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Meeting: 30/11/2016 - Planning Committee (Item 86)

86 A.9 - Planning Application - 16/00618/FUL - Lawford House, Bromley Road, Lawford, CO11 2JD pdf icon PDF 299 KB

Erection of 9 No. detached dwellings and garages and formation of new access.      

Minutes:

Councillor Baker had earlier declared a Non-Pecuniary Interest in relation to Planning Application 16/00618/FUL by virtue of the fact that he was a local Ward Member and a Lawford Parish Councillor, but he informed the Committee that he was not pre-determined on this application.

 

Councillors White and Nicholls had both earlier declared a Non-Pecuniary Interest in relation to this application by virtue of the fact they were members of the Tendring Hundred Farmers Club who were the joint applicant and who used the showground on the application site to host the annual Tendring Hundred Show.

 

It was reported that this application had been referred to the Planning Committee at the request of Councillor V E Guglielmi, a local Ward Member.

 

The Committee had before it the published Officer report containing the key planning issues, relevant planning policies, planning history, any response from consultees, written representations received and a recommendation of approval.

 

At the meeting, an oral presentation was made by the Council’s Planning Manager (GG) in respect of the application.

 

An update sheet was circulated to the Committee prior to the meeting with details of a financial contribution by the Applicant to the Parish Council for a play area and equipment.

 

Joseph Greenhow, the agent on behalf of the applicant, spoke in support of the application.

 

Following discussion by the Committee, it was moved by Councillor Everett, seconded by Councillor McWilliams and RESOLVED that consideration of this application be deferred:

 

(a)  For a redesign in order to protect more trees on the site; and also

 

(b)  To reconsider the setting of the listed building.