Planning Committee - 22 June 2017

NOTICE AND AGENDA

For a meeting to be held in the Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House, Rickmansworth, on Thursday 22 June 2017 at 7.30pm.

Members of the Planning Committee:-

Councillors:-      Chris Whately-Smith (Chairman)      Sarah Nelmes (Vice-Chairman)

Phil Brading      David Major

Marilyn Butler      Debbie Morris

Peter Getkahn

Alex Hayward      Chris Lloyd

Reena Ranger

Stephen King

Steven Halls, Chief Executive

13 June 2017

The Planning Committee welcomes contributions from members of the public to its discussion on agenda items. Contributions will be limited to one person speaking for and one against each item for not more than three minutes. Please note that, in the event of registering your interest to speak on an agenda item but not taking up that right because the item is deferred, you will automatically be given the right to speak on that item at the next meeting of the Planning Committee. Details of the procedure and the list for registering the wish to speak will be available for a short period before the meeting.

In accordance with The Openness of Local Government Bodies Regulations 2014 any matters considered under Part I business only of the meeting may be filmed, recorded, photographed, broadcast or reported via social media by any person.

Recording and reporting the Council’s meetings is subject to the law and it is the responsibility of those doing the recording and reporting to ensure compliance. This will include the Human Rights Act, the Data Protection Act and the laws of libel and defamation.

1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
2. MINUTES

To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting held on 25 May 2017.

1. NOTICE OF OTHER BUSINESS

Items of other business notified under Council Procedure Rule 30 to be announced, together with the special circumstances that justify their consideration as a matter of urgency. The Chairman to rule on the admission of such items.

1. DECLARATION OF INTERESTS

To receive any declarations of interest.

Where a member of this Planning Committee is also a member of a Parish Council he/she is entitled to take part in any debate at this Committee on an application within that Parish area provided that the Councillor

• has an open mind about the application
• is not bound by the views of the Parish Planning Committee and
• can deal with the application fairly and on its merits at Committee

Subject to the above the Councillor will declare a registrable non-pecuniary interest in the item as a member of the Parish Council and will be entitled to stay speak and vote

PLANNING APPLICATIONS

1. The following applications (agenda items 6 to 12) are submitted for the Committee’s decision and, unless otherwise stated, staffing, financial and legal implications are not applicable. Environmental implications are dealt with in the individual reports.
2. 17/0416/FUL - Demolition of existing hall and provision of 17no. units of temporary residential accommodation with associated car parking and landscape works, at WRVS BURY HALL, BURY LANE, RICKMANSWORTH, HERTFORDSHIRE, for Three Rivers District Council

1. 17/0488/FUL - Erection of agricultural workers dwelling with associated curtilage at THE MULBERRY BUSH, DAWES LANE, SARRATT, WD3 6BQ for Mr Tim Norris

1. 17/0643/FUL – Erection of timber framed detached outbuilding and creation of new vehicular access from St Lawrence Close at ST LAWRENCE CHURCH VICARAGE, 6 HIGH STREET, ABBOTS LANGLEY, HERTS, WD5 0AS for St Albans Diocesan Board of Finance

1. 17/0653/OUT - Outline Application: Erection of 8 affordable dwellings with associated access, parking and landscaping (appearance, landscaping & scale reserved) at LAND TO THE REAR OF FIR TREES, DAWES LANE, SARRATT, HERTS WD3 6BG for Whiteacre Ltd

1. 17/0695/FUL – Construction of two detached two storey dwellings on land to the rear of No.10 Gypsy Lane with associated parking and landscaping and alterations to existing access at 10 Gypsy Lane, Hunton Bridge, WD4 8PR for Hobbs Developments Ltd

1. 17/0717/FUL – Two storey rear extension and conversion of public house to five flats, conversion of detached outbuilding to residential to provide one flat, and associated works to parking, refuse and amenity and alterations to landscaping at THE DOG AND PARTRIDGE PUBLIC HOUSE, OLD MILL ROAD, HUNTON BRIDGE, WD4 8RB for Raj Shah

1. 17/0806/FUL - Change of use of ground floor from retail (Use Class A1) to restaurant and hot food takeaway (Use Classes A3/A5) with installation of extractor duct to rear at 8 MONEYHILL PARADE, UXBRIDGE ROAD, RICKMANSWORTH, WD3 7BE Mr Eric Louis Barnaby

1. OTHER BUSINESS – If approved under item 3 above.
2. EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC

If the Committee wishes to consider the remaining item in private, it will be appropriate for a resolution to be passed in the following terms:-

“that under Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item(s) of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined under paragraphs (1 -7) of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Act. It has been decided by the Council that in all the circumstances, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.”

(Note: If other confidential business is approved under item 3, it will also be necessary to specify the class of exempt or confidential information in the additional items.)

1. OTHER BUSINESS – If approved under item 3 above.

Background Papers (used when compiling the above reports but they do not form part of the agenda)

• Application file(s) referenced above
• Three Rivers Core Strategy (adopted October 2011)
• Development Management Policies LDD (adopted July 2013)
• Site Allocations Local Development Document (SALDD) (adopted November 2014)
• The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Charging Schedule (adopted February 2015)
• Supplementary Planning Documents and Guidance
• National Planning Policy Framework and National Planning Practice Guidance
• Government Circulars
• The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended)
• Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended)
• Town and Country Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
• Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004
• The Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006
• The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010
• The Localism Act (November 2011)
• The Growth and Infrastructure Act (April 2013)
• Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015
• Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015