Agenda and minutes

  The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting and asked Members and Officers to introduce themselves

To disclose or draw attention to any disclosable pecuniary interests for the purposes of Section 31 of the Localism Act 2011 and paragraphs 13-16 of the Members’ Code of Conduct. 

  There were no declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests

  Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Lyons; Councillor A McKenna and Councillor J Procter who were substituted for by Councillor Coulson; Councillor J McKenna and Councillor Castle respectively

To approve the minutes of the North and East Plans Panel meeting held on 28th November 2013

(minutes attached)

  RESOLVED -  That the minutes of the North and East Plans Panel meeting held on 28^th November 2013 be approved

To consider a report of the Chief Planning Officer on an application for variation of condition 9 of application 09/01417/FU to allow opening hours to be 08.00 to 20.00 hours Monday to Friday and 08.00 to 14.00 hours Saturday and no opening on Sundays

(report attached)

  The Panel’s Lead Officer informed Members that the submitted report in respect of this application indicated that the site was used as a school and included a pre-school.   At the time the report was written the legal view had been that the pre-school element did not require planning permission as the use was for educational purposes.  However, in view of new information being received that the use was as a nursery rather than a pre-school, Officers were requesting consideration of the application be deferred to enable clarification to be sought and a further report be brought back to Panel which would set out the full facts of the case

  Members considered how to proceed

  RESOLVED -  That consideration of the application be deferred to a future meeting and that a revised report be submitted which addressed the issues which had arisen in this case

To consider a report of the Chief Planning Officer on an application for 13 houses

(report attached)

  The Panel’s Lead Officer advised that representations had been made by Councillor Coupar, a Ward Member for Crossgates and Whinmoor, in view of several local residents indicating that they had only recently been made aware of the application and that they had particular concerns about aspects of the proposals.  Councillor Coupar had requested that Panel defer determination of the application to the next meeting to enable local residents to submit their comments

  Members were informed that the applicant would prefer the application to be determined, that publication of the proposals had been undertaken and a number of representations had been submitted.  However, if Panel was minded to defer consideration of the scheme, the applicant would enter into discussions with Ward Members and Officers but sought final approval to be deferred and delegated to the Chief Planning Officer

  RESOLVED – To defer consideration of the application; to note the applicant would discuss the proposals with Ward Members and Officers and if agreements could reached then the application be deferred and delegated to the Chief Planning Officer for his determination, but that if a satisfactory outcome could not be achieved then a further report be submitted to Panel for determination of the application

To consider a report of the Chief Planning Officer on an application for 10 houses

(report attached)

  Plans and photographs were displayed at the meeting.  A Members site visit had taken place earlier in the day

  Officers presented the report which sought approval for a residential development comprising 10 dwellings in a mix of two and three bedroom semi-detached properties on land off Whinmoor Way which formed part of the wider Swarcliffe PFI and Regeneration project

  Members were informed that a previous permission on the site for 11 dwellings had lapsed and that the current proposal sought to meet current market demands

  One letter of objection had been received although this did not raise any site-specific concerns and related to the effect of prolonged construction activities in the area.  Members were informed that a condition was proposed requiring a construction method statement

  RESOLVED -  That the application be approved subject to the conditions set out in the submitted report

  The Chair wished all present a Happy Christmas and best wishes for 2014

Thursday 23^rd January 2014 at 1.30pm

23^rd January 2014 at 1.30pm in the Civic Hall, Leeds