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Agenda and draft minutes

Planning Committee - Tuesday, 14th January, 2025 6.00 pm

Venue: Town Hall, Market Street, Tamworth. View directions

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Note: Please be advised that due to technical difficulties there is no recording available for this meeting - apologies for any inconvenience 

Items
No. Item

38.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor M Summers

39.

Minutes of the Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 108 KB

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on 3rd December 2024 were approved and signed as a correct record.

 

(Moved by Councillor M Clarke and seconded by Councillor P Turner)

40.

Declarations of Interest

To receive any declarations of Members’ interests (pecuniary and non-pecuniary) in any matters which are to be considered at this meeting.

 

When Members are declaring a pecuniary or non-pecuniary interest in respect of which they have dispensation, they should specify the nature of such interest.  Members should leave the room if they have a pecuniary or non-pecuniary interest in respect of which they do not have a dispensation. 

 

Under Section 33(2) of the Localism Act 2011, the act permits an authority to grant a dispensation from either or both of the restrictions not to participate and / or vote on a matter in which they have a pecuniary  interest.  Planning Committee Members have received a dispensation for applications relating to the Future High Street Project for a period of two years starting from 5 August 2024 and to 5th August 2026.

 

 

Minutes:

Cllr R Kingstone declared an interest on application 0363/2023 and moved to the public gallery whilst the item was discussed. 

 

41.

Applications for Consideration

Summary of Applications received:

 

(Report of the Assistant Director Growth and Regeneration)

 

 

 

 

41a

0363/2023 SS College pdf icon PDF 612 KB

Application no:0363/2023

         

Proposal: Outline application (access sought) - Construction of up to 123 new homes (including 20% affordable), an 80-bed care home, access, public open space, landscaping, attenuation basin and associated infrastructure

         

Location: Tamworth and Lichfield College, Croft Street, Tamworth, Staffordshire B79 8AE

Minutes:

Application Reference

0363/2023

Proposal

Outline application (access sought) - Construction of up to 123 new homes (including 20% affordable), an 80-bed care home, access, public open space, landscaping, attenuation basin and associated infrastructure

Site Address

Tamworth and Lichfield College, Croft Street, Tamworth, Staffordshire B79 8AE

 

 

 

The Agent, Bendon Dale spoke in favour of the application

 

Officers presented the item and responded to issues and questions raised, including impact on highways, parking and drainage on pitches at Rene Road, and additional signage to the exit of the development to eliminate accidents if cars try to enter the site at the exit and to allow emergency vehicles to enter. 

 

 

RESOLVED

that the Committee:

1.

Agreed the reasons for approval set out in this report; and

 

2.

 Granted planning permission where relevant and delegated authority to the Assistant Director - Growth and Regeneration to finalise the wording of the conditions and draft legal agreement under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) based on the Heads of Terms identified and the conditions listed in Section 8 of this report.

 

3.

Delegated authority to the development management Team Leader to issue permission once either:

• the Secretary of State has indicated they do not intend to issue a direction requiring the grant of planning permission to be delayed until she has decided whether or not to call-in the application,

 • or the 21-day period has lapsed from the request given

4.

Agreed to add extra condition - that exit only signage be added at the exit of the site

 

 

 

 

(Moved by Councillor L Smith and seconded by Councillor C Adams)

 

 

 

 

Conditions /Reasons

 

 

1.

Application for approval of reserved matters shall be made within three years of the date of this permission and the development shall begin not later than whichever is the later of the following dates: a) Four years from the date of this permission; or b) Two years from the final approval of the reserved matters or, in the case of approval on different dates, the final approval of the last such matter to be approved

REASON

To prevent the unnecessary accumulation of unimplemented permissions, to encourage early implementation in accordance with paragraph 81 of the National Planning Policy Framework and to enable the District Planning Authority to review the consent if a further application is made

2.

Detailed plans and particulars of the proposed development shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the District Planning Authority and shall show; a) Layout of the development b) Scale of the development c) Appearance of the development; d) A landscaping scheme including details of any existing trees and shrubs to be retained; new planting including plant type, size, quantities and locations; other surface treatments; fencing and boundary treatments; any changes in levels; the position of service and/or drainage runs

 

REASON

To secure the satisfactory development of the site and in the interest of visual amenity.

 

 

3.

The Development hereby approved shall be built in strict accordance with  ...  view the full minutes text for item 41a

42.

Updates to Committee from Planning Officers

Minutes:

No formal updates for the committee and following a recent discussion on installation of tele comms masts more information will be provided at a later date. 

 

Reform of Planning Committees in pre-consultation stage when it does come out for consultation there will be engagement with planning committee members.