Planning Committee, 20 January 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, Reading Room,
Church Street, Helmdon, NN13 5QJ on Wednesday 20th January, 2016 at 8.00pm
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 15th December, 2015
5. Matters Arising
6. To consider:
Application: S/2015/2715/LDP
Location: 12 Station Road, Helmdon, NN13 5QT
Proposal: Lawful development certificate for use of highway as a residential garden.
7. To consider:
Application: S/2015/3064/FUL
Location: 16 Church Street, Helmdon, NN13 5QJ
Proposal: Construction of vehicular access.
8. To consider the NCC proposal for increased parking provision.
9. To review the updated draft Terms of Reference document
10.Councillor questions
11.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 20th January 2016 at 8.00pm
Present: Cllrs Duncombe, Garner, Adhemar, 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
No members of the public were present
4. Approval and signature of meeting minutes
The minutes of the meeting held on 15th December 2015 were approved and signed by the Chairman.
5. Matters arising
There were no matters arising from the above minutes
6. To consider Application s/2015/2715/LDP – 12 Station Road Helmdon
Lawful development certificate for use of highway as a residential garden
After considering the information contained in the documentation, the committee resolved to support the application
7 To consider Application S/2015/3064/FUL – 16 Church Street, Helmdon
Construction of a vehicular access
After consideration of the documentation and some discussion, the committee resolved to object to the application. The committee was of the firm opinion that the installation of the proposed access would result in significant risk to vehicles leaving the property and also traffic using Church Street because of restricted visibility at the junction.
The committee also noted that the boundary wall through which access is proposed is constructed in Helmdon stone, is identified as an important wall in the village design statement and makes a positive contribution to the appearance of the local area
8 To consider the NCC proposal for increased parking provision
The committee noted that the document proposes increased number and size of parking spaces for new developments comprising several properties and the parking provisions for single properties are unclear. After discussion, the committee resolved to respond to NCC proposing that:

(A)To make the document of value, the final issue should form supplementary planning guidance for SNC
(B) The parking provision for single dwellings should be clarified and documented
9 To review the updated draft Terms of Reference document
The committee reviewed the updated document and resolved to recommend adoption to the next full parish council meeting
10 Councillor questions
There were no questions from committee members.
11 Close
There being no further business, the Chairman declared the meeting closed at
8:45 pm
Signed____________
Cllr Paul Duncombe
Chairman
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