Planning Committee, 20 July 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 on Wednesday 20th July, 2016 at 8pm.
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 16th June, 2016
5. Matters Arising
6. To consider:
Application No: S/2016/1512/FUL
Proposal: Two storey rear extension
Location: Buchanan House, 77B Wappenham Road, Helmdon NN13 5QA
7. To consider:
Application No: S/2016/1614/FUL
Proposal: Single storey rear extension
Location: 49 Station Road, Helmdon, NN13 5QT
8. To consider:
Application No: S/2016/1602/FUL
Proposal: Single storey rear extension
Location: 55B Church Street, Helmdon NN13 5QJ
9. To consider:
Application No: S/2016/1612/MAF
Proposal: Erection of stable block, arena and use of land for grazing of horses & new gated access.
Location: Astwell Park Farm, Astwell Road, Helmdon NN13 5QX
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 July 2016 at 8.00pm
Present: Cllrs Duncombe, Garner, Coatsworth, Hart and Vicars
1. Apologies for absence
Apologies were received from Cllr Adhemar (prior engagement)
2. Declarations of interest
There were no declarations of interest
3. Open forum
One member of the public, the applicant for and resident of 55b Church Street, was in attendance.
4. Approval and signature of meeting minutes
The minutes of the meeting held on 16th June 2016 were approved and signed by Cllr Duncombe
5. Matters arising
There were no matters arising from the above minutes
6. To consider the following planning applications
Application S/2016/1602/FUL
Single storey rear extension – 55b Church Street, Helmdon
Cllrs Duncombe and Garner stated that they had visited the site and spoken with the applicant.
The committee considered the information contained in the documents together with a letter received from the applicants. It was noted and confirmed by the applicant that the foundations for the proposed extension are within the root protections area (RPA) of the protected tree on immediately adjacent land. The applicant stated that advice had been sought from SNC planners who had made an inspection visit and a report was awaited.
After some further discussion, the committee agreed to support the application with the recommendation that protective arrangements for the RPA during construction of the existing dwelling should be repeated as a condition of approval of the application
Application S/2016/1512/FUL
Two storey extension – Buchanan House, 77b Wappenham Road,
Helmdon
The committee reviewed the details included in the documentation and drawings and after some discussion resolved to support the application

Application S/2016/1614/FUL
Single storey rear extension – 49 Station Road, Helmdon
The committee reviewed the details included in the documentation and drawings and after some discussion resolved to support the application.
Application S/2016/1612/MAF
Erection of stable block, arena and use of land for grazing of horses plus new gated access – Astwell Park Farm, Astwell Road, Helmdon
The precise location for the application was not immediately clear but once this was clarified by close inspection of the drawings provided, the committee resolves after some further discussion to support the application.
7 Councillor questions
Whilst noting that none of the planning applications considered to date by the committee resulted in community infrastructure levy (CIL), Cllr Garner suggested that it would be prudent for the potential use of any such funds to be considered in the near future. It was agreed that this would be considered by the planning committee for presentation to the parish council in the near future
Cllr Duncombe noted that the hedge seemed to have been moved from the front of the new house adjacent to the former village shop in Station Road and removing protection between different levels of land and creating a potential hazard. Cllr Hart agreed to investigate and report back to the committee
Action: Cllr Hart
8 Close
There being no further business, Cllr Duncombe declared the meeting closed at
8:40 pm
Signed____________
Cllr Paul Duncombe
Chairman
Date_________