Agenda and minutes

            Apologies for inability to attend were reported from Councillors M. E. Campbell, Garrett, Hendron, Lavery, McCarthy and A. Newton.

            The minutes of the meetings of 30th May, 6th, 20th and 24th June were taken as read and signed as correct.  It was reported that those minutes had been adopted by the Council at its meeting on 1st July, subject to the omission of those matters in respect of which the Council had delegated its powers to the Committee.

            No declarations were reported.

            It was reported that correspondence had been received from various statutory bodies, agencies and other organisations in respect of the undernoted:

            Notification from the Roads Service of:

·          the provision of an accessible blue badge parking bay at 79 Strandburn Drive;

·          the removal of an accessible blue badge parking bay at 18 Cavendish Square;

·          the proposal to amend the On-Street Parking Order (Northern Ireland) 2000 – Academy Street, Exchange Street and Talbot Street;

·          a Draft Order and related map in relation to the Galwally Avenue, Belfast (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013;

·          a Draft Order and related map in relation to the Shore Road, Belfast (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013; and

·          the proposal to amend the existing urban clearway restrictions on the Upper Lisburn Road, Lisburn Road, Malone Road and Stranmillis Road on an experimental basis.

Notification from the Northern Ireland Housing Executive of the making of a Vesting Order for an area of land situated at Torrens Drive.

Notification from Taylor Patterson, Chartered Surveyors, in relation to pre-planning application consultations for mobile phone base station upgrades in various locations within the Council area.

Notification from RenewableUK of a free seminar and wind farm visit to be held on 12th September in the Crighshane Wind Farm, Co. Tyrone.

            Copies of the correspondence in relation to the above-mentioned matters were made available at the meeting for the information of the Members.

            The Committee noted the information which had been provided.

            It was reported that correspondence had been received from the Area Planning Office in relation to the above-mentioned matter which had indicated that, having considered all the relevant factors, the Planning Service remained of the opinion that the application, in respect of the proposed change of house type and garage to a scheme which had been approved previously under application Z/2077/1256/F, was acceptable and that a decision to approve would be issued within the near future.

Noted.

The Committee was advised that no requests for deputations had been received.

            A list of deferred items, which were still under consideration by the Planning Office, was noted by the Committee.

            The Committee noted a list of new planning applications which had been received by the Planning Service from 11th June until 22nd July.

            The Committee noted the outcome of planning appeals in respect of the undernoted applications: 

·        the installation of lightbox advertising hoarding 70 metres west of Connswater River; and

·        a single storey extension to the rear of a dwelling at 197 Stockmans Lane.

            The Committee noted a list of streamlined planning applications which had been issued by the Planning Service between 10th and 25th January.

            At the request of the Planning Service, the undernoted application was withdrawn from the schedule:

            The Committee considered further the undernoted planning applications and adopted the recommendations of the Divisional Planning Manager thereon:

            Arising from the deliberation of the reconsidered items which had been presented by the Planning Service, the Committee noted the assurance which had been provided that the process in operation currently would continue, viz., applications on the Schedule might be deferred by a Member to enable an office meeting to be held to afford an opportunity for applicants and/or objectors to discuss the proposals in depth, and thereafter, re-submitted to the Committee with either a similar or changed opinion.  At that stage the Committee had the opportunity to either agree with the opinion, or to vote against it.  In such circumstances, the decision of the Committee in relation to the application in question would be subject to ratification by the full Council meeting.  In the event of significant material changes being made as a result of the aforementioned discussions, the applicant would be required to submit a new application which would be dealt with in accordance with the Planning Service process in operation currently.