October 2022 Minutes Planning Cttee
Cherry Willingham Parish Council
Minutes of Cherry Willingham Parish Council’s Planning Committee held on Thursday 20th October 2022 at 7pm in the Millennium Hall.
Present:
Cllr Bridgwood (Chair) Cllr Lacy (Vice-Chair)
Cllr Bates, Cllr Brylewski.
Jude Sparks Clerk/RFO
Meeting started at 7pm
No members of the public were present.
1. Apologies, welcomes and attendance, including accepting apologies and the reason for absence where given.
Apologies were received and accepted from Cllr Scott.
2. Declarations of Interest: To record declarations of interest by any member of the council in respect of the agenda items listed below.
Members declaring interests should identify the agenda item and type of interest being declared.
To note dispensations given to any member of the council in respect of the agenda items listed below.
None
3. To receive the notes of the Planning Committee meeting held on Thursday 9th June 2022 and agree for them to be signed as a true record.
It was Resolved unanimously to receive the notes and they were duly signed.
4. Planning application – 142874 Rudgard Avenue
i) To discuss the approval of outline planning for up to 144 dwellings and decide the PC’s approach and preparation for the full application when submitted.
- The Chair advised that the application has been reviewed and there were no grounds for it to be refused. However, going forward the parish council will be able to use the speed awareness cameras to judge the volume of traffic in the area of the junction.
- To date WLDC has not published the fact that the outline planning application has been approved.
- There are certain monetary conditions attached to the application including the sum of £91080 that Nettleham Medical Practice has requested. The committee commented that it is hoped that the surgery in Cherry Willingham will benefit by the provision of a GP.
- Of the 144 proposed houses 25% will be designated as homes for first time buyers which the committee hoped will be offered to Cherry Willingham residents.
- Once the full application is made the planning committee will be able to comment on the social land, design, and layout of the houses.
- The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) may result in a payment of around £211,000 of which 25% would be passed to the parish council (possibly over a period of some years as opposed to a one-off payment) to be spent within the parish, although where it can be spent is based on the Neighbourhood Plan. The Planning Committee will need to consider what projects to use the CIL payment on or towards but they could include a request stop for trains, Park & Ride, footpaths, cycle track by the bank of the River Witham and traffic flow and congestion (this would necessitate liaising with Highways and using Speedwatch data).
It was RESOLVED unanimously to offer £800 from the current CIL fund to the Village Improvement Committee to fund the improvement to speed awareness signs in accordance with the Neighbourhood Plan 18.3. (ACTION – Clerk & VIC)
It was RESOLVED unanimously that the Planning Committee should be given delegated powers to take responsibility to administer all existing and future CIL’s payments, in accordance with approved spending guidelines, to ensure that all monies are spent in a timely fashion. (Any funds not spent within 5 years can be reclaimed by WLDC). (ACTION – Clerk, F&GP, FCM)
It was RESOLVED unanimously to release the following statement:
Cherry Willingham Parish Council are disappointed that in granting outline planning permission West Lindsey District Council decided not to place any restrictions to reduce the number of houses from 144 as the council requested. The parish council will very carefully monitor conditions that are put in place together with the design & layout when the application for full planning permission is presented. (ACTION – Clerk)
5. Any matter for report and notice of items to be included in the next agenda.
i) Neighbourhood Plan Review. The Chair explained that the review process could take between 18mths-2 years to complete. It was RESOLVED unanimously that the Planning Committee request a minimum sum of £500 be allocated in the budget for 2023-24 to cover any contingencies encountered during the review period. (ACTION – Clerk)
For the next agenda – To look at engaging a planning consultant to assist with the Neighbourhood Plan review.
ii) UC ACP-2019-18 Consultation relating to the airspace change at RAF Waddington. The Planning Committee had reviewed the documents and considered that no formal response is required. However, it was RESOLVED
iii) unanimously that an item be placed in Cherry News to advise residents that the Planning Committee on behalf of the parish council has looked at the proposal and considers that there should not be any adverse effect on the village. (ACTION – Clerk)
6. To confirm the date of the next meeting
Thursday 26th January 2023 at 7pm in the Millennium Hall
Meeting ended at 8.05pm.
These are draft notes until they have been approved at the next Planning Committee meeting.