Planning Committee, 19 October 2016

HELMDON PARISH COUNCIL
PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING
Members of the Planning Committee of Helmdon Parish Council are summoned to attend a meeting of the committee to be held in the Committee Room at the Reading Room, Church Street, Helmdon, NN13 5QJ at
8.00pm on Wednesday 19th September, 2016
Members of the public and press are welcome to attend this meeting. This meeting may be recorded, filmed or broadcast without prior notice to the Parish Council, provided that such activity does not impede the conduct or business of the meeting.
AGENDA
1. Apologies for Absence
2. Declarations of Interest
3. Open Forum
4. Approval and signature of the minutes of the meeting on 5th October, 2016
5. Matters Arising
6. To consider:
Application No. S/2016/2580/FUL
Proposal: Two roof lights and one window to front elevation
Location: 66 Church Street, Helmdon NN13 5QJ
7. To consider:
Application No. S/2016/2484/PC
Proposal: Neighbouring authority consultation for installation of a small-scale Bio-mass boiler and associated mobile drying unit and exhaust stack, plus re-orientation and height increase of maintenance building.
Location: Dial a Bin, Blackpits Farm, Welsh Lane, Helmdon NN13 5QD
8. To consider:
Application No. S/2016/2494/FUL
Proposal: Single storey rear extension and conversion of garage to habitable space
Location: 12 Bell Close, Helmdon NN13 5UH
9. Councillor questions
10. Close
Signed______________ Dated______________
Helen du Bois
Clerk to Helmdon Parish Council [address removed] tel: [phone number removed]

HELMDON PARISH COUNCIL
MINUTES
Of a meeting of the planning committee held in the Reading Room,
Church Street, Helmdon on Wednesday 19th October 2016 at 8.00pm
Present: Cllrs Duncombe, Garner, Coatsworth, Hart and Vicars
1. Apologies for absence
There were no apologies for absence
2. Declarations of interest
There were no declarations of interest
3. Open forum
Philip Ward attended the meeting in his capacity as Chairman of Blackpits
Monitoring Group. Mr Ward stated that he had perused the application reference
S/2016/2484/PC documentation and whilst he had no objection to the proposal he was concerned about the possible atmospheric contamination from contaminated wood and felt that reassurances should be obtained from the applicant for pollutants other than NOX for which the bio-mass boiler was certified and specifically in respect of particulate laden hot air. The committee chairman thanked Mr Ward for his contribution
4. Approval and signature of meeting minutes
The minutes of the meeting held on 5th October 2016 were approved and signed by Cllr Duncombe
5. Matters arising
There were no matters arising from the above minutes
6. To consider
Application S/2016/2580/FUL
Two roof lights and one window to front elevation at 66 Church Street
Helmdon NN13 5QJ
After viewing the information provided the committee resolved to have no objection to the application
7 To consider
Application S/2016/2482/PC
Consultation for installation of a small-scale bio-boiler and associated mobile drying unit with exhaust stack, plus re-orientation and height increase of maintenance building at Dial –A-Bin, Blackpits Farm, Welsh
Lane, Helmdon NN13 5QD
The committee reviewed the details provided and resolved to have no objection to the proposal, summarised below, for due consideration by the SNC Planning
Officer.

1. There must be no addition to odours emanating from this site.
2. Confirmation to be obtained that the boiler is certified in respect of pollutants other than NOX including for the burning of contaminated/treated wood
3. There should be an effective protocol for stopping/amending operations quickly in the event of odour or pollution
4. No smoke to be allowed to affect visibility on Radstone Road
5. Incremental increase in vehicle movements to be minimised
6. Request that consideration be given to changing the existing white appearance of the transfer building roof to a colour more in keeping with the rural surroundings.
8 To consider:
Application S/2016/2494/FUL
Single storey rear extension and conversion of garage to habitable space at 12 Bell Close, Helmdon NN13 5UH
After viewing the drawings and documents provided, the committee resolved to have no objection to this application
9. Councillor Questions:
There were no questions from any of the councillors present
10. Close:
There being no further business, Cllr Duncombe declared the meeting closed at
8:40 pm
Signed____________
Cllr Paul Duncombe
Chairman
Date_________