A meeting of the PLANNING, HIGHWAYS & TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE will take
place on 12th December 2015 in the Council Chamber, Council Offices, North Street, Ilminster
starting at 19:30 hrs.
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.
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
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 1st December 2015 as a correct record.
(Attached)
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) 15/04926/FUL, Land off Harts Close, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 9DW
The erection of 4 No. units for light industrial use (Use Class B1 (c) (Revised Application).
(GR 334952/114852)
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
7. Parking In Ilminster
The Committee is asked to consider its’ stance on the following parking issues, so that the
Somerset County Council Highways Department can be informed:
a) East Street / Bay Hill
Providing yellow lines, with the loss of 2-3 parking bays to improve visibility and thus road
safety
b) Miranda Terrace, Listers Hill
Replacing the existing H-bar with yellow lines
Planning, Highways & Transport Agenda 12th January 2016
