Agenda and minutes

To receive any apologies for absence from Members.

Apologies were received from Cllr J Challinor, Cllr S McCormack and Cllr P Sidaway.

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 T Trent was substituting for Cllr P Sidaway 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 M Dower declared that she would be speaking as a ward councillor on behalf of a local resident on the application for 11 Ashridge Avenue. She did not speak or vote as a committee member and sat in the public gallery for this item.

To confirm and sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 23 May 2024.

The minutes of the meeting held on 23 May 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 17 July 2024 [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=614

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.

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 10.00am of the working 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.

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 – C to these minutes in the Minute Book. A Committee Addendum Sheet was published on 17 July 2024 and appears as Appendix D to these minutes.

Canford Cliffs Ward

APP/23/01263/F

Demolition of the existing building and construction of seven apartments with associated parking, landscaping and access.

Canford Cliffs Ward

APP/23/01263/F

Demolition of the existing building and construction of seven apartments with associated parking, landscaping and access.

Public Representations

Objectors

v  Mrs Jill Bladen

v  Dr Raymond Hill

Applicant/Supporters

v  Matthew Holmes, on behalf of the applicant

Ward Councillors

v  None registered

Resolved to GRANT permission in accordance with the recommendation set out in the officer’s report as updated in the Committee Addendum dated 17.07.24 subject to power being delegated to the Head of Planning (Operations) to determine the final wording of the Landscaping Condition 13 to include securing provision of new trees and hedgerow and to Condition 14 to require approval and accordance with submitted details.

Voting: For – 9, Against – 0, Abstain – 0

Talbot and Branksome Woods Ward

7-2024-5036-BF

Replacement of a single tennis court with 2 new padel tennis courts with associated screens, fencing and floodlights.

Talbot and Branksome Woods Ward

7-2023-5036-BF

Replacement of a single tennis court with 2 new padel tennis courts with associated screens, fencing and floodlights.

Public Representations

Objectors

v  Ken Parke, on behalf of local residents

Applicant/Supporters

v  Matt Annen, on behalf of the applicant

Ward Councillors

v  Cllr Karen Rampton, in objection

RESOLVED that consideration of the application be DEFERRED to enable the Committee to undertake a site visit to the existing padel courts at East Dorset Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club and West Hants Lawn Tennis Club. 

Note: Members asked that if possible the site visits to take place in time for the application to be referred back to the next Committee on 15 August 2024. 

Voting: For – 5, Against – 4, Abstain – 0

Kinson Ward

7-2024-29176

Alteration to front dormer window and extend roof over two storey rear extension.

Kinson Ward

7-2024-29176

Alteration to front dormer window and extend roof over two storey rear extension.

Public Representations

Objectors

v  Nigel Metcalfe

Applicant/Supporters

v  Matthew Knowles, on behalf of the applicant

Ward Councillors

v  Cllr Michelle Dower, in objection

Resolved to REFUSE permission contrary to 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 reasons for refusal which are that the proposal has an overbearing impact/is over dominant on the neighbouring property at no 9 Ashridge Avenue and is therefore contrary to Policy CS41 of the Bournemouth Core Strategy. 

Voting: For – 8, Against – 0, Abstain – 0

Note: Cllr M Dower did not vote on this item.