Agenda and minutes

Apologies noted (see above).

The minutes of the meeting held on 16 January 2025 were agreed and signed by the Chair as a correct record.

Voting record

4 For

2 Abstentions

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

There were no declarations of interest.

Report of the Head of Development Management – Community Development Services

The Head of Development Management – Community Development Services sought determination of planning application reference ZF24/01766/FL for the above development at the Land to the South of Royal Parade, Filey.

The application was in relation to a North Yorkshire Council-led development to extend and reinforce a section of the seawall and, in accordance with the North Yorkshire Council Area Constituency Planning Committees Scheme of Delegation, the application falls to be determined by the Thirsk and Malton Planning Committee.

The officer took Members through a presentation detailing:

·       the location of existing land drainage pipework

·       the extent of the works

·       access during construction, which would be as the arrangements for existing works to repair the seawall.

·       biodiversity and ecological enhancements to take place on the adjacent cliff

The officer advised that since the original submission, the Council ecologists had recommended a change to the red line boundary area of the site.

Biodiversity net gain regulations stipulated that the works must take place within the application site therefore the plans required amendment to incorporate this area within the red line. Amended plans, showing the expansion of the relevant boundary including the adjacent cliff as part of the application site were being prepared.

Therefore, the Solicitor advised that the decision would be that Members were minded to approve the application with delegated authority to officers.

Councillor Sam Cross, Division Member, attended the meeting remotely and spoke in support of the application.

Councillor Lindsay Burr raised concerns regarding the safety of the public trying to leave the beach in an emergency and sought assurances that there would be no impact on current accesses from the beach. Officers advised that this was outside the remit of this application, but these concerns would be raised with North Yorkshire Council engineers who were leading the project and could take account of Members’ concerns.

During consideration of the item, Members queried:

·       The provision of a construction management plan

·       Access and timescales for the works

·       Access up and across the rock armour in an emergency

·       Drainage from the slipway and cliff

The Chair proposed and Councillor Alyson Baker seconded that Members were minded to approve the application.

Resolved (unanimously)

That Members were minded to approve the application subject to the conditions listed in the report and to delegate authority to officers to determine the application following receipt of amended plans for the application site.

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

There were no items of urgent business.

Thursday 20 March 2025 at 10am.

The date of the next meeting was confirmed as Thursday, 20 March 2025.