Items
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Election of Chair for 2019/20 Municipal Year
The Committee is requested to electthe
Chair for the2019/20 Municipal Year.
Minutes:
The Clerk to the Committee invited Members to
propose a Chair & Vice Chair.
Cllr Eddy moved the election of Cllr Alexander
as Chair this was seconded by Cllr Davies.
When put to the vote it was;
Resolved (9 for 0 against) that Cllr Alexander
be Chair.
Cllr Carey moved the election of Cllr Windows
as Vice Chair this was seconded by Cllr Breckels.
When put to the vote it was:
Resolved (9 for 0 against) that Cllr Windows
be Vice Chair
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2. |
Election of Vice-Chair for 2019/20 Municipal Year
The Committee is requested to electthe
Vice-Chair for 2019/20Municipal Year.
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3. |
Terms of Reference for Development Control Committees
The Committeeis requested to note theTerms of
Referencefor Development
Control Committeeswhich were approved atFull Council
on Tuesday 21stMay
2019 and remain
unchanged.
Minutes:
Members resolved to accept the terms of
reference for the operation of Development Control Committees.
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4. |
Dates of Future Meetings 2019/20
The Committeeis requested to consider dates for
future meetingsfor 2019/20
Municipal
Year.The following dates
areproposed:
allon Wednesdays
24th July 2019 at 6.00 pm
4th September 2019 at 2.00 pm
16th October 2019 at 6.00 pm
20th November 2019 at 2.00 pm
22nd January 2020 at 6.00 pm
4th March 2020 at 2.00 pm
8th April 2020 at 6.00 pm
Minutes:
Members resolved to agree the proposed meeting
dates set out in the report.
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5. |
Welcome, Introductions and Safety Information PDF 126 KB
Minutes:
The Chair welcomed those present and explained
the process to be followed on hearing of each application.
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6. |
Apologies for Absence and Substitutions
Minutes:
Apologies were received from Councillors
Stephen Clarke and Chris Windows (substitute Cllr Eddy).
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7. |
Declarations of Interest
To note any interests relevant
to the consideration of items on the agenda.
Please note that any
declarations of interest made at the meeting which are not on the
register of interests should be notified to the Monitoring Officer
for inclusion.
Minutes:
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Minutes of the previous meeting PDF 186 KB
To agree
the minutes of the last meeting as a correct
record.
Minutes:
Resolved that the minutes of the
15th May be approved as a correct record and signed by
the Chair
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9. |
Appeals PDF 34 KB
To note appeals lodged, imminent public inquiries and appeals
awaiting decision.
Minutes:
The Head of Development Management introduced
the report providing and overview of the appeals
process. He highlighted appeal no.51
Stoke Lodge Playing Fields which had been refused by the Committee
in June 2018 and the appeal had been dismissed with the
Inspector strongly supporting the Council’s case in relation
to highway safety.
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10. |
Enforcement PDF 179 KB
To note recent enforcement notices.
Minutes:
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11. |
Public Forum
Up to 30 minutes is allowed for
this item
Any member of the public or Councillor may
participate in Public Forum. The
detailed arrangements for so doing are set out in the Public Information Sheet at the back of this
agenda. Public Forum items should be
emailed to democratic.services@bristol.gov.uk and please note
that the following deadlines will apply in relation to this
meeting:-
Questions - Written
questions must be received 3 clear working days prior to the
meeting. For this meeting, this means
that your question(s) must be received in this office at the latest
by 5 pm on 13 June 2019.
Petitions and Statements
- Petitions and statements must be received on the working
day prior to the meeting. For this
meeting this means that your submission must be received in this
office at the latest by 12.00 noon on 18 June
2019.
Please note, your time
allocated to speak may have to be strictly limited if there are a
lot of submissions. This may be as short as
one minute.
Minutes:
Members of the Committee received Public Forum
Statements in advance of the meeting.
The Statements were heard before the
application they related to and were taken fully into consideration
by the Committee prior to reaching a decision.
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12. |
Planning and Development PDF 10 KB
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13. |
18.04620.F -Former Esso Garage Bath Road PDF 17 MB
Minutes:
The Head of Development Management and his
representative gave a presentation and summarised the report for
this item including the following:
- Construction of 152 new residential
dwellings contained in three buildings comprising of a 15+2 storey
tower; ground and lower ground floor for commercial office space;
car & cycling parking; refuse & recycling storage.
- Informing
committee that the application came at the end of two years
negotiations with all parties; taking into account the decision
outcomes following an appeal in 2009; had regard for the Urban
Living SPD; national and local planning policy.
- Public consultation resulted in 99
objections; challenging the proposed height of the buildings and
the impact of traffic on the Bath Road and overspill parking onto
nearby streets amongst other issues.
- Officers had considered in full all
objections and areas of concern in the report.
- The height of the
building: Officers had measured the
development against all relevant policies and the Temple Quarter
Spatial Framework that support the view that this location was
appropriate for a tall landmark building. Together with the issue of the height impact on
local heritage assets specifically: Grade II listed Holy Nativity
Church tower; Grade II listed Thunderbolt pub; Arnos Vale
Cemetery.
- The development will provided 20%
affordable housing (30 affordable dwellings) to be secured through
a Section 106 Agreement as outlined in the report.
- The proposed dwellings exceed the
minimum space standards; many apartments have a balcony.
- The proposed travel plans intends to
discourage residents owning cars; the developers have agreed to
make a financial contribute to a future resident parking scheme
that may need to be considered should parking in the vicinity of
the development become an issue.
- Officers sought delegated authority
to continue the discussion on
trees.
Questions of clarification
- Heat Network: a condition will be imposed to direct that the
development joins the heat network when it is available.
- Affordable Housing: 20% affordable
housing is secured that will include 5 shared ownership units; the
development may provide additional affordable units but this would
be a commercial decision and not one
for planning to consider.
- Urban Living SPD; Members questioned
whether the principles were being set aside to enable this
development. Officers reassured
committee that the development performed well against the SPD and
this rationale was detailed in the report.
- Stability of the River
Bank: Concerns were raised over the
development sliding into the river;
Officers advised that a ground investigation would be conditioned;
that at the request of the Environment Agency the development was
moved back further away from the river this adjustment is detailed
in the current plans to satisfy the
concern raised; there is a requirement that the building includes
piled foundations in its construction to ensure stability.
- Fire Safety: In light of the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy the
single stairwell design was challenged.
Officers assured committee that:
- The report confirms that the
developers had complied with fire safety recommendations
- Building regulations will shortly
reflect the additional requirements following the tragedy and allow
for further assessment of the ...
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18.02913.F - 40-48 Midland Rd PDF 5 MB
Minutes:
The Head of Development Management and his
representative gave a presentation and summarised the report for
this item including the following:
- The application is for the
demolition of existing buildings and construction of new
building forming 50 units; 2 flexible commercial units on a site
that would set the context for future development in the area.
- The site plans and overview of the
setting was shared with Committee.
- The Old Market Quarter Neighbourhood
Planning Forum had objected to the development and Officers sought
Committee’s views on the proposal.
- Officers presented the design of the
development explaining that due to certain contextual features
personal to the site and its surroundings, it is acceptable for
elements of the proposal to not meet the Design Guidance included
within Appendix to the Old Market Neighbourhood Quarter Development
Plan.
- Members attention was drawn to
aspects of the report notably that; the ground floor flats were
near to street level; the intention was for the development because
of its location to be car free; the area had existing restricted
parking areas; the intention is to provide two disabled car parking
spaces; two car club spaces; and to secure a financial contribution
to support the improvement to existing bus stops.
- Officers explained why the mix of
accommodation offered was acceptable as it would meet an existing
need for 1 and 2 bed affordable units.
- The recommended planning obligations
were set out to Members.
- Officers requested that Committee
grant the application as it was of a good standard providing 100%
affordable 1/2 bed units and would be the start of the overall
improvement to the public realm.
- Officers explained that the proposal
would meet the majority of the policies included within the Old
Market Neighbourhood Quarter Development Plan, apart from policies
T2 and C5, and this was acceptable due to the reasons set out
within the presentation and report.
Questions of Clarification
- Members queried the percentage of
affordable to social housing; 30 units affordable rent and the remaining
20 would be shared ownership.
- Members were aware of the demand for
3-4 bed properties in the Lawrence Hill Ward and therefore wanted
to know why the development did not include bigger units.
- Officers advised that on the
decision was based on the advice of the Bristol’s Housing
Delivery, that there was a high demand for 1-2 beds units.
- The design indicated that the
exterior façade would compose of red brick that when
compared with the design of the Dings estate,
made the development appear dark. Members asked whether other materials could be
incorporated to lighten the appearance of the build.
- Officers referred to the power point
presentation to illustrate that the design did incorporate
different colour bricks to give character.
- Officers confirmed that the
Neighbourhood Plan operated independently as the area although
close to central Bristol, was deemed to be a separate entity.
Member Debate
- Cllr Wright applauded the developers
for taking on board comments and making adjustment to the
design.
- Cllr Mead supported the provision of
a development ...
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15. |
18.06601.F - 10 Woodland Road & 1-8 Priory Road
This item has been withdrawn from the agenda
and will not therefore be considered by the Committee.
Minutes:
With the agreement of the Chair this item was
removed from the agenda as the application had been formally
withdrawn by the applicant.
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16. |
Date of Next Meeting
24th July 2019 at 6.00 pm.
Minutes:
The date of the next meeting is the
24th July 2019 @ 6pm
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