Agenda and minutes

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Members were asked to declare, at this point in the meeting, any personal interests, not included on the Register of Interests, or any prejudicial or disclosable pecuniary interests they may have in respect of business on the agenda.  Cllr Rowley noted that item 4a

[J H Shouksmith And Sons Ltd Murton Way York YO19 5GS [22/00015/FULM] was in his Ward and the application had been discussed at Parish Council meetings for which the Parish Council had no objections to the application. No further interests were declared.

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It was reported that there had been no registrations to speak at the meeting under the Council’s Public Participation Scheme on general matters within the remit of the Planning Committee A.

To approve and sign the minutes of the meetings of the Planning Committee A held on 2 February 2023.

Resolved:  That the minutes of the meeting of Planning Committee A held on 2 February 2023 be approved and signed as a correct record subject to the addition of recording officers in attendance remotely.

This item invites Members to determine the following planning application:

Members considered a schedule of reports of the Head of Planning and Development Services, relating to the following planning applications, outlining the proposals and relevant policy considerations, and setting out the views of consultees and officers.

Erection of 1no. three storey office building (use class E) and 2no. two storey light industrial buildings (use classes E, B2 and B8) together with parking and new access arrangements following demolition of existing buildings [Osbaldwick and Derwent Ward]

Members considered a major full application from David Shouksmith for the erection of a three storey office building (use class E) and 2no. two storey light industrial buildings (use classes E, B2 and B8) together with parking and new access arrangements following demolition of existing buildings at J H Shouksmith and Sons Ltd, Murton Way York. The Development Manager outlined the application and gave a presentation on it. He advised that there needed to be an additional condition to protect the hedgerow.

Public Speakers

Cllr Fisher spoke on behalf of his son, who had a business on the same site as the applicant. He supported the principle of the development but had concerns about access and egress, and car parking. He explained that the council needed to reduce car parking on Outgang Lane as a matter of urgency. In response to questions from Members, Cllr Fisher was asked and explained that:

Cars parked on Outgang Lane were from one or two businesses on the site and they parked on carriageways, footpaths and verges. He explained why this needed addressing.

He could not sit on the committee to vote on the application.

He supported approval of the application and noted that the matter of carparking was a matter for highways.

Cllr Warters reiterated the points raised by Murton Parish Council. He suggested that the proposed building was too tall and out of characters for the area. He expressed concerns regarding car parking on Outgang Lane. He asked why there was only 66 carparking spaces for the no of staff on the site. Concerning the planting he requested that the perimeter hedge way be maintained to 6ft as a minimum. In response to questions from Members he explained:

Why the perimeter hedge way be maintained to 6ft as a minimum

That the trees would not act as a screen to the frontage to the building and he explained why the building would be out of character for the site.

The actions Ward Councillors had taken to address the problematic car parking.

There had been damage from car parking on the Osbaldwick and Murton War Memorial.

He would have preferred a red brick building to reflect Heritage House.

That Parish Councillors and Ward Councillors were supportive of the Shouksmith development on the site.

The Applicant, David Shouksmith, spoke in support of the application. He explained the history of the company. He explained that the present office was coming to the end of its lifespan and the company was in the position to redevelop the office. He added that further industrial units were proposed and that the application had received support from the council economic growth scheme. He was asked and responded to Member questions noting that:

There wasn’t currently a hedge at the start of the industrial estate.

The company owned nine units at the back of the site.

They were looked at a phased plan for the construction.

Access had been made safer by the in and out u shape and  ...  view the full minutes text for item 49.

This report informs Members of planning appeal decisions determined by the Planning Inspectorate between 1 April and 30 June 2022. Appendix A is a list of the appeals decided, a summary of each decision is provided in appendix B and a list of outstanding planning appeals in appendix C. 

The Development Manager presented a report which provided information on the planning appeal decisions determined by the Planning Inspectorate between 1 April and 30 June 2022.

In response to a question from Members, the Development Manager explained the date period of the report. He was asked and noted that there was no underlying reasons for the council losing appeals and that he could not see any applications that officers would have made a different decision on. He added that the team discussed cases that had been lost and they could learn lessons from.

Resolved: That the report be noted.

Reason:     To keep Members informed of the current position of planning appeals against the Council’s decisions as determined by the Planning Inspectorate.