YAPTON PARISH COUNCIL

PLANNING COMMITTEE

 

10 March 2008 – At a meeting of the Planning Committee held at Yapton & Ford Village Hall.

 

Present: Mr Andrews, Mr Jones and Mrs Wallbridge.

 

Also present: Mr Taft (Parish Councillor) and Mr Tansley (Clerk of the Council).

 

Apologies for absence were received and accepted from Mr Faulkner.

 

 

CHAIRMAN

 

7.  Resolved – That in the absence of Mr Faulkner, Mr Andrews be appointed as Chairman for the meeting.

 

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

 

8.  There were no declarations of interest in relation to items on the agenda.

 

MINUTES

 

9.  Resolved – That the minutes of the meeting held on 14 January 2008 be approved as a correct record and that they be signed by the Chairman.

 

PLANNING APPLICATIONS

 

10. The Planning Committee had before them and considered the following planning applications and resolved as indicated:-

 

 

Y/4//08/TC

 

 

 

Y/5/08/TC

 

 

 

 

Y/6/O8/

 

 

 

Y/8/08/TC

 

 

 

Y/9/08/TC

 

 

 

 

Y/10/08/A

 

 

Lop one Acacia Dealbata tree in the rear garden within the Yapton (Main Road/Church Road) Conservation Area

 

Felling and surgery to various trees within the Yapton Main Road/Church Road Conservation Area

 

 

 

Proposed new dwelling and associated garage

(Resubmission following Y/94/07/)

 

 

Fell 5 Conifers and crown reduce one Acer by one third within the Yapton Main Road/Church Road Conservation Area

 

Crown reduction and lopping to one Common Oak

 

 

 

 

Erection of 2 No. non-illuminated advertisement signs

 

Plovers, Church Road, Yapton

NO COMMENT

 

 

Land Adj. The Olive Branch

North End Road, Yapton

ALREADY APPROVED BY DISTRICT COUNCIL 

 

Land adjacent to 23 Park Road

Yapton

NO COMMENT

 

Russetts, Church Road, Yapton

NO COMMENT

 

 

Littleoaks, Bilsham Road, Yapton

NO COMMENT

 

 

Land North of Felpham, Yapton

OBJECTION

 

 

11. It was resolved to object to application Y/10/08/A on the following grounds:

 

i)  It was considered the dimensions of the advertising boards were unnecessarily large, imposing and intrusive.  The height should be restricted to a maximum of 2.5mtrs and the overall dimensions scaled down accordingly.

 

ii)  On safety grounds the second board shown as sited off the present entrance to Hoe Lane should be relocated.  In its proposed position it would prove a distraction to drivers travelling westwards and approaching the roundabout. It would encourage the belief, as does the siting of the two existing yellow AA direction signs already in place, that the “Signature Place” development was down Hoe Lane.  These direction signs too should be relocated.   If a second board was required it was suggested that it be sited on the verge adjacent to the words “Flansham Lane” as shown on the Advertisement Application Layout Plan.

 

12. The Committee noted that there was continuing concern that the cul de sac adjacent to the roundabout arising from the stopping up of the eastern end of Hoe Lane, would attract fly tipping or travellers.  The developer had been asked to look at measures to prevent unauthorised access and use of the stopped up area.

 

 

CHAIRMAN