Agenda and minutes

To receive any apologies for absence from Members.

Apologies were received from Cllr S McCormack.

To receive information on any changes in the membership of the Committee.

Note – When a member of a Committee is unable to attend a meeting of a Committee or Sub-Committee, the relevant Political Group Leader (or their nominated representative) may, by notice to the Monitoring Officer (or their nominated representative) prior to the meeting, appoint a substitute member from within the same Political Group. The contact details on the front of this agenda should be used for notifications. 

Cllr L Dedman substituted for Cllr S McCormack.

Councillors are asked to elect the Chair of the Planning Committee for the 2022/23 Municipal Year.

Nominations for the position of Chair were received for:

Cllr D Kelsey.

Cllr M LePoidevin.

RESOLVED that Cllr D Kelsey be elected Chair of the Planning Committee for the 2022/23 Municipal Year.

Votes for Cllr D Kelsey: 8

Votes for Cllr M LePoidevin: 6

Councillors are asked to elect the Vice-Chair of the Planning Committee for the 2022/23 Municipal Year.

RESOLVED that Cllr T Johnson be elected Vice-Chair of the Planning Committee for the 2022/23 Municipal Year.

No other nominations were received and so a secret ballot was not required.

NOTE: Cllr T Trent entered the meeting at 10:10am and was not present for the election of Chair and Vice-Chair.

Councillors are requested to declare any interests on items included in this agenda. Please refer to the workflow on the preceding page for guidance.

Declarations received will be reported at the meeting.

There were no declarations of interest.

To confirm and sign as a correct record the minutes of the Meeting held on 21 April 2022.

The minutes of the meeting on 21 April 2022 were agreed as a correct record.

To receive any requests to speak on planning applications which the Planning Committee is considering at this meeting.

The deadline for the submission of requests to speak is 12 noon one day before the meeting. Requests should be submitted to Democratic Services using the contact details on the front of this agenda.

Further information about how public speaking is managed at meetings is contained in the Planning Committee Protocol for Public Speaking and Statements, a copy of which is included with this agenda sheet and is also published on the website on the following page:

https://democracy.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/mgCommitteeDetails.aspx?ID=290

Part A of the Protocol will apply to this meeting of the Planning Committee, summarised as follows:

Speaking at Planning Committee (in person or virtually*):

·        There will be a maximum combined time of five minutes to speak in objection and up to two persons may speak within the five minutes.

·        There will be a further maximum combined time of five minutes to speak in support and up to two persons may speak within the five minutes.

·        No speaker may speak for more than half this time (two and a half minutes) UNLESS there are no other requests to speak received by the deadline OR it is with the agreement of the other speaker.

*The Chairman has agreed to exercise his discretion to enable speakers to join the meeting remotely on MS Teams if preferred. For further information please contact Democratic Services.

Submitting a statement to Planning Committee as an alternative to speaking:

·        Anyone who has registered to speak by the deadline may, as an alternative to attending/speaking in person or virtually, submit a written statement to be read out on their behalf.

·        Statements must be provided to Democratic Services by 12noon one day before the meeting.

·        A statement must not exceed 450 words (and will be treated as amounting to two and a half minutes of speaking time).

Please refer to the full Protocol document for further guidance.

Note: The public speaking procedure is separate from and is not intended to replicate or replace the procedure for submitting a written representation on a planning application to the Planning Offices during the consultation period.

There were a number of requests to speak on planning applications considered by the Planning Committee.

The Chairman exercised his discretion as permitted by the Protocol for Speaking/Statements to allow those who wished to address the committee directly, to do so virtually via Microsoft Teams if they preferred.

To consider the planning applications as listed below.

See planning application reports circulated at 6a – 6g as updated by the agenda addendum sheet to be published on Tuesday 18 May 2022.

Councillors are requested where possible to submit any technical questions on planning applications to the Case Officer at least 48 hours before the meeting to ensure this information can be provided at the meeting.

The running order in which planning applications will be considered will be as listed on this agenda sheet.

The Chairman retains discretion to propose an amendment to the running order at the meeting if it is considered expedient to do so.

Members will appreciate that the copy drawings attached to planning application reports are reduced from the applicants’ original and detail, in some cases, may be difficult to read. To search for planning applications, the following link will take you to the main webpage where you can click on a tile (area) to search for an application.  The link is:

https://www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/Planning-and-building-control/Search-and-comment-on-applications/Search-and-comment-on-applications.aspx

Councillors are advised that if they wish to refer to specific drawings or plans which are not included in these papers, they should contact the Case Officer at least 48 hours before the meeting to ensure that these can be made available.

To view Local Plans, again, the following link will take you to the main webpage where you can click on a tile to view the local plan for that area. The link is:

https://www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/Planning-and-building-control/Planning-policy/Current-Local-Plans/Current-Local-Plan.aspx

The Committee considered planning application reports, copies of which had been circulated and which appear as Appendices A to G to these minutes in the Minute Book. There was an addendum sheet published on 18 May 2022 which appears as appendix H to these minutes. The Committee considered the planning applications as set out below:

Parkstone

APP/21/01725/F

Change of Use of Existing Guesthouse to Sui Generis HMO.

Parkstone

APP/21/01725/F

Change of Use of Existing Guesthouse to Sui Generis HMO.

Speaking in Objection:

Ø  Mr Peter Thomas

Ø  Mr Andrew Fox

Speaking in Support:

Ø  Adam Bennett, Ken Parke Planning – agent.

Ward Councillor(s):

Ø  None.

RESOLVED that Planning Permission be granted in accordance with the recommendation and conditions set out in the Officer report, with a modification to condition 4 to require further details to be submitted on the cycle store clarifying the provision of a minimum of 12 cycle spaces.

Voting:

For – 12

Against – 3

Abstentions – 0

Note: Cllr G Farquhar requested that his vote against the motion be recorded in the minutes.

Broadstone

APP/21/01273/F

Proposed change of Use from Class E Retail to Sui Generis/Hot Food Takeaway with new shopfront and associated plant and extraction equipment..

Broadstone

APP/21/01273/F

Proposed change of Use from Class E Retail to Sui Generis/Hot Food Takeaway with new shopfront and associated plant and extraction equipment.

Speaking in Objection:

Ø  None

Speaking in Support:

Ø  Giles Moir, Chapman Lily – agent.

Ward Councillor(s):

Ø Cllr Vikki Slade.

Ø Cllr Mike Brooke

RESOLVED that Planning Permission be REFUSED, contrary to the recommendation as set out in the Officer report for the following reasons:

·       Contrary to policy PP22 (2) (c) and (d) – the application did not add diversity or vitality to the area.

Voting:

For – 8

Against – 7

Abstentions – 0

Note: Cllr G Farquhar requested that his vote be recorded in the minutes.

Parkstone

APP/21/01690/F

Demolition of the existing dwelling and the construction of a 3-storey apartment block with parking.

Parkstone

APP/21/01690/F

Demolition of the existing dwelling and the construction of a 3-storey apartment block with parking.

Speaking in Objection:

Ø  Natalie Jones, local resident.

Ø  Jan Miller, Chair of Viewpoint Residents Association.

Speaking in Support:

Ø  Richard Carr, Fortitudo Property – applicant.

Ward Councillor(s):

Ø Cllr Vikki Slade.

Ø Cllr Mike Brooke

RESOLVED that Planning Permission be granted in accordance with the recommendation and conditions set out in the Officer report, with the amendment of Condition 14 to include any protected species, not just bats.

Voting:

For – 9

Against – 6

Abstentions – 0

Note: Councillor Tony Trent left the meeting following the conclusion of item 6c.

Westbourne and West Cliff

7-2021-1227-AQ

Minor Material Amendment to vary condition no.1of application 7-2019-1227-G to provide 3no external roof terraces with access (Original description - Alterations, roof extension to form three additional flats and formation of additional parking spaces).

Westbourne and West Cliff

7-2021-1227-AQ

Minor Material Amendment to vary condition no.1of application 7-2019-1227-G to provide 3no external roof terraces with access (Original description - Alterations, roof extension to form three additional flats and formation of additional parking spaces).

Speaking in Objection:

Ø  David Almon.

Ø  Alex Patlewicz.

Speaking in Support:

Ø Darryl Howells, DHPC representing applicant.

Ward Councillor(s):

Ø  Cllr John Beesley.

RESOLVED that Planning Permission be granted in accordance with the recommendation and conditions set out in the Officer report, with a modification to condition 4 to require the three non-seaward facing sides be obscure glazed on each of the terraces.

Voting:

For – 13

Against – 0

Abstentions – 1

Note: Cllr G Farquhar requested that his vote against the motion be recorded in the minutes.

Christchurch Town.

8/21/1178/HOU

Rear extension (part-retrospective application) Amended description.

Christchurch Town.

8/21/1178/HOU

Rear extension (part-retrospective application) Amended description.

Speaking in Objection:

Ø  Helen Richards.

Speaking in Support:

Ø Karin Shipman, applicant.

Ward Councillor(s):

Ø  None.

RESOLVED that Planning Permission be granted in accordance with the recommendation and conditions set out in the Officer report.

Voting:

For – 11

Against – 3

Abstentions – 0

Note: A move to defer the item and hold a site visit was lost.

Votes –

For: 6

Against: 8

Abstentions: 0

A move to refuse the application was lost.

Votes –

For: 3

Against: 11

Abstentions: 0

Christchurch Town.

8/21/1179/LB

Rear extension (part-retrospective application) Amended description.

Christchurch Town.

8/21/1178/HOU

Rear extension (part-retrospective application) Amended description.

Speaking in Objection:

Ø  None.

Speaking in Support:

Ø Karin Shipman, applicant.

Ward Councillor(s):

Ø  None.

Voting:

For – 12

Against – 2

Abstentions – 0

Note: Following the conclusion of item 8f Cllr L Dedman left the meeting.

Canford Cliffs.

APP/21/01724/F

Proposed remodel comprising a single storey side and rear extension, and roof conversion to increase the second floor accommodation.

Canford Cliffs.

APP/21/01724/F

Proposed remodel comprising a single storey side and rear extension, and roof conversion to increase the second floor accommodation.

Speaking in Objection:

Ø  None.

Speaking in Support:

Ø Giles Moir, Chapman Lily, agent.

Ward Councillor(s):

Ø  Councillor May Haines.

RESOLVED that Planning Permission be granted in accordance with the recommendation and conditions set out in the Officer report.

Voting:

For – 13

Against – 0

Abstentions – 0