Minutes of the Meeting of Beech Parish Council

held in the Village Hall on Monday 31 AUGUST 2011

 

        PRESENT: 

      

       Councillor David Fazakerley

       Councillor Ian Gibson

       Councillor Peter May                                                             

Councillor David Woodroofe (Chairman)                                       

                                      

11.29  APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

           Apologies were received and accepted from Councillor Bryan Harrison and Clerk, Mrs Sheron Gillard.

 

11.30  CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

  The Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on 18 July 2011, copies of which had previously been

  circulated, were confirmed.  Chairman David Woodroofe signed them as a true record.

 

11.31  DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

           There were no declarations of interest.

 

11.32  REPORTS FROM ADVISORY PANELS AND ITEMS FOR REFERRAL

           I)      Development and Planning Advisory Panel

                    a)      One application was considered.  Proposed, Seconded and RESOLVED that the comments of the

                             Council be forwarded to EHDC as follows:

                             i)  34203/010   Bankside, 188 Medstead Road   Conversion of workshop/office building to self-contained

                                                         dwelling with parking and landscaping                OBJECT for the following reasons:

                                1)   Development lays outside the settlement boundary.

                                2)   A similar application had previously been refused in 2005 and dismissed on appeal in 2006 on                                      

                                      the grounds that "the proposal would represent a new dwelling in the countryside which would                                      

                                      detract from the character and appearance of the countryside.”

                                3)   It would be contrary to Policies E6, C2, UB3 of the Hampshire County Structure Plan 1996-2011 (review);

                                      Policies GS1, GS2 and ENV2 of the East Hampshire District Local Plan: First Review and

                                      Policies GS1, GS2 and GS3 of the East Hampshire District Local Plan Second Review.

                                4)   The current application does not recognise the reality of the site, as the application proposes to                                      

                                      connect to a main storm drain that does not exist in Medstead Road.

 

                                Council’s further comments:

                                1)   If EHDC are minded to grant planning permission there must be a condition that all surface water is retained

                                      and disposed of on site. This should be demonstrated by soakage tests to BRE365 and calculations.

                                2)   The existing commercial premises be checked  for compliance with Building Regulations pertaining to residential use.

 

11.33   NEXT MEETING

            Confirmed that the next Council Meeting would be held in the Village Hall on Monday, 19 September

            2011 at 7.30 pm preceded by Public Question Time at 7.00 pm (PC McLaren in attendance).

 

CLOSURE OF MEETING      

Chairman thanked all present for their attendance and closed the meeting at 8.00 pm

 

 

 

 

signed: ...........................................................

                                                                                                         Chairman Beech Parish Council

date: 19 September 2011