Issue - meetings

Recommendation: Conditional Approval.

Proposal: Application for the variation of condition 1 (names of residents) and condition 2 (number of pitches) of appeal reference 3085493 dated 15/1/18.

Applicant: Mr B and CM Maughan.

The Committee received and reviewed a report about this application as set out in agenda pages 143 to 166.

Neil Allen, Senior Lawyer & Team Leader, clarified to the Committee that this item was before the Committee under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act. He added that the Committee was there to correct a mistake made by the planning inspector at appeal. Neil stated that only the material issues regarding the name of the occupant and the number of pitches could be considered by Members.

Chris Bowering felt that this was a matter of natural justice and that it was the Committee’s job to implement what the inspector intended to do.

Wayne Smith commented on the inspector’s errors, stating that they had made a fundamental error and it was now the responsibility of the local planning authority to remedy it.

Malcolm Richards queried when the occupants would have to restore and vacate the site by. Laura Callan, Case Officer, stated that the occupants needed to comply with the condition that the site would be restored to its original setting (by removing the structure on the site) by the end of the 2 year occupancy.

Carl Doran queried whether there would be a designated area for the occupants to go in 2020, when they must vacate this site. Connor Corrigan, Lead Specialist Planning Delivery & Compliance, stated that the housing land supply accounted for Gypsy and Traveller sites.

Resolved: That application 181694 be approved subject to the conditions and informative as set out in agenda pages 144 to 145.