Agenda item

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 – 1 hour 39 minutes 3 seconds

The Development and Conservation Manager presented the report entitled Planning Appeals and informed the Committee that:

·       6 appeals had been decided, of which 4 had been dismissed and 2 had been allowed.

·       3 appeals had been lodged.

·       A Purchase Notice had been served on the Council by the landowners regarding listed building consent for double glazed windows in a property in Breachwood Green.

·       A cost decision had been made to the Council for a property in Knebworth which related to a permission in principle which was a two-stage process.

The following Members asked questions:

·       Councillor Elizabeth Dennis

·       Councillor Caroline McDonnell

·       Councillor Tom Tyson

·       Councillor Nigel Mason

In response to questions, the Development and Conservation Manager advised that:

·       A purchase notice was a notice served by a landowner on the Council requiring the purchase of land when a listed building consent had been refused and the landowner was claiming that the land was no longer capable of reasonably beneficial use. When the Council refused to accept a purchase notice, the case had to be referred to the Secretary of State.

·       There was no further update available on the planning application in Hinkworth Road, Ashwell.

·       The public enquiry into the planning application for 42 dwellings in Baldock would commence on 29 April and 4 days have been allocated for this hearing. An update would be provided at the next Planning Control Committee meeting.