Agenda and minutes

To receive any apologies for absence from Members.

Apologies were received from Cllr J Clements, Cllr D Flagg and Cllr M Tarling.

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. 

Notification was received that Cllr A Chapmanlaw was substituting for Cllr J Clements for this meeting.

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 J Salmon reported that he had called in the Westover Retail Park planning application (item 6a) and would therefore recluse himself from the debate. He did not speak or vote as a committee member for this item, he sat in the public gallery and spoke as a ward councillor.

To confirm and sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 19 December 2024.

The minutes of the meeting held on 19 December 2024 were confirmed as an accurate record for the Chair to sign.

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 10.00am on Wednesday 22 January 2025 [10.00am of the working 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=613

Summary of speaking arrangements 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.

Anyone who has registered to speak by the deadline may, as an alternative to speaking/for use in default, submit a written statement to be read out on their behalf. This must be provided to Democratic Services by 10.00am of the working day before the meeting, 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.

The Chair advised that there were a number of requests to speak on the planning applications as detailed below.

To consider the planning applications as listed below.

See planning application reports circulated with the agenda, as updated by the agenda addendum sheet to be published one working day before the meeting.

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 Chair 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 – B to these minutes in the Minute Book. A Committee Addendum Sheet was published on 22 January 2025 and appears as Appendix C to these minutes.

Moordown Ward

7-2023-1927-BT 

Redevelopment of retail park by erecting a foodstore (Use Class E(a) with associated access, parking, and landscaping works, involving demolition of existing 4 x units. 

Moordown Ward

7-2023-1927-BT 

Redevelopment of retail park by erecting a foodstore (Use Class E(a) with associated access, parking, and landscaping works, involving demolition of existing 4 x units. 

Public Representations

Objectors

v  Richard Goslin

v  Saul Trewern

Applicant/Supporters

v  James Mitchell, on behalf of the applicant

Ward Councillors

v  Cllr Joe Salmon, objecting

Resolved to REFUSE permission contrary to the recommendation set out in the officer’s report as updated in the Committee Addendum dated 22.1.25 for the following reasons, with power delegated to the Head of Planning Operations in consultation with the Chair to determine the final wording of these reasons:

• The failure to provide the land necessary to support the delivery of a high-quality walking and cycling network in accordance with national policy and best practice would fail to support the uptake of active travel and as such, fails to fully mitigate the impact of the proposed development. The proposal is considered poor design and is contrary to policies CS14, CS18 and CS41 of the Bournemouth Local Plan: Core Strategy (Adopted October 2012). The development is also considered to be contrary to the aims of the National Planning Policy Framework (2023) [now 2024] which requires opportunities to promote walking, cycling and public transport use are identified and pursued adequately.
• The scheme would fail to make efficient use of land by not bringing forward a mixed use scheme and is therefore contrary to Paragraph 11 and Chapter 11 of the National Planning Policy Framework.
• The failure to make necessary contributions to mitigate the impact of the proposal would not support sustainable form of development for future occupiers in terms of limiting the need to travel and offering a genuine choice of transport modes.

Voting: For – 5, Against – 3, Abstain – 0

Note: Prior to the vote to refuse, a move to grant the application was seconded but was not carried: Voting:  For – 3, Against – 4, Abstain – 1

East Southbourne and Tuckton Ward

7-2024-19822-A 

Demolition of existing dwelling and construction of a block of 5 flats with associated parking and amenity space.

East Southbourne and Tuckton Ward

7-2024-19822-A 

Demolition of existing dwelling and construction of a block of 5 flats with associated parking and amenity space.

Public Representations

Objectors

v  Richard Matthew

v  Simon Willis

Applicant/Supporters

v  Matt Stevens, on behalf of the applicant

Ward/Other Councillors

v  Cllr Bernadette Nanovo, objecting

Resolved to GRANT permission in accordance with the recommendation set out in the officer’s report, subject to power being delegated to the Head of Planning Operations to determine the final wording of the conditions set out in the report and the completion of a Section 106 agreement in respect of Heathland Mitigation (SAMM).

Voting: Unanimous