Agenda and minutes

There were no items on the agenda to warrant exclusion of the press and public.

There were no matters of urgency for consideration.

There were no Declarations of Interest to report.

Resolved:- That the minutes of the previous meeting of the Planning Regulatory Board held on Thursday, 21^st July, 2022, be approved as a correct record of the meeting.

There were no site visits or deferments recommended.

Resolved:-  (1)  That, on the development proposals now considered, the requisite notices be issued and be made available on the Council’s website and that the time limits specified in Sections 91 and 92 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 apply.

In accordance with the right to speak procedure, a number of people attended the meeting and spoke about the following application:-

-               Demolition of 2 No. bungalows and erection of 8 No. flats at 2 Goose Lane, Wickersley for Habbin Ltd. (RB2021/0401)

Off Camera Speaker (Objector)

Mrs. L. Dagness (Objector)

Mrs. M. Godfrey (Objector)

Mr. J. Thompson (Objector)

Mrs. P. Wright (Objector)

Mrs. D. Stacey (Objector)

Statements were also read out on behalf of Mr. and Mrs. Evans, Mrs. Sanderson, Mrs. Hammerton and Mrs. Gross (Objectors).

(2)  That the Planning Board declare that it was not favourably disposed towards application RB2021/0401 and that it be refused on the grounds that the proposed development, by reason of its combined scale, massing, siting and appearance would result in an excessive form of development that would appear dominant, disproportionate and visually intrusive within the immediate street scene and general character and appearance of the area.  As such, the proposal would be contrary to Policies CS28 ‘Sustainable Design’ and SP55 ‘Design Principles’ of the adopted Local Plan, together with Policy GP1 ‘High Quality Design’ contained within the Wickersley Neighbourhood Plan.

(3)   That, application RB2022/0762 be granted for the reasons adopted by Members at the meeting and subject to the relevant conditions listed in the submitted report.

There were no updates to report.

Resolved:-  That the next meeting of the Planning Board take place on Thursday, 1^st September, 2022 at 9.00 a.m. at Rotherham Town Hall.