certain uses   e.g. stables in Newmarket.

Previous decisions

 ·         Previous planning decisions, including appeal decisions

Policies

 ·         Statutory provisions contained in planning acts, statutory regulations &

planning case law

·         Central Government planning policy and advice

·         National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF)

·         Supplementary planning guidance/documents

eg. Affordable Housing SPD, Master plans, development briefs

·         WSC Local Plan policies

·         Newmarket Neighbourhood Plan

·         Newmarket Conservation Area Appraisal (adopted September 2009)
Key principle of the NPPF – presumption in favour of sustainable development.

For decision-taking this means granting permission unless:

·         the application of policies in the NPPF that protect areas or assets of particular importance provides a clear reason for refusing the development proposed; or

·         any adverse impacts of doing so would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits

 

Matters which are not material planning considerations

Greater weight is attached to issues raised which are supported by evidence rather than solely by assertion.
Competition (unless in relation to adverse effects on a town centre as a whole) Moral and religious issues

 
Breach of private covenants or other private property or access rights, including boundary disputes Council interests (eg land ownership or contractual matters)
Devaluation of property Identity or motives of an applicant or occupier
Protection of a private view Private disputes between neighbours
Impact of construction work