Agenda and minutes

Members are requested to declare the existence and nature of any disclosable pecuniary interest and/or other interest in any item on the agenda.

There were no declarations of interest. 

The Committee is asked to confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 2 November 2022.

The minutes of the meeting on 2 November 2022 were confirmed and signed as a correct record.

The Committee received notification of lobbying in respect of the planning applications subject to consideration at the meeting.

Demolish public house and construct five detached dwellings and associated parking

Gardeners Inn, Awsworth Lane, Cossall, Nottinghamshire, NG16 2RZ

Demolish public house and construct five detached dwellings and associated parking

Gardeners Inn, Awsworth Lane, Cossall, Nottinghamshire NG16 2RZ

This application was originally brought to Committee on 7 September at the request of Councillor L A Ball BEM where it was deferred.

There were no late items to be considered.

Richard Hutchinson, applicant and Rob Bryant, objecting addressed the Committee prior to the general debate.

It was noted that the application had been deferred to allow the applicant time to submit a Coal Mining Risk Assessment and for the benefit of a community group looking to purchase the former public house.  The Committee were informed that the Coal Mining Risk Assessment had been submitted.

The Committee noted that the Friends of the Gardner’s had gathered support locally and were hoping to make an offer to buy the former public house.  It was noted that these plans included a post office and a warm space for the community. 

            RESOLVED that planning permission be refused with the precise wording of the refusal delegated to the Chair of the Planning Committee in conjunction with the Head of Planning and Economic Development.

Reasons

Insufficient evidence to justify the loss of a community facility has been submitted to demonstrate that there is no longer a need for a public house in this location. The application is as such considered contrary to the aims of Policy 13 - Culture, Tourism and Sport of the Aligned Core Strategy Part 1 Local Plan 2014 and paragraph 93 (a) and (c) of the National Planning Policy Framework 2021 which seeks to protect community facilities and guard against the unnecessary loss of valued services.

Demolition of existing buildings and erection of 60 dwellings including access and drainage infrastructure, substation, open space and Great Crested Newt mitigation (revised scheme)

Hulks Farm, Coventry Lane, Bramcote, Nottinghamshire, NG9 3GJ

Demolition of existing buildings and erection of 60 dwellings including access and drainage infrastructure, substation, open space and great crested newt (GCN) mitigation (revised scheme)

Hulks Farm, Coventry Lane, Bramcote, Nottinghamshire, NG9 3GJ

Councillor D K Watts had requested that this application be determined by Planning Committee.

There were a number of late items for the Committee to consider including a minor amendment to the report, a number of clarifications and comments from partner agencies and an additional condition.  These were noted prior to the debate.

Alan Staley, the applicant, addressed the Committee prior to the general debate.

The Committee noted that their previous objections to a similar proposal on this site were centred on development north of the railway line.  It was stated that the section 106 agreement protected this site from development for a least thirty years, whilst it also had all the protections of being in the Green Belt.  The debate progressed on to biodiversity net gain and spaces for wildlife, section 106 contributions for health and education and concerns about the open spaces being maintained by a management company.

There was concern that the railway could be accessed from the proposed development and it was requested that a condition be added to ensure that the boundary treatment was secure. 

RESOLVED that the Head of Planning and Economic Development be given delegated authority to grant planning permission subject to:

(i)        the prior completion of an agreement under section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990

 (ii)      the following conditions:

Construct 240 Dwellings including estate roads, public open space and drainage

Land at end of Braemar Avenue, Eastwood, Nottinghamshire

Construct 240 Dwellings including Estate Roads, Public Open Space and Drainage

Land at end of Braemar Avenue, Eastwood, Nottinghamshire

This application was brought to the Committee upon the request of Councillor M Handley and Councillor M Radulovic MBE.

There was a late item comprised of very detailed written answers from the Environmental Health Officer regarding the levels of contamination on the site, risks to construction workers, the bentonite curtain wall and the vent trench.

Matt Smith, the applicant, Richard Dale, objecting, Ron Jones, objecting, Councillor Linsey Ellis, Ward Member, Councillor M Brown, Ward Member and Councillor Milan Radulovic MBE, Ward Member, addressed the Committee prior to the general debate.

There was a long debate, which began with the noting of grave concerns regarding the contamination of the site, the possibility of a public inquiry, the results of the hydrorock report, the unknown nature of what was accepted into the tip and the likelihood that the tip had not been correctly capped.  It was noted that permitted development rights were to be removed from the proposed properties.  It was also noted that the tip site was larger than previously thought.  There was concern at the suggestion that a bentonite wall would be economically unfeasible and that the development would cause an unacceptable level of pollution.

Debate moved on to the depth to which services were to be built and whether this would breach coal seams, the possibility of gas migration impacting on the amenity of existing residents and how any failures at the construction stage could have catastrophic consequences.  It was stated that this site was not allocated in the Local Plan.

It was also noted that there was one narrow entrance and exit to the site and this was felt to be inadequate for the large number of homes that were proposed. 

It was proposed by Councillor M Handley and seconded by Councillor R D Willimott that the vote be recorded.  The votes were cast as follows:

            RESOLVED that planning permission be refused with the precise wording of the refusal to be delegated to the Chair of the Planning Committee in conjunction with the Head of Planning and Economic Development.

Reasons

Due to the close proximity of the application site to a former landfill site containing unknown levels of contamination, the proposal is considered to provide insufficient protection for future residents of the development, adversely impacting on the character of the area. Furthermore, there is insufficient evidence the mitigation measures proposed are adequate enough to ensure the development of the land will not pose a risk to human health and safety. As such, the proposal is considered to be contrary to Policy 19 of the Part 2 Local Plan 2019 and Part 15 - Conserving and enhancing the natural environment of the National  ...  view the full minutes text for item 43.3

Construct 397 dwellings (reserved matters relating to reference 14/00515/OUT – plots R1 to R11 inclusive and plots G2, 3 and 4 only)

Boots Campus, Beeston, Nottinghamshire

Construct 397 dwellings (reserved matters relating to reference 14/00515/OUT – plots R1 to R11 inclusive and plots G2, 3 and 4 only)

Boots Campus, Beeston, Nottinghamshire

The application was brought to the Committee because it was reserved matters application for a large major residential development.

There were late items in the form of a written statement from the agent and a note from the Council’s Housing Officer.

Emily Christie, on behalf of the applicant, addressed the Committee prior to the general debate.

There was interest in how the modular build housing as proposed was to be constructed, bat and bird boxes and whether the site could be made greener.  It was noted that there were to be an average of 1.7 parking spaces per dwelling and there was a debate as to whether this was adequate.  It was also noted that most of the highways were to be adopted, with just the shared driveways be to maintained by the management company.

            RESOLVED that planning permission be granted subject to the following conditions:

Installation of two lane cricket practice net facility to north west of the cricket ground

Cricket Pavilion and Sports Ground, Greenhills Road, Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, NG16 3FT

Installation of two lane cricket practice net facility to north west of the cricket ground

Cricket Pavilion and Sports Ground, Greenhills Road, Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, NG16 3FT

This application is brought to the Committee as the Council is the landowner.

There were no late items and no public speakers.

Discussions were had about the proposed development.

RESOLVED that planning permission be granted subject to the following conditions.

Unauthorised air extraction units

Bistro 66 (formerly The Circle), 66 High Road, Beeston, Nottingham

Unauthorised air extraction units

Bistro 66 (formerly The Circle), 66 High Road, Beeston, Nottingham

This matter was brought before Committee by Councillor D K Watts.

There were no late items and no public speakers.

The Committee discussed the air extraction units, with particular reference to their having been no further complaints since their initial construction.

It was proposed by Councillor H E Skinner and seconded by Councillor G Marshall that the enforcement case be kept open and reviewed in one year so that if there were any further complaints the case for enforcement could be brought back to Committee.  On being put to the meeting the motion was passed.

            RESOLVED that the enforcement case be kept open and reviewed in one year so that if there were any further complaints the case for enforcement could be brought back to Committee.

The appeal decision was noted.

The delegated decisions were noted.