Agenda and minutes

To receive any apologies for absence from Members.

Apologies for absence were received from Cllrs M Davies and M Le Poidevin

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 M Brooke substituted for Cllr M Le Poidevin

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.

Cllr S Baron declared that he was strongly opposed to the application at 6d on the agenda and would instead speak as Ward Councillor and not take part in the debate or the vote.

Cllrs T Johnson and T Trent declared personal interests as the respective Ward Councillors, but had no interest beyond that and would therefore remain on the committee for this item.

To confirm and sign as a correct record the minutes of the Special meeting held on 13 July 2022 and the meeting held on 18 August 2022.

The Minutes of the previous meetings were signed and confirmed 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 – 6f as updated by the agenda addendum sheet to be published on Wednesday 21 September 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

Prior to the consideration of the planning applications, the Head of Planning highlighted the amended recommendations that had been included on the addendum sheet for Christchurch and Poole applications to address the emerging issues surrounding phosphorus and the environmental impacts upon Poole Harbour and the River Avon respectively.

The Committee considered planning application reports, copies of which had been circulated and which appear as Appendices A to F to these minutes in the Minute Book. There was an addendum sheet published on 21 September 2022 which appears as appendix G to these minutes. The Committee considered the planning applications as set out below:

Talbot and Branksome Woods

7-2022-28280

Demolition and replacement of the existing pedestrian bridge from the eastern side of the vehicle bridge and installation of new bridges on both sides for pedestrian and cyclists with associated landscaping - Regulation 3.

Talbot and Branksome Woods

7-2022-28280

Demolition and replacement of the existing pedestrian bridge from the eastern side of the vehicle bridge and installation of new bridges on both sides for pedestrian and cyclists with associated landscaping - Regulation 3.

Public Representations:

Objectors

v  Susan Stockwell

Applicant/Supporters

v  Gary Powell

Ward Councillors

v  None

RESOLVED that Planning Permission be granted in accordance with the recommendation set out in the officer report.

Voting:

For – 11                     Against – 2               Abstentions – 1

Note: Cllr G Farquhar requested that his vote for the motion be recorded.

Mudeford, Stanpit & West Highcliffe

8/22/0401/OUT

Demolish existing dwelling and erect two no. detached houses with integral garages and parking.

Mudeford, Stanpit & West Highcliffe

8/22/0401/OUT

Demolish existing dwelling and erect two no. detached houses with integral garages and parking.

Public Representations:

Objectors

vJohn Watkins

vJames & Carol Curren

Applicant/Supporters

vGiles Moir

Ward Councillors

vLesley Dedman

RESOLVED that Planning Permission be granted in line with the recommendation set out in the officer report, as updated by the Addendum Sheet.

Voting:

For – 6                   Against – 5            Abstentions – 2

Notes: Cllr G Farquhar requested that his vote against the motion be recorded.

Cllr T O’Neill did not take part in the debate or the vote as he had not been able to visit the site.

Alderney and Bourne Valley

APP/20/00877/F

Erection of a Class E discount foodstore and Class E coffee shop with associated access, car parking and landscaping.

Alderney and Bourne Valley

APP/20/00877/F

Erection of a Class E discount foodstore and Class E coffee shop with associated access, car parking and landscaping.

Public Representations:

Objectors

vMr R Piper

Applicant/Supporters

vAlan Williams

vBarbara Bayliff

Ward Councillors

vNone

RESOLVED that Planning Permission be delegated to the Head of Planning to grant, contrary to the recommendation in the officer report, subject to the Head of Planning preparing a S106 agreement and appropriate conditions in consultation with the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Planning Committee, Councillor T Trent in his capacity as Ward Councillor, and Councillor T O’Neill.

Voting:

For – 7                   Against – 7            Abstentions – 0

Note: The Chairman used his casting vote.

Boscombe East and Pokesdown

7-2022-3914-B

Erection of a 5 storey building consisting of 13 x 2-bed flats and 6 x 3-bed flats with associated access and parking, involving demolition of existing residential and garage buildings.

Boscombe East and Pokesdown

7-2022-3914-B

Erection of a 5 storey building consisting of 13 x 2-bed flats and 6 x 3-bed flats with associated access and parking, involving demolition of existing residential and garage buildings.

Public Representations:

Objectors

vPhilip Stanley Watts

vNeil and Susan Lyon

Applicant/Supporters

vKen Parke

Ward Councillors

vAndy Jones

RESOLVED that Planning Permission be refused, contrary to the recommendation set out in the officer report.

Reasons for refusal:

• The Application was contrary to the Boscombe and Pokesdown Neighbourhood plan due to its density and it did not comply with the required housing mix
• The application was contrary to the Parking Standards SPD as it did not provide sufficient parking for visitors on-site.

Voting:

For – 8                   Against – 6            Abstentions – 0

Note: Cllr G Farquhar requested that his vote for the motion be recorded

Cllrs P R A Hall and S Bull left the meeting after the voting on this item and did not return.

Post Meeting Note: Cllr G Farquhar referenced policy BAP4 from the Boscombe and Pokesdown Neighbourhood Plan in the Motion to refuse the application, however, this relates to Open Spaces. Two of the reasons given for refusal at the meeting were in relation to density of the development and housing mix, which are policies BAP1 and BAP6 and, as such, will be referenced in the decision notice.

Parkstone

APP/22/00091/F

Erect a single block of 86 flats with associated access, parking, and landscaping.

Parkstone

APP/22/00091/F

Erect a single block of 86 flats with associated access, parking, and landscaping.

Public Representations:

Objectors

vNone Registered

Applicant/Supporters

vSimon McFarlane

Ward Councillors

vSteve Baron

RESOLVED that Planning Permission be granted in line with the recommendation detailed in the officer report, as updated by the Addendum Sheet.

Voting:

For – 9                   Against – 1            Abstentions – 1

Parkstone

APP/21/00186/P

Outline application to demolish existing buildings and erect 10 flats together with undercroft parking and associated access (all matters except landscaping for consideration).

Parkstone

APP/21/00186/P

Outline application to demolish existing buildings and erect 10 flats together with undercroft parking and associated access (all matters except landscaping for consideration).

Public Representations:

Objectors

v  Natalie Chalmers

Applicant/Supporters

v  Giles Moir

Ward Councillors

v  None registered

RESOLVED that Planning Permission be delegated to the Head of Planning to grant in line with the recommendation set out in the officer report, as updated by the addendum sheet and further amended by the case officer during the meeting in respect of the final list of conditions and approach to addressing any impacts with respect to phosphates.

Voting:

For – 8                       Against – 3               Abstentions – 1