YAPTON PARISH COUNCIL

PLANNING COMMITTEE

8 March 2010 – At a meeting of the Planning Committee held at Yapton & Ford Village Hall.

Present: Mr Faulkner (Chairman), Mr Andrews, Mrs Barnes and Mr D Mills.

Also present: Parish Councillors Mr J Mills and Mr Taft and Mr Tansley (Clerk of the Council).

Apologies for absence were received and accepted from Mr Jones.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

12. Members were reminded to make any declarations of personal and/or prejudicial interest that they may have in relation to items on the agenda.

13. There were no declarations of interest.

MINUTES

14. Resolved – That the minutes of the meeting held on 11 January 2010 be approved as a correct record and that they be signed by the Chairman.

PUBLIC QUESTION TIME

15. Mr J Mills raised concerns about apparently unauthorised development which was taking place at 1 - 2 Canal Cottages and drew the Committee's attention to the fact that this was in a Conservation Area. The Chairman advised that the District Council's Compliance Officer was aware of the situation and the matter was under investigation. In view of the on-going works the Clerk undertook to check with the Compliance Officer on the latest position and advise members accordingly.

PLANNING APPLICATIONS

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

Y/86/09/T	Fell & remove 1 no. Plane tree	Unit 1 Flansham Business Centre Hoe Lane Flansham OBJECTION
Y/2/10/T	1 x Mimosa in rear garden, reduce by 1.8 – 2.4m and lateral prune to shape by 1.8 – 2.4m (within the Yapton (Main Road) Conservation Area)	Plovers Church Road Yapton NO OBJECTION
Y/5/10/	Erection of single storey rear extension to bungalow.	26 West View Drive Yapton NO OBJECTION
Y/7/10/	Replacement lobby roof (from glass & lead to fibre cement slates)	Yew Tree Surgery North End Road Yapton NO OBJECTION
Y/9/10/	Replacement Dwelling (This application is a departure from the development plan). Resubmission following Y/85/09.	The Brickfields Hoe Lane Flansham OBJECTION
Y/10/10/	Ground floor, lounge and kitchen extension, including first floor bathroom alterations, plus new conservatory.	23 Foundry Road Yapton NO OBJECTION

17. With reference to Planning Application Y/86/09/T, the grounds for the objection were as follows:

i) The Council believes that London plane trees are fairly rare in this area and would not like to see this example removed, unless there is no alternative.

ii) Therefore it is considered that other options such as tree husbandry should be explored as a way of resolving any concerns over the condition of the tree.

iii) Should it be agreed that no alternative is available following assessment by the District Council's Arbiculturalist, the Council would ask that a replacement London plane tree be planted in a more suitable location which makes allowance for any future land use plans.

18. With reference to Planning Application Y/9/10/, the grounds for the objection were as follows:

i) The proposed dwelling appears larger than adjacent surrounding buildings and it is considered unsightly because of the lengthy roof line.

ii) The proposed dwelling is considered to be out of character and appearance for the area.

CHAIRMAN