Development and Planning Agenda 21-02-2022
The Memorial Hall, High Street, Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8JP TEL: 01638 667227
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
Monday 21st February at 6.15pm
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 7th February 2022
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 for 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 31/01/2022, 07/02/2022
8. Planning applications – Amended and Deferred Plans
9. Planning applications – East Cambs
10. Planning decisions and plans withdrawn – West Suffolk Council-week commencing 31/01/2022, 07/02/2022
11. Delegation Panel decisions – To discuss any decisions by Delegation Panel
12. Licensing – To discuss any Licensing Applications
13. Car Parking Allocations – to receive information regarding statutory spaces for developments in a town
14. Correspondence
a) To confirm the Town Council’s statement regarding Sunnica (to follow)
15. Date of next meeting – Monday 7th March 2022
16. Items for consideration at the next meeting
Signed: Cathy Whitaker, Town Clerk Date: 15th February 2022
| 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
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| Matters which are not material planning considerations
Greater weight is attached to issues raised which are supported by evidence rather than solely by assertion. |
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| Competition (unless in relation to adverse effects on a town centre as a whole) | Moral and religious issues
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| 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 | |