Agenda and minutes

            Apologies were reported on behalf of Alderman M. Campbell and Councillors Carson, Cunningham, McCarthy, Mullan and Newton.

The minutes of the meeting of 4th December were taken as read and signed as correct. It was reported that those minutes had been adopted by the Council at its meeting on 5th January, subject to the omission of those matters which had been delegated to the Committee.

            No declarations of interest were reported.

            It was reported that no requests had been received.

            The Committee noted the receipt of the undernoted items of correspondence:

Transport NI / Roads Service

·        Notification of a proposed one-way traffic system at Mount Eagles Square;

·        Notification of a Blue Badge parking bay at 11 Eastleigh Crescent;

·        Notification of a Blue Badge parking bay at 19 Tyndale Green;

·        Notification of the abandonment of a footpath at Templemore Avenue; and

·        Notification of the abandonment of an area of road at Parkside Gardens.

Northern Ireland Environment Agency - Confirmation of Listed Status

·        Clonard Church and Monastery;

·        Sinclair Seamen’s Presbyterian Church;

·        9 Sandown Park;

·        82 Sandown Road;

·        Former Northern Bank, 108-110 Victoria Street Belfast;

·        Belfast Royal Academy, Cliftonville Road;

·        7 to 13 Lower Garfield Street;

·        82 North Road;

·        St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church;

·        7 to 19 Royal Avenue;

·        31 to 39 Royal Avenue;

·        63 to 73 Royal Avenue;

·        Martyrs’ Memorial Free Presbyterian Church;

·        Musgrave Wing, and the East and West Wings, Royal Victoria Hospital; and

·        Former Factory 3 to 19 Rydalmere Street.

Northern Ireland Housing Executive

·        Notification of the extinguishment of Public Rights of Way at Ainsworth RDA;

·        Notification of the extinguishment of Public Rights of Way at Boyne Court.

            The Committee noted that correspondence had been received from the Planning Service in relation to a planning application for the change of use of ground floor premises at 23 Shaftesbury Square. That proposal would, if permitted, allow for the amalgamation of 22 with 23 Shaftesbury Square for use as an amusement arcade. The Council, at its meeting on 1st December, had rejected the Planning Service’s recommendation to approve the application. 

            The Democratic Services Officer reported that, despite the issues which had been raised by the Council, including those relating to the Amusement Permit Policy, specifically in respect of an over-proliferation of such outlets within the vicinity of Shaftesbury Square, the Planning Service remained of the view that the application should be approved and, accordingly, the relevant notice would be issued.

Noted.

            The Committee noted a list of decisions which had been issued by the Planning Service between 2nd and 22nd December.

The Committee noted a list of decisions which had been issued by the Planning Service between 18th November and 15th December. 

            The Committee noted a list of deferred items which were still under consideration by the Planning Service.

            The Committee noted information which had been received regarding the dates for the holding of planning appeals.

The Committee noted that the application Z/2014/0792/F,which related to 79 Fruithill Park, had been withdrawn at the request of the Planning Service to enable amended plans to be considered.

Reconsidered Item – Application Deferred

            The Committee considered further the undernoted planning application, in respect of which the Divisional Planning Manager had proposed a change of opinion from approval to refusal, and agreed that the application be deferred under criteria 5 to enable a further office meeting to take place:

Reconsidered Items

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

            The Committee considered the schedule of planning applications and agreed to adopt the recommendations contained therein, with the exception of those referred to below: