Agenda item

7.1

RESOLVED: That (a) the applications now submitted for permission to develop land under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and the Regulations made thereunder and for consent under the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 1989, be decided, granted or refused as stated in the report to this Committee for this date and the minutes of this meeting and the requisite notices issued; the granting of any permission or consent shall not constitute approval, permission or consent by this Committee or the Council for any other purpose;

(b) having considered (i) 23 additional representations, as outlined in a supplementary report circulated at the meeting and (ii) representations from 4 local residents speaking against the application and from the agent for the applicant speaking in favour of the development, an application for planning permission for the erection of retail unit (class A1) with associated car parking and means of vehicular access at the site of the former St. Johns Church, Sharrow Lane (Case No. 13/03495/FUL) be granted, conditionally;

(c) subject to the removal of condition 1, and having considered (i) amended conditions and 6 additional representations, as contained within a supplementary report circulated at the meeting and (ii) representations against the application from 3 local residents and a representation in support of the development from the agent for the application, an application for retrospective planning permission for site clearance and excavation works at land between Nos. 1 to 3 and Nos. 5 and 7 Dover Road (Case No. 13/03282/FUL) be granted, conditionally;

(d) subject to the removal of condition 1, and having considered (i) amended conditions and additional representations, as contained in a supplementary report circulated at the meeting and (ii) representations against the application from 5 local residents and a local ward Councillor and representations in favour of the development from the agent for the applicant, an application for planning permission for the demolition of single-storey extension to the rear of the property, erection of single-storey extension to the east of the existing building, alterations to existing elevations and formation of new pedestrian access from Ecclesall Road (as amended by plans received by the Local Planning Authority on 14^th November 2013) at the former Polish Ex-Servicemans Club, 1-3 Dover Road (Case No. 13/02847/FUL) be granted conditionally; and

(e) having (i) considered (A) a supplementary report circulated at the meeting detailing additional representations and an amendment to the summary and conclusion of the report now submitted and (B) a petition submitted at the meeting  containing 349 signatures in support of the proposed development and (ii) heard six representations objecting to and one in support of the proposed development at the meeting, an application for planning permission for the siting of two wind turbines with a tip height of 34.5 metres at Hollin Edge Farm, Common Lane, Deepcar (Case No. 13/02433/FUL) be refused in accordance with the reasons stated in the report now submitted, with an amendment to (1) reasons 1, 3, 4 and 5 by the addition of the words “and Planning Practice Guidance for Renewable and Low Carbon Energy (2013)” at the end of each reason, as detailed in the aforementioned supplementary report and (2)  reason 1 by the addition of the words “and would also have a significant impact on the immediate upland pastoral hills and ridges landscape and adjacent river valleys landscape and the nearby Peak District National Park. The two wind turbines would be a defining feature and have an adverse cumulative landscape impact in this immediate landscape” after the words “High Landscape Value”.