AGENDA - Development Control Committee
Wednesday 15 March 2006 at 2:00 pm in the Council Chamber


1.         Minutes - to approve as a correct record and authorise the Chairman to sign the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 15 February 2006.  

2.         Urgent Business - brought forward at the discretion of the Chairman.  

3.         Division of Agenda - to consider whether the discussion of any item of business is likely to lead to the disclosure of exempt information.

4.         Declarations of Interest - Members are invited to declare any personal or prejudicial interests, including the nature and extent of such interests, they may have in any items to be considered at this meeting.  

5.         Public Participation - The Chairman to advise the Committee on any requests received from members of the public to address the meeting.  

6.         Site Inspections:-  

(a)   to appoint the Group for site inspections to be held on 27 March 2006

(b)   to receive reports of the site inspections held on 27 February 2006  

(i)           53/2339/05/F – Alterations and extension to dwelling – Green Acres, Kiln Lane , Stokenham, Kingsbridge TQ7 2SF  

(ii)          56/2189/05/F – Rear extension to dwelling – 18 Hilldown, Totnes TQ9 5RE  

7.         Planning Applications - Members are requested to raise any queries they may have with the Head of Planning and Building Control before the meeting.

8.         Unauthorised Camping – Traveller Encampment at Bourton Lane , Littlehempston – to consider a report which seeks to determine the expediency of taking enforcement action against Devon County Council as landowners and individual travellers of an unauthorised encampment at Littlehempston.

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are accessible by wheelchairs and have a loop induction hearing system

 

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An optional lunch will be available for Members of the Committee

in the Dining Room at 1.00 pm

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During the preparation of reports contained in this Agenda, the Officers have had recourse to the following documents:-  

            Devon County Structure Plan and relevant Local Plans

            South Hams Local Plan

            Relevant Government Circulars and Advice

            Relevant Appeal decisions

            Human Rights Act 1998  

Where other information has been used, the relevant sources are quoted within the individual report.  

The Planning and Building Control Manager’s recommendations include reference to conditions and reasons for refusal by code.  A copy of the standard conditions and reasons for refusal is available for inspection by members of the public outside the Council Chamber.  

Please note that 'NS' refers to a non-standard condition or reason for refusal and for details of these, contact the appropriate case officer.

             MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED TO SIGN THE ATTENDANCE REGISTER  

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