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Agenda and minutes

Venue: Brentwood County High School, Shenfield Common, Seven Arches Road, Brentwood CM14 4JF

Contact: Claire Mayhew (01277 312 741) 

Note: This meeting has moved from 23rd January 2018 to 31st January 2018 

Items
No. Item

258.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

No apologies were received for this meeting. However, Cllr Morrissey was not in attendance.

 

259.

Minutes of the Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 128 KB

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on 12th December 2017 were approved as a true record.

 


260.

Variation of the agenda

Minutes:

Cllr Ms Sanders, MOVED and Cllr Faragher SECONDED that item 5  - Planning Application 17/01527/OUT - Bridge Head Quarters, Rayleigh Road be debate before Item 3 – Setting of Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver License Fees for 2017/2018.

 

However, due to a technical issue with the Planning Presentation the Chair reverted back to the original agenda until the item was resolved.

 

261.

Setting of Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver License fees for 2017/18 pdf icon PDF 99 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The report was to agree the Fees and charges associated with Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver License application for 2017/2018 period, for recommendation to Council for setting.

 

Mr Hayter from the Taxi Trade Consultative Group was present and permission for Chair was given for him to address the committee in objection to the recommendation.

 

Cllr Mynott, made reference to the Internal Audit report and queried the figures on Page 40 relating to Actual and Budget this was clarified by the Finance Service Manager and Licensing Officer.

 

A motion for approval the recommendation was MOVED by Cllr Ms Sander and SECONDED by Cllr Bridge, subject to the Fees commencing on 1st April 2018.

 

1.     Members to agree the schedule of fees shown in Appendix B and recommend to Council for adoption.  

 

A vote was taken by a show of hands and it was APPROVED.

 

Reasons for Recommendation

The fees and charges once approved have to be agreed by Council. The fees proposed are on a cost recovery basis where possible.

 

 

262.

Variation of the Agenda

Minutes:

The Chair informed the committee will now debate item 5  - Planning Application 17/01527/OUT - Bridge Head Quarters, Rayleigh Road before item 4, as the technical issue had been resolved.

 

263.

Brigade Head Quarters, Rayleigh Close, Hutton, Brentwood, Essex Application Number: 17/01527/OUT pdf icon PDF 142 KB

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Minutes:

Outline application for the construction of a 55 bed assisted living and 77 bed car home development together with associated communal facilities, access, basement car, cycle and mobility scooter parking, refuse storage area, landscaped grounds and associated works following demolition of existing building.  (Landscaping reserved matters).

 

Mr Armstrong, an objector, was present and  addressed the committee setting out his concerns in relating to the application highlighting on the removal the well-established trees and the size of the development, stating that a 3 storey dwelling would be more acceptable.

 

Ms Groot, Beech House and Laurel Court Residents Association, was also present and addressed the committee setting out the concerns of the residents of Beech House and Laurel Court.

 

Mr Bond, the agent, was present and addressed to committee in support of the application.

 

Cllr Kerslake, Ward Member was present and address the committee.  He has visited to the on a number of occasions and has attending pre-application meetings and seen the development of the scheme from the beginning it a large site and import to the local residents and the Borough of Brentwood.  He expressed his concerns that if this application was not approved, there is a possibility that the Council will received an application for housing.  If this was approved this would be cause traffic congestion, noise and many other problems. 

 

The key issues for residents with the current application is the visual impact of the development with the tree screening. Would like to see a condition be included, requiring the applicant to submitted a detailed landscaping plan.

Which can be agreed by the relevant Officers together with Cllr Faragher/Cllr Kerslake on behalf of the residents.

 

Concerns were expressing by Members of the Committee on the size and mass of the proposed development, the overbearing to neighbours properties and that the screening of trees and scrubs is retained.

 

Condition to be added relating to a consultation between relevant officers, chair and ward member to agree the landscaping.

 

A motion was MOVED by Cllr Bridge and SECONDED by Cllr Faragher to approve the application the subject in the report, with an additional condition and an amendment of a condition relating to a consultation between relevant officers, chair and ward member to agree the landscaping on a subsequent reserved matters application.

 

A vote was taken by a show of hands and the Members voted as follows:

 

FOR: Cllrs Wiles, Mrs Murphy, Ms Middlehurst, Reed, Ms Slade, Bridge, Ms Sanders and Faragher (8)

 

AGAINST: Cllrs Chilvers, Mynott and Newberry (3)

 

ABSTAIN: (0)

 

The motion was CARRIED subject to the following conditions:-

 

1.    Application for approval of the reserved matters shall be made to the Local Planning Authority before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

 

Reason:  To comply with Section 92 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

 

2.     The development hereby permitted shall be begun either before the expiration of three years from the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 263.

264.

Licensing Fees and Charges pdf icon PDF 93 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The report was to agree fees and charges associated with licence applications for the 2018/19 period, for recommendation to Council for setting.

 

A motion was MOVED by Cllr Ms Sanders and SECONDED by Cllr Faragher to approve the recommendation in the report.

 

A vote was taken by a show of hand and is was RESOLVED.

 

1.            To recommend to Council the adoption of the licence fees as detailed in Appendix A.

 

Reasons for Recommendation

The fees and charges have to be agreed by Council and cannot be set by this committee. The fees proposed are on a cost recovery basis where possible.

 

 

265.

Response to the Epping Forest District Local Plan pdf icon PDF 91 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The report seeks Members approval on a formal response to Epping Forest District Council's Local Plan Submission Version (December 2017).  A response has been submitted to comply with the consultation deadline, subject to the approval of the Council's Planning and Licensing Committee.

The Council's response sets out general support for the Epping Forest Local Plan, with concerns expressed over the Plan not meeting the five-year housing supply and lack of clarity as to the actual housing figures.

 

Both Councils have a "Duty to Cooperate" on strategic priorities, such as planning issues that cross administrative boundaries. These priorities include housing and Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople site allocations; conservation of the natural and built environment; and green infrastructure.  Although Epping Forest District Council are at the Pre-Submission stage of their Local Plan, the two councils will continue to engage through the duty to cooperate, even after both respective Local Plans have been adopted.

 

A motion was MOVED by Cllr Ms Sanders and SECONDED by Cllr Faragher to approve the recommendation in the report.

 

A vote was taken by a show of hands and it was RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY.

 

1.         To approve the response to the Epping Forest Local Plan Submission Version (December 2017), as set out in Appendix A.

 

Reasons for Recommendation

The Epping Forest Local Plan Submission Version (2017) has been considered by Officers to be in general conformity with the duty to cooperate, soundness, and legally complaint.  Therefore, support of the Plan is proposed.  Concerns are raised as outlined in section 4 of the report.

 

It is considered appropriate that Brentwood Borough Council express general support for the way Epping Forest District Council has moved forward with challenging local development needs, and a commitment to continued collaboration through the duty to cooperate on strategic planning matters that affects our two areas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

266.

Urgent Business pdf icon PDF 92 KB

Planning Fees and Charges Review

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

This report sets out the Council’s Planning fees and charges.  Planning fees are set by central government.

 

As per the settlement announcement, the Secretary of State confirmed local authorities will be able to increase Planning Fees by 20 per cent when they commit to spending additional income on their planning services. 

 

Legislation has been updated as of 20th December 2017 stating the increased statutory Fees. These are set out in Appendix A. 

 

A motion was MOVED by Cllr Ms Sanders and SECONDED by Cllr Faragher to approve the recommendations in the report, subject to an amendment to 1.1 to state:-

 

1.     That members agree note the fees and charges as in Appendix A to come which comes into effect from 5th February 2018.

 

2.     That members acknowledge the additional income raise from these   fees will be re-invested into improve the delivery of the planning service.

A vote was taken by a show of hands and it was RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY.

 

 

The meeting concluded at 21:05