Agenda and decisions

To receive any apologies for absence and notification of substitutions.

To approve the minutes from the previous meeting.

To receive and note any declarations of interests in respect of any matters included on the agenda for consideration at this meeting.

(The other registrable interests of Councillors of Somerset Council, arising from membership of City, Town or Parish Councils and other Local Authorities will automatically be recorded in the minutes: City, Town & Parish Twin Hatters - Somerset Councillors 2023 )

The Chair to advise the Committee of any items on which members of the public have requested to speak and advise those members of the public present of the details of the Council’s public participation scheme.

For those members of the public who have submitted any questions or statements, please note, a three minute time limit applies to each speaker.

Requests to speak at the meeting at Public Question Time must be made to the Monitoring Officer in writing or by email to democraticservicesteam@somerset.gov.uk  by 5pm on day, date, year – usually Weds before.

To consider an application for the change of use and conversion of an existing garage into a 2 bedroom holiday let (retrospective)

That planning application 2024/0800/FUL be REFUSED in accordance with the Officer’s recommendation.

Votes – 9 in favour, 4 against

To consider an application for a single storey rear extension to an existing property including heating ad cooling pump

That planning application 2024/0670/HSE be APPROVED in accordance with the Officer’s recommendation.

Votes – Unanimous

To consider an application for the change of use of land from Agricultural to Residential (Use Class C3), erection of 1no. dwelling and associated works

That planning application 2023/1779/FUL be DEFERRED for 2 months, contrary to the Officer’s recommendation, to allow the applicant to submit additional information to determine if it could be considered favourably as an agricultural dwelling under DP13.

Votes – 10 for, 2 against, 1 abstention

To consider an application for the erection of a single dwelling and associated works.

That planning application 2024/0511/FUL be REFUSED contrary to the Officer’s recommendation, as the size, style, scale and design of the scheme was detrimental to the character and appearance of the area generally and the setting of neighbouring listed buildings within the locality of the application site. Harm  to the amenity of the occupiers of the neighbouring property at number 18 in terms of their enjoyment of their garden was also identified. The harms identified were considered to be significant and demonstrable.

Votes – 7 for, 4 against, 2 abstentions

To consider an application for the demolition of dwelling and outbuildings. Erection of 2no. dwellings and associated development

That planning application 2024/0560/FUL be REFUSED  contrary to the Officer’s recommendation, as it represented over-development of the site and given the overall scale, siting, design and materials proposed for the two dwellings the impact on the Conservation Area and neighbouring listed buildings within the locality of the application site was unacceptable. Harm to the amenity of the occupiers of neighbouring properties particularly number 20 was also identified as a negative impact. The harms identified were considered to be significant and demonstrable.

Votes – 7 for, 3 against, 3 abstentions

To note the list of appeal decisions made by the Planning Inspectorate between 24^th July 2024 and 19^th August 2024.