PITSTONE PARISH COUNCIL PLANNING COMMITTEE
Minutes of the Parish Council Planning Committee held on 3 September 2015 
in the Meeting Room at the Memorial Hall, starting at 7.00pm and 
concluding at 7.10pm

16PC/15	ATTENDANCE AND APOLOGIES
		
PLANNING COMMITTEE PRESENT:  Cllr Mrs Crutchfield (Chair), Cllr Starling, Cllr Blunt, Cllr Nicholls and Cllr Mrs Groom.

OTHERS PRESENT:  Clerk: Laurie Eagling.  Members of the public:  Applicant re Windsor Road and R Saintey.

17PC/15	DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST ON MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED AT THE MEETING

•	Colin Starling, Margaret Crutchfield and Jo Groom declared an interest as they sit on the Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) Steering Group.  Dispensation is granted for these councillors to debate and vote on standard planning matters where they hold no other interest.
•	Ben Blunt declared his position of Chair of Governors for Brookmead School but there are no planning applications on the agenda where the school is raised as a consideration.
•	Colin Starling declared that he resided on Vicarage Road in Pitstone.  Joanne Groom declared an interest as relative to J Groom & Son.  No items on the agenda pertained to either of these declarations.  

18PC/15	APPROVE MINUTES – It was RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on 
27 July 2015 were a true and correct record of the meeting and the Chair was duly authorised to sign on behalf of the council.

19PC/15	PLANNING MATTERS

1)	Applications: 

a)	45 Crispin Field, 15/02504/ACL: certificate of lawfulness relating to conversion of integral garage to kitchen and repositioning of main entrance door and hallway to suit.  Installation of roof light to new hallway area and new window to front and side in proposed kitchen location.  It was RESOLVED to notify AVDC that the parish council had no objection to this application.
b)	111 Windsor Road, 15/02388/APP, conversion of garage into living accommodation.  One letter of support received from a neighbour & no objections.  It was RESOLVED to notify AVDC that the parish council had no objection to this application.

2)	Decisions: 

a)	11 Short Hale, 15/01923/APP, conversion of garage into living accommodation.  AVDC granted householder approval (PPC tendered no objections)
b)	10 Church Road, 15/01620/APP, First floor side extension and single storey rear extension: Approved (PPC tendered no objections but asked AVDC to check within permitted capacity limits).
c)	Land off Station Road (lower park), Ivinghoe, 14/03283/AOP, application for 36 dwellings with all other matters reserved (for info only, no development within Pitstone): AVDC refused permission.
d)	40 Campbell Lane, 15/02276/APP, rear conservatory: AVDC approved (PPC tendered no objections)
e)	93 Windsor Road, 15/02077/APP, conversion and single storey front extension of existing detached double garage into habitable accommodation: AVDC approved (PCC tendered no objections but requested restricted to ancillary use to main dwelling & this restriction has been included within the allocated permission).
f)	
Land off Station Road, Ivinghoe (Gladman 2), 15/01491/AOP, outline permission for 60 residential dwellings with all other matters reserved (with no development in Pitstone): AVDC agreed extension of time until 20/8/15 then AVDC refused permission (PPC also opposed).

3)	Other: 

a)	Land rear of Vicarage Road, 15/00139/AOP, outline permission with all matters reserved for a residential development of up to 68 dwellings, estate roads and associated works.  3rd version of the Transport Assessment uploaded to AVDC planning portal 24/8/15 (AVDC not consulting).
b)	AVDC planning training session scheduled for 17/9/15.  Cllrs Starling and Groom now also attending with Cllr Crutchfield.  

20PC/15	CLOSURE OF MEETING

	There being no further business to be transacted, the Chairman closed the meeting at 7.10pm.

Signed:			Date:	________________
	 Chairman