WELSHPOOL TOWN COUNCIL

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

MINUTES

Of a meeting held on Wednesday 11th August 2010 at 6.15pm

in the Assembly Room Town Hall Welshpool

(plans are available for inspection before the meeting at 6pm)

Committee

Cllr E Bleivas, Cllr G Cross, Cllr A Crowe, Cllr H Evans, Cllr P Humphreys, Cllr S Kaye, Cllr J Meredith, Cllr Dr J Morgan, Cllr S Squibb and Cllr T Squibb.

Remit

All matters relating to planning, development, highways, planning applications, notices, regeneration, Motte and Bailey and the Town Centre.

Authority

To deal with the above without further reference to the Full Council except where the scheme is of a larger or sensitive nature.

Present

Cllr J Meredith (Chair), Cllr E Bleivas, Cllr A Crowe,

Cllr H Evans, Cllr P Humphreys, Cllr S Kaye, Cllr Dr J Morgan, Cllr S Squibb and Cllr T Squibb.

In attendance

Cllr T Harvey and Robert Robinson Town Clerk

1. Apologies for absence.

Apologies for absence were received from Cllr G Cross.

2. Minutes of the last meeting.

The minutes of the last meeting were accepted as a correct record.

3. General matters:

Planning decisions

There were no planning decisions to report.

Town Centre Plan progress

The Town Clerk reported on the one way system and progress. A meeting with J Ross Developments should enable the Town Clerk to report fully to the next meeting.

4. Planning applications:

P2010 0762 Tirgwint Wind Farm

Application for 18 wind turbines, transformer housing and

anemometer, new access tracks, substations and associated works.

The Committee RESOLVED to OBJECT to the application on the grounds set out in the attached letter.

5. Consultations:

The Committee considered the following consultations. The response to

each is as per the attached:

Wind Farms Tan 8 - draft response

LDP Delivery - formal response

Affordable Housing - formal response

6.  Tirgwint Planning Application - 12th August 2010

The Committee approved the speech prepared by the Town Clerk for presentation to the Planning

Committee at Powys County Council on 12th August.