Planning Committee

The Planning Committee met on 3 September 2025 to decide planning applications in a schedule under its delegated powers, meaning powers the council gives the committee to decide applications without referring them to full council. It also noted recent planning appeal outcomes. The minute records a resolution that decisions be recorded as shown on the schedule, but the individual outcomes are not in the material provided, and two appeal cases were reported: an enforcement case at Castle Farm, Bishton, and a tree protection prosecution at Mons Close, Newport.

1. Planning application schedule

   Decided

   The minute records a resolution that decisions be recorded as shown on the Planning Applications Schedule attached as Appendix A. It also authorises the Planning and Development Manager to draft any amendments to, or additional conditions on, the decisions. The individual outcomes for each application are not in the material provided.

   Why

   Each application report tests the proposal against planning policy and other material planning considerations, meaning matters the law allows a planning decision to take into account, and ends with an officer recommendation. Under Section 38(6) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, decisions must follow the Newport Local Development Plan (adopted January 2015) unless other material considerations indicate otherwise. Planning conditions must be necessary, relevant, precise, enforceable and reasonable, and if the committee refuses an application against officer advice, members must help defend that decision at appeal.

   Based on the minutes, Committee Schedule 3rd September 2025 (AF)

2. Outcomes of recent planning appeals

   Decided

   The minutes record no decision on this item.

   Why

   At Castle Farm, Bishton Road, Bishton, an enforcement notice, which is the council's formal order to put right a breach of planning rules, required a building housing milk and milkshake vending machines to be locked outside set hours. The appellants, M Webber and S P Webber, appealed: the appeal under ground C, the argument that no planning permission was needed, was dismissed, and planning permission was granted instead under ground (a) with more restricted hours, so the enforcement notice was quashed. At 10 Mons Close, Newport, unauthorised works to two protected trees under a Tree Preservation Order, which is a legal protection for trees, led to a £16,000 fine and £100,000 in costs awarded to the Council.

   Based on the minutes, Appeal Agenda Sep 2025

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1. Apologies

   Minute

   Councillor J Jones

2. 2

   Declarations of Interest

   Minute

   None.

3. 3

   Minutes of the Previous Meeting:

   Minute

   The minutes of the meeting held on 06 August 2025 were submitted. Resolved That the minutes of the meeting held on 06 August 2025 be taken as read and confirmed Subject to the following amendment: Councillor J Reynolds was listed in both attendees an and apologies section of the minutes.

   Papers: Minutes of the Previous Meeting, Decision Schedule 06.08.2025
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: Committee Schedule 3rd September 2025 (AF)
5. 5

   Appeals Decisions

   Minute

   Members attention was drawn to the appeals report for information.

   Papers: Appeal Agenda Sep 2025

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

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