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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND SUBSTITUTIONS
To receive any apologies for absence and notices of substitutions under Standing Order 40. Additional documents: Minutes: Apologies were received from Carol Coleman and Margaret Hicks.
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MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING
To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 11 June 2014. Additional documents: Minutes: These were agreed as a correct record. |
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PETITIONS
To receive any petitions from members of the public in accordance with Standing Order 65 (please see note 7 below). Additional documents: Minutes: There were none. |
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PUBLIC QUESTION TIME
To answer any questions received from local government electors within Surrey in accordance with Standing Order 66 (please see note 8 below). Additional documents: Minutes: There were none.
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MEMBERS' QUESTION TIME
To answer any questions received from Members of the Council in accordance with Standing Order 47. Additional documents: Minutes: There were none.
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DECLARATIONS OF INTERESTS
To receive any declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests from Members in respect of any item to be considered at the meeting.
Notes: · In line with the Relevant Authorities (Disclosable Pecuniary Interests) Regulations 2012, declarations may relate to the interest of the member, or the member’s spouse or civil partner, or a person with whom the member is living as husband or wife, or a person with whom the member is living as if they were civil partners and the member is aware they have the interest. · Members need only disclose interests not currently listed on the Register of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests. · Members must notify the Monitoring Officer of any interests disclosed at the meeting so they may be added to the Register. · Members are reminded that they must not participate in any item where they have a disclosable pecuniary interest. Additional documents: Minutes: There were none.
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This is an application for the erection of a new single, one and a half and two storey Hurst Park primary school (420 places) and nursery (30 places) together with provision of 26 parking spaces, and cycle and scooter parking; access off Hurst Road; laying out of outdoor learning and play areas and sports pitches; landscape planting and ecological habitats.
The recommendation is to PERMIT the application, subject to conditions.
Additional documents: Minutes: AN update sheet wAS tabled
Declarations of interest: None
Officers:
Alan Stones, Planning Development Control Team Manager Nancy El-Shatoury, Principal Lawyer Caroline Smith, Transport Development Planning Team Manager
Speakers:
John Fryer, a local resident, made representations in objection to the application and the points raised included:
· Parking conditions outside of the school is a dangerous environment for all. The safety provision for school children has not been considered in detail. · An independent engineer’s assessment states that the Bishop Fox Way is too small in width for cars to park during school pick up and drop off times. · Staff parking on site is inadequate but there seems to be ample space on site. · Residents have both the support of Dominic Raab MP and Elmbridge Borough Council.
Lionel Haywood, a local resident, made representations in objection to the application and the points raised included:
· No objection to the school in principle but do not think the parking and highways issues have been carefully considered. · The roads around the vicinity of the school are not designed to carry heavy traffic. Need for a drop off/pick up point within the school grounds. · Parking around the estate will create a number of safety issues and will decrease the quality of life in the area especially for the elderly residents. · There will be traffic impacts on residents from evening events held at the school.
Rupert James Sibley, a local resident, made representations in objection to the application and the points raised included:
· Support the principle of more school places but believe that safety is also crucial · Have been told many will be walking to school therefore we should have a pedestrian entrance to the south west of the school. · Width of the roads will make it difficult for large traffic movements · There is room on the school site for pick up/drop off and plans to include this need to be drawn up.
Nicola Parkins, a local resident, made representations in objection to the application and the points raised included:
· The parking assessment for parking on the road is inaccurate - a decision cannot be made until the Surrey school parking guidance is revised. · Roads around the area are narrow with tight junctions; parking issues would be exacerbated with allowing parking outside the school. · There is room on the school site for pick up/drop off and plans to include this need to be drawn up.
The agent of the applicant, Rachael Fisher, Senior Consultant Highways and Transportation,Atkins addressed the Committee and raised the following points;
· The highways issues raised by residents have been cleared by Surrey’s highways department. On street paring outside the school would be monitored as part of the transport assessment. · Officers believe that the onsite parking spaces for staff is sufficient. · There is insufficient space for a drop off/pick up point on site and would be classed as inappropriate. Mitigation measures have been put in place. · On street parking is currently ongoing in the area outside the school. ... view the full minutes text for item 80/14 |
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This is an application to open windrow composting facility for green waste comprising; hardstanding, landscape bund to southern boundary, weighbridge, 2 portacabin offices, portaloo and internal access road.
The recommendation is to PERMIT subject to conditions.
Additional documents: Minutes: Item 9 was moved forward on the agenda as members of the public were waiting to speak and hear consideration of that item.
AN update sheet wAS tabled
Declarations of interest: None
Officers:
Alan Stones, Planning Development Control Team Manager Nancy El-Shatoury, Principal Lawyer Caroline Smith, Transport Development Planning Team Manager
Speakers:
Neil Duggin, a local resident, made representations in objection to the application and the points raised included:
· Object to where the application site is located on the farm. · Smell and noise from activity carried out on the farm will have an impact on nearby residents. · Even though a sound survey has been carried out locals feel that noise will affect residents. · There will be an effect on local roads in the area from the increase in traffic movements. This has a negative impact on residents who would like some peace and quiet.
Anthony Brady, a local resident, made representations in objection to the application and the points raised included:
· Raised concerns over the human impacts to bio aerosols emissions that would be released. · The report is three years old and seems to have very little change made to it. · The proposed area is of natural beauty and introducing the proposed facility would be negative for the landscape.
Edward Ford (the applicant) andAlison Crooks (the agent), addressed the Committee and raised the following points:
· An independent ecologist has undertaken an ecology survey on the site with no objections being received from Natural England and the Surrey County Council Ecologist. · Landscaping was revisited and the layout reassessed. This was the best site within the holding for this type of facility which had minimum impact on residents. · Commissioned an independent air quality consultant whose findings have been accepted by SCC and the EA. · This would be a low key operation with the plant not being in constant use but being used similarly to agricultural machinery. Operations would not be utilised on the weekends. · There was an agricultural and business need for this facility which provided a sustainable solution with environmental gains. Compost from facility will be used on own land.
The local Member, Helyn Clack was unable to attend the meeting but sent through the following comments; “I have read through the report and as the farm track joins Henfold Lane just south of the boarder of my division, I recognise that Holmwood will have more concerns about traffic movements. Our rural roads are already well used by all kinds of vehicles as well as farm vehicles and any additional traffic caused by changes in planning use must be considered very carefully.
This application was previously withdrawn because it was considered inappropriate development in the green-belt and that applicant had failed to demonstrate that there were sufficient very special circumstances to justify the proposal.
I am in principal against development taking place in green-belt but also recognise the need for land management, diverse farming and sustainability. I recognise and agree with many of the issues raised by ... view the full minutes text for item 81/14 |
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This is an application for a single storey classroom block extension comprising 9 new classrooms and ancillary spaces; new hard surfaced play area and games court; alterations to pedestrian routes within the site and associated external works.
The recommendation is to permit the application subject to conditions.
Additional documents: Minutes: AN update sheet wAS tabled
Declarations of interest: None
Officers:
Alan Stones, Planning Development Control Team Manager Nancy El-Shatoury, Principal Lawyer Caroline Smith, Transport Development Planning Team Manager
Speakers:
The local member, Stella Lallement addressed the committee and raised the following points:
· The roads around the school cannot support additional parking increases even though the transport assessment stated that there would be an additional 100 parking spaces outside the school. · There is likelihood that the roads outside of the school will be made into resident parking spaces which will cause traffic disruption. · There is a need for pick up/drop off points although planners say there is no room for this. · Would like to include two conditions- one for the provision of a footway through the allotment to the school site and the second for the provision of a car park for staff outside the application site.
Key points raised during the discussion:
1. The report was introduced by the Planning Development Control Team Manager who explained this application was for the provision of an additional one form entry facility ready for September 2015 intake. There is an absence of an alternative in the area with the scale of the current proposal being proportionate to the need.
1.45pm Cllr Michael Sydney left the meeting
2. The Transport Development Planning Team Manager explained that the resulting increase from the development would lead to a slight increase in the number of cars as a majority of the pupils live near the school. The school currently has no transport plan in place and modelling suggests there is inadequate space for a pick up/drop off point.
3. Members queried whether it was possible to locate a car park on the additional land behind the school. Officers explained that this land was owned by a third party.
4. There were discussions around the possibility of having an access to the school through the allotments to the south of the school. It was explained that Epsom and Ewell borough council who owned the allotment land were not in favour of this access.
5. The Transport Development Planning Team Manager explained that the Service had approached Epsom and Ewell on the issue of access who confirmed they were unhappy with access through the allotments. A condition relating to an access via the allotments to the south of the site had been included in the report with Epsom and Ewell stating they would use all best endeavours to fulfil this.
6. The committee agreed to include an additional informative to look at the land at the back of the school as a possible location for a car park.
7. Although Members accepted the principle need for additional school places, they recognised that there was an issue with staff car parking on the site.
8. There is a draft travel plan in place which the travel plan officer has commented on. The officer hopes the school will take these comments on board.
9. Members agreed that local councillors in Epsom ... view the full minutes text for item 82/14 |