Agenda and minutes

Members of the committee should declare any interests which fall under the following categories*:

a)    disclosable pecuniary interests (DPI);

b)    other significant interests (OSI);

c)     voluntary announcements of other interests.

Councillors Pascoe declared an interest in that he worked with the applicant in his previous capacity as Chairman of Oportunitas with regard to Y17/0461/SH (15 Sandgate High Street, Sandgate, CT20 3BD).

Councillors  Wilkins and Martin declared an interest with regard to Y17/0461/SH (15 Sandgate High Street, Sandgate, CT20 3BD),  in that they were on the Board of Oportunitas.  

Councillor Tillson also declared an interest with regard to Y17/0461/SH (15 Sandgate High Street, Sandgate, CT20 3BD), in that he was acquainted with the applicant due to his role as secretary to a political party.

Councillor Lyons also declared an interest with regard to Y17/0461/SH (15 Sandgate High Street, Sandgate, CT20 3BD), in that the applicant was a personal friend.   Councillor Lyons left the Chamber during the consideration of this item, and refrained from taking part in the discussions and voting.

To consider and approve, as a correct record, the minutes of the meeting held on 25 July 2017.

The minutes of the meeting held on 25 July 2017 were submitted, approved and signed by the Chairman.

To consider and approve, as a correct record, the minutes of the meetings held on 18 July 2017.

Subject to the amendment of the word ‘bare’ to ‘bear’ at the end of paragraph six, the minutes of the meeting held on 18 July 2017 were submitted, approved and signed by the Chairman.

Report DCL/17/05 outlines amended Conditions for dogs boarded in people’s homes. There is a growing number of Home Boarders in the District. The existing conditions need to be amended to keep pace with the growing popularity of home boarding. The main change is to allow Home Boarders to board dogs from more than one family at the same time.

Report DCL/17/05 outlined amended Conditions for dogs boarded in people’s homes. There was a growing number of Home Boarders in the District. The existing conditions needed to be amended to keep pace with the growing popularity of home boarding. The main change was to allow Home Boarders to board dogs from more than one family at the same time.

Mr Atkins, the Principal Environmental Health Officer, responded to issues raised by the Committee Members and made points including the following:

·        The level of insurance was set at the same level as other Local Authority Licenses.

·        Officers carried out annual inspections of sites and would assess them for their size and suitability prior to setting a maximum number of dogs. 

·        The Kennel Club were not consulted with regard to Home Boarding, and were only involved when considering the Breeding of Dogs Act.

·        In respect of noise nuisance, annual inspections would also take into consideration the proximity of neighbours and how the dogs were taken care of.  If there were noise issues, the number of dogs could be restricted on this basis.

·        Environmental Protection had the ability to deal with statutory nuisance complaints regarding noisy dogs in private dwellings.

Proposed by Councillor Pascoe,

Seconded by Councillor Wilkins; and

RESOLVED:

1.                 That report DCL/17/05 be received and noted.

2.                 That the conditions set out in Appendix 1 be approved.

(Voting figures: 12 for; 0 against; 0 abstentions).

Report DCL/17/11 sets out the planning applications that will be considered by the Planning and Licensing Committee.

Report DCL/17/11 set out the planning applications that were considered by the Planning and Licensing Committee.

1.  Y16/0439/SH             White Lion, 70 Cheriton High Street, Folkestone

Creation of Ex-Servicemen's Home comprising conversion of Existing Building, including erection of external stair core, and the erection of 5no. Houses with Associated Gardens, Parking, and Landscaping.

Mrs Simpson advised on a representation received from Folkestone Town Council outlining their concerns in respect of the application, which had been circulated to Committee Members prior to the meeting.

Cllr Peter Gane, ward member, spoke on the application

Kingsley Hughes, applicants agent, spoke on the application

Proposed by Councillor Ewart-James,

Seconded by Councillor Tillson; and

RESOLVED:

That planning permission be refused for the reasons set out in the Report by the Head of Planning.

(Voting figures: 12 for, 0 against, 0 abstentions).

2.  Y17/0461/SH             15 Sandgate High Street, Sandgate, CT20 3BD

Change of use of ground floor commercial unit to a residential flat, along with change of use and conversion of 1st & 2nd floor maisonette to one flat and one maisonette together with external alterations.

Proposed by Councillor Wilkins,

Seconded by Councillor Robinson; and

RESOLVED:

That planning permission be granted subject to the conditions set out at the end of the report by the Head of Planning.

(Voting figures: 11 for, 0 against, 0 abstention).

(Councillor Lyons left the Chamber during consideration of this item).

3.  Y17/0314/SH             65 Radnor Cliff, Folkestone, CT20 2JL

Construction of two pairs of three-storey, semi-detached houses following demolition of existing house and garage.

Ms K Hegarty, local resident, spoke against the application,

The Committee Members discussed the proposals and raised various concerns, including the following:

·        The original house was attractive and it seemed a shame to demolish it.

·        Who would monitor to ensure conditions were adhered to?

·        The property would need pile-driving to ensure stability, which could damage the neighbouring home.

·        Although there was a nearby public car park, this would become crowded.

·        Applying conditions was not a sufficient way to deal with land slippage concerns.

·        The property was not in-keeping with neighbouring houses, and the development would lead to over-intensifying of the land.

·        The road was narrow, and with parking on both sides of the road, emergency services access was a concern.

Miss Patching, Development Management Manager, responded to issues raised and made points including the following:

·        Officers were responsible for monitoring conditions.

·        The Kent County Council Ecologist was consulted.  No measures were required but she had suggested a condition that if the development was not carried out within two years, a new survey would be required.

·        Kent Highways protocol meant that they did not comment on developments of this nature on an unclassified road.

·        Each property within the development had provision for two parking spaces, which met Kent Highway Standards.  There was also a public car park nearby.

·        Although three storey, the proposed development would still be a similar height to the surrounding properties.

·        The Building Control Officer had been consulted, and had felt that it was safe to  ...  view the full minutes text for item 20.