Dover Town Council

DOVER TOWN COUNCIL

Dated this 23rd day of April 2008.

You are hereby summonsed to attend a meeting of the PLANNING COMMITTEE, which will be held on WEDNESDAY 30TH APRIL 2008 in the COUNCIL OFFICES, MAISON DIEU HOUSE, BIGGIN STREET, DOVER beginning at 6.00pm to transact the business shown on the agenda below.





Michael Webb
TOWN CLERK


AGENDA


1. Apologies for absence


2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

To receive any declarations of either personal or prejudicial interest that Members may wish to make.


3. MINUTES

To approve the Minutes of the meetings of the Planning Committee held on 2nd April 2008 (copy attached).


4. COMMITTEE BUDGET

To consider latest out-turn against the Committee’s 2008/09 budget (copy attached).


5. HIGHWAYS AGENCY

To note the Highways Agency’s email of 28th March 2008 together with the second edition of the Highways Agency Area 4 E-bulletin (copies attached).


6. KENT HIGHWAY SERVICES

To note Kent Highway Services’ information sheets “Improving Travelling in Kent” dated 13th April 2008 and 20th April 2008 (copies attached)




7. DOVER CYCLING STRATEGY

To consider responding to a report from the Dover Society and River Dour Steering Group regarding a Dover Cycling Strategy (copy attached).


8. DOVER DISTRICT COUNCIL LOCAL DEVELOPMENT FRAME WORK CONSULTATION

To consider accepting the Chairman’s comments for responding to Dover District Council regarding the Local Development Frame Work (to follow).


9. DETERMINED PLANNING CONSENTS

To note the decisions of Dover District Council on the following planning applications: -

Application No:
Decision

DOV/07/01469 Refused (Dover District Councils internet listing of 28th March 2008)
DOV/07/01168 Granted
DOV/08/00046 Granted
DOV/08/00081 Granted
DOV/08/00094 Refused (Dover District Councils internet listing of 11th April 2008)
DOV/08/00108 Granted
DOV/08/00110 Granted
DOV/08/00128 Granted
DOV/08/00145 Granted
DOV/08/00197 Granted
DOV/08/00213 Granted
DOV/08/00227 Granted
DOV/08/00234 Refused (Dover District Councils internet listing of 18th April 2008)
DOV/08/00249 Granted
DOV/08/00250 Granted
DOV/08/00275 Split Decision (Dover District Councils internet listing of 18th April 2008)


10. APPLICATIONS FOR PLANNING CONSENT*

To note the Town Clerk’s urgent decision no. UD07/08-087 made under Standing Order 67, taking account of the views of the Committee expressed at its meeting on 2nd April 2008 as follows: -

Application No: DOV/08/00265
Proposal: Erection of detached building to be used as (children’s) farm visitor centre.
Little Farthingloe Farm, Folkestone Road, Dover (TR 293:404)
Comments No objections. The Town Council consider this is an excellent opportunity for sustainable construction techniques to be employed.

Application No: DOV/08/00336
Proposal: Replacement of an existing shop front.
A A Beggs Pharmacy, 32 Pencester Road, Dover.
Comments: No objections.

To consider the following applications for planning consent: -

Application No: Proposal

DOV/07/01095 Outline application for 220 dwellings including proposed vehicle access and association works (existing buildings to be demolished).
Site at Barwick Road, Dover. (TR 279:420)

DOV/08/00242 Conversion of property into three studio flats.
14 De Burgh Street, Dover. (TR 312:419)



DOV/08/00316 Retrospective application for construction of vehicular access and hardstanding.
148 Folkestone Road, Dover (TR 308:412),

DOV/08/00319 Change of use and conversion to 3 flats.
7 Priory Road, Dover. (TR 316:416)

DOV/08/00349 Insertion of French doors and balcony to rear elevation, enlargement of windows and insertion of steps to front and rear basement together with internal alterations.
4 Saxon Street, Dover. (TR 316:415)

DOV/08/00358 Erection of detached house and garage together with the formation of vehicular access.
77 Folkestone Road, Dover. (TR 314:413)

DOV/08/00368 Erection of 2 detached buildings incorporating 6 self-contained flats, together with associated access, parking and landscaping.
Former Builders Yard, Widred Road, Dover. (TR 311:419)

DOV/08/00372 Outline application for the erection of 5 detached dwellings and construction of vehicular access – all matters reserved.
Land Adjoining Ballinderry, Folkestone Road, Church Hougham, Dover. (TR 284:398)

DOV/08/00373 Erection of one industrial unit (B1/B8).
Units 1-4 Poulton Close, Dover. (TR 300:418)

DOV/08/00415 Erection of a terrace of 3 dwellings (existing garages to be demolished).
106-110 Hillside Road, Dover. (TR 302:427)

DOV/08/00424 Change of use to office (use class A2).
7 London Road, Dover. (TR 313:420)

DOV/08/00427 Works to five trees.
12 Monastery Avenue, Dover.


11. WITHDRAWN PLANNING APPLICATIONS

To note Dover District Council’s decision to treat as withdrawn the following application for planning consent:-

Application No: Proposal

DOV/07/00685 Change of use and conversion to 2no. one bedroom and 1 no. two bedroom duplex flax flats and 2 no. one bedroom flats.
15a Belgrave Road, Dover. (TR 309:411)


12. KENT COUNTY COUNCIL DETERMINED PLANNING CONSENTS

To note the decisions of Kent County Council on the following planning applications: -

Application No:
Decision

DOV/08/TEMP/0009 Granted
DOV/08/TEMP/0011 Granted


13. TREE WORK IN CONSERVATION AREA

To note the decisions of Dover District Council on the following applications for tree work in conservation area: -

Application No:
Decision

TC/DOV/08/00025TC Granted


14. PLANNING PORTAL

To consider Kent County Council’s letter of 27th March 2008 regarding the proposed changes to the planning application process (copy attached).

To consider the Kent Association of Local Councils’ email of 17th April 2008 together with an extract from an email from the Planning Portal (copies attached).


15. CROSS PARTY INQUIRY INTO CHILDHOOD LEUKAEMIA AND POWER LINES

To consider Dr Howard Stoate’s letter of 8th April 2008 regarding Cross Party Inquiry into Childhood Leukaemia and Extremely Low Frequency Electric and Magnetic Fields (copy attached).


16. SOUTH EAST ENGLAND REGIONAL HOUSING STRATEGY

To consider a letter from the Regional Housing Board Chairman dated 4th April 2008 (copy attached) together with the document South East England Regional Housing Strategy 2008-11 (available in the office or via the internet secretariat@southeast-ra.gov.uk).


17. LATE PLANNING APPLICATIONS

To view any planning applications received since the preparation of the Agenda.



*NOTE: THE PLANNING APPLICATIONS LISTED ABOVE AND COPIES OF THE APPLICATIONS FOR LICENCES AND CONSENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION IN THE DOVER TOWN COUNCIL OFFICES, MAISON DIEU HOUSE, BIGGIN STREET, DOVER, PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THE MEETING.


A COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT IN LARGER TYPE MAY BE OBTAINED ON REQUEST FROM THE COUNCIL OFFICES, MAISON DIEU HOUSE, BIGGIN STREET, DOVER