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REPORT OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION MANAGER

To update Members on appeals lodged and any decisions made.

The Development and Conservation Manager provided an update on Planning Appeals.

Audio recording – 57 minutes 12 seconds

The Development and Conservation Manager presented the report entitled ‘Planning Appeals’ and advised that:

·             One appeal decision had been allowed and related to the conversion of a former ground floor commercial building to a dwelling house in High Street, Baldock. The reasons for the inspectors allowing the appeal were set out in the right column of the table in the report.

·             Three appeals had been lodged, the most notable being against the objection to planning permission for a solar farm at Land North East of Wandon End. A four-day Public Inquiry would commence on 17 June and a planning consultant, landscape architect and barrister had been appointed as advocates for this.

The Chair reminded Members of the Public Inquiry that would take place on 29 April for the proposed 42-dwelling residential development on Land East of Rhee Spring and Orwell View, Royston Road, Baldock.