Issue - meetings

The Board considered a report of the Chief Executive, a copy of which, marked ‘Agenda Item 9’, is filed with these minutes, as is a supplementary report which provided the details of a members’ site visit which took place and proposed amendments to the conditions set out in the main report.

The Director of Law and Governance reminded members that the County Council was permitted to make decisions on its own planning applications and advised that the Development Control and Regulatory Board was exercising a regulatory function. This meant that when considering the application members should treat it no differently to that of an external applicant.

In accordance with the procedures for making representations to the Board Mr. Sam Mellon (Sawgate Road, Burton Lazars) spoke as an objector, and Mr. Ian Vears (Assistant Director, Leicestershire County Council) spoke as the applicant.

A local member Mr. J. B. Rhodes CC (Belvoir division) also addressed the Board. Mr Rhodes stated that whilst he had been contacted by two local residents who objected to the proposals, the majority of local residents were in favour of the application due to the prospect of the distributor road relieving traffic congestion and poor air quality in Melton Mowbray town centre.

It was reported that another local member Mr. J.T. Orson CC (Melton Wolds division) was also in support of the application and the proposed conditions.

RESOLVED:

(a)       That the application be permitted subject to the conditions nos. 1-23 as set out in the appendix to the main report, subject to the amendment to condition no. 2 and the addition of a condition no. 24 as set out in the supplementary report.

(b)       That the Board confirms (as required by the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) that in dealing with the application the County Council worked in a positive and proactive manner, taking account of paragraph 38 of the National Planning Policy Framework.