Agenda and draft minutes

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on the 13 November 2024 be confirmed and signed by the Chair as a correct record.

RESOLVED that the attendance matrix be noted.

The Executive Director for Growth, Enterprise and Environment summarised the officer report which had been pre-circulated.

Members sought questions of clarification around the following matters;

• Are we able to include a condition in relation to alternative deliveries of nutrient neutrality as concerned that we were giving another authority cart blanche;
• The War Memorial was grade ii listed and yet the report did not contain the Conservation Officer’s comments;
• The War Memorial would be visible from this site;
• Does the fact that there appeared to be no demand for flats in the area have any bearing;
• The flats had been moved to the back of the site but would still be visible behind the houses;
• Was the site identified in the Local Plan;

The objector present made the following comments;

• There have been 401 objections which demonstrated that residents were not happy with the application and the apartments in particular;
• The apartments would dominate the street scene;
• There was no demand for apartments in the area;
• There were a number of blocks of flats close by which had been demolished;
• There was a threat to a rise in the water table from this development;
• The ground near the War Memorial was soft and boggy;
• Northumbrian Water never object to any application;
• The development would have an over bearing effect on the Grade ii War Memorial;
• The development would create traffic problems and the residents had been assured in the past that Skippers Lane would not be opened up.

Members questioned the objector on the following points;

·       The properties you referred to as having been demolished in Spencerbeck were different to those proposed here so are you against any development here?

The Ward Member present made the following comments;

·       In support of the residents who objected to the application as submitted;

·       Want to see development as the current buildings were in a state of disrepair and were currently a magnet for vandals;

·       In the first application in 2023 the flats were located to the front of the development causing obstruction to the Bowling Club and there followed a residents meeting attended by 135 residents. Subsequently the apartments were moved to the back of the development overlooking the War Memorial;

·       At the second residents meeting it was made clear that residents did not want apartments at all;

·       Further down Skippers Lane there had been a major housing development;

·       The fields in this area had been reduced by over development with a further 134 houses given permission at High Farm, when was it going to end?

·       There would be an increase in traffic;

·       Residents would prefer to have seen smaller family homes as there was no demand for apartments;

·       Recommend that the application be amended to remove the apartments and replace with houses.

Members questioned the Ward Member on the following points;

• Are you accepting of the site being developed?

• Are you objecting to the over development as the apartments were too dominant as the height was only slightly higher than the adjacent buildings;  ...  view the full minutes text for item 210.

Councillor Ovens declared an interest in the following application as a member of the Corporate Parenting Board.

The Officer summarised the officer report which had been pre-circulated and advised Members that two additional comments had been received since the preparation of the report querying the use of the property for a business and asking whether officers had visited the site.

Members sought questions of clarification around the following matters;

• Planning Permission was granted for the property in 2021, why had it not gone ahead and why was it before the committee again?
• The report advised that there were 4 car parking spaces provided including 1 in the garage however the storage of bikes in the garage would restrict the parking of a car and 3 cars would not be able to park on the hardstanding;
• Concerned about the original comments from the engineer on the 30 September 2024 where he submitted lengthy objections in which he mentioned a travel plan and the potential for displaced parking. On the 3 December 2024 the engineer made an additional response however he gave no evidence as to why he had changed his mind and there was no evidence of a travel plan being submitted;
• Sat on the previous application and highway issues were a major concern;

The objectors present at the meeting made the following comments;

• Having previously lived in the property there were visibility issues when reversing off the driveway with many near misses;
• The garage was small and only suitable for one small car and there would not be room to park three cars on the driveway;
• The road had a blind corner, was on an incline and had double bends so this property could not be in a worse location;
• When the current owner visited the property there was no regard for highway safety;
• There was no available space for on road parking;
• 60 objections had been received including Guisborough Town Council and Ward Members;
• Members were obliged to responsibly review all the evidence and make the right decision to protect the residents;
• Similar evidence was presented in 2021 and officers had come to the same conclusion as now ignoring our concerns;
• Legal action would be taken if an accident occurred as we have provided evidence that the road was not safe;
• The application stated that the property would generate the same amount of cars as a family home but we have now collected evidence from other premises run by the applicant that showed that this type of business would generate parking beyond that of a family home;
• At another of the applicants premises there were 6 cars parked so 3 parking spaces here just will not be enough;
• Access for pedestrians, pushchairs and wheelchairs would be problematic;
• It would be a business first and foremost;
• There would be support staff coming and going throughout the day and night;
• Residents close to the applicants other premises have had no end of difficulty accessing their properties and near misses had occurred;  ...  view the full minutes text for item 211.

Councillor Quartermain declared an interest in the following application as the Cabinet Member.

The Officer summarised the officer report which had been pre-circulated.

Members sought questions of clarification around the following matters;

• There had been CCTV in the past and were these posts in the same position as those previously?
• Were the cameras viewed 24/7?
• Would the police have direct access?
• Were these part of the digital roll out or part of the old system?

RESOLVED that Planning Permission be granted subject to the following conditions:-

1.The development shall not be begun later than the expiration of THREE YEARS from the date of this permission.

REASON: Required to be imposed pursuant to Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

2.The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans:

CCTV Location 1 (H1128/3/1) received by the Local Planning Authority on 23/10/2024

CCTV Location 2 (H1128/3/2) received by the Local Planning Authority on 23/10/2024

CCTV Location 3 (H1128/3/3) received by the Local Planning Authority on 23/10/2024

CCTV Location 4 (H1128/3/4) received by the Local Planning Authority on 23/10/2024

CCTV Location 5 (H1128/3/5) received by the Local Planning Authority on 23/10/2024CCTV Location 6 (H1128/3/6) received by the Local Planning Authority on 23/10/2024

Anti Vandal Poles (WEC-000-1083-05) received by the Local Planning Authority on 23/10/2024

Anti Climb Guard (WEC-001-018-1) received by the Local Planning Authority on 23/10/2024

Clamp on cage (WEC-482845/A2) received by the Local Planning Authority on 23/10/2024

REASON: To accord with the terms of the planning application.

Deferred to the next meeting.

Deferred to the next meeting.

The Executive Director for Growth, Enterprise and Environment circulated a schedule of delegated decisions determined by the Executive Director for Growth, Enterprise and Environment under the delegated power procedure.

The Executive Director for Growth, Enterprise and Environment presented members with a schedule of the appeals which had been received.

:-NOTED.

The Executive Director for Growth, Enterprise and Environment presented Members with a schedule of the enforcement action which had been received.

:-NOTED.

R/2024/0709/F3 Installation of 6(no) CCTV columns with camera, cage and anti-climb collar Black Path, South Bank, Normanby.

Deemed Consent granted subject to the following conditions:-

1.The development shall not be begun later than the expiration of THREE YEARS from the date of this permission.

REASON: Required to be imposed pursuant to Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

2.The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans:

CCTV Location 1 (H1128/3/1) received by the Local Planning Authority on 23/10/2024

CCTV Location 2 (H1128/3/2) received by the Local Planning Authority on 23/10/2024

CCTV Location 3 (H1128/3/3) received by the Local Planning Authority on 23/10/2024

CCTV Location 4 (H1128/3/4) received by the Local Planning Authority on 23/10/2024

CCTV Location 5 (H1128/3/5) received by the Local Planning Authority on 23/10/2024CCTV Location 6 (H1128/3/6) received by the Local Planning Authority on 23/10/2024

Anti Vandal Poles (WEC-000-1083-05) received by the Local Planning Authority on 23/10/2024

Anti Climb Guard (WEC-001-018-1) received by the Local Planning Authority on 23/10/2024

Clamp on cage (WEC-482845/A2) received by the Local Planning Authority on 23/10/2024

REASON: To accord with the terms of the planning application.

R/2024/0626/CA Construction of brick buttresses following the demolition of the methodist chapel (dangerous structure) Loftus Methodist Church, Arlington Street, Loftus.

Deemed Consent granted subject to the following conditions:-

1.The development shall not be begun later than the expiration of THREE YEARS from the date of this permission.

REASON: Required to be imposed pursuant to Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

2.The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans:

Location plan received by the Local Planning Authority on 18/09/2024

Proposed site layout plan received by the Local Planning Authority on 16/09/2024

North elevation received by the Local Planning Authority on 16/09/2024

Western elevation received by the Local Planning Authority on 16/09/2024

Eastern elevation received by the Local Planning Authority on 16/09/2024

REASON: To accord with the terms of the planning application.

3.Prior to construction above ground level, full details and/or samples of the facing bricks to be used shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.  The development shall be completed in accordance with the approved details.

REASONS: To safeguard the special character of the conservation area as required by Policy HE1 of the adopted Local Plan.

R/2024/653/F3M Improvements to facilities within King George V Playing Fields to include a new skate park, wheeled play provision, replacement of recreation apparatus and landscaping enhancements King George V Playfields, Park House, Howlbeck Road, Guisborough.

Deemed consent granted subject to the following conditions:-

1.The development shall not be begun later than the expiration of THREE YEARS from the date of this permission.

REASON: Required to be imposed pursuant to Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

2.The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans:

          Location plan received by the Local Planning Authority on  ...  view the full minutes text for item 218.