Minutes of the Environment and Planning Committee meeting held on Monday, 9th November 2009 at 7 pm in the Corn Exchange Complex, Hungerford. 

Present:  Cllrs Booth, Buckwell, Cardwell, Acworth, Bullock, Gaines, Parry, and Crane

1. Apologies for absence:  Cllrs Harries (other engagement), Wilson (ill), Hudson (other

         engagement), Ravenhill (ill) and Liddiard

2. Declarations of interest:  none

3. Minutes of meeting held on 26th October 2009:  proposed by Cllr Buckwell, seconded

         by Cllr Gaines, 1 abstention, rest in favour.

4. Planning applications

         09/01968/FULD
47A High Street - Jayborth Properties Ltd
Change of use from offices to 2 no. 1 bed houses with 4 new dormer windows.

No Objection proposed by Cllr Gaines, seconded by Cllr Parry, all in favour.

5. Case Officers reports

         08/00907/FUL – Bens Garage, 3 Smitham Bridge Road - Mr Neil Benson
There was discussion on the Refusal of this retrospective application.  Action:  Clerk to bring forward in three months time.

6. Risk Assessments: nothing to discuss

7. Any Other Business:  Cllr Buckwell informed that committee that Network Rail and First Great Western wish to meet HTC (suggest Chairmen of E&P and H&T committees present) for an informal discussion and to let us know what they are thinking of doing and to find out what the community wants.  Re. the Exception Site, Cllr Booth said that, although we were surprised at the announcement by Ward Councillor Paul Hewer at the Town Council meeting that the number of houses to be built at the exception site, which the present plans show as being 16, were currently under discussion at WBC, she wished to remind the committee that we were originally told that the site would accommodate 12 houses, therefore if the numbers dropped to 14 this would still be a bonus.  Cllr Booth also confirmed that, together with the Mayor and Cllr Buckwell, she attended a site meeting with Ward Councillor David Holtby to discuss his idea of a new engineered path from the Exception Site into Shalbourne Close.  On reflection Cllr Holtby confirmed that this would not be a viable solution and agreed that, as a new path will be built in North Standon Road, the old path would not be required and should be closed.

The meeting closed at 7.25 pm