Agenda and minutes

It was RESOLVED that Cllr John Perry would be Chairman for the meeting of the Development Management Committee.

To receive and record apologies for absence.

There were none.

To approve the minutes of the Development Management Committee held on  7 July 2016.

It was RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on 7 July were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

There were no matters arising.

To receive and record declarations of interests from members present in respect of the various matters on the agenda for this meeting.

There were no declarations of interest relating to matters on the agenda.

The Chairman to report the outcome of meetings attended or other information arising since the last meeting of the Committee.

The Chairman advised the committee of the Development Consultation Forum taking place on 1^st September regarding South Leigh Park House. Members of the committee were asked to attend.

The Committee are invited to consider any matters they wish to recommend for site viewing or deferment.

There were no items considered for Site Viewing or deferment.

To receive requests to make a deputation to Committee.

The Committee had received no requests to make a deputation.

Proposal:             Variation of Condition 2 of Listed Building Consent APP/15/011356 for the retention of font type ‘Copperplate Gothic Bold’ in respect of existing and future commemorations.

Supporting Documents:

http://tinyurl.com/gm3g8zw

and

http://tinyurl.com/hfesuxt

The Committee considered the written report and recommendation from the Head of Planning Services to grant permission.

In response to a question raised by the committee, officers advised that the reason the application had returned to the committee 6 months after the initial permission was granted was due to the applicant investigating alternative resolutions to the quality of the plaque wording to accord as closely as possible with the conditions initially approved.

The committee discussed the application and agreed in principle the importance of having War Memorial plaques displayed within the Borough as a means of honouring the lives of those lost through conflict, in a way that was reasonable and practical.

It was therefore

RESOLVED that the Head of Planning Services be authorised to grant permission for Application APP/16/00707 subject to the following condition:

1.    The font size to be used on the plaques shall match that used on other World War II commemorative plaques on the War Memorial; the font style shall be ‘Copperplate Gothic Bold’.

Reason: in the interest of the architectural and historic interest of the listed building and having due regard to Policy CS11 of the Havant Borough Local Plan (Core Strategy) 2011, Policy DM20 of the Havant Borough Local Plan (Allocations) 2014 and the National Planning Policy Framework 2012.

It was RESOLVED that Cllr Lance Quantrill be nominated as Chairman for the next meeting of the Development Management Committee.