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BARNSTAPLE TOWN COUNCIL MINUTES of a PLANNING & TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE Meeting held on THURSDAY 19th June 2008 at 7.00pm in The Guildhall, Butchers Row, Barnstaple PRESENT: Councillor B Macbeth (Chairman) Councillors: S P Upcott, F B Vernon, R Knight, I Roome, Miss C Upcott, J Green and J Barton-Constable In Attendance: Miss V Pine (Committee Clerk) PT28 APOLOGIES
As recorded on the attendance sheet apologies were received from Councillors Mrs V Elkins, S Harvey and J Phillips. PT29 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST The following declarations of interest had been entered on the reverse of the attendance sheet: - Cllr Miss C Upcott Item No.4.f) 46798 Personal as the applicant is known to her. Cllr S P Upcott Item No.4.f) 46798 Personal as the applicant is known to him. Cllr J Green Item No.4.f) 46798 Personal as the applicant is known to him and Item No.8 Personal and Prejudicial as he works for the North Devon Council's Car Parks Department. Cllr Mrs Barton-Constable Item No.4.f) 46798 Personal as the applicant is known to her and Item No.8 Personal and Prejudicial as close relationship with an employee of North Devon Council Cllr R Knight Item No.4.e) 46774 Personal and Prejudicial as the applicant is a personal friend. Cllr I Roome Item No.4.f) 46798 Personal as the applications is known to him. PT30 MINUTES RESOLVED that the Minutes of the meeting held on the 5th June 2008 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman. (7.1abs) PT31 DEPOSITED PLANS 46767 Erection of 1 dwelling, Garden of 17 Wordsworth Avenue, Barnstaple Applicant: Mr Dennis Folland Recommends Refusal as: - This is a back land development It is overintensive and unsuitable for the area There are highway concerns, vehicles will have to drive across the pavement which is adjacent to the under pass and pedestrians existing from this may not be seen (7.1abs) 46693 Conversion of 1 dwelling to form 3 flats, 9 Rock Avenue, Barnstaple Applicant: Mrs B Moran Recommends Approval subject to the views of the fire officer and adequate fire escapes and alarms. (NC) The Committee Clerk informed the Committee that the following application had been substituted with application m) 46569. 46569 Conversion of offices to form 3 flats, Marketing House, 34 Bear Street, Barnstaple Applicant: Mrs Marcia Seymour 46791 Extension to dwelling, Fort Hill Lodge, Sowden Lane, Barnstaple Applicant: Mr Doak Recommends Approval (NC) Councillor R Knight declared a Personal and Prejudicial interest in the following item and left the meeting. 46774 Outline application for erection of 2 dwellings (renewal of outline permission 39591), Garden Adjacent Merles Croft, Rumsam Road, Barnstaple Applicant: Dr R Bunney Recommends Approval &nbs |