Agenda - 13 June 2007

Members

Mr C W Arthey
Mr P K Beer
Mr P Gibson
Mr A J Hinton
Mr P J Holbrook

Mr L S Johnson
Mr P Jones
Mr D H Keane
Mr B L Lazenby
Mr D C Rose

Mr R Smith
Mr R W Thake
Mrs C Todd
Mr A Ward
Mr D Warner

ITEM

BUSINESS

1

SUBSTITUTES AND APOLOGIES

Any Member attending as an approved substitute to report giving his/her name and the name of the Member being substituted.

To receive apologies for absence.

2

DECLARATION OF INTERESTS

Members to declare any interests as appropriate in respect of items to be considered at this meeting.

3

MINUTES

To confirm and sign the Minutes of the meeting held on 23 May 2007 as a correct record.

4

PETITIONS

The Head of Corporate Services to report, in accordance with Council Procedure Rule No. 13, the receipt of any petitions submitted to the Chief Executive.

5

QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS

The Chairman to answer any questions on any matters in relation to which the Council has powers or duties which affect the District and which fall within the terms of reference of the Committee of which due notice has been given in accordance with Council Procedure Rule No. 15.4 – (a) and (b).

6

SITE INSPECTIONS

In addition to any site inspections which the Committee may consider to be necessary, the Chief Planning Control Officer will report on any other applications which require site inspections.

The provisional date for any site inspections is Wednesday 20 June 2007.

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G25

7

PLANNING APPLICATIONS FOR DETERMINATION BY THE COMMITTEE

Schedule of applications attached.

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G26

8

DRAFT ANNUAL REPORT OF DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE FOR 2006/07

Article 7.05 of the Council’s Constitution provides that the Development Committee must report annually to the Overview and Scrutiny (Community Services) Committee on its performance.

Members are asked to consider and comment on the draft report attached in advance of it being submitted to the Overview and Scrutiny (Community Services) Committee meeting on 24 July 2007.

9

REQUEST FOR A MINOR AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION REFERENCE B/05/00179/FUL – CHANGE OF USE TO CLASS A4 (PUBLIC HOUSE) AND ALTERATIONS AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW VEHICULAR ACCESS - 67-70 NORTH STREET SUDBURY.

The Chief Planning Control Officer to report that planning permission was granted for a change of use from the former Co-op premises in North Street to a public house (applicants – Wetherspoon) in May 2005. In November 2006 a proposal was submitted requesting changes as a minor amendment to the approved plans as follows:-

· Alterations to the three main elevations principally involving windows, door and roof detailing, an enlarged garden area and altered internal floor plan for the flats on the upper floor.

· A change to the access arrangements was originally proposed and subsequently withdrawn by the applicants.

Consultations on these changes have taken place resulting in the following representations:-

· Sudbury Town Council – Refuse – Impossible to visualise the proposed end result without at least some artist’s impression regarding colour, materials and other developments provided there. The windows should all be hard wood and not UPVC.

· Environmental Health – The elevation design makes provision for openable windows onto North Street. No adverse comments to make providing there is no amplified music on the premises.

· Suffolk Preservation Society – Comments summarised as follows – The former Co-op store is an unattractive slab of a building and any architect attempting to improve its appearance faces an uphill struggle. Our view is that the styles, colours, and materials chosen should be few in number and as unobtrusive as possible. Specific concerns relate to terracotta tiles (suggest render), ‘muddly’ door and window detailing (suggest hardwood with conventional flat head and dark ebony stain to complement materials and colours on the remainder of the building).

Subject to the agent confirming his willingness to alter the window and door design detailing to a flat headed design, incorporating a suitable material and colour scheme and confirmation that the windows will be non-openable, it is recommended that the submitted plans be accepted as a minor amendment to the approved plan. The matters are currently under discussion and a further verbal report will be given at the meeting.

It is recommended:-

That subject to receipt of satisfactory revisions from the agent as outlined above, the submitted revised plans (as amended) be accepted as a minor amendment to the approved plans under cover of Planning Permission B/05/0179/FUL.

Background Papers

B/05/0179/FUL – Change of use to Class A4 and alterations and construction of vehicular access – 67-70 North Street, Sudbury.

Notes:

(1) A buffet lunch will be provided for Members in Committee Room 1.

(2) Where it is not expedient for plans and drawings of the proposals under consideration to be shown on the power point, these will be displayed in the Council Chamber prior to the meeting.