Agenda

To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the Planning Committee meeting held on 23 March 2023 and the Reconvened Planning Committee meeting held on 30 March 2023.

To receive any declarations of interest.

Where a member of this Planning Committee is also a member of a Parish Council they are 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

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 Chair to rule on the admission of such items.

That subject to no new material considerations being raised and the recommendation of approval/no objection from the Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA) or an alternative appointed consultant providing specialist professional advice and the completion of a Section 106 Agreement securing an affordable housing review mechanism, that the application be delegated to the Head of Regulatory Services to GRANT PLANNING PERMISSION subject to conditions as set out below and any additional conditions as requested by the LLFA (or appointed consultant).

Or;

On receipt of an objection (or further concerns raised) from the Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA) or an alternative appointed consultant providing specialist professional advice, that the application be delegated to the Head of Regulatory Services to REFUSE PLANNING PERMISSION for the following reason:

R1:      In the absence of further infiltration testing the Local Planning Authority is not satisfied that an acceptable sustainable drainage strategy has been provided. As a result, it is considered that the development is contrary to Policies CP1 and CP12 of the Core Strategy (adopted October 2011) and Policy DM8 of the Development Management Policies LDD (adopted July 2013).

That Condition 1 and 2 of planning permission 22/1120/RSP are varied and Planning Permission be granted.

That Planning Permission be Granted

Recommendation: That Planning Permission be Granted.

Recommendation: That authority is delegated to the Head of Regulatory Services to Refuse Planning Permission following the expiry of the consultation period, subject to no further material comments being received before the expiry of the consultation period.

That Part Retrospective Planning Permission be Granted

           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 of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined under paragraph X 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.)

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

·         Croxley Green Neighbourhood Plan (Referendum Version December 2018)

·         Chorleywood Neighbourhood Development Plan (Referendum Version August 2020)

General Enquiries: Please contact the Committee Team at committeeteam@threerivers.gov.uk