Planning Committee

The Planning Committee met on 6 August 2025. The minutes record only that planning application decisions would be recorded as shown on an attached schedule, and that members' attention was drawn to a report on recent planning appeals for information. The schedule for this meeting is not among the documents provided, so individual decisions cannot be reported here.

1. Planning applications schedule

   Decided

   The minute records that decisions on the planning applications be recorded as shown on the attached schedule. The schedule is not among the documents provided, so the individual decisions cannot be reported. The minute also authorises the Planning and Development Manager to draft any amendments, additional conditions or reasons for refusal.

   Why

   The committee has delegated powers to decide planning applications. The reports assess each proposal against planning policy and the consultation responses. Late representations are comments received after the report was published. For application 25/0082, a double and single storey rear extension at 90 Western Avenue, a neighbour objected to the size of the extension, how close it is to the boundary, its effect on neighbouring properties and whether it fits the area. Officers said the Party Wall Act, which covers building work on shared walls, and building regulations are separate processes. They said the reference to 11 cars came from a comment by Councillor Evans, not from the officer assessment. They said the other concerns had been considered in the officer report, which applied the local plan and supplementary planning guidance on house extensions, and addressed the overdevelopment point.

   Based on the minutes, Development Management: Planning Application Schedule, Late Representations

2. Appeal decisions

   Decided

   The minutes record no decision on this item.

   Why

   The report records recent planning appeals. These are decided by the Planning Inspectorate or Welsh Ministers, not the council. It lists one appeal, reference 24/0145, concerning The Hollies, Great Barn, Pentre-Poeth Road, Newport. The appellant, S Cottrell, challenged the council's refusal of a lawful development certificate for a garage or outbuilding in the rear garden. A lawful development certificate is a formal confirmation that a proposed use or building does not need planning permission. The Inspectorate dismissed the appeal, so the council's refusal stands.

   Based on the minutes, Appeal Decisions

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1. Apologies

   Minute

   Councillors J Reynolds, J Jones, J Jordan and M Howells

2. 2

   Declarations of Interest

   Minute

   None.

3. 3

   Minutes of the Previous Meeting

   Minute

   The minutes of the meeting held on 02 July 2025 were submitted. Resolved That the minutes of the meeting held on 02 July 2025 be taken as read and confirmed

   Papers: Minutes of the Previous Meeting, Decision Schedule 02.07.2025
4. 4

   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 condition

   Papers: Development Management: Planning Application Schedule, Late Representations
5. 5

   Appeal Decisions

   Minute

   Members attention was drawn to the appeals report for information.

   Papers: Appeal Decisions

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The minutes record no declarations of interest.

• Malcolm Linton, ChairLabourPresent
• Tim Harvey, Vice ChairLabourPresent
• Bev Perkins, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• Gavin Horton, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• Jason Jordan, Committee MemberNewport Independent PartySent apologies
• John Jones, Committee MemberConservativeSent apologies
• John Reynolds, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• Mark Howells, Committee MemberIndependentSent apologies
• Stephen Cocks, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• Trevor Watkins, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• William Routley, Committee MemberConservativePresent

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