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Little
Milton Parish Council
Present:
Mr Stuart McGill (Chairman)
Mr Barry Coward
Mr Simon Oddie
Mrs Mabel Wood
Mr Raymond Fergusson (Parish
Clerk)
Mr John Nowell-Smith (District
Councillor)
Apologies
Mrs Isabel Fox
Mrs Alison Shelton
4
members of the public
13/03/05
Minutes
The
minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on 9th March 2005 were
accepted as a true record and signed by the Chairman.
14/3/05
Apologies for Absence
The
Council accepted the apologies of Mrs Isabel Fox and Mrs Alison Shelton
15/03/05
Declaration of any
personal or prejudicial interests of members
Mr.
Simon Oddie declared a personal interest in the Planning Application
P05/W0246/LB but did not consider it to be prejudicial.
16/03/05
Planning
P05/W0246/LB
– Conversion of Listed Building to bedroom/living accommodation annex
The Chairman
briefly explained the background to the application for Listed Building
consent and raised
concerns about the planning processes that had been followed, as the
Council had not been asked to consider a Planning application for the
conversion. The inference was that the planning decision approving
P04/W0739 i.e. the removal Planning condition one of Planning Permission
P87/N0572 and replacing it with ‘that the barn on the site shall be
used only for purposes ancillary to the residential occupation of South
Lodge, was sufficient to allow the development of the barn subject to
listed building consent. The
Council did not accept this position. The Council members discussed the
Listed Building application and decided to recommend that the
application be refused by the District Council for the following
reasons:
·
The proposed glass frontage with a new window was not in
sympathy with the original structure.
·
The proposed development would harm the character and
appearance of the conservation area
It
was agreed that the clerk should circulate a draft letter to SODC
planning before sending the Council’s response to SODC. (Action
Clerk)
At
this point in the meeting Mr John Nowell-Smith expressed his support of
the Council’s recommendation but was anxious to establish the dates
that had been set for responses to ensure that the application could be
considered by the Planning Committee rather than under the delegated
powers of the Officer. He stated that he would liaise with the Clerk on
this matter. Mr Peter Vogt expressed his concern that the District
Council’s internal procedures had been sloppy with regards to the site
details on plans submitted in support of the application as well as in
respect of the way the immediate neighbours had been advised. He
requested that the Parish Council should express this in their response
to the application.
17/03/05
Any Other Business
The
Chairman highlighted the damage to the grass verge on the triangle of
land adjacent to the Post Office. It had been suggested that the Council
should consider protecting by the erection of wooden posts similar to
those at the top of Gold Street. The Clerk was asked to establish the
status of the ground and report back to the next meeting. (Action
Clerk)
The
meeting was closed at 8.55 p.m.
18/03/05
Date of Next Meeting
The
Parish Council will meet on Wednesday
13th April 2005 at 8.00 p.m. in Little
Milton School Library unless there is a need to convene any planning
or other meetings.
Parish Forum
No items were raised.
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