To consider an application previously considered by the Development Management Committee for the provision of a dwelling on adjacent land.

At the Development Management Committee on 14 April 2014, officers had recommended refusal of a planning application for the provision of a dwelling on land at Pine Lodge, Sladnor Park Road, Torquay, as the proposal was contrary to Local Plan Policies L4, L3, L2, CFS and CF6, of the Saved Adopted Torbay Local Plan 1995-2011 and the provisions of the Adopted planning obligations SPD.  In addition, the precedent set by an approval of the application would result in potential further applications contrary to policies L2 and L3 of the saved Adopted Local Plan. 

The Development Management Committee had resolved that the planning application be approved and therefore it was necessary for the application to be referred to Council for consideration as approval of the application was contrary to the officer’s recommendation and the Torbay Local Plan 1995-2011.

Prior to the meeting, members undertook a site visit.  The Council considered the submitted report which set out details of the planning application.  The Team Leader Development Management presented the planning application at the meeting.

During the meeting, members heard representations from Mrs Lamar who was in support of the application.

It was proposed by Councillor Thomas (D) and seconded by Councillor Morey:

that Planning application P/2014/0095 should be refused for the reasons set out in 1.2 of the submitted report and in accordance with the officer’s recommendation set out in the officer committee report (Appendix 1 of the submitted report), notwithstanding the deferral of the Development Management Committee based on its decision to approve the application.

A recorded vote was taken on the motion. The voting was taken by roll call as follows: For: Mayor Oliver, Councillors Amil, Brooksbank, Butt, Cowell, Darling, Doggett, Excell, Hill, James, Kingscote, Lewis, McPhail, Mills, Morey, Pentney, Pountney, Pritchard, Scouler, Thomas (D), Thomas (J) and Tyerman (22); Against:  Councillors Baldrey, Davies, Ellery, Faulkner (A), Faulkner (J), Hernandez, Hytche, Parrott, Stocks and Stockman (10); Abstain: Councillor Barnby (1); Absent: Councillors Addis, Bent, Richards and Stringer (4). Therefore the motion was declared carried.