Agenda and minutes

Apologies: Councillor Mark Crane, Councillor Mike Jordan and Councillor   Steve Shaw-Wright. Councillor Stephanie Duckett was in attendance as substitute for Councillor Steve Shaw Wright.

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 10 May 2023 as an accurate record.

The minutes of the meeting held on Wednesday 10 May 2023 were confirmed and signed as an accurate record.

All Members are invited to declare at this point any interests they have in items appearing on this agenda, including the nature of those interests.

Councillor Cliff Lunn declared an interest in item 5 on the agenda- application 2023/0138/OUTM (minute 15) as he was Division Councillor for the current location of the business involved in the application and had been present at Parish Council meetings that discussed the application.

Councillor Stephanie Duckett declared an interest in item 6 on the agenda – application 2021/1043/FULM (minute 16) as she was Division Councillor for the area of the application.

Members of the public may ask questions or make statements at this meeting if they have given notice (including the text of the question/statement) to Gina Mulderrig of Democratic Services (contact details at the foot of page 1) by midday on Friday 9 June 2023. Each speaker should limit themselves to 3 minutes on any item. Members of the public who have given notice will be invited to speak:-

·       At this point in the meeting if their questions/statements relate to matter which are not otherwise on the Agenda (subject to an overall time limit of 30 minutes).

·       When the relevant Agenda item is being considered if they wish to speak on a matter which is on the Agenda for this meeting.

If you are exercising your right to speak at this meeting, but do not wish to be recorded, please inform the Chairman who will instruct anyone who may be taking a recording to cease while you speak.

The representative of the Corporate Director – Community Development Services stated that, other than those that had indicated that they wished to speak in relation to the applications below, there were no questions or statements from members of the public.

Report of the Assistant Director Planning – Community Development Services

Considered :-

The Assistant Director – Planning - Community Development Services sought determination of a planning application for outline planning with all matters reserved except for means of access for storage/distribution use (class b8) with Heavy Goods Vehicle parking and ancillary uses including vehicle servicing workshop at land adjacent to the A19 roundabout at Selby bypass.

The decision :-

That planning permission be REFUSED.

Reason : -

The Committee agreed with the reasons for refusal put forward by the Principal Planning Officer in section 12 of the report. Members debated the potential benefits of the application and asked Officers whether all the reasons for refusal could be overcome. Officers explained that some reasons for refusal could be overcome but many could not and the Committee agreed that the application was contrary to Policies SP 2 and SP13 of the Core Strategy and EMP 2 of the Local Plan and was fundamentally unacceptable in principle.

Voting Record :-

Unanimous

(Sonia Heald spoke objecting to the application.)

(The applicant’s agent, Mark Johnson, spoke in support of the application.)

Report of the Assistant Director Planning – Community Development Services

Considered :-

The Assistant Director - Planning – Community Development Services sought determination of a planning application for erection of up to 82 dwellings, including associated landscaping, public open space, and the formation of a new vehicle access off Wheatfields Walk at land off Wheatfields Walk, Riccall, Selby on behalf of Barratt David Wilson homes.

The Decision :-

That the application be REFUSED.

Reason :-

The Committee agreed with the reasons for refusal put forward by the Principal Planning Officer in section 12 of the report. The Committee sought clarification from Officers on the status of the 5 year land supply in the area and were informed that the Local Planning Authority does have a 5 year land supply in the Selby and Ainsty constituency meaning that the application was fully contrary to Policy SP2(c) given that the site was outside the development limit.

Voting Record :-

Unanimous

(John Duggan spoke objecting to the application.)

(Councillor Brian Keen spoke on behalf of Riccall Parish Council objecting to the application.)

(The applicant’s agent, Stuart Natkus, spoke in support of the application.)

Any other items which the Chair agrees should be considered as a matter of urgency because of special circumstances.

There were no urgent items of business.

Wednesday, 12 July 2023 at 14:00

Wednesday 12 July 2023 – Civic Centre, Selby