PC December 2021 Minutes -
NOTES
Please be advised that these are notes of the meeting taken by the Assistant Clerk and cannot in any way be regarded as the official minutes of Council proceedings until they are approved and signed at the next meeting
DRAFT MINUTES OF THE WOODHALL SPA PARISH COUNCIL PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY 7th December 2021 AT 11.00a.m.
PUBLIC FORUM
Six members of the public were present, four of which were representatives of Jubilee Park.
(Notes from the Public Forum are at the end of the minutes).
THE MEETING
PRESENT
Councillors: Marcus Williams (Acting Chairman), Debbie Bollard, Becky Shaw and Nigel Ford
IN ATTENDANCE
K Handley (Assistant Parish Clerk)
PL/1/12/21
Comments from the Chair
The Chair welcomed all to the meeting and wished Councillor Brown a speedy recovery.
PL/2/12/21
Apologies for absence with reason given
Councillor Brown and Councillor Moscrop
PL/3/12/21
Declaration of Members’ interests in accordance with the Localism Act 2011
(Disclosure by all members present of disclosable pecuniary interests in matters on the agenda that have not already been declared on their Declarations of Interests form or put in writing to the Monitoring Officer at East Lindsey District Council)
Councillor Williams declared an interest in item 6 on the agenda.
PL/4/12/21
To consider requests from members for a dispensation on any items on the agenda (In accordance with the Localism Act 2011 the Parish Council has the authority to grant any members present a dispensation on their disclosable pecuniary interest so that they may take place in the debate and vote)
No requests were made.
PL/5/12/21
To approve the notes from the Planning Committee Meeting held on Tuesday 2nd November 2021.
It was proposed, seconded and unanimously resolved to accept the notes as the minutes.
PL/6/12/21
To consider planning application: S/215/01657/20 Rippon Homes Land off Tattershall Road Woodhall Spa Amendments to original planning application.
Erection of 6no. detached bungalows, 5no pairs of semi-detached bungalows, 33no.detached houses (49no.dwellings in total) and associated garages.
The Council directed the Clerk to send the following comments to ELDC with regard to the proposed amendments;
1) The Council support the comments made by Colin Horton, the Arboricultural Officer at East Lindsey District Council.
2)The Council request that East Lindsey District Council ask NHS England to submit a claim under S106.
3)The Council have noted that the affordable housing allocation is four, two bedroomed bungalows, which are clustered together. The Parish Council have stated in previous applications, that affordable housing should be dispersed throughout the development. In addition, the Parish Council supports the request from the relevant ELDC Officer that the affordable housing should include 1, 3 and 4 bedroom properties as well as the 2 bedroom ones identified.
4)The Council would also request a restricted covenant be placed on affordable homes to ensure that they are not sold to landlords who would then charge commercial rents for these properties. The Council further request the restricted covenant be placed on future sales of these properties.
It was proposed, seconded and unanimously resolved to reject the proposed amendments.
PL/7/12/21
To consider planning application: S/215/02242/21 St Peter’s Hall Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire -Alterations to existing community hall to include replacement windows, front entrance doors, roof fascia and soffits.
It was proposed, seconded and unanimously resolved to support this application.
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PL/8/12/21
To consider planning application: S/215/02257/21 Jubilee Park, Stixwould Road, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire -siting of a shipping container to provide a bar.
Councillor Williams explained that there were no material planning considerations which would lead the Council to not support this application.
It was proposed, seconded and unanimously resolved to support this application.
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PL/9/12/21 The following have been granted Full planning permission:
S/215/01994/21 -20 Tor O Moor Road Woodhall Spa- Extensions to existing dwelling to provide additional living accommodation.
PL/10/12/21 Enforcement Notice: Land off Horncastle Road and Tower Drive Woodhall Spa-breach of condition 3 on planning permission s/215/00862/18
PL/11/12/21 Refusal of Planning Permission: 21a Station Road Woodhall Spa Alterations to existing flat to replace existing wooden windows.
PL12/12/21 Application from Roughton Moor-S/141/02192/21- 108 Horncastle Road Roughton Moor, Woodhall Spa. Erection of a detached house with detached doble garage (currently under construction).
Council did not wish to make any comment on this application.
Proposed Tree works
Tree Preservation Order: Woodhall Spa, 2021 (215.26), Tree(s): W1
Application Reference Number: 0142/21/TPA
APPLICANT: Mr Tony Parkinson
PROPOSALS: W1 - (Mainly Oak and Goat Willow). T4 (Crack Willow) Remove.
T5 (Oak) Remove. T6 (Oak) Remove. T7 (Goat Willow) Remove.
T12 (Goat Willow) Remove. T13 (Goat Willow) Remove. T14
(Goat Willow) Remove. T15 (Goat Willow) Remove. T16 (Goat
Willow) Remove. T17 (Goat Willow) Remove. T18 (Goat Willow)
Remove. T19 (Oak) Remove. T20 (Oak) Remove. T21 (Oak)
Remove. T22 (Apple) Remove. T25 (Oak) Remove. T26 (Goat
Willow) Remove. T27 (Spruce) Remove. T28 (Willow) Remove.
T33 (Apple) Remove. G3 (Beech) Remove. G11 (Laurel) Remove.
LOCATION: Land Adjacent To Gardeners Cottage, Monument Road, Woodhall
Spa
REASON(S): Value is low, condition is poor and limited long term prospects.
Removal will also benefit higher value trees which will be
retained.
Action: The clerk was asked to contact the Tree officer due to the number of trees which were earmarked for removal and with regard to the Oak trees, to ask for a TPO to be placed on them.
PL/13/12/21 Date and time of next meeting
Tuesday 11th January 2022 at 2.30 p.m.
Public Forum
Councillor Williams welcomed the members of the public to the meeting and explained that he was the acting Chairman for this meeting. He took the opportunity to explain that the Council were guided on planning decisions by Material Planning considerations set out by National Government.
He invited the members of the public present to address the Council.
Members of the public expressed concerns over the Jubilee Park planning application.
1) Parishioners living near the park were unhappy that they not received notification of the application.
2) The reason given for the tree being felled (disease) was questioned.
3) Not happy that the shipping container would be a permanent fixture
4) Concern expressed that it would be used more frequently
5) Concern regarding potential vandalism.
6) Attention drawn to the covenant which regulated what could be sited in the park.
7) Real concern that it would encourage more drinking and this would become a nuisance.
Jubilee Park representatives assured the public that the number of events will not increase as a result of the bar becoming a permanent fixture.
The location could not be easily changed and the existing café was not an option. They had taken advice from the police and the shipping container option was the safest option.
They also assured the meeting that they operated according to a moral compass and a strict curfew was enforced for the caravan site and the bar closed at 9.30 p.m.