Planning Committee, 30 August 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 Tuesday 30th August, 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 9th August, 2016
5. Matters Arising
6. To consider:
Application No. S/2016/1999/FUL
Proposal: Demolish and replace existing conservatory with rear single storey extension
Location: 2 Barn Court Station Road Helmdon NN13 5QT
7. To consider:
Application No. S/2016/1993/AGD
Proposal: Determination as to whether prior approval is required (under Class A of Part 6 of the above Order) for the erection of an agricultural building in respect of: the siting, design and external appearance of the building
Location: Blackpitts Farm Welsh Lane Helmdon NN13 5QD
8. To consider:
Application No. S/2016/1938/FUL and S/2016/1939/LBC
Proposal: Conversion of barns to two dwellings and demolition of some farm buildings. New grainstore and ancillary storage buildings.
Location: Astwell Castle Farm Falcutt Road Helmdon NN13 5QU
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 at 8 pm on Tuesday 30th August 2016.
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
No members of the public were in attendance.
4. Approval and signature of meeting minutes
The minutes of the meeting held on 9th August 2016 were approved and signed by Cllr Duncombe
5. Matters arising
There was a further short discussion regarding the safety risk between the road verge and the garden of 56 Station Road and whilst it was accepted that a hedge is likely to be planted in accordance with the approved plans, SNC should still be asked to investigate. Cllr Coatsworth to ask the Parish Clerk to write to
SNC accordingly.
6. To consider:
Application No S/2016/1999/FUL
Demolish and replace existing conservatory with rear single storey extension
2 Barn Court, Helmdon.
After viewing the documents and drawings provided the committee resolved not to object to any aspect of the application
7. To consider:
Application No S/2016/1993/AGD
Determination as to whether prior approval is needed (under Class A of
Part 6 of the above Order) for the erection of an agricultural building in respect of the siting, design and external appearance of the building.
Blackpits Farm, Welsh Lane, Helmdon

The committee noted that this was a resurrection of an application that had received approval some years ago and that the documentation provided was intended for information only. The statement that the building would not produce slurry or sewage was noted. It was decided to draw the attention of the SNC case officer to the 30 metre close proximity of the anaerobic digestion plant for information only.
8. To consider:
Application Nos. S/2016/1938/FUL and S/2016/1939/LBC
Conversion of barns to two dwellings and demolition of some farm buildings. New grain store and ancillary storage buildings
Astwell Castle Farm, Falcutt Road, Helmdon
By arrangement with the applicants, Mr & Mrs Pidgeon, all members of the committee had visited the site on Saturday 27th August 2016 to obtain a full understanding of the details included in the subject applications. We record our thanks for the time taken and effort made by Mr & Mrs Pidgeon in explaining their intentions and fully answering the questions raised.
After a general discussion about the findings during the above visit, it was resolved not to object to any aspect of the two applications.
9. Councillor questions
There were no questions from any committee member
10. Close
There being no further business, the chairman declared the meeting closed at
8:27 pm
Signed____________
Cllr Paul Duncombe
Date_________

Chairman