Plans Minutes 24.06.2008

Minutes of a Meeting of the PLANS COMMITTEE of Tavistock Town Council held in the Council Chamber, Drake Road, Tavistock on TUESDAY the 24TH JUNE, 2008 at 6.00pm

Present:                 

   Cllr. D. Best              Chairman 
   Cllr. M. Harper 
   Cllr. I. Jennings 
   Cllr. Mrs. J. Metcalf 
   Cllr. J. Sellis 
   Cllr. D. Whitcomb      Vice Chairman

In Attendance:  Deputy Town Clerk

070. APOLOGIES  
Apologies for absence were received from Cllr. R. Pike.

071. MINUTES 
The Minutes of the Meetings of the Committee held on 10 June 2008 to be signed after circulation. 

072. MATTERS ARISING  
There were no matters arising.

073. DARTMOOR NATIONAL PARK 
There were no such matters.

074.   ON-STREET PARKING ISSUES - WITH REFERENCE TO SITES OF NEW BUILD 
There was nothing further at this time.

075.   GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE
a)  Ref: P/A No 11858/2008/Tav - Notice of a site inspection on Thursday 5 June 2008 at Anderton lay-by, Tavistock.  Cllr. Best had attended this site meeting at the given time and waited for a further fifteen minutes, during which time no one else had arrived. The Deputy Town Clerk has subsequently made two ‘phone calls to the Planning Dept. to query this and has been told that the site inspection panel had been running thirty minutes late from previous site visits. They have now been requested to advise our Admin. Department should such an occasion arise in the future.

b)  i. Ref: P/A 11891/2008/Tav – Demolition of Old Folks Rest Room, 2 Brook Street, Tavistock – Copy letter of objection noted.

     ii. Ref: P/A 11891/2008/Tav – Demolition of Old Folks Rest Room, 2 Brook Street, Tavistock – Copy of petition of objection noted.

076.  URGENT BUSINESS BROUGHT FORWARD AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIRMAN 
There was no such business.

077.    PLANNING APPLICATIONS

a. Decisions by the West Devon Borough Council.
    Attached at Appendix A. Noted

b.  New Applications 
     Attached at Appendix B.

The next meeting of the Plans Committee will be held on Tuesday 8th July 2008 at 6.00 p.m.

Rising at 6.30 p.m.        

APPENDIX A

I Leeson
53 Courtlands Road, Tavistock
P/A No. 11569/2008/Tav
Side extensions to ground and first floors 
TCC COMMENTS: SUPPORT 
WDBC DECISION:  Grant of Conditional Planning Permission 
29 May 2008

M Cotter
3 Priory Close, Whitchurch, Tavistock                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

P/A No.  11781/2008/Tav 
Removal of condition 2 from 9937/2007/Tav to change the side window from fully obscured to partially obscured 
TCC COMMENTS: SUPPORT 
WDBC DECISION: Grant of Conditional Planning Permission 
18 June 2008

J Wright
4 Grove Park, Tavistock
P/A No. 11782/2008/Tav 
Two storey side extension 
TCC COMMENTS: SUPPORT 
WDBC DECISION: Grant of Conditional Planning Permission 
10 June 2008

J Palmer
17 Buzzard Road, Tavistock
P/A No. 11837/2008/Tav 
Erection of a conservatory 
TCC COMMENTS: SUPPORT 
WDBC DECISION: Grant of Conditional Planning Permission 
17 June 2008

P Ball
8 Kingfisher Close, Tavistock
P/A No. 11847/2008/Tav 
Erection of a shed 
TCC COMMENTS: SUPPORT 
WDBC DECISION: Grant of Conditional Planning Permission 
13 June 2008

APPENDIX B

M/M Larcombe-Williams
11 Fitzford Cottages, Tavistock
P/A No. 11919/2008/Tav Dated 4 June 2008 
Listed Building 
Internal demolition of part of wall 
TTC COMMENTS:  CONCERNS OVER PLANNED USE OF BUILDING AND QUERY ANY RELEVANT COVENANTS

D Young
3 Shelley Avenue, Tavistock 
P/A No. 11927/2008/Tav Dated 6 June 2008 
Full 
Erection of a conservatory to rear of property 
TTC COMMENTS: SUPPORT

E.L.Greening & Sons
Land by 24 & 26 Glanville Road, Tavistock 
P/A No.11940/2008/Tav Dated 3 June 2008  
Outline 
Erection of four dwellings 
TTC COMMENTS: SUPPORT

Charter Homes (SW)
Tav. Hockey Club, Grenville Drive, Tavistock 
P/A No. 11944/2008/Tav Dated 29 May 2008  
Full 
Alternative scheme  (for former plots 14, 16 & 18 ) comprising two 3 bedroom terraced houses and two 1 bedroom flats 
TTC COMMENTS: NOT TO SUPPORT – INADEQUATE INFORMATION TO SUPPORT PROPOSED ALTERATIONS

T Davenport
Land adjacent to 1 Parkwood Road, Tavistock 
P/A No. 11955/2008/Tav Dated 11 June 2008  
Full 
Revisions to approved scheme 10445/2007/Tav 
TTC COMMENTS: NOT TO SUPPORT

Costa Coffee Ltd
43-44 Brook Street, Tavistock 
P/A No. 11958/2008/Tav Dated 2 June 2008  
Advertisement Consent 
Erection of hanging sign and fascia sign 
TTC COMMENTS: SUPPORT

M Collinge
41 Oak Road, Tavistock 
P/A No. 11959/2008/Tav Dated 16 June 2008 
Full 
Single storey side extension 
DEFERRED TO MEETING ON 8 JULY 2008