Planning Committee Minutes 1st April 2009
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF HARWICH TOWN COUNCIL PLANNING COMMITTEE
HELD ON
1st APRIL 2009 at 6.30pm
at THE 1912 CENTRE, COW LANE, HARWICH
Present: Councillor S Henderson in the Chair
The Mayor, Councillor D Rutson
The Deputy Mayor, Councillor J Brown
Councillors A Colbourne, B Brown, M Gardner, J Wares, S Tyrer,
P Burke, D McLeod, G Calver, L Double and L Payne
Clerk to the Council, Mrs E Novorol
P123/08 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Morrison,
Callender and Howlett
P124/08 DECLARATIONS OF MEMBERS’ INTERESTS
Councillors McLeod and J Brown declared they are members of Tendring District Council’s Development and Control Committee.
P125/08 MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING
RESOLVED: that the minutes of the meeting held on 11th March 2009 (previously circulated) be approved by the Chairman and signed as a true record.
P126/08 POUND FARM SITE, DOVERCOURT
A member raised concerns regarding the poor condition of the Grade II listed building at Pound Farm and recent reports of a “Cannabis Factory” on the site. RESOLVED: to write to Tendring District Council’s enforcement department and bring to its attention the fact that media reports indicate the owners are not visiting the site and meeting their statutory requirements.
P127/08 PLANNING APPLICATIONS
The Committee considered a schedule of planning applications for weeks ending 6th March, 13th March and 20th March 2009.
RESOLVED: that the recommendations of Appendix ‘A’ are submitted to Tendring District Council.
P128/08 CORE STRATEGY DISCUSSION DOCUMENT
Members considered taking part in the consultation and responding to the supplementary questionnaire. RESOLVED: to circulate the questionnaire to all councillors and to hold a special meeting (prior to the end of the consultation period on 1st May 2009) to consider Harwich Town Council’s response.
P129/08 DATE OF THE NEXT MEETING
The next meeting of the Town Planning Committee will be held at 6.30pm on 21st April 2009 at Long Meadows Community Centre, Dovercourt.
The Chairman closed the meeting at 7.00pm.