P&H 2021 Minutes – Market Deeping Town Council

P&HC August 2021 Minutes

Market Deeping Town Council – Planning and Highways Committee

Minutes of a meeting of Market Deeping Town Council’s Planning and Highways Committee held on Wednesday 4th August 2021 at 7pm. Cllr Shelton presided over Cllr Brookes, Cllr Hembrow and Cllr Miss Moran. The Clerk was also in attendance. One member of the public was also in attendance.

Cllr Shelton welcomed everyone to the meeting and invited the member of public to speak to address the Committee. The member of the public raised his concerns over planning application no S21/1383. Concerns were raised about a proposed balcony and cherry laurel hedging which could grow to between 4 and 8m and block light.

The member of the public left.

There being no other business in the open session the meeting commenced at 7.15pm

30. Chairman’s Welcome

The Chairman welcomed everyone to the meeting. In the absence of a Full Council meeting until 8TH September Cllr Shelton updated Councillors on the Section 106 agreement, which he stated was now with Solicitors. A discussion took place regarding easements and inspecting the land.

31. Apologies for Absences

Apologies for absence were received prior to the meeting from Cllr Yarham, Cllr Mrs Redshaw and Cllr Davis.

32. To Receive Declarations of Interest under the Localism Act 2011

There was a declaration of interest made by Cllr Shelton in respect of Agenda item 8. This was duly recorded by The Clerk.

33. Minutes from the meeting dated Wednesday 7 July 2021

Cllr Hembrow requested an addendum on page 9 of correspondence to be acted upon from Resident 20.6.21, the words “Awaiting consent from L.C.C.” to be added. This was agreed.

It was proposed by Cllr Shelton and seconded by Cllr Miss Moran and RESOLVED unanimously that the minutes of the meeting be signed as a true and accurate record. The Clerk was instructed to sign the minutes on behalf of the Chair.

34. Clerk’s Report

Members had received a copy of the report prior to the meeting.

LCC have responded to the Planning and Highways request for grounds maintenance to the roundabout in Market Deeping Town Centre. LCC have confirmed that it has been added to their schedule and it will be cut three times a year, the contractor could not provide a specific date. It is not deemed a safety hazard and therefore they will not be taking immediate action.

LCC confirmed that the sponsor a roundabout scheme is available and being run by CP Media. The website address for further details should the Committee wish to pursue is www.cpmedia.co.uk

The purchase of two interactive speed devices (DF11 MCB model) was discussed and approved at Full Council on 14 July. Further clarification from LCC is being sought from street lighting and as soon as we hear back from LCC we can proceed with the purchase.

It was agreed that Councillors did not wish to pursue the sponsor a roundabout scheme.

35. Correspondence to be noted

Members had received a copy of the correspondence prior to the meeting.

Correspondence to be Noted – Received up to 4 August 2021

No.	Received from	Date Received	Subject	Committee Response
1	SKDC	07.07.21	Minutes for Planning Committee, Thursday 24 June 2021	Noted.
2	SKDC	08.07.21	Agenda Planning Committee, 22 July 2021	Noted.
3	SKDC	12.07.21	Record of valid planning applications registered between 5 July 2021 – 9 July 2021	Noted.
4	SKDC	19.07.21	Record of valid planning applications registered between 12 July – 16 July 2021	Noted.
5	SKDC	20.07.21	Supplement: Additional Information Reports – Issued on 20 July 2021 for Planning Committee, 22 July 2021	Noted.
6	SKDC	26.07.21	Record of valid planning applications registered between 19 July – 23 July 2021	Noted.
7	SKDC	26.07.21	Planning Committee meeting cancelled 5 August 2021	Noted.

Correspondence to be acted upon

Correspondence to be Acted Upon – Received up to 4 August 2021

No.	Received from	Date Received	Subject	Committee Response
1	Resident	26.07.21	Further email with evidence of lorry potentially causing damage to condition of the road surface at Willoughby Avenue, Market Deeping	Cllr Baxter has spoken to the resident and is reporting the issue.

36. Finance

Omega Report: Review of performance to date, budget/expenditure/income

The Deputy Clerk had provided members with a report prior to the meeting. Cllr Shelton asked members if there were any comments on the omega report, and there were none.

Planning

37. To consider the planning applications received up to 4 August 2021, as per SKDC Weekly Planning lists

Ref. no	Application details and address	MDTC response
S21/1280	Applicant: Mr D Mee Land at Spitfire Business Park, Northfield Road, Market Deeping, PE6 8GY Discharge of Condition 11 (External Lighting Scheme) of S20/1192 (Erection of 14 industrial units including storage, warehouse and associated works) to allow amended lighting scheme App Type: Discharge of Conditions (Planning)	Members had no objections
S21/1302	Applicant: R Mann & T Hall 136 Tattershall Drive, Marketing Deeping, PE6 8BZ Alterations and Extension App Type: Householder	Members had no objections
S21/1383	Applicant: Miss Bethany Cross 29A Church Street, Market Deeping, PE6 8AN Proposed double storey extensions together with general alterations to the existing bungalow App Type: Householder	Members recommend that there should be no projecting balcony to the rear. The proposed hedging will grow too voraciously and is unnecessary.
S21/1417	Applicant: Mr Haroon 10 Lime Tree Avenue, Market Deeping, PE6 8DQ Drop kerb to create vehicular access to the driveway Appy Type: Householder	Members had no objections

38. Planning applications and their results received up to the 4 August 2021

Members had no comments on the decisions below.

Ref No.	Application details and address	SKDC Decision
S21/0904	Applicant: Mr Jason Marshall 20 Bramley Road, Market Deeping, PE6 8JG Single storey extension to rear of the property Date received: 21 May 2021 Decision date: 9 July 2021	Grants Planning Permission
S20/1446	Applicant: Mr Humphrey Jamieson Second Schedule: 81 High Street, Market Deeping First Schedule: Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) for the conversion of an existing building for use as single dwelling Date received: 26 August 202 Decision date: 19 July 2021	Recommended that a Lawful Development Certificate is issued
S21/1170	Applicant: Miss Bethany Cross 29 Church Street, Market Deeping, PE6 8AN Fell sycamore tree Date received: 9 June 2021 Decision date: Work allowed 20 July 2021	Work allowed.
S21/1186	Applicant: Mr/Mrs C Bradshaw The Cedars, 82 Church Street, Market Deeping, PE6 8AL Remove conifer tree, crown lifting of 3 yew trees be limited to 2.5m from ground level, 1 x yew tree crown lift to max of 3m Date received: 14 June 2021 Decision date: Work allowed 20 July 2021	Work allowed.
S21/1279	Applicant: Mr D Mee Land at Spitfire Business Park, Northfield Road, Market Deeping Altering the cladding material type on the sides and rear elevations to match that approved on the front elevation Date received: 24 June 2021 Decision date: Amendments approved 23 July 2021	Amendments approved 23 July 2021
S21/1278	Applicant: Mr D Mee Land at Spitfire Close, Northfield Road, Market Deeping Non-material amendment to planning approval (S20/1192) to allow adjustments to internal separating walls Date received: 24 June 2021 Decision date: Amendments approved 23 July 2021	Amendments approved 23 July 2021
S21/1241	Applicant: Mr and Mrs Batchelor 9 Woodcroft Close, Market Deeping, PE6 8BT Reduce three Hawthorne trees by 0.5-1m all over Date received: 21 June 2021 Decision date: Work allowed 28 July 2021	Work allowed 28 July 2021

Highways

39. For members to review reported highways issues.

MDTC Reported Highway Issues – Planning & Highways Committee – up to 4 August 2021
1	Missing slabs and tarmac infill following work by utility company.	30/07/2019	LCC FixMyStreet Ref 353825	07/2019 – Investigating. 03/2020 – In Progress. 04/2020 – Action scheduled but delayed by COVID-19. 16/02/21 – Action scheduled
2	Request for extension to double yellow lines along Douglas Road & introduction of double yellow lines along The Avenue at its junction with Church Street.	06/01/2020	LCC, Divisional Highways Team	06/20 - This is currently on the LCC Traffic Team's list to investigate. It will take between 6-9 months to implement a suitable scheme, if they think there is one that will address the issues.
3	Halfleet (btwn St Guthlac’s Church and Towngate) – Significant carriageway deterioration.	22/07/2020	LCC Ref 373932	23/07/20 – Investigating 23/07/20 – In Progress 25/11/20 – Action scheduled 04/01/21 – Chased up by District Cllr 18/02/21 – In Progress
4	Corner of Bramley Road & Godsey Lane – poor state of repair causes fall.	29/07/2020	LCC Ref 374253	29/07/2020 – Investigating 31/07/20 – In Progress 02/09/20 – Action Scheduled
5	Disabled marking signs faded	08/07/2021	LCC FixMyStreet 400419	Action scheduled
6	Kerb stone missing on Whitley Way Roundabout	09/07/2021 12/07/2021	LCC FixMyStreet Ref 401136 Ref 401276	Action scheduled
7	Stamford Road – Surface Water following road resurfacing	22/07/2021	LCC FixMyStreet Ref 401896	Investigated and the drain will be cleaned on the next programmed schedule
8	Recent resurfacing at junctions along Whitley Way not completed leaving differing grip levels between surfaces	22/07/2021	LCC FixMyStreet Ref 401895	Open and investigating
9	Loose chippings on Stamford Road, Church Street, High Street at Market Deeping	22/07/2021	LCC FixMyStreet Ref 401894	Open and investigating

40. For members to receive an update on the refurbishment work to the Council’s bus stops

Cllr Hembrow reported that there are supply problems with the glass that arrived. David Gowan has apologised again. Cllr Hembrow considered that meeting with Mr Gowan would be unnecessary as the snagging list has been agreed. Mr Gowan has agreed to employ professional cleaners for the roof once all snagging issues are resolved.

Conservation Area

41. For members to review any issues relating to the Conservation area.

There were no issues to report other than the Planning Application S21/1383 on which the committee’s comments will be reported separately to the Planning Department at SKDC.

42. For members to consider issues they wish to raise in preparation for the Conservation Officer’s visit

It was agreed that the Clerk should email all Councillors asking for any issues that they would like to raise with the Conservation Officer on 1st September by 25th August 2021. These items will then be circulated to committee members prior to the meeting with the Conservation Officer in September.

43. For members to review any matters arising from the public session.

The comments from the member of public in the public session were noted.

There being no other business, Cllr Shelton thanked everybody for their attendance and closed the meeting at 8.00 pm. The next meeting of the Planning & Highways Committee will be held on Wednesday 1st September 2021 at 7pm.