Agenda and draft minutes

Apologies for absence had been received from Councillors H Bingham and T Sneath.

To sign as a correct record the minutes of the Planning Committee meeting held on 2 April 2025  (enclosed). 

Consideration was given to the minutes of the meeting held on 2 April 2025.

AGREED:

That the minutes be signed as a correct record.

(Where a Councillor has a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest the Councillor must declare the interest to the meeting and leave the room without participating in any discussion or making a statement on the item, except where a Councillor is permitted to remain as a result of a grant of dispensation.)

Councillor Taylor declared an interest in item 6 as a supporter of Spalding United and would therefore leave the room for the duration of that item.

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Listed Building Consent application for Proposed conservation works to all elements of the Temple of Remembrance of the Spalding War Memorial including cleaning & repairs at Ayscoughfee Hall Museum & Gardens, Church Gate, Spalding (report of the Lead Development Management Planner (Interim) – BBC & SHDC enclosed).

Consideration was given to the report of the Lead Development Management Planner (Interim) upon which the above application was to be determined, including their recommendations, copies of which had previously been circulated to all members.

Officers noted that the application was not yet out of the consultation period and any decision made by the committee was subject to successful completion of the consultation period.

Members debated the matter and fully explored the details of the application in light of prevailing policies and guidance, with the following comments being raised:

• The consideration of the application was timely, given the upcoming 80^th anniversary of VE day.
• Care should be taken when installing the breathable membrane beneath the existing tiles to ensure that no damage occurred.
• Request for an additional condition to ensure any replacement tiles sourced from reclaimed materials would be placed at the rear of the structure.

The full debate was not repeated here as a livestream of this Planning Committee Meeting could be viewed on South Holland District Council’s Facebook page for a limited period of time, in line with the Democratic Services Privacy Notice.

AGREED:

That permission be granted subject to the conditions outlined at section 9.0 of the report, with condition 7 being amended to state that any replacement tiles are to be placed on the rear elevation.

(Moved by Councillor Redgate, Seconded by Councillor Tyrrell)

Full application for Erection of 100 seat spectator stand, standing terrace and 2 dugout shelters – Retrospective, at Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field, Kings Road, Spalding (report of the Lead Development Management Planner (Interim) – BBC & SHDC enclosed).

Consideration was given to the report of the Lead Development Management Planner (Interim) upon which the above application was to be determined, including their recommendations, copies of which had previously been circulated to all members.

Members debated the matter and fully explored the details of the application in light of prevailing policies and guidance, with the following comments being raised:

• The erection of the stand would assist with increased attendance and was an improvement to the site.
• Concern was raised about whether the structure would be checked to ensure its safety for users.
  • Officers confirmed that this was not a matter for consideration of the Planning Committee.
• Concern that the structure had been erected on council owned land without planning permission being in place.
• Anglian Water had objected to the application raising concerns about surface water.
  • Officer confirmed that they were satisfied that a surface water arrangement could be accommodated to mitigate this objection.
• Conditions 3 and 4 should be amended to reflect the retrospective nature of the application.

The full debate was not repeated here as a livestream of this Planning Committee Meeting could be viewed on South Holland District Council’s Facebook page for a limited period of time, in line with the Democratic Services Privacy Notice.

AGREED:

That permission be granted subject to the conditions outlined at section 9.0 of the report, with condition 3 being amended to reflect the retrospective nature of the permission and condition 4 to be corrected as an informative/note to the applicant.

(Moved by Councillor Redgate, Seconded by Councillor Tyrrell)

Oral representations were received in respect of the above application in line with the Council’s scheme of public speaking at Planning Committee meetings:

Supporter: Kate Wood (Agent on behalf of Applicant)

Full application for Proposed single storey rear extension at 17 Gleed Avenue, Donington, Spalding (report of the Lead Development Management Planner (Interim) – BBC & SHDC enclosed).

Consideration was given to the report of the Lead Development Management Planner (Interim) upon which the above application was to be determined, including their recommendations, copies of which had previously been circulated to all members.

Members raised no comments on the application.

The full presentation was not repeated here as a livestream of this Planning Committee Meeting could be viewed on South Holland District Council’s Facebook page for a limited period of time, in line with the Democratic Services Privacy Notice.

AGREED:

That permission be granted subject to the conditions outlined at section 9.0 of the report.

(Moved by Councillor Tyrrell, Seconded by Councillor Casson)

Full application for Single storey rear extension at 28 Tolls Lane, Holbeach, Spalding (report of the Lead Development Management Planner (Interim) – BBC & SHDC enclosed).

Consideration was given to the report of the Lead Development Management Planner (Interim) upon which the above application was to be determined, including their recommendations, copies of which had previously been circulated to all members.

Members raised no comments on the application.

The full presentation was not repeated here as a livestream of this Planning Committee Meeting could be viewed on South Holland District Council’s Facebook page for a limited period of time, in line with the Democratic Services Privacy Notice.

AGREED:

That permission be granted subject to the conditions outlined at section 9.0 of the report.

(Moved by Councillor Brewis, Seconded by Councillor Beal)

To provide an update on recent appeal decisions (report of the Lead Development Management Planner (Interim) – BBC & SHDC enclosed).

Consideration was given to the report of the Lead Development Management Planner (Interim) which provided an update on recent appeal decisions.

Members were advise to contact the Lead Development Management Planner (Interim) should there be any queries or points of clarity required on any of the appeal decisions included within the report.

AGREED:

That the report be noted.

There were none.

There were none.