Venue: Rennes Room, Civic Centre, Paris Street, Exeter
Contact: Howard Bassett, Democratic Services Officer (Committees) 01392 265107 or email howard.bassett@exeter.gov.uk
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Minutes To sign the minutes of the meeting held on 2 and 30 November 2015.
Minutes: Subject to the amendments set out below, the minutes of the meetings held on 2 and 30 November 2015 were taken as read and signed by the Chair as correct.
2 November
· the first bullet point in Min. No. 77 to read - “given the High Court Judgment in relation to the Village Green there remains uncertainty on the link road”; · the second bullet point in Min. No. 77 to read - “it is not satisfactory for the Committee to give approval at this meeting with an option to withdraw six months later. Approval should be delegated to the Assistant Director in consultation with the Chair once the Section 106 Agreement is signed and not in a giveth/taketh away manner.
30 November
· Condition 7 of Min. No. 84 to read - “the building hereby approved shall not be brought into ......
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Declarations of Interest Councillors are reminded of the need to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests that relate to business on the agenda and which have not already been included in the register of interests, before any discussion takes place on the item. Unless the interest is sensitive, you must also disclose the nature of the interest. In accordance with the Council's Code of Conduct, you must then leave the room and must not participate in any further discussion of the item. Councillors requiring clarification should seek the advice of the Monitoring Officer prior to the day of the meeting.
Minutes: Councillor Newby declared a discloseable pecuniary interest as a Trustee of the Exeter Municipal Charities and withdrew from the room whilst Minute 4 was discussed.
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Planning Application No. 15/1086/03 - Radmore and Tucker, Frog Street, Exeter PDF 198 KB To consider the report of the Assistant Director City Development.
Minutes: The City Development Manager presented the application for demolition of the existing building and erection of a new building for student accommodation comprising 153 units (Use Class C2), cycle parking, works of hard and soft landscaping and other works incidental to the proposals.
He reported the following as additions to the circulated report:-
He advised that no objections had been received from Devon County Council and the Environment Agency.
The recommendation was for approval, subject to the conditions as set out in the report.
Councillor Bull attended the meeting and spoke on this item under Standing Order No. 44. He made the following points:-
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To consider the report of the Assistant Director City Development.
Minutes: The Project Officer (Planning) (AL) presented the application for internal alterations associated with the conversion of eight units into five units.
Mr Campbell spoke against the application. He raised the following points:-
· the first inkling the residents had of this current application was a statutory notice issued by the City Council which caused quite a lot of consternation. A meeting of residents was called and it was decided to form the Magdalen Cottages Residents Association. Am speaking as honorary secretary to put forward objections and concerns of fellow residents; · at present the residents form a close-knit community centred on evening gatherings in the rear garden whenever weather permits. Any reduction in the number of residents will cause serious damage to their existing community, as some members will not return - community activities include shared shopping trips, food sharing, making preserves; and · the Trustees are members of the Almshouses Consortium who advise that upgrade of properties is necessary as, once they fall into disrepair, they become hard to let.
Mr Palmer spoke in support of the application. He raised the following points:-
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List of Decisions Made and Withdrawn Applications PDF 10 KB To consider the report of the Assistant Director City Development.
Additional documents: Minutes: The report of the Assistant Director City Development was submitted.
RESOLVED that the report be noted.
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To consider the report of the Assistant Director City Development. Minutes: The schedule of appeal decisions and appeals lodged was submitted.
RESOLVED that the report be noted.
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SITE INSPECTION PARTY To advise that the next Site Inspection Party will be held on Tuesday 26 January 2016 at 9.30 a.m. The Councillors attending will be Newby, Raybould and Sutton.
Minutes: RESOLVED that the next Site Inspection Party will be held on Tuesday 26 January 2016 at 9.30 a.m.The Councillors attending will be Bialyk, Newby and Sutton.
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