Planning, Highways & Transport Committee Meeting - 7 August 2018 - Agenda - Ilminster Town Council

A meeting of the PLANNING, HIGHWAYS & TRANSPORT COMMITTEE will be held on Tuesday, 7 August 2018. The meeting will be held in the Council Chamber, Council Offices, North Street, Ilminster starting at 7.30pm.

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 speakers are 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 business to be transacted at the meeting is outlined on the Agenda below. Any reports listed as “to follow” will be made available as soon as possible, and in any event at least 30 minutes before the start of the meeting.

Yours sincerely

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 5 June 2018 as a correct record.

b) To receive the notes of the meeting held on 3 July 2018 for information (the meeting could not be formally convened as there were insufficient Councillors present to form the required quorum).

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 applications and agree their comments and recommendations to be forwarded to South Somerset District Council:

a) Application Nos. 18/00968/FUL and 18/00969/LBC – 54 High Street, Ilminster, TA19 9AP

(i) 18/00968/FUL – Internal and external works to dwelling – retrospective

(ii) 18/00969/LBC – Internal and external works to dwelling house

b) Application No. 18/01846/FUL – 33 Butts, Ilminster, TA19 0AY

Construction of a flat roof dormer on the rear of dwelling.

c) Application No. 18/01886/FUL – 36 Station Road, Ilminster, TA19 9BG

The erection of a new dwelling.

6 Planning Decisions made by SSDC

The following decisions 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) Application No. 18/00687/FUL – 14A and 15 Townsend, Ilminster, TA19 0AU

Alteration to existing access to 14, 14A and 15 Townsend to form separate access for 14A and 15 together with associated works and parking spaces.