Agenda and minutes
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Declarations of interest All Members present are required to declare, at this point in the meeting or as soon as possible thereafter:
(i) any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests (DPIs) and / or
(ii) other interests arising under the Code of Conduct
in respect of any item(s) of business being considered at the meeting. Anyone with a DPI must, unless a dispensation has been granted, withdraw from the meeting during consideration of the relevant item of business. If in doubt, advice should be sought from the Monitoring Officer or his staff prior to the meeting. Additional documents: Minutes: Councillors Farr stated that he had received a number of communications relating to agenda item 5.1 (minute number 96) but stated that they would not be considered as part of his decision making on the application.
Councillor Allen stated that he was the Chairman of the Neighbourhood Plan Steering Committee and would be speaking in respect of agenda item 5.3 (minute number 97). |
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Minutes from the meeting held on 7 July 2022 To confirm as a correct record. Additional documents: Minutes: The minutes of the meeting were confirmed and signed by the Chair. |
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2021/1800 - New Aldi Supermarket, 381 Croydon Road, Caterham Additional documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered an application for the demolition of existing buildings and the erection of a Class E retail unit, including the refurbishment of an existing office unit to provide a commercial unit on the ground floor with residential dwelling above alongside access, car parking and associated works.
The Officer recommendation was to refuse the application.
Mr Stephen Tuddenham from Waitrose spoke against the application.
Councillor Jeremy Webster of Caterham Valley Parish Council spoke against the application.
Mr Richard Khodabaksh from Aldi spoke in support of the application.
The Committee also heard representations from Mr Paul Lulham of DHA Transport, the Council’s transport consultants and Mr Mike Green from Surrey Highways in respect of vehicular access to the site.
During a lengthy debate, it was agreed by the Committee that the words ‘that safe and suitable access to the site and’ be removed from the ground for refusal as set out on pages 7 and 8 of the agenda pack.
R E S O L V E D – that planning permission be refused. |
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2021/1922 - Land to the rear of The Parade, Westmore Green Additional documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered an application for the demolition of existing buildings and the erection of two duplex flats, with parking & landscaping.
The Officer recommendation was to refuse the application.
Councillor Jason Syrett of Tatsfield Parish Council spoke in favour of the application.
The applicant’s agent, Mr Adem Mehmet, spoke in support of the application.
R E S O L V E D – that planning permission be refused. |
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2022/98 and 2022/295 - Hut 1, Harestone Drive, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 6YQ Additional documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered an application for the erection of two detached dwelling houses, with attached garages, associated parking and landscaping with access from a newly formed culde-sac extended north-west from Planning Appeal Ref: APP/M3645/W/20/3256724.
Councillor Jeremy Webster of Caterham Valley Parish Council spoke against the application.
During the debate, the Committee agreed to include the following additional reason for refusal:
“The proposed development represents an overdevelopment of the site which will have an adverse impact on the character of this part of the Harestone Valley contrary to Policy CCW1 of the Caterham, Chaldon and Whyteleafe Neighbourhood Plan and the SPG.”
R E S O L V E D – that planning permission be refused. |