It was noted that apologies for absence had been received from Councillors Ash, Greer, Mrs Marshall, Nelson-Gracie and Mrs Robertson.  

The following Substitute Members were noted:-

Councillor Butler for Councillor Nelson-Gracie

Councillor Garland for Councillor Greer

Councillor Horne indicated his wish to speak on the report of the Director of Prosperity and Regeneration relating to application MA/07/2092.

Update Report

The Chairman stated that, in his opinion, the update report of the Director of Prosperity and Regeneration should be taken as an urgent item because it contained further information relating to the application to be considered at the meeting.

There were no disclosures.

RESOLVED:  That the meeting be adjourned for a short period to enable Members to read the urgent update report.

RESOLVED:  That the proposed reasons for refusal nos. 17 and 18 should  be considered in private.

All Members stated that they had been lobbied.

The Committee considered the report and the urgent update report of the Director of Prosperity and Regeneration concerning application MA/07/2092 which was the subject of an appeal against the failure of the Council to determine it within the statutory period.  It was noted that:-

·  The Planning Committee, at its meeting held on 7 May 2009, agreed that had an appeal not been lodged against the Council’s failure to determine the application within the statutory period, planning permission would have been refused on the grounds set out in Appendix 1 to the report.

·  The appeal would be heard by way of a public inquiry commencing on 13 October 2009.

·  The Secretary of State had determined that the decision would be made by him on receipt and consideration of the Planning Inspector’s report that would be submitted following the closure of the inquiry.

·  At a pre-inquiry meeting held at the request of the appointed Planning Inspector on 12 June 2009, the appellants indicated that they would be submitting Supplemental Environmental Information in relation to the application and seeking to make changes to the scheme that was considered by the Committee on 7 May 2009.

·  The Supplemental Environmental Statement and details of the amendments were received on 3 July 2009 and put out to formal consultation and advertisement under the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations.

·  The changes that had been made to the appeal application and the responses received following the advertisement of the Supplemental Environmental Information were summarised in the report and the urgent update report.

The Assistant Director of Development and Community Strategy advised the Committee that at the time of the consideration of the application by the Planning Committee, the reasons for refusal were based in part on the Structure Plan, the draft Regional Spatial Strategy and the information supplied up to that point by the applicant.  Since that date, the Structure Plan had ceased to have effect, the Regional Spatial Strategy had come into effect and the appellant had supplied considerable additional information.  There was, therefore, the need to refine the reasons for refusal in the light of the loss of the Structure Plan and the adoption of the Regional Spatial Strategy, to review the reasons for refusal in the light of the additional information, and to determine whether they should be amended or, in some cases, pursued.

The Assistant Director of Development and Community Strategy drew the Committee’s attention to the urgent update report and, in particular, the schedule setting out details of the original reasons for refusal and the reasons for refusal now proposed together with appropriate comments.  He then submitted details of further amendments that he wished to make to the reasons for refusal now proposed.

At this point, Mr Clifford of STOPKIG, Councillor Jacques of the Joint Parishes Group and Councillor Horne addressed the meeting objecting to the amended scheme.

RESOLVED:

1.  That the wording of the proposed reasons for refusal 1-8, 10-14 and 16, as set  ...  view the full minutes text for item 146.

6.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m.