Agenda and minutes

Please note: The Development Control and Regulatory Board meeting on Thursday 12 November 2020 at 2:00pm will not be open to the public in line with Government advice on public gatherings.

This meeting will be filmed for live or subsequent broadcast via YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWFpwBLs6MnUzG0WjejrQtQ.

The minutes of the meeting held on 8 October 2020 were taken as read, confirmed and signed.

The Chief Executive reported that no questions had been received under Standing Order 34.

The Chief Executive reported that no questions had been received under Standing Order 7(3) and 7(5).

There were no urgent items for consideration.

The Chairman invited members who wished to do so to declare any interest in respect of items on the agenda for the meeting.

No declarations were made.

The Chief Executive reported that no petitions had been received under Standing Order 35.

The Board considered a report of the Chief Executive, a copy of which, marked ‘Agenda Item 7’, is filed with these minutes.

In accordance with the procedures for making representations to the Board Andrew Harper, Team Manager – Waste and Environment, Programme and Resources, Leicestershire County Council spoke as the applicant.

The local member Mr. M.B. Wyatt CC stated that he had concerns about whether the proposal would be carbon neutral and submitted that if the application was granted there would be increased traffic and air pollution on Bardon Road. Mr Wyatt CC questioned whether the traffic for the application site could be required to use a route other than Bardon Road.

The Chief Executive confirmed that the proposal included a range of sustainable construction features including natural light to the building and solar panels. However, there was no policy requirement that these types of developments must be carbon neutral for planning permission to be granted.

In response to the question from Mr M.B. Wyatt CC the Director of Environment and Transport stated that it would not be appropriate to agree a route that encouraged HGVs to travel further as this would cause increased carbon emissions.

RESOLVED:

(a)        That the application be permitted subject to the conditions nos. 1-22 as set out in the appendix to the 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.

The Board considered a report of the Chief Executive, a copy of which, marked ‘Agenda Item 8’, is filed with these minutes.

RESOLVED:

That the contents of the report be noted.

Future meetings are scheduled to take place at 2:00pm on the following dates:

10 December 2020;

11 February 2021;

11 March 2021;

15 April 2021;

10 June 2021;

15 July 2021;

12 August 2021;

9 September 2021;

14 October 2021;

11 November 2021;

9 December 2021.

RESOLVED:

That future meetings of the Board take place on the following dates all at 2.00pm:

10 December 2020;

11 February 2021;

11 March 2021;

15 April 2021;

10 June 2021;

15 July 2021;

12 August 2021;

9 September 2021;

14 October 2021;

11 November 2021;

9 December 2021.