Agenda, decisions and minutes

Councillor Dennis Hutchinson declared a personal and prejudicial interest on agenda item 6.4 and advised that he had been granted dispensation from the Standards Committee to speak as a local Member on agenda item (058212).

Councillor Richard Lloyd declared a personal and prejudicial interest on agenda item 6.1 (058237) as the applicant was a customer of his and said he would leave the room prior to debate and vote on the application.

Councillor Sean Bibby declared a personal and prejudicial interest on agenda item 6.3 (058304) and agenda item 6.8 (058310) as he was the Vice-Chair of the North East Wales Homes Board and said he would leave the room prior to debate and vote on the application.  Councillor Bibby also declared he had formally objected and provided assistance to local residents in objecting to application 6.6 (058282).  He advised that he would speak for three minutes and leave the room prior to debate and vote on the application.

Councillor Ian Dunbar declared a personal and prejudicial interest on agenda item 6.1 (058237) as the applicant was a close friend.  He also declared a personal and prejudicial interest on agenda item 6.4 (058212) as the applicant was a fellow Local Magistrate.  He said that he would leave the room prior to debate and vote on both applications.

Councillor Dave Hughes declared a personal and prejudicial interest on agenda item 6.1 (058237) as the applicant was a close friend and said that he would leave the room prior to debate and vote on the application.   

The Chairman allowed Members an opportunity to read the late observations which had been circulated at the meeting and were appended to the agenda on the Flintshire County Council website.

The Chairman allowed Members an opportunity to read the late observations which had been circulated at the meeting and were appended to the agenda on the Flintshire County Council website:

http://committeemeetings.flintshire.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=490&MId=4148&LLL=0

To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting on 20 June 2018.

That the minutes be approved as a true and correct record and signed by the Chairman.

The draft minutes of the meeting on 20 June 2018 were submitted and confirmed as a correct record.

RESOLVED:

That the minutes be approved as a true and correct record and signed by the Chairman.

That agenda items 6.4 (058212), 6.5 (058229) and 6.7 (057388) be deferred to the next available meeting of the Committee for the reasons stated.

The Chief Officer (Planning, Environment & Economy) advised that the following item was recommended for deferral to allow the developer to clarify the ownership of land for the proposed access:-

Agenda Item 6.5 - Full application - Erection of 14 No. Dwellings and Associated Works at Within Cottage and Cheshire Lane, Alltami Road, Buckley (058229)

The Chief Officer (Planning, Environment & Economy) referred to a letter which had been received prior to the start of the meeting from the Welsh Government Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs, copies of which had been circulated to Members.  The letter instructed the Council to dis-apply paragraph 6.2 of TAN 1 with immediate effect.  He therefore recommended that the following items be deferred to allow for the opportunity to re-consider the weight which had been attributed to the need to increase housing land supply in the overall planning balance:-   

Agenda Item 6.4 - Outline Application - Residential Development, Including Access, Open Space and All Associated Works at Woodside Cottages, Bank Lane, Drury (058212)

Agenda Item 6.7 Outline Application – Erection of up to 36 units of over-55 retirement housing, open space and associated infrastructure with details of site access at Rhos Road, Penyffordd (057388)

Councillor Chris Bithell moved the deferral which was seconded and agreed by the Committee.

Councillors Patrick Heesom and Chris Bithell welcomed the instruction from the Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs and thanked officers for the work undertaken in this matter. 

RESOLVED:

That agenda items 6.4 (058212), 6.5 (058229) and 6.7 (057388) be deferred to the next available meeting of the Committee for the reasons stated.

The reports of the Chief Officer (Planning, Environment & Economy) are enclosed.

RESOLVED:

That decisions be recorded as shown on the Planning Application schedule attached as an appendix.

That planning permission be refused in line with the officer recommendation.

That planning permission be refused in line with the officer recommendation.

That planning permission be granted subject to the conditions set out in the report and in line with the officer recommendation.

DEFERRED.

DEFERRED.

That planning permission be granted subject to the conditions set out in the report and in line with the officer recommendation.

DEFERRED.

That planning permission be granted subject to the conditions set out in the report and in line with the officer recommendation.

That planning permission be granted subject to the conditions set out in the report and in line with the officer recommendation, so long as, in the opinion of the Chief Planning Officer (Planning, Environment and Economy), no new material issues are raised by Connah’s Quay Town Council on the 31^st July.  In the event that, in the opinion of the Chief Officer (Planning, Environment and Economy) new material issues are raised by the 7^th August, 2018 by Connah’s Quay Town Council, the application would be reported back to Planning Committee.

On commencement of the meeting, there were 56 members of the public and no members of the press in attendance.