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RESOURCES
/ PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING
MONDAY
28TH JANUARY 2008
Present
: Cllr C. Stanger, Cllr
P. Allen, Cllr V. Baker, Cllr J. Hart, Cllr M. Johns,
Cllr C. Lofts, Cllr D. Linney, Cllr R. Mills,
Cllr D. Yates
1.
Apologies for Absence
Cllr
A. Maycock, Cllr A. Wardle
2.
Declarations of Interest
None.
3.
Open to the Public
No
members of the public were present
4.
PLANNING
a)
Decisions
Permission
for Development granted in respect of:-
S/2007/1567/P
37 Docklewell Close, Towcester
Conversion of garage into habitable
room.
S/2007/1552/P
2 Quarry Farm Cottages, Wood Burcote, Towcester
Two storey and single storey
rear extensions (retrospective).
S/2007/1477/P
3 Briary Close, Towcester
Convert part of garage into
residential accommodation.
Refusal
of Permission for Development in respect of:-
S/2007/1434/P
84 Brackley Road, Towcester
Vehicle cross-over.
Consent
for the Display of Advertisements in respect of:-
S/2007/1533/A
187 Watling Street West, Towcester
Removal of two unauthorised
signs. New non-illuminated
hanging sign. New lettering
painted directly on to the upper
section of existing entrance
door surround.
S/2007/1531/A
Tove Valley Business Park, Towcester
2 no. non-illuminated panel
signs.
Listed
Building Consent granted in respect of:-
S/2007/1539/LB
187 Watling Street West, Towcester
Removal of two unauthorised signs. New non-illuminated
hanging sign. New lettering
painted directly on to the upper
section of existing entrance
door surround.
b)
Amendments
No
objections in respect of:-
S/2007/1571/P
Waitrose Ltd, Water Lane, Towcester
Proposal:
Variation
to condition 24 on planning consent S/1995/0713/PO
to allow extended delivery times
in the run up to Christmas
from 06:30 am on
the 20 th , 21 st , 22 nd , 23 rd and 24 th December
unless one of the days falls on a
Sunday when a delivery time
of 09:00 am will apply on a
permanent basis.
Amendment:
Revised description and revised site notice.
c)
Applications
The
Clerk confirmed that the Persimmon / Bloor consultants, Trimedia,
have offered to give a presentation to the TC on its application.
The Clerk is waiting for the WNDC to forward a hard copy of the
plans and they have confirmed that the TC will have an extended
consultation period. Cllr Baker suggested the offer made by Trimedia
is accepted for a time when the TC has had an opportunity to look
at the plans and discuss them with SNC. The TC will need to be prepared
to get the best out of the consultation period. Cllr Allen queried
the purpose of a presentation as the plans cannot be influenced
at this time. He suggested a discussion on the plans with Paul Quinn
of WNDC or Heidi Antrobus of SNC would be more useful. Cllr Johns
felt the TC should take this opportunity but also seek the views
of both the WNDC and SNC. Cllr Lofts referred to the complexity
and scale of the application and suggested it be split into sections,
i.e. roads, employment, housing etc and allocated to individual
members or small groups to view. Cllr Johns agreed that this would
be beneficial on an application of this magnitude and suggested
that it may take several meetings to fully consider the plans. It
was agreed to accept the presentation by Trimedia and arrange meetings
with representatives of both the WNDC and SNC. The Clerk will work
on the dates and report back.
The
committee had no objections to the following:-
S/2008/0026/LB
177-179 Watling Street, Towcester
Installation of non-illuminated
hanging sign on existing bracket.
S/2008/0049/P
44 Irvine Drive, Towcester
First floor extension over garage.
S/2008/0004/P
Burcote Wood Farm Business Park, Wood Burcote
Change of use for Unit 20 to B1 use
class, mezzanine floor
and addition of 4 roof lights.
S/2008/0029/P
& 12 Park Street, Towcester
S/2008/0030/LB
Satellite mini dish to side wall.
The
committee gave its support to the following:-
S/2007/1636/P
58 Watling Street, Towcester
Part change of use to incorporate dental surgery.
S/2007/1662/LB
177-179 Watling Street, Towcester
Repainting of ground
floor windows to dark grey.
S/2008/0010/A
Sponne School, Brackley Road, Towcester
Six metre high flagpole.
S/2007/1583/P
Towcester Health Centre, Swinneyford Road, Towcester
Extensions and alterations to form
primary care Health Centre
including the construction of a first
floor with ridged roof.
5.
South Northamptonshire Council
a)
“ Local requirement” for planning applications –
consultation on “local list”
Correspondence from SNC confirms that the government is introducing
a number of changes to the information required to be submitted
with applications. Among the changes is the provision for local
planning authorities to compile “local lists” of additional information
that must be submitted with an application before it is registered.
The government published its guidance on the validation of planning
applications in December and this includes a recommended process
that local planning authorities should go through before adopting
their “local lists”. This includes consultation with a range of
bodies, including parish / town councils. SNC has now prepared its
draft “local requirements” and is commencing consultation on it
in accordance with government guidance. It can be viewed on online
at http://www.southnorthants.gov.uk/environment_planning/3187.htm.
The Clerk agreed to email the website link to committee members.
b)
Section 64 – Town Improvement Clauses Act 1847
Correspondence
from SNC confirms that in accordance with the provision of the Act
the 8 new industrial units at Old Greens Norton Road have been allocated
the following address:-
Units
1 – 8, Old Greens Norton Road, Towcester, NN12
The
postcode allocated by Royal Mail's Address Development Centre will
be notified shortly. Noted.
6.
FINANCE
Cheques
Issued
The
Clerk distributed a copy of the Cheques Issued List (cheque numbers
008518 to 008582) to each committee member. Most items were ongoing,
the following items being of note:-
008533
/ £106.00 to ABB for streetlighting (replacement for cheque
number 008402
which
was not banked and is now out of date).
008569
/ £170.21 to Gillians Blinds for blinds at the Community Centre
(money has been reimbursed from the Community Centre account for
this item).
008577
/ £6037.50 to Ravensthorpe Construction for putting up/taking
down Christmas trees.
Proposal
Cllr
Allen proposed that the Cheques Issued List be signed by the Chairman
and R.F.O; seconded by Cllr Linney, All in favour.
7.
AUDIT
Review of the Effectiveness of Internal Audit /
Internal Control
The
Clerk confirmed that NALC has forwarded some useful information
with regards to how the effectiveness of the TC systems of internal
audit / internal control can be reviewed. The information will be
forwarded to Cllr Johns, Cllr Linney and Cllr Lofts who arranged
to meet with the Clerk at 7pm on Tuesday 5th February to discuss
how to proceed with the review.
8.
ASHTAV News
A
copy of Issue Number 4 of ASHTAV News is available from the Clerk.
9.
NCC Local Government Pensions Scheme Regulations
The
Clerk has previously reported changes to the Local Government Pension
Scheme which will take effect from 1st April 2008 . The Clerk will
be attending another pension seminar in February which will look
specifically at the issues of flexible retirement and ill health
retirement, after which, this item will be brought back for further
discussion. At this stage, the Clerk can respond to the following
employer considerations which will affect the TC details of which
were distributed.
1.
Have you considered the implications of the new employee
contribution bands?
Yes
– rates will increase from 6% to 6.5% for E. Cox
from
6% to 6.85% for D. Isaacs
2.
Have you considered if all your current employees in
the Local Government Pension Scheme can continue
to be so after 1 st April 2008 ?
Yes
– both employees are eligible for the New Look Government Pension
Scheme.
3.
Have you given consideration to your responsibility
of providing the Pension Section of the final pensionable salary
in respect of the employees
resigning or retiring?
Yes
– This figure can be based on the last 10 years service.
The
Council's payroll records have the facility to record this data.
4.
Can your payroll system process a refund of pension
contributions for those who leave the scheme
with less than 3 months pensionable
service?
Yes
– The Sage payroll system has the facility to refund contributions.
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