Agenda and draft minutes

Planning and Regulatory Committee - Wednesday, 24 April 2024 10.30 am

Venue: Council Chamber, Woodhatch Place, 11 Cockshot Hill, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 8EF

Contact: Joss Butler  Email: joss.butler@surreycc.gov.uk

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9/24

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND SUBSTITUTIONS

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    To receive any apologies for absence and notices of substitutions under Standing Order 41.

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    None received.

10/24

MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING pdf icon PDF 148 KB

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    To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 28 February 2024.

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    The Minutes were APPROVED as an accurate record of the previous meeting.

11/24

PETITIONS

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    To receive any petitions from members of the public in accordance with Standing Order 84 (please see note 5 below).

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12/24

PUBLIC QUESTION TIME

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    To answer any questions received from local government electors within Surrey in accordance with Standing Order 85 (please see note 6 below).

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13/24

MEMBERS' QUESTION TIME

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    To answer any questions received from Members of the Council in accordance with Standing Order 68.

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14/24

DECLARATIONS OF INTERESTS

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    All Members present are required to declare, at this point in the meeting or as soon as possible thereafter

    (i)            Any disclosable pecuniary interests and / or

    (ii)           Other interests arising under the Code of Conduct in respect of any item(s) of business being considered at this meeting

    NOTES:

    ·         Members are reminded that they must not participate in any item where they have a disclosable pecuniary interest

    ·         As well as an interest of the Member, this includes any interest, of which the Member is aware, that relates to the Member’s spouse or civil partner (or any person with whom the Member is living as a spouse or civil partner)

    ·         Members with a significant personal interest may participate in the discussion and vote on that matter unless that interest could be reasonably regarded as prejudicial.

     

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15/24

APPLICATIONS FOR VILLAGE GREEN STATUS, LAND AT STOKES FIELD, LONG DITTON, SURREY pdf icon PDF 154 KB

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    The committee is asked to consider whether to register the land which is the subject of these applications as Village Green.

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    Officers:

    Daniel Williams, Senior Countryside Access Officer (Legal Definition)

    Judith Shephard, Senior Lawyer

     

    Officer Introduction:

     

    1. The Senior Countryside Access Officer introduced the report and provided Members with a brief overview. Members noted that the item was for Members to consider applications for Village Green status by Mr Marcus Burke-Williams (First applicant) dated 14 August 2017 (Application 1880) (and subsequently amended to exclude the southern part, owned by Taylor Wimpey UK Limited) and Mrs Amanda Moylan-Jones (Second applicant) dated 17 December 2018 (Application 1882) both relating to land north of the A309, West of Woodstock Lane North. Both applications incorporated Stokes Field Nature Reserve and Application 1882 also extends to One Tree Hill to the south, collectively referred to as ‘Stokes Field’. It was noted that the County Council was the Commons Registration Authority (CRA) under the Commons Registration Act 1965 and the Commons Act 2006 and which administers the Registers of Common Land and Town or Village Greens. It was noted that, under Section 15 of the 2006 Act, the County Council can register new land as a Town or Village Green (TVG) on application. Full details could be found within the published report.

     

    Key points raised during the discussion:

     

    1.    The Chairman thanked officers for the thorough overview of the report.

    2.    Cllr Mallett stated that he lived within the vicinity of the site between 1962 and 1965. The Member further noted the history of the application and that a public enquiry had taken place. Cllr Mallett added that having considered the report he was satisfied with the decisions that had been recommended.

    3.    A Member asked for clarification on who would be responsible for the maintenance of the site if the applications were approved. The officer stated that, from the point of view of the County Council Commons Registration Authority, the purpose was to record the rights and did not place any kind of duty upon the council for maintenance of the site. Members further noted that the responsibility of maintenance would remain with the landowner.

    4.    A Member stated that it was a very complicated subject and that officers had done an excellent job of explaining the context. Members further noted that a registration of a town and village green had no impact on land ownership.

    5.    The Chairman moved the three recommendations which were unanimously agreed.

     

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    None.

     

    Resolved:

     

    The Planning and Regulatory Committee agreed:

     

     

                  i.        That the land in Application 1882 is amended as set out in paragraph 7.10; and

                 ii.        that the land in amended Application 1882 is registered as a TVG in accordance with section 15(2) of the Commons Act 2006 for the reasons given in the Inspector’s Report.

                iii.        That Application 1880 should be treated as withdrawn.

     

     

     

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DATE OF NEXT MEETING

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    The next meeting of the Planning & Regulatory Committee will be on 29 May 2024.

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    The date of the next meeting was noted.