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Planning, Highways & Transport Committee Agenda 8th September 2015

Posted on 2nd September, 2015 in Agendas - Planning, Highways & Transport

A meeting of the PLANNING, HIGHWAYS & TRANSPORT COMMITTEE will take place in the Council Chamber, Council Offices, North Street, Ilminster on the rising of the Open Spaces Committee Meeting.

The public are welcome to attend this meeting. Members of the public are invited to ask questions or raise issues relevant to the work of the Council. The overall time available for this session is restricted to 15 minutes unless the Chair decides otherwise. Individual speakers are restricted to 3 minutes and are asked not to repeat points that have been made previously. It is helpful if potential contributors can make themselves known to the Town Clerk before the meeting so that the session can be programmed effectively.

Public participation is not part of the formal meeting of the Council however a note will be made of matters raised and recorded at the start of the minutes of the meeting.

Please note that the Town Council is a Statutory Consultee for Planning Applications and as such does not make the final decision on any application. Any decisions and comments this Committee makes will be fed into the planning process and added to the report by the Planning Officer. South Somerset District Council is the Planning Authority and will issue the final decision notice (Planning Determination) once their investigations into the application, consultation period and decision making process has been completed.

 

The Agenda for the meeting is given below. All plans are available to view at South Somerset District’s website www.southsomerset.gov.uk or in the Town Council office.

 

Joy Norris

Town Clerk

 

AGENDA

 1.  Apologies for absence  

To receive apologies for absence from Councillors unable to attend the meeting.

 

2.  Declarations of Interest

To receive any declarations from Councillors and Officers of interests in respect of matters to be considered at this meeting, together with an appropriate statement regarding the nature of the interest.

 

3.  Minutes

A) To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 11th August 2015 as a correct record.

B) To consider the office Action Plan relating to the Town Council Meetings – To follow

 

4.  Police Report                                                                                                                                                     

This agenda item provides an opportunity for the Police to report on any matters relevant to policing in Ilminster.

 

5.  Planning Applications

The Committee is asked to consider the following application:

a)  15/03516/FUL, 23 Listers Hill, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 0EN

Demolish existing single storey extension and erection of single storey extension 

(GR 336052/113815)

 

6.  Planning Decisions made by SSDC 

The decisions listed below have been made by South Somerset District Council and are reported for information. For more details, please see South Somerset District Council Website: http://www.southsomerset.gov.uk/planningsearch

a)  15/02960/FUL 12 Orchard Vale, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 0EU.

The erection of a single storey rear extension (GR 335995/114284)

Permission granted

b)  15/03105/LBC 44 East Street, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 0AW

Replacement window on rear elevation and removal of internal wall (Implemented). (GR 336378/114569)

Permission granted.

c)  15/02592/LBC 6 High Street, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 9AW

Replacement windows (GR 336027/114721)

Permission granted.

 

7.  Temporary Road Closures

The Town Council has been notified of the following temporary road closures:

Temporary closure of Puckington Road to Ruskway Lane, Barrington

a)  The road will be closed from 1st September 2015 and is expected to last for 4 weeks to enable laying of new water main works to be carried out.

b)   Temporary closure of Ditton Street, Ilminster The road will be closed from 8th September 2015 and is expected to last for 4 days to enable new gas supply works to be carried out. (Attached)

 

8.  Ilminster No. 1 Tree Preservation Order 2015 

A provisional Order has been issued, effective from 12th August 2015.

 

9.  Naming of new roads in Ilminster

  1. Jordans Road – to note the Order assigning the name Jordans Road (attached)
  2. To identify possible new road names which can be included in a list and submitted to South Somerset District Council upon request. Councillor Drayton has recently suggested use of the name Nyanza (to continue associations with John Hanning Speke); previously Council have informally discussed a road being named after Councillor Paul Whaites.

 

Click here to download PHT Agenda 8.9.15 NB

Click here for Draft Minutes

Click here for Temporary Road Closures – Agenda No. 7

Click here for Tree Preservation Order – Agenda No. 8

Click here for Naming of New Road  – Agenda No. 9

 

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