Agenda and minutes

The Chair introduced Mr Jon Sutcliffe, the newly appointed Development Control Manager and Members welcomed him to the City Council.

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The Chairman advised that the application should be deferred until 3 March 2015 as the objectors had not been notified that the application would be considered this evening.

RESOLVED that the application be deferred until 3 March 2015 to enable objectors to be notified.

No declarations were made on this occasion.

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 13 January 2015.

The minutes of the meeting held on 13 January 2015 were confirmed and signed by the Chair as a correct record.

To receive the Planning Enforcement Service Quarterly Progress Report and the Annual Report for 2014.

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The Senior Planning Compliance Officer presented the report which provided details of planning enforcement activity between October and December 2014 together with a review of the service during 2014.

He displayed photographs of recent work for Members’ information including:-

·         47, Worcester Street – inappropriate replacement windows.

·         Unauthorised advertisements at Cole Avenue.

·         Shop on Eastgate Street – revised shopfront.

·         Flyposting to publicise an event outside the City.

·         Childrens’ nursery in residential area.

·         Keelings Store Westgate Street – new shopfront.

·         Complaint regarding impaired highway visibilty submitted by the person who erected the fence as permitted development.

Councillor Dee referred to large street murals and asked if there was any control that could be exercised. He suggested that a policy could require permission with a review period to ensure ongoing maintenance. He was advised that if they were not advertisements there were no planning controls available as painting buildings not otherwise protected was permitted development.

Councillor Hanman referred to instances of buildings receiving cladding and was advised that the County Council had received planning consent and the City Council had recently clad acquisitions for the Kings Quarter development which would only be for a temporary period to inform the public of the acquisitions.

The Chair thanked Mr Birchley for his report and for the work of the Planning Enforcement Team.

RESOLVED that the report be noted.

To consider a schedule of applications determined under delegated powers during the month of November 2014.

Consideration was given to a schedule of applications determined under delegated powers during the month of November 2014.

RESOLVED that the schedule be noted.

Tuesday 3 March 2015 at 6.00 pm.

Tuesday, 3 March 2015 at 6.00pm.