Issue - meetings

Section 73 application for variation to Condition 14 of planning permission reference 2007/1408.  

13.1  The Planning Officer introduced the report, as set out in the agenda.

13.2  The agent was in attendance to answer any questions that arose.

13.3  In response to a number of queries from Members as to why this application had come to committee, the Principal Solicitor explained that this committee had previously approved the conditions and therefore any variation to those conditions needed to come back to committee for approval.

13.4  Concern was raised over paragraphs 6.4 and 6.5 of the report which contain personal details and circumstances of the applicant and their family which Members felt was not relevant to the application and should not have been included in the report.

13.5  The Planning Officers took this point on board and stated that this should be avoided in future.

Unanimously RESOLVED that:-

14)  Other than the permanent amenity blocks, the individual pitches hereby approved (regarded for the purposes of this condition as including the parking strip adjacent to each unit), shall be occupied by no more than two caravans one not exceeding 6.1 x 3.1 metres and one not exceeding 10.7m x 3.7m (excluding tow bars) and up to two vehicles.

In respect of Pitch H1, in addition to its associated amenity block, this pitch shall be occupied by no more than one twin static unit not exceeding 11.9 x 6.7m (excluding tow bars) and up to two vehicles. The occupation of pitch H1 shall be limited to the use of the Maughan family and their resident dependents. When Pitch H1 ceases to be occupied by those named above, the twin static unit shall be removed from the site within 6 months of that time and its occupation shall be occupied by no more than two caravans one not exceeding 6.1 x 3.1metres and one not exceeding 10.7m x 3.7m (excluding tow bars).

In respect of Pitch H2, in addition to its associated amenity block, this pitch shall be occupied by no more than two caravans one not exceeding 8.6 x 3.1 metres and one not exceeding 10.7m x 3.7m (excluding tow bars) and up to two vehicles.  The occupation of pitch H2 shall be limited to the use of the Maughan family and their resident dependents. When Pitch H2 ceases to be occupied by those named above, the larger unit shall be removed from the site within 6 months of that time and its occupation shall be occupied by no more than two caravans one not exceeding 6.1 x 3.1metres and one not exceeding 10.7m x 3.7m (excluding tow bars).

REASON: To protect the visual amenity of the area and prevent harm to the adjoining MOL.