Shrewsbury & Atcham
Borough Council

PRESENT: Councillors: Adams, Bebb*, Mrs Chebsey*, Clarke* Jetson*, J P Jones, Kenny*, Nutting, Wagner, Mrs Williams* and S Williams.

(* denotes attendance at site visit.)

Also in Attendance: Councillor Roberts

Officers in Attendance: Planning Services Manager, Head of Development Control, Senior Solicitor and Administrative Assistant (Committee Services).

MINUTES: 28^th July 2004 - confirmed

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE/NOTIFICATION OF SUBSTITUTES: Councillors Mrs Holyoak, Lord (Councillor Wagner attended as his substitute) and Sambrook.

The following members declared their personal interests and/or personal and prejudicial interests in the items show below:

Councillor Jetson             Minute 04/05 - Land adjacent to Greenfields, Vennington, Westbury - Personal interest in that the applicant was known to him.

Councillor Roberts           Minute 04/05 – Land adjacent to Greenfields, Vennington, Wesbury – Personal interest in that the applicant was known to him.

01/05 ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN

That Councillor Bebb be appointed Chairman of the Committee for the period until the Annual Meeting of the Council in May 2006.

That Councillor Mrs Williams be appointed Vice-Chairman of the Committee for the period until the Annual Meeting of the Council in May 2006.

The Chairman extended a welcome to Councillors Nutting and Wagner.

Consideration was given to a report by the Planning Services Manager in respect of a reference from the Development Control and Environmental Protection Committee held on the 24^th May 2005 in relation to an outline application for the erection of one dwelling to include means of access at Land adjacent to Greenfields, Vennington, Westbury (Application Reference: 05/0512/O).

The Development Control and Environmental Protection Committee had recommended that the application be approved, which constituted in a significant departure from the development plan. In accordance with the planning procedure adopted by the Council, the application had been referred to the Planning Committee for determination.

In accordance with the Council's scheme of public speaking on planning applications Councillor Roberts spoke in favour of the application.

Members had visited the site.

RESOLVED:

That the outline application for the erection of one dwelling to include means of access at land adjacent to Greenfields, Vennington, Westbury, (Application Ref: 05/0512/O) be approved as the dwelling was considered to be essential for the continuing operation of an important local rural business and would ensure adequate security of the premises and effective maintenance of the vehicles when required.

The following conditions were attached to the application:

1. Standard outline planning conditions;

2. That the dwelling shall only have one floor of accommodation and there shall be no habitable floor space within the roof void.

   Reason:

   In order to ensure a development that has minimal visual impact on the surrounding countryside area; and

3. Subject to the satisfactory completion of a S106 agreement to include a requirement that the dwelling can only be occupied by a person(s) who are working in the business on the site or someone retired from that business.

(Councillor Clarke had requested that it be recorded that he had voted against the above resolution)

(Councillor Mrs Chebsey had requested that it be recorded that she had voted against the above resolution)

6.00 p.m. - 6.46 p.m.