WELSHPOOL TOWN COUNCIL
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Of a meeting held on Wednesday 22nd September 2010 at 6pm
in the Assembly Room Town Hall Welshpool
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 were:
Cllr J Meredith (chair), Cllr E Bleivas, Cllr G Cross, Cllr A Crowe, Cllr H Evans, Cllr P Humphreys, Cllr S Kaye, Cllr Dr J Morgan, Cllr S Squibb and Cllr T Squibb.
1. Apologies for absence.
There were no apologies for absence.
2. Minutes of the last meeting.
The minutes of the last meeting were accepted as a correct record.
3. General matters:
Planning decisions - No decision notices again this month.
Town Centre Plan progress
The Town Clerk outlined the progress now being made on the new shopping scheme and the one way system. The one way system has now commenced with preparation works. The date for completion of the one way system and the shopping centre is 21st February 2011.
Charity Shops Issue
The final report for the WAG is still to be completed.
4. Planning applications:
P2010 0890 Esgair Cwmowen Near Carno
19 Wind Turbines (capacity up to 47.5 mw), mast, sub station, control building, entrance, access tracks and ancillary buildings.
The Council RESOLVED to send the attached letter to these minutes OBJECTING to the application.
P2010 0964/p2010 0961 Clive House Severn Street
Alterations to vehicle access and construction of additional car parking including demolition in part of a wall
P2010 1025 3 Erw Wen
Erection of a two storey front extension and single storey rear extension.
The Committee SUPPORTS this application subject to:
A) Light angles being in line with regulations with regard to the single storey rear extension and its relationship with no 1.
B) The access to the road (in the memory of members is not existing but fairly new) and therefore concern is expressed about cars reversing out of the site so near to a corner.
C) The cars on the site should have room to enter and leave the site in a forward direction.
P2010 0991 Lower Haven Guilsfield Road
Retrospective application for the erection of a 3 storey building to provide annexe accommodation including a swimming pool at lower ground level.
The Committee SUPPORTS this application.
P2010 1013 Lower Haven Guilsfield Road
Retrospective application for a change of use of land to form an extension to domestic curtilage and errection of a detached domestic implement store and wood shed and detached kennel.
The Committee SUPPORTS this application.
P2010 1018 Tesco Site Old Smithfield
Installation of a plant for air conditioning.
The Committee SUPPORTS this application.
5. Welshpool Community Plan
(Welshpool - going into the future with pride)
The first draft of the plan showing the results to date and the plan that could evolve from that was issued so that members can see a copy in advance of the Plan subject to the
results from any further consultation papers and the results from the High School.