Planning Committee

The Planning Committee met on 1 November 2023 to decide planning applications listed on a schedule. It resolved that decisions be recorded as shown on the attached schedule, and authorised the Planning and Development Manager to draft any changes to conditions or reasons for refusal. The schedule itself was not in the papers used for this summary, so the individual decisions are not given here.

1. Planning application schedule

   Decided

   The committee resolved that decisions be recorded as shown on the attached Planning Applications Schedule (Appendix A). It also authorised the Planning and Development Manager to draft any amendments, extra conditions or reasons for refusal in respect of the schedule.

   Why

   The report explains that the committee has delegated powers to decide planning applications. Officers assess each application against planning policy and the responses received, then recommend whether to grant it, with conditions, or refuse it, with reasons. The committee decides after weighing the planning considerations. Conditions must be necessary, relevant and enforceable. The schedule listing the individual applications was not in the papers available, so its decisions cannot be reported here. The appendix supplied with the papers is the schedule for 4 October 2023 and is not used in this summary.

   Based on the minutes, Committee Schedule 1st November 2023

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   Declarations of Interest

   Minute

   None.

2. 3

   Minutes of the meeting held on 04.10.23

   Minute

   The minutes of the meeting held on 04 October 2023 were submitted. Resolved That the minutes of the meeting held on 04 October 2023 be taken as read and confirmed.

   Papers: Planning Minutes 04.10.23, Appendix A 04.10.23
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   Development Management: Planning Application Schedule

   Minute

   (1) That decisions be recorded as shown on the Planning Applications Schedule attached as an Appendix A (2) That the Planning and Development Manager be authorised to draft any amendments to/additional conditions or reasons for refusal in respect of the Planning Applications Schedule, attached.

   Papers: Committee Schedule 1st November 2023

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• Malcolm Linton, Deputy ChairLabourSent apologies
• Mark Spencer, ChairLabourPresent
• Allan Screen, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• Bev Perkins, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• Jason Jordan, Committee MemberNewport Independent PartyPresent
• John Jones, Committee MemberConservativeSent apologies
• John Reynolds, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• Mark Howells, Committee MemberIndependentPresent
• Ray Mogford, Committee MemberConservativePresent
• Stephen Cocks, Committee MemberLabourSent apologies
• Tim Harvey, Committee MemberLabourPresent

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