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Date: 30th July 2003

Dear Sir or Madam

North Area Committee

Thursday 7th August 2003, 2.30 p.m., New Council Chamber, TOWN HALL

A meeting of the Committee will take place as indicated above. The agenda is set out overleaf.

Members are requested to retain the report of the Director of Development and Environment for use at site inspections, where appropriate.

Parish Voice is scheduled for 2.00 p.m. Please be advised however that at the time of the agenda preparation no items of business have been notified.

Yours faithfully

Solicitor to the Council

To: Members of the Committee

Councillors:

Glyn Duck (Chairman), John Daws (Vice-Chairman), Nigel Ashton, Ian Bates, Nick Brown, John Clark, Alan Cotton, Peter Fisher, Jon Gething, George Morris, Michael Nobes, John Norton-Sealey, David Shopland, Chanel Stevens, Arthur Terry, Barry Walters

All other Members of the Council (for information)

AGENDA

1 Public Speaking at Area Committee (Standing Order 17 & 17A)

To receive and hear any person who wishes to address the Committee. The Chairman will select the order of the matters to be heard. Each speaker will be limited to a period of five minutes for public participation on non-planning matters (up to a maximum of 30 minutes and three minutes for the applicant/supporters and three minutes for objectors on a planning application (up to a maximum of 30 minutes).

2 Apologies for Absence

3 Declarations of Interest by Members

4 Minutes - to be confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman

4.1 Minutes of the meeting held on 10th July 2003 – copy attached

4.2 Minutes of the sites inspections held 23rd July 2003 – copy attached

5 Matters referred by the Council, the Executive or other Committees (if any)

6 Development Control – Report of the Director of Development and Environment

Section 1 – for decision by Planning and Regulatory Committee (if appropriate)

None

Section 2 – for decision by the Area Committee

6.1 03/P/0596/F Change of use of greenhouses (d, e and f) for the sale of live fish and aquatic goods, together with change of use of external area (g) to store and to sell aquatic goods and siting of storage container (retrospective). Erection of 5 no polytunnels and extension to car park at Golden Acres Nursery, 35 Clevedon Road, Tickenham (page 15)

6.2 03/P/0981/F Conversion of existing building to 6 flats and erection of new building of 6 flats at former HSBC Bank, 2 Bellevue road, Clevedon (page 25)

6.3 03/P/1103/F Erection of first floor extensions to front and rear at 40 High View, Portishead (page 35)

6.4 03/P/1082/F Erection of two storey side extension at 16 Bradford Close, Clevedon (page 39)

6.5 03/P/1245/F Erection of two storey side extension at 175 Badger’s Rise, Portishead (page 43)

6.6 03/P/1273/F Erection of two storey side extension at 8 Branscombe Walk, Portishead (page 48)

Section 3 for information

6.7 Delegated Decisions (page 52)

6.8 Appeal Decisions (page 58)

Section 4 – for consultation

None

7 Certificates of Lawful Use – Report of the Solicitor to the Council

7.1 Application No. 02/P/2715/LUE - land at Weston Lodge Farm Valley Road Portishead (copy attached at page 60)

8 Urgent Business permitted by the Local Government Act 1972

Any item of business which the Chairman is of the opinion should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency by reason of special circumstances (to be specified in the Minutes). For a matter to be considered as an urgent item, the following questions must be addressed:

"What harm to the public interest would flow from leaving it until the next meeting?" If harm can be demonstrated, then it is open to the Chairman to rule that it be considered as urgent. Otherwise the matter cannot be considered urgent within the statutory provisions.

EXEMPT ITEMS

Should the Committee wish to consider a matter as an Exempt Item, the Committee will be invited to pass the following resolution –

“(1) That the press, public, and officers not required by the Members, the Chief Executive or the Director, to remain during the exempt session, be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business on the ground that its consideration will involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in Section 100I of the Local Government Act 1972.”

Also, if appropriate, the following resolution should be passed –

“(2) That members of the Council who are not members of this Committee be invited to remain.”

MOBILE PHONES, PAGERS AND SIMILAR CALLING DEVICES

All persons attending this meeting are requested to turn off these devices in accordance with the Council’s statement concerning disturbance caused by such apparatus. The Chairman may approve an exception to this request in special circumstances.

EMERGENCY EVACUATION PROCEDURE

ON HEARING THE ALARM – (a continuous two tone siren)

Leave the room by the nearest exit door. Ensure that windows are closed.

Last person out to close the door.

DO NOT stop to collect personal belongings.

DO NOT use the lifts.

FOLLOW the green and white exit signs and make your way to the assembly point.

DO NOT re-enter the building until authorised to do so by the Fire Authority.

GO TO ASSEMBLY POINT D – THE CAR PARK OPPOSITE MAIN RECEPTION

The agenda conference

The Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Officers

The agenda conference will be held on Wednesday 6th August 2003 at 11.00 a.m. in the Rickford Room.

Agenda Item 4.1

MINUTES

OF THE MEETING OF THE

North Area Committee

Thursday 10th July 2003

HELD AT THE TOWN HALL, WESTON-SUPER-MARE, SOMERSET.

Meeting Commenced: 2.30 p.m. Meeting Concluded: 4.20 p.m.

PRESENT: Councillors Glyn Duck (Chairman), John Daws (Vice-Chairman), Nick Brown, John Clark, Alan Cotton, Peter Fisher, Jon Gething, George Morris, Michael Nobes, David Shopland, Barry Walters

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE: Ian Bates, John Norton-Sealey, Chanel Stevens, Arthur Terry

NAC 43

Parish Voice

Prior to the commencement of the formal meeting at 2.30 p.m. there was an informal session known as Parish Voice. Details of the issues raised and the responses thereto are attached as an Appendix to these minutes.

NAC 44

Public Speaking at Planning Committees under Standing Order 17A Planning Application Nos. 03/P/0976/RM and 03/P/0941/F

Mr Andrew Penna, Agent, addressed the Area Committee in respect of an application for planning permission at land off Meadow Road, Clevedon.

NAC 45

Public Speaking at Planning Committees under Standing Order 17A Planning Application No. 03/P/1103/F

Mr G R Cooper, Applicant, addressed the Area Committee in respect of an application for planning permission at 40 High View, Portishead.

NAC 46

Public Speaking at Planning Committees under Standing Order 17A Planning Application No. 03/P/1135/F

Mr Peter Lench, Applicant, addressed the Area Committee in respect of an application for planning permission at 20 Nicholls Road, Portishead.

Mr R A Gould, local resident, spoke in opposition to the proposal.

NAC 47

Public Speaking at Planning Committees under Standing Order 17A Planning Application No. 03/P/1403/F

Mr Nick Williams, Applicant, addressed the Area Committee in respect of an application for planning permission at 6 Woodhill Road, Portishead.

NAC 48

Suspension of Standing Orders

RESOLVED: that the Standing Orders be suspended to enable a member of the public whose request to address the Area Committee had not been received in accordance with the standing orders, to speak.

The Area Committee then proceeded with the Standing Orders suspended

NAC 49

Planning Application Nos. 03/P/0976/RM and 03/P/0941/F

Pam Manwaring, a local resident, spoke against an application for planning permission at land off Meadow Road, Clevedon.

The Area Committee’s proceedings under the Standing Orders then resumed

NAC 50

Declarations of Interest

Members made the following declarations of interest:

Councillor Nick Brown declared a prejudicial interest in an application for planning permission at 40 High View, Portishead (Agenda Item 6.10). Councillor Brown stated that he was a friend of the applicant and would leave the meeting when the matter was discussed.

Councillor John Daws declared a personal interest, as a customer of the nursery, in an application for planning permission at Golden Acres Nursery, Tickenham (Agenda Item 6.3).

Councillor Glyn Duck declared a personal interest, as a customer of the nursery, in an application for planning permission at Golden Acres Nursery, Tickenham (Agenda Item 6.3).

Councillor David Shopland declared a personal interest, as a Governor of the school, in an application for planning permission at Clevedon Community School (Agenda Item 6.9).

NAC 51

Minutes of the Meeting held on 5th June 2003 (Agenda Item 4.1)

RESOLVED: that the minutes of the meeting be confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

NAC 52

Minutes of the Sites Inspections held on 18th June 2003 (Agenda Item 4.2)

RESOLVED: that the minutes of the sites inspections be confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

PART 1 – RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE PLANNING AND REGULATORY COMMITTEE

None

PART 2 – DECISIONS OF THE AREA COMMITTEE

NAC 53

Planning Application No. 03/P/0976/RM - Submission of reserved matters of external appearance, siting, design means of access and landscaping for erection of 18 dwellings, associated parking, garages, roads and sewers pursuant to outline permission 01/P/1198/0, at land off Meadow Road, Clevedon (Agenda Item 6.1)

The Director of Development and Environment reported on an application for planning permission. The Area Committee was advised of any comments received after the dispatch of the agenda and reports.

RESOLVED: that Planning Application No. 03/P/0976/RM be REFUSED for the following reasons:-

1. The proposed development will add significant levels of traffic to Meadow Road, which due to its sub-standard junction to Old Street and inadequate width, is unsuited to serve the proposed development and as such will be detrimental to highway safety, contrary to policy T/11 of the North Somerset Local Plan.

2. The proposed development represents an overdevelopment of the site, and would thereby have an adverse effect on the living conditions of the adjoining residential properties and would preclude the provision of adequate parking facilities for the proposed living units which would result in additional on-street parking on surrounding residential roads. The proposal would also be contrary to policies CON/1, HOU/2 and RL/1 of the North Somerset Local Plan.

NAC 54

Planning Application No. 03/P/0941/F – Erection of single dwelling, parking, garage, roads and sewers, at land off Meadow Road, Clevedon (Agenda Item 6.2)

The Director of Development and Environment reported on an application for planning permission. The Area Committee was advised of any comments received after the dispatch of the agenda and reports.

RESOLVED: