Agenda, decisions and minutes

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Items
No. Item

137.

Minutes

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the previous meeting held on 22 July 2020.

Minutes:

The minutes of the previous meeting held on 22 July 2020 were approved as a correct record and would be signed by the Chairman.

138.

Apologies for absence

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Malcolm Cavill, Louise Clarke, Mike Hewitson, Tiffany Osborne, Mike Stanton and Gerard Tucker.

139.

Declarations of Interest

In accordance with the Council’s current Code of Conduct (as amended 26 February 2015), which includes all the provisions relating to Disclosable Pecuniary Interests (DPI), personal and prejudicial interests, Members are asked to declare any DPI and also any personal interests (and whether or not such personal interests are also “prejudicial”) in relation to any matter on the Agenda for this meeting. 

Members are reminded that they need to declare the fact that they are also a member of a County, Town or Parish Council as a Personal Interest.  Where you are also a member of Somerset County Council and/or a Town or Parish Council within South Somerset you must declare a prejudicial interest in any business on the agenda where there is a financial benefit or gain or advantage to Somerset County Council and/or a Town or Parish Council which would be at the cost or to the financial disadvantage of South Somerset District Council. 

Planning Applications Referred to the Regulation Committee

The following members of this Committee are also members of the Council’s Regulation Committee:

Councillors Neil Bloomfield, Malcolm Cavill, Adam Dance and Crispin Raikes.

Where planning applications are referred by this Committee to the Regulation Committee for determination, Members of the Regulation Committee can participate and vote on these items at the Area Committee and at Regulation Committee.  In these cases the Council’s decision-making process is not complete until the application is determined by the Regulation Committee.  Members of the Regulation Committee retain an open mind and will not finalise their position until the Regulation Committee.  They will also consider the matter at Regulation Committee as Members of that Committee and not as representatives of the Area Committee.

Minutes:

At the time item 8 was discussed – Community Grant to Curry Woods Conservation Trust – Councillors Neil Bloomfield, Adam Dance, Clare Paul and Dean Ruddle declared personal interests as they are also members of Somerset County Council who were selling the land.

140.

Date of next meeting

Councillors are requested to note that the next Area North Committee meeting is scheduled to be held at 2.00pm on Wednesday 28 October 2020 using Zoom virtual meeting software.

Minutes:

Members noted that the next meeting of Area North Committee was scheduled for 2pm on Wednesday 28 October 2020, and would be a virtual meeting using Zoom meeting software.

141.

Public question time

Minutes:

There were no questions from members of the public present at the meeting.

142.

Chairman's announcements

Minutes:

The Chairman reminded those present in the Zoom meeting that the meeting was being streamed live to YouTube.

143.

Reports from members

Minutes:

Councillor Dean Ruddle noted a number of residents and businesses were contacting with concerns and complaints about the planning system. He asked if the Chairman could raise the local concerns about the planning service with a Director or other senior officer, and seek reassurance that the planning department is functioning  ...  view the full minutes text for item 143.

144.

Community Grant to Curry Woods Conservation Trust (Executive Decision) pdf icon PDF 138 KB

Decision:

RESOLVED:

That a grant of £12,500 be awarded to Curry Woods Conservation Trust, the grant to be allocated from the Area North Community Grants Programme and subject to SSDC standard conditions for community grants.

 

Reason:

To consider awarding a grant towards the purchase of Curry Woods in Curry Rivel by the Curry Woods Conservation Trust.

 

(Voting: 5 in favour, 0 against, 1 abstention)

Minutes:

The Locality Officer presented the report which asked members to consider awarding a grant of £12,500 towards the purchase of Curry Woods in Curry Rivel by the Curry Woods Conservation Trust. He explained that Peter Goodenough, Chairman of the Curry Woods Trust was present to answer any questions.

 

During a  ...  view the full minutes text for item 144.

145.

Area North - Area Chapter 20/21 Update & Finance Report (Executive Decision) pdf icon PDF 78 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

RESOLVED:

That Area North Committee agreed to:

 

(1)  Note the report.

 

(2)  Endorse and award allocation of spend on the following projects:

a)      Endorse £2,000 from the Area Discretionary/Project revenue budget to support the development of a food and drink directory

b)      Award £5,000 from Area Reserves to help progress the £1.6 million Ham Hill National Heritage Lottery Fund (NHLF) project

 

Reason:

To consider allocating funding towards a food and drink directory and the Ham Hill National Heritage Lottery Fund project.

 

(Voting: Unanimous)

Minutes:

On behalf of the Locality Manager, the Locality Team Leader presented the report which provided members with an overview of this year’s delivery of the Area Chapter and finance budgets for Area North. She noted it had been a difficult year so far for everyone due to the pandemic, and  ...  view the full minutes text for item 145.

146.

Area North Committee Forward Plan pdf icon PDF 79 KB

Minutes:

There was no discussion and members were content to note the Forward Plan.

147.

Planning Appeals pdf icon PDF 61 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Members noted the report that detailed the planning appeals which had been lodged, dismissed or allowed.

148.

Schedule of Planning Applications to be Determined By Committee pdf icon PDF 84 KB

Minutes:

Members noted the Schedule of Planning Applications to be determined at the meeting.

149.

Planning Application 20/01310/HOU - Amherst, 6 The Pheasant, Seavington St Mary. pdf icon PDF 487 KB

Minutes:

Proposal: The erection of an extension to the front of the existing garage.

 

The Specialist (Development Management) presented the application and noted there had been no neighbourhood objections. He highlighted the concerns and comments of the Conservation Officer and explained in detail why the application was recommended for refusal.

 

The  ...  view the full minutes text for item 149.