Agenda and minutes

Planning and Development Committee - Wednesday, 26th February, 2020 10.00 am

Venue: Bridges Room - Civic Centre

Contact: Helen Conway - Email:  HelenConway@gateshead.gov.uk 

Items
No. Item

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Minutes

The Committee is asked to approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held 5 February 2020 (copy previously circulated).

 

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on 5 February 2020 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

 

PD464

Declarations of Interest

Members to declare interests in any agenda items

 

Minutes:

Councillor Maria Hall declared a personal interest in Agenda Item 5 (Proposed S102 Modification Order – Bank Top, Swalwell Bank, Whickham) and removed herself from the meeting, discussion and subsequent voting.

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Planning Applications pdf icon PDF 387 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

i) That the full planning applications and outline applications specified in the appendix to these minutes be granted, refused or referred to the Department for Communities and Local Government or deferred as indicated subject to the conditions, if any, as specified therein and to any other appropriate conditions of a routine or standard nature.

 

 

ii) That the applications granted in accordance with delegated powers be noted.

 

 

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Proposed S102 Modification Order - Bank Top, Swalwell Bank, Whickham pdf icon PDF 253 KB

Report of the Strategic Director, Communiies and Environment

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee received a report seeking the authority of the Committee to make an order under section 102 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 requiring the alteration of an existing unfinished house which was granted planning permission in 1998 on the site known as Bank Top, Swalwell Bank, Whickham.

 

RESOLVED -

i)

That the information be noted

 

ii)

To make and serve an order under section 102 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 requiring the alteration of the building and securing all necessary matters to make the use of the building as altered acceptable in planning terms, including requiring tree planting/landscaping along the northern and western boundaries of the site

 

iii)

To finalise the plans associated with the order

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Enforcement Team Activity pdf icon PDF 256 KB

Report of the Strategic Director, Communities and Environment

Minutes:

The Committee received a report to inform them of the activity of the Enforcement Team since last Committee.

 

The team have received a total of 104 new service requests and have 63 pending prosecutions. The team attended 6 Court Hearings, 6 of which was finalised, resulting in £800 fines and £1534 costs.

 

RESOLVED -  that the information be noted.

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Enforcement Action pdf icon PDF 221 KB

Report of the Strategic Director, Communities and Environment

Minutes:

Consideration was given to a report that informed of the progress of enforcement action previously authorised by the Committee.

 

 

RESOLVED:            

 

That the information be noted.

 

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Enforcement Appeals pdf icon PDF 225 KB

Report of the Strategic Director, Communities and Environment

Minutes:

The Committee received a report advising of one appeal against enforcement action received during the report period.

 

The Committee were advised that there had been no appeal decisions received since the last Committee.

 

RESOLVED -  That the information be noted

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Planning Appeals pdf icon PDF 413 KB

Report of the Strategic Director, Communities and Environment

Minutes:

The Committee received a report advising of new appeals received and to report decisions of the Secretary of State received during the report period.

 

The Committee were informed that there have been no new appeals lodged since the last committee.

 

The Committee were informed that there has been one new appeal decision received  since the last committee.

 

The Committee were informed that there had been no appeal cost decisions

 

RESOLVED -  That the information be noted

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Planning Obligations pdf icon PDF 112 KB

Report of the Strategic Director, Communities and Environment

Minutes:

The Committee were advised that since last Committee there has been no new planning obligations.

 

The Committee were advised that since last Committee there have been no new payments received in respect of planning obligations

 

RESOLVED -  That the information be noted