Agenda and minutes

Members are asked to declare any interest and the nature of that interest which they may have in any of the items under consideration at this meeting

Councillors declared interest with regards to the following agenda items:

6. Sainsbury Supermarket Ltd, Oxford Road, Banbury.

Councillor Colin Clarke, Personal, as a member of Banbury Town Council who may have previously considered the application.

Councillor Alastair Milne Home, Personal, as a member of Banbury Town Council Planning Committee who may have previously considered the application.

7. 2 Laburnum Grove, Banbury.

Councillor Colin Clarke, Personal, as a member of Banbury Town Council who may have previously considered the application.

Councillor Alastair Milne Home, Personal, as a member of Banbury Town Council Planning Committee who may have previously considered the application.

The Chairman to report on any requests to submit petitions or to address the meeting.

The Chairman advised the Committee that requests to speak would be dealt with at each item.

The Chairman to advise whether they have agreed to any item of urgent business being admitted to the agenda.

There was no urgent business.

To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 11 June 2009.

The minutes of the meeting held on 11 June 2009 were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

The Committee considered a report of the Head of Development Control and Major Developments for an extension to an existing food store including associated alterations and improvements to the car park, service yard and landscaping.

Mr Tristan Hutton spoke in favour of the application as the applicant’s agent.

The Committee commented that the application was very different to the original proposal the applicant had submitted in 2007.

Members of the Committee raised concerns about the capacity of the Oxford Road junction and discussed various ways of improving the junction, including a filter. Members of the Committee requested that Officers write to Oxfordshire County Council with regard to the filter lane signalling arrangements when travelling from the Oxford direction.

Officers advised the Committee that a contribution to junction works and monitoring would be embedded in the S106 Legal Agreement.

The Committee considered the layout of the carpark, the acoustic fencing and the impact of an improved store on the town centre, particularly in the current economic climate. Officers assured the Committee that the applicant had been asked to revise the Retail Assessment undertaken in 2006 to take into consideration the effect of the current recession.     

In reaching their decision the Committee considered the Officer’s report, presentation and written update and the presentation of the supporter.

Resolved

That application 08/02605/F is approved subject to the following:

a)         The applicant entering into a legal agreement with the County Council to secure financial contributions of £455,750 that will be divided:

            £192,000 contribution to go towards BITLUS and any other transport services or infrastructure (including public transport).

            £260,000 contribution to (indicative) junction works and monitoring of the junction over a 5 year period.

            £3750 administrative fee

b)         The following conditions:

1.      SC 1.4A Full Permission: Duration Limit (3 years) (RC2)

2.      SC 2.0 Details of Materials and External Finished (RC4)

3.      That the ground floor area of the extension hereby permitted shall be used only for the purposes falling within Class A1 specified in the Schedule to the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (Amendment) (England) Order 2005 and that the total net sales floorspace within the extended store shall not exceed 6003 sq.m and that the total net sales floorspace for comparison goods within the store shall not exceed of 2324 sq.m as detailed on page 6 of the WYG Retail Assessment (dated December 2008).

1.      That the total floor area of explore and learn facility shall not exceed 103 sq.m

2.      That prior to the commencement of the development a method statement of the proposed acoustic barrier fencing installation to the north of the service yard and recycling area and described in section 5.1 of the Noise Assessment report (dated December 2008), shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and that the acoustic fencing shall be installed prior to the commencement of the construction of the extension and that these barriers are maintained in good order thereafter.

3.      That all Service yard mitigation and management measures contained  ...  view the full minutes text for item 36.

The Committee considered a report of the Head of Development Control and Major Developments for the removal of a flat roof over a dining area, the construction of a single story extension and the installation of a lean to roof over the extension and existing dining area.

The application had been brought before the Committee as the applicant was an employee of Cherwell District Council. The Committee were satisfied with the evidence present by Officers.

In reaching their decision the Committee considered the Officer’s report, presentation and written update.

Resolved

That application 09/00662/F is approved subject to the following conditions:

1)                 1.4A (RC2) [Full permission: Duration limit (3 years)]

2)                 2.6 (RC5) [Materials to match existing]

Report of Head of Development Control and Major Developments

Summary

To inform and update Members of the progress of outstanding formal enforcement cases and to inform Members of various caseload statistics.

Recommendation

It is RECOMMENDED that the Committee resolves to accept this report and the content of the appendices.

The Committee considered a report of the Head of Development Control and Major Developments which updated Members on the progress of outstanding formal enforcement cases and informed Members of various caseload statistics.

The Committee expressed their thanks to the Development Control and Major Developments for their hard work producing the comprehensive report.

Resolved

That the report and the content of the appendices is accepted.

Report of the Head of Development Control and Major Developments

Summary

This is a standard report item the aim of which is to keep Members informed upon applications which they have authorised decisions upon subject to various requirements which must be complied with prior to the issue of decisions.

Recommendation

It is RECOMMENDED that the Committee resolve to accept this position statement.

The Committee considered a report of the Head of Development Control and Major Developments which updated Members on decisions which were subject to various requirements.

Resolved

That the position statement is accepted.

Report of the Head of Development Control and Major Developments

Summary

This is a standard report item, the aim of which is to keep Members informed upon applications which have been determined by the Council, where new appeals have been lodged, Public Inquiries/Hearings scheduled or appeal results received.

Recommendation

It is RECOMMENDED that the Committee resolves to accept this position statement.

The Committee considered a report of the Head of Development Control and Major Developments which updated Members on applications where new appeals had been lodged, public inquiries/hearings scheduled or appeals results received.

Resolved

That the position statement is accepted.