Agenda and minutes

The Senior Planning Lawyer reported that notification had been received of the following substitutions for this meeting only:

• Councillor E Sneath was replacing Councillor G Taylor

To sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 9 October 2024 (copy enclosed). 

Consideration was given to the minutes of the meeting held on 9 October 2024.

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 Casson declared an interest in item 8 as a member of the applicant’s board and would leave the room for the duration of that item.

Councillor Redgate would leave the room for the duration of items 6 and 7 due to the funding for the project falling within his Portfolio. He would not return to the room following the completion of these two items.

Councillor Bingham would leave the room for the duration of item 9 due to the application being on Council owned land.

There were none.

Full application for Proposed gypsy traveller plot to include mobile, tourer, stable block and day room at Second Field South of The Stables, 88 Baulkins Drove, Sutton St James (report of the Development Manager enclosed).

Consideration was given to the report of the Development Manager 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 development’s drainage management scheme and the site’s ability to manage foul water and sewage.
• The location for the development was unsustainable.
• A recent planning appeal on a site adjacent to the proposed development site had undermined the policies contained within the local plan and made it difficult to consider flood risk assessments.
• That the development wasn’t compliant with Policy 30 of the Local Plan which considered pollution risk.
• A condition was required to ensure a landscaping scheme was in place.
• Concerns that further caravans could be added to the site following permission being granted.
  • Officers confirmed that the permission was for the development as proposed with no ability to bring further caravans onto the site.
• Whether condition 5 could be made a pre-commencement condition.
• Whether a condition could be added to ensure that there is no burning of manure on site.

The full debate was not repeated here as a recording 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.

Councillor Brewis wished for his vote against the application to be recorded.

AGREED:

That permission be granted subject to the conditions outlined at section 9.0 of the report, with a condition being added for a landscaping scheme with boundary treatments to assimilate the development into the surrounding area and a condition to be added to prevent the burning of manure on the site. That condition five be amended to be a pre-commencement condition.

(Moved by Councillor Bingham, Seconded by Councillor Redgate)

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: Alexandra Patrick (Agent)

(Councillor Redgate left the room at 7.09pm and did not return to the meeting)

Full application for Demolition of existing swimming pool building following the construction of a two storey extension including basement area to existing Castle Sports Complex building to provide new and upgrade indoor leisure and health related facilities including two new swimming pools, plant area and changing rooms. Reconfiguration of existing building to provide new and upgraded sports facilities and physical activity facilities and related supporting services. Provision of a new 3G artificial turf pitch (ATP), an Informal Outdoor Games Area (IOGA), other outdoor play areas, an informal running trail/track, a health and well being garden and an outdoor splash pad relating to the new swimming pool. The provision of supporting infrastructure including additional car parking and landscaped areas at Castle Sports Complex, Albion Street, Spalding (report of the Development Manager enclosed).

Consideration was given to the report of the Development Manager upon which the above application was to be determined, including their recommendations, copies of which had previously been circulated to all members.

The case officer made a number of comments relating to conditions outlined within the report:

• Condition 3 – the reference to a revised plan which was labelled P04 should read P05.
• Condition 7 – reference to retail needed to be removed.
• Condition 21 – related to the extra care housing application also on this agenda so would be removed for this application.

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:

• Concerns around the suitability of the access on Albion Street for coaches to turn right.
• Availability of single sex changing rooms within the development
• A really good investment in the local area and an appropriate site for this use.

The full debate was not repeated here as a recording 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, as amended by the Officers presentation and outlined at section 9.0 of the report.

(Moved by Councillor Bingham, Seconded by Councillor Tyrrell)

Outline application for Replacement of existing swimming pool building with the erection of an extra care housing facility of up to 70 units together with related support infrastructure including substation, car parking and landscaping areas (all matters reserved for future approval) at Castle Sports Complex, Pinchbeck Road, Spalding (report of the Development Manager enclosed).

Consideration was given to the report of the Development Manager upon which the above application was to be determined, including their recommendations, copies of which had previously been circulated to all members.

The case officer made a number of comments relating to conditions outlined within the report:

• Condition 10 – biodiversity net gain – a proposal to remove this condition as the off-site unit’s condition was not applicable to this application.
• Conditions 22 and 23 – referred to the wrong phase ground investigation report.

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:

• There was a great need for this sort of facility within South Holland
• Concerns that the same entrance was being used for both this facility and coaches for the leisure centre.
• Concerns about parking provisions for the extra-care housing
  • Officers confirmed that this was an outline application with all matters reserved for a future reserved matter application.
• Whether there had to be a 10% biodiversity net gain for this application and 10% in addition for the leisure centre site.

The full debate was not repeated here as a recording 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, as amended by the Officers presentation and outlined at section 9.0 of the report.

(Moved by Councillor Bingham, Seconded by Councillor Beal)

Reserved Matters application for Residential Development – Erection of 2 dwellings – Outline approval H22-1070-23 (report of the Development Manager enclosed).

Consideration was given to the report of the Development Manager 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 high-quality development would fill in an empty space on High Road, Weston
• Whether a condition can be added to extend the hard standing adjacent to the road to ensure that the gravel on the drives to the properties would not spill out into the road.

The full debate was not repeated here as a recording 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 an additional condition to be added to extend the hardstanding adjacent to the road to ensure that gravel from the property drives would not spill out into the road.

(Moved by Councillor Woolf, Seconded by Councillor Beal)

(Councillor Casson left the room at 7.52pm and returned at 7.58pm)

Full application for Construction and operation of micro energy storage facility at Land at Crease Drove, Crowland, Peterborough (report of the Development Manager enclosed).

Consideration was given to the report of the Development Manager 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:

• Sympathy for those who overlook the industrial site as there had also been a phone mast approved for the same site recently.

The full debate was not repeated here as a recording 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 T Sneath)

(Councillor Bingham left the room at 7.58pm and returned at 8.03pm)

To provide an update on recent appeal decisions (report of the Development Manager enclosed).

Consideration was given to the report of the Development Manager which provided an update on recent appeals decisions.

AGREED:

That the report be noted.

There were none.

There were none.