Agenda item

Change of use of redundant chapel to 3 bed dwelling

Change of use of redundant chapel to 3 bedroom dwelling at Lands Methodist Chapel, High Lands, Cockfield

The Legal Adviser noted that the objector’s Solicitor, registered to speak on this application, was personally known to him.

The Development Control Manager (Crook & Barnard Castle) presented a report on the above application; the written report was supplemented by a visual presentation which included photographs of the site.

In beginning his address to the Committee, Mr Wills (Solicitor for objector) queried whether members had been made aware of the contents of a letter he had recently submitted; the Development Control Manager confirmed that the letter had been received after the publication of the agenda for today’s meeting. In the circumstances it was agreed to defer consideration of the application to the next meeting of the Committee.