Planning Minutes 27th March 2013
Minutes of the Meeting of the Planning Committee
held at
The 1912 Centre, Cow Lane, Harwich
on
Wednesday, 27th March 2013 at 6.30pm
| Present: | Councillors Brown, C Callender, R Callender, Calver, Day, Fowler, J Henderson, I Henderson, Thompson, Todd, King, and Thurlow |
| In the Chair: | Councillor McLeod |
| Clerk: | Mrs Michelle Townsend |
| Also present: | 3 members of the public and no members of the press |
Public Question Time:
Deborah Rich stated that she had received a phone call from H&M Standard asking for her comments regarding TDC’s plans to demolish 20 buildings in the Tendring area and asked if members had a list of the properties in Dovercourt and Harwich. Cllr J Henderson confirmed that although this information was published in the press, TDC Councillors were not in possession of this confidential information.
| P107/12 | APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Cllr Flavell |
| P108/12 | DECLARATIONS OF MEMBERS’ INTERESTS Cllr McLeod referred to his position on the Development & Control Committee at TDC |
| P109/12 | MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING RESOLVED that the minutes of the Town Planning meeting held on Wednesday 6thMarch 2013 (previously circulated) be approved by the Committee and signed by the Chairman as a true record. |
| P110/12 | MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES None |
| P111/12 | PLANNING APPLICATIONS The Committee considered a schedule of planning applications for weeks ending 8th March, 15th March and 22nd March 2013 RESOLVED: Recommendations in Appendix ‘A’ be submitted to Tendring District Council. |
| P112/12 | MATTERS RECEIVED IN THE POST OR INFORMATION RAISED BY MEMBERS None |
| P113/12 | DATE OF NEXT MEETING The next Town Planning meeting will be held at the Long Meadows Community Centre, Dovercourt on 16th April 2013 at 6.30pm. |
The Chairman closed the meeting at 6.52pm
APPENDIX A
HARWICH TOWN COUNCIL:
Recommendations of the Planning Committee Meeting held on 27th March 2013
| Week Ending 8th March 2013 | ||
| 13/00211/FUL Corporation of Trinity House |
Installation of solar array on roof of buoy shed | No Objection |
| 13/00221/FUL Sequence (UK) Limited |
Change of use of the ground floor from class A1 (shops) to class A2 (financial & professional services). | No objection and Harwich Town Council request that should the TDC officer recommend refusal, HTC request that the decision is made under committee decision. |
| 13/00236/FUL Mr & Mrs M O’Toole |
Single storey rear extension to provide garden room | No objection |
| Week Ending 15th March 2013 | ||
| 13/00207/FUL Mr Lee Peterson |
Single storey garage | HTC recommends refusal on the grounds of insufficient parking in an area where there are already parking issues and HTC have concerns for the safety of pedestrians and cars due to visibility problems. |
| Week Ending 22nd March 2013 | ||
| 13/00238/TELCOM | Installation of dark green telecommunications cabinet | No objection |
| 13/00272/ADV | 1 non illuminated fascia sign, 1 internally illuminated projector, 1 internally illuminated canister, 2 non illuminated ‘bronze’ branch logos, 3 non illuminated vinyl overlays, 1 non illuminated internally applied vinyl | No objection |