PITSTONE PARISH COUNCIL PLANNING COMMITTEE
Minutes of the Parish Council Planning Committee held on 26 November 2015 
in the Meeting Room at the Memorial Hall, starting at 7.00pm and 
concluding at 7.20pm

28PC/15	ATTENDANCE AND APOLOGIES
		
PLANNING COMMITTEE PRESENT:  Cllr Mrs Crutchfield (Chair), Cllr Starling, Cllr Blunt, Cllrs Mrs Groom, Cllr Nicholls.

OTHERS PRESENT:  Clerk: Laurie Eagling.  Applicant re Chequers Lane.  3 members of the public.  Cllr R Saintey.  Cllr Mrs Stack.

29PC/15	QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
No questions were tabled from the public gallery.

30PC/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.
•	Cllr Blunt declared an interest as Chair of Governors for Brookmead School for which a dispensation to discuss, but not vote exists.
•	Cllr Groom declared a pecuniary interest as relative to J Groom & Son.  
•	All councillors declare a standing interest in the actions of the Recreation Ground Charity and Pitstone Parish Charity as the council as a corporate body is trustee of both.
•	Cllr Starling declared an interest as resident of Vicarage Road in Pitstone.
•	Cllr Mattey has a standing declaration as the parish council’s representative on the Memorial Hall Committee, for which a dispensation to discuss, but not to vote, exists.
•	Cllr Saintey declared a standing declaration as a member of the National Trust Ashridge Committee.

31PC/15	APPROVE MINUTES
It was RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on 22 October 2015 were a true and correct record of the meeting and the Chair was duly authorised to sign on behalf of the council.

32PC/15	PLANNING MATTERS

1)	Applications: 

a)	Land adjacent to 17 Chequers Lane, 15/03769/APP, erection of one new bungalow.  4 letters of objection had been received from members of the public as a result of the parish council’s neighbour notification scheme and publicity.  After consideration of the application, it was RESOLVED to advise AVDC that the parish council opposed this application on 5 main grounds:
i.	The land is still subject to a covenant imposed by AVDC at the time the land was acquired to only be used for the purposes of residential garden.
ii.	Concerns relating to drainage and increased flooding risk to the neighbouring cottages.
iii.	Impact of the development upon Sparrow Thatch listed building and the cottages.
iv.	The proposed access being very tight for a car and probably impassable for any construction traffic/emergency vehicles etc.
v.	The proposed land lies outside the settlement boundary proposed within the NDP and currently being consulted by AVDC.
2)	Decisions: 

a)	Honeysuckle Lodge, Groomsby Drive, 15/03141/APP, removal of one chimney and breast and reinstate roof.  AVDC approved (PPC tendered no objections).
b)	8 Albion Road, 15/03295/APP, single storey side and rear extension.  AVDC approved (PPC submitted no objections).

3)	Other: 

a)	Barley End, Stocks Road, 15/00819/APP, the Victorian Society have submitted objections to demolition.
b)	Land off Vicarage Road, 15/00139/AOP, Thames Valley Police has submitted comments relating to crime and prevention eg courtyard parking.  AVDC has advised that it is negotiating an S106 agreement relating to this site.  It was RESOLVED to seek clarity on the highways recommendation for a 2m wide footpathpath along Vicarage Road and the consultation that may take place around that recommendation.  It was RESOLVED to seek clarity from Highways about any consideration given to the T junction at the end of Vicarage Road and the accident data they quoted within their report.
c)	Erleigh Manor, AVDC advised that no breach of planning regulations had occurred with the construction of the detached garage.
d)	Land to the rear of Rushendon Furlong, “land acquired for development” signs now erected by Croudace.

33PC/15	CLOSURE OF MEETING

	There being no further business to be transacted, the Chairman closed the meeting at 7.20pm.

Signed:			Date:	________________
	 Chairman