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PD239

Minutes

The Committee is asked to approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 9 May 2018 (copy previously circulated).

 

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on 9 May 2018 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

 

PD240

Declarations of Interest

Members to declare interests in any agenda items

 

Minutes:

Councillor Ian Patterson did not declare an interest but removed himself from the discussion and subsequent voting for Planning Application No. 1 as he had spoken against the application at the previous meeting.

PD241

Planning Applications pdf icon PDF 147 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED -

i)

That the full planning application sand 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.

 

PD242

Delegated Decisions pdf icon PDF 75 KB

Report of the Strategic Director, Communities and Environment

Minutes:

 

The applications determined since the last committee meeting in accordance with the powers delegated under part 3, schedule 2 were tabled for information.

 

RESOLVED -              that the information be noted

PD243

Enforcement Action pdf icon PDF 143 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.

 

PD244

Planning Appeals pdf icon PDF 345 KB

Report of the Strategic Director, Communities and Environment

Minutes:

The Committee received a report advising of the completed Planning Obligations which have previously been authorised.

 

Since the last Committee meeting there have been no new planning obligations.

 

Since the last Committee meeting there have been no new payments received in respect of planning obligations.

 

RESOLVED -              that the information be noted.

PD245

Planning Obligations pdf icon PDF 81 KB

Report of the Strategic Director, Communities and Environment

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee received a report advising of the completed Planning Obligations which have previously been authorised.

 

Since the last Committee meeting there have been no new planning obligations.

 

Since the last Committee meeting there have been no new payments received in respect of planning obligations.

 

RESOLVED -              that the information be noted

 

 

PD246

Permission in Principle on Application pdf icon PDF 75 KB

Report of the Strategic Director, Communities and Environment

Minutes:

The Committee received a report setting out the background and procedures for the Council, in its capacity as Local Planning Authority, to discharge new statutory duties to determine applications for Permission in Principle (PIP) for residential development.

 

The Town and Country Planning (Permission in Principle) (Amendment) Order 2017 (the Order) comes into force on 1 June 2018. This allows for small (9 dwellings or less) housing scheme to apply to the Council for PIP. The granting of PIP along with a subsequent Technical Details Consent (TDC) provides an implementable planning permission.

 

PIP establishes whether the principles of housing on a site is acceptable along with the number of dwellings (expressed as a range) that can be accommodated on the site. The TDC deals with the detailed issues such as detailed design, layout and parking.

 

Once a site has been granted PIP, the developer of landowner has 3 years to seek TDC. The Council as Local Planning Authority (LPA) is under no obligation to approve TDC; however it cannot re-consider the principle of development on site or the number of dwellings that the site can accommodate.  A TDC application can only be submitted as a single application and not broken up into parts.

 

Councillors may recall a previous report to Planning & Development Committee on 6 December 2017 for PIP to be granted for housing on sites in the Brownfield Register. The Order differs from that approach in that applications can be made for both brownfield and greenfield sites although they are restricted to 9 dwellings or less.

 

As required by the Order, from 1 June 2018, developers or landowners will be able to apply for PIP and subsequent TDC for development of 9 dwellings or fewer.

 

An application for PIP would be submitted to the Council as LPA (Development Management section). As part of the determination of this application, internal and external consultation would take place.

 

Whilst the Order sets out that the minimum level of neighbour notification is a site notice displayed in the local area, it is considered that for applications in Gateshead, neighbour notification should include writing to neighbouring properties. This is so the notification process is consistent with that for PIP through the Brownfield Register and standard planning applications.

 

Consideration would then be given to any representations received and a decision (or where relevant recommendation) would be made whether to grant PIP. The decision would be made either by the Service Director, Development, Transport and Public Protection under delegated authority or by the Planning and Development Committee, consistent with the Council’s scheme of delegation for planning applications. The scheme of delegation for the Planning and Development Committee in the Council’s constitution would need to be amended to allow this and a report has been taken to Cabinet on 22 May 2018.

 

For applications for TDC, following a grant of PIP on application, it is proposed that these be considered in the same way, albeit that the principle of development and amount of housing would not be relevant  ...  view the full minutes text for item PD246

 

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