Agenda item

The Chairman asked the Team Leader - Central and East, Alan Dobie to give an update report on the appeals allowed, contrary to the Council’s decision(for copy see file of minutes).

The Team Leader - Central and East noted that from the report presented to the Committee at its last meeting in relation to performance, Members asked for further breakdown of the appeals allowed in terms of decision maker and type of application. 

It was explained that there had been seven appeals allowed from nineteen cases and of those seven, three were determined by Officers under delegated powers.  It was noted those three cases related to the erection of a first floor extension to a dwelling, the felling of a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) tree and the erection of a six bedroom HMO.

Members noted in terms of Committee decisions, one application was refused by the Committee in line with the Officer recommendation of refusal, for an infill extension to a dwelling.  The Team Leader - Central and East noted that two applications were refused by the Committee contrary to Officer recommendations of approval, relating to extensions to a dwelling and an apartment development.  It was added the final appeal was against non-determination of an application for a domestic outbuilding.  It was noted that the decisions taken by the Planning Inspectorate were taken on board and fed back into the decision making process accordingly.

The Team Leader - Central and East concluded by noting there was no set pattern in terms of the appeals being allowed, with a range of cases and being both decisions under delegated powers and by Committee and it was highlighted that it was important for any decision to be soundly based and justified upon material planning grounds.

RESOLVED

That the report be noted.