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423.

Introduction

Minutes:

The Chairman explained that the meeting would be conducted in accordance with the Local Authorities and Police and Crime Panel (Coronavirus) (Flexibility of Local Authority Policy and Crime Panel Meetings) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020 No. 392.

 

424.

Declarations of Interest

Councillors should not act or take decisions in order to gain financial or other material benefits for themselves or their spouse, civil partner or person with whom they are living with as a spouse or civil partner.  They must declare and resolve any interests and relationships.

 

The Chairman will ask Members if they have any interests to declare in respect of items on this agenda, under the following headings:

 

(a)          Disclosable Pecuniary Interests (DPI) under the Localism Act 2011.  The nature as well as the existence of any such interest must be declared.  After declaring a DPI, the Member must leave the meeting and not take part in the discussion or vote.  This applies even if there is provision for public speaking.

 

(b)          Disclosable Non Pecuniary (DNPI) under the Code of Conduct adopted by the Council in May 2012.  The nature as well as the existence of any such interest must be declared.  After declaring a DNPI interest, the Member may stay, speak and vote on the matter.

 

(c)          Where it is possible that a fair-minded and informed observer, having considered the facts would conclude that there was a real possibility that the Member might be predetermined or biased the Member should declare their predetermination or bias and then leave the meeting while that item is considered.

 

Advice to Members:  If any Councillor has any doubt about the existence or nature of any DPI or DNPI which he/she may have in any item on this agenda, he/she should seek advice from the Monitoring Officer, the Head of Legal or from other Solicitors in Legal Services as early as possible, and in advance of the Meeting.

 

Minutes:

No interests were declared.

425.

20/500887/FULL 224-226 Minster Road, Minster-on-Sea, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 3LL

20/500887/FULL 224-226 Minster Road, Minster-on-Sea, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 3LL

 

 

Minutes:

The Chairman welcomed everyone to the meeting.

 

The Planner introduced the application which sought planning permission for the erection of single storey side extensions and two storey rear extensions to the existing dwellings, and erection of two semi-detached properties to the rear of 224 – 226 Minster Road, Minster.  Access to the new properties would be from Porter Close.  She explained that there was another application at the site which had been approved in early December 2020 which granted permission for the extensions to 224 and 226 Minster Road.  An application had also been submitted at neighbouring Barton House for a two-storey side extension.  The Agent for this application was aware of this, and an amended plan would be submitted before Planning Committee on 4 February 2021 to indicate where the additional parking space, which would be lost, would be re-located.

 

The Planner showed videos and stills of the site.  These indicated: the junction of Porter Close and Minster Road; access through Porter Close; Barton House, indicating where the access would be; the turning point in Porter Close; front and side extension of nos. 224 and 226 Minster Road; front extension of no. 224 Minster Road; rear of site and rear elevation of existing properties; and rear elevations of properties in Silverdale Avenue.

 

Parish Councillor John Stanford, representing Minster-on-Sea Parish Council, spoke against the application and raised the following points:

 

·         This was overdevelopment;

·         there would be a loss of privacy;

·         overlooking issues;

·         parking problems;

·         the new development was out-of- character with the surrounding area;

·         the previous long gardens offered good residential amenity and this would be lost; and

·         this was an inappropriate development.

 

Local residents raised the following points:

 

·         There needed to be footage of the area at weekends and in the evenings to indicate parking issues;

·         the road was narrow and there were accessibility issues, especially for large vehicles like fire engines;

·         there was not enough space for the parking for nos. 224 and 226 Minster Road;

·         there would be parking issues in Porter Close;

·         there was a blind spot coming out of Porter Close and that was dangerous;

·         overlooking issues from the two new dwellings;

·         the turning circle was not large enough;

·         highway safety; and

·         the width of the road and access needed to be checked.

 

In response to questions, the Planner advised that the extensions to 224 and 226 Minster Road had commenced, but not the new properties.  She agreed to check the hours of construction for the permission.

 

The Agent was invited to speak and raised the following points:

 

·         The development was placed comfortably on the site;

·         the original design was a lot closer to the rear boundaries, now it was further away;

·         there were only windows on the north and south elevations to reduce overlooking;

·         this was traditional in form, and set back from Minster Road;

·         access through Barton Hose would require negotiations with the owners of Barton House; and

·         the scheme would be an investment to the area and provide a positive contribution.

 

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