To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of this Committee held on 24 June 2024.

(a)       To receive declarations of non pecuniary interests in respect of items on this agenda.

For reference: Having declared their non pecuniary interest members may remain in the meeting and speak and, vote on the matter in question. A completed disclosure of interests form should be returned to the Clerk before the conclusion of the meeting.

(b)       To receive declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests in respect of items on this agenda.

For reference: Where a Member has a disclosable pecuniary interest he/she must leave the meeting during consideration of the item. However, the Member may remain in the meeting to make representations, answer questions or give evidence if the public have a right to do so, but having done so the Member must then immediately leave the meeting, may not vote and must not improperly seek to influence the outcome of the matter. A completed disclosure of interests form should be returned to the Clerk before the conclusion of the meeting.

(Please Note: If Members and Officers wish to seek advice on any potential interests they may have, they should contact Governance Support or Legal Services prior to the meeting.)

To consider any other items that the Chairman decides are urgent.

Change of use from use class C1 guest house with owners accommodation to (Sui Generis) large HMO for YMCA supported housing.

Temporary supported accommodation for the YMCA (sui generis use) (updated description and plans received 20/09/2024).

Formation of five dwellings with on-site parking, access roadway, landscaping and detached residents' storage and refuse 'barn'. Re-establishment of orchard included in project (plans amended 25 April 2024).

Change of use from offices (Class E) to 12no residential flats (Class C) with external alterations including two dormer windows.

To note the report and Appendix 1 which includes the planning appeal decisions issued between 31 March and 30 September 2024.

If you wish to speak on any applications shown on this agenda, please contact Governance Support on 207087 or email governance.support@torbay.gov.uk before 11 am on the day of the meeting.

We are using hybrid meeting arrangements to give registered speakers the opportunity to either attend the meeting in person to give their views or to attend the meeting remotely via Zoom.  If you would like to attend the meeting remotely to speak you will be provided with a Zoom link to join the meeting.  We also ask that you provide a copy of your speech to governance.support@torbay.gov.uk, before 11 am on the day of the meeting, so that the Clerk will be able to continue to read out your speech if you lose connection or cannot be heard in the physical meeting.  Remote attendees who lose connection may still be able to follow the meeting via the live stream on the Council’s YouTube channel.

Councillors who are not members of the Planning Committee will also be able to join the meeting via Zoom and must use their raise hand function to declare any interests.

If Members consider that site visits are required on any of the applications they are requested to let Governance Support know by 5.00 p.m. on Wednesday, 9 October 2024.  Site visits will then take place prior to the meeting of the Committee at a time to be notified.

To encourage more people to engage in our public meetings the Council is trialling streaming our Planning Committee meetings on our YouTube channel in addition to recording the meetings and publishing the recording on our website.  To watch the meeting live please visit https://www.youtube.com/user/torbaycouncil.

We are also using hybrid meeting arrangements to enable registered speakers to either attend the meeting in person or to attend the meeting remotely via Zoom.  Anyone attending the meeting remotely must register their intention to do so by 11 am on the day of the meeting and provide a copy of their speech to governance.support@torbay.gov.uk by this deadline.  If anyone attending the meeting remotely loses connection the meeting will continue and their speech will be read out by the Clerk and they will have the option to follow the meeting via the YouTube live stream.