Planning Committee, 9 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 9th 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 27th July, 2016
5. Matters Arising
6. To consider:
Application No. S/2016/1512/FUL (Amended)
Proposal: Two Storey Rear Extension with additional ground and first floor side facing windows on the existing dwelling/house
Location: Buchanan House 77B Wappenham Road Helmdon NN13 5QA
7. To consider:
Application No. S/2016/1816/TPO
Proposal: Works to TPO trees (TPO 20/1995) Crown lift to 1.8M from the ground on the Northern boundary, to clear the visibility from the driveway to the road and to remove small branches from children's eye level
Location: 35 Station Road Helmdon NN13 5QT
8. Councillor questions
9. 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 09th August 2016.
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 in attendance.
4. Approval and signature of meeting minutes
The minutes of the meeting held on 27th July 2016 were approved and signed by Cllr Duncombe
5. Matters arising
The response to application S/2016/1730/FUL discussed at the 27th July 2016
meeting was explained for the benefit of Cllrs Hart and Vicars who were unable to attend that meeting.
6. To consider :
Application No S/2016/1512/FUL (Amended)
Two storey rear extension with additional ground and first floor side facing windows on the existing dwelling house
Buchanan House, 77b Wappenham Road, Helmdon
The committee noted that this was an amendment involving additional windows but that the position of these was not immediately clear from the drawings supplied. After further perusal of the drawings it was concluded that the amendment comprised an additional first floor bathroom window and two small ground floor windows to the side of the repositioned back door.
After some discussion it was resolved to have no objection to the additional windows but to recommend that in the interest of maintaining the privacy of the garden of the immediate neighbour, the first floor window should have frosted glass and be of a type with restricted opening

7 To consider:
Application No S/2016/1816/TPO
Work to TPO trees (TPO 20/1995), crown lift to 1.8m from the ground on northern boundary, to clear the visibility from the driveway to the road and to remove small branches from children’s eye level.
35 Station Road, Helmdon
The committee noted comments received from the Parish Tree Warden to the effect that the proposed works were sensible and necessary. After reviewing the information provided and some further discussion it was resolved not to object to the proposal with the proviso that the work would be undertaken by a qualified and experienced tree surgeon/arborist
8 Councillor questions
Cllr Hart was asked to report on the situation regarding the difference in levels between the roadside verge and the land surrounding the dwelling under construction adjacent to the former village shop in Station Road. Cllr Hart stated that whilst some changes had been made by normal progress of the construction, in her opinion a safety risk remained. It was agreed that Cllr
Coatsworth would ask the Parish Clerk to communicate the safety concerns to the SNC Case Officer in writing.
9 Close
There being no further business, the chairman declared the meeting closed at
8:37 pm
Signed____________
Cllr Paul Duncombe
Chairman
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