Decisions

Decision Taken

The Director (Strategy & Support Services), following a consultative meeting by the Area East Committee on 9^th June 2021, made the following decision;

To approve planning application 21/00008/FUL, contrary to the officer’s recommendation, subject to the following:

Reason

The public benefits of the proposal are considered to outweigh the harm caused to the conservation area and the proposal is therefore in accordance with polices EQ2, EQ3 and TA5 of the south Somerset Local Plan and the provisions of the National Planning Policy Framework.

SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING:

01.    The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

       Reason:  To accord with the provisions of section 91(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

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

·      13168_003_A_ Proposed Plan

·      13168_001_ Site Location Plan

·      13168_004 Garage Plans and Elevations

·      0983-008B Site access and vehicle swept path analysis

       Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.

03.    Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (or any Order revoking and re-enacting that Order) the carport and workshop hereby approved shall only be used for purposes ancillary to number 18 Compton Road, Comtpon Pauncefoot.

       Reason - To define the permission which is justified on the basis of the public benefits of      providing vehicle parking to number 18 in accordance with policies SS2, EQ2 and EQ3 of the         South Somerset Local Plan and the provisions of the National planning policy Framework.

04.    Prior to first use of the building hereby approved an electric vehicle charging point (EVCP) rated at a minimum of 16 amps shall have been  provided in accordance with details indicating the siting, design, rating and appearance of the EVCP which shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the  Local Planning Authority.  The EVCP shall be permanently retained and maintained thereafter.

Reason: To ensure provision of an EVCP for low emission vehicles as part of the transition to a low carbon economy, having regard to Policy TA1 of the South Somerset Local Plan and relevant guidance within the NPPF.

05.    Prior to first use of the building hereby approved the ground source heat pump shall have been provided in accordance with details submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The works shall be carried out in accordance with the submitted details and retained as such.

Reason: To ensure provision of renewable sources in accordance with Policy EQ1 of the South Somerset Local Plan and relevant guidance within the NPPF.

06.    The development hereby permitted shall not come into use until there has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority a scheme of hard and soft landscaping, which shall include details of permeable materials and  indications of all existing trees and hedgerows on the land, and details of any to be retained, together with measures for their protection in the course of the development, as well as details of any changes proposed in existing ground levels; all planting, seeding, turfing or earth moulding comprised in the approved details of landscaping shall be carried out in the first planting and seeding season following the occupation of the building or the completion of the development, whichever is the sooner; and any trees or plants which within a period of five years from the completion of the development die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and species, unless the Local Planning Authority gives written consent to any variation.

Reason: In the interests of the appearance of the site and surrounding area in accordance with polices EQ2 and EQ3 of the South Somerset Local Plan and the provisions of the National planning Policy Framework.

Decision Taken

The Director (Strategy & Support Services), following a consultative meeting by the Area East Committee on 9^th June 2021, made the following decision;

To approve in line with the revised Development Control Scheme of Delegation, Councillor Hayward Burt (first substitute) and Councillor Sarah Dyke (second substitute) to act as substitutes for the Chairman and Vice Chairman.

Reason:          In line with the revised Development Control Scheme of Delegation.

Decision Taken

The Director (Strategy & Support Services), following a consultative meeting by the Area East Committee on 9^th June 2021, made the following decision;

To approve that Councillor Mike Lewis be appointed to the Dimmer Liaison Group, and for Councillors William Wallace and Hayward Burt to be appointed to the Henstridge Consultative Committee.

Reason:        For the municipal year 2021/22 as set out in the report.

Decision Taken

To issue a formal written warning to the licence holder.

Reason:

The licence holder was considered to be a fit and proper person to hold a hackney carriage and private hire driver’s licence.