Agenda and minutes

There were no apologies for absence.

To receive declarations of Members disclosable pecuniary interests and conflicts of interest.

There were no declarations of pecuniary or conflicting interest from Members.

Councillor Ian Courts requested to speak on applications 2021/01328 – 40 Avenue Road, Dorridge and 2021/03072 – Kingshurst Village Centre; Councillor Dave Pinwell on 2021/00213 – 51 Ullenhall Road, Knowle; and Councillor Angela Sandison on 2022/00242 – 5 Endwood Drive, Solihull.

There were no questions or deputations.

To approve the minutes from the meeting of 30 March 2022.

The minutes of the meeting held on 30 March 2022 were confirmed as a true record.

Conditional approval as per officer recommendation with condition 10 amended to include an additional, final, sentence as follows:-

(10) The pedestrian footway shown at the site frontage running in between TPO trees shall be laid out in a porous material.

Councillor Ian Courts spoke in support of the ecology issues highlighted within the update notes.

Conditional approval as per officer recommendation together with amended and additional conditions as follows:-

Amended Conditions

(4) The development hereby approved shall not exceed the following specified uses as defined in the Town and Country Planning Act (Use Classes) Order 1987 as amended:-

- Retail, commercial, business and services and healthcare (Use Class E (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (i)) – 3,150sqm up to 3,250sqm.

- Local community uses (Use Class F1 and F2 (a), (b)) – 200sqm

- Hot food take-away (sui generis) /or Retail, commercial, business and services and healthcare (Use Class E (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) (i)) – up to 100sqm and at no time shall the retail floor-space exceed 3,250sqm.

To ensure compliance with the approved plans and the Local Plan allocation for the site in accordance with Policy P19 of the Solihull Local Plan 2013.

(34) include ‘street benches’ within the description of ‘structures’.

Additional Conditions

(47) Before the development hereby approved is brought into use a detailed scheme for the storage of refuse for all residential properties and commercial developments shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter, the approved scheme shall be implemented and retained in accordance with approved details.

To protect the visual amenities of the area in accordance with Policy P15 of the Solihull Local Plan 2013.

(48) Before the development hereby approved is brought into use, details for the relocation of the existing Kingshurst stainless steel art installation and any other stainless-steel artwork to the village centre shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.

To mark the heritage of Kingshurst local centre and in accordance with Policy P15 of the Solihull Local Plan.

Informative

The TRO scheme should consider the addition of a toucan crossing so that needs of partially sighted and blind people can be catered for.

A statement supporting the application was read out on behalf of Councillor Ian Courts.

Conditional approval as per officer recommendation.

A statement supporting the application was read out on behalf of Mrs Jessica Schlupp-Taylor whilst Councillor Dave Pinwell spoke against.

Conditional approval as per officer recommendation.

A statement opposing the application was read out on behalf of Mr Karl Mucklow whilst Mr Ashok Shajpal spoke in support and Councillor Angela Sandison against.

The appeal decision in relation to application 2021/00040 – Wyndley Garden Centre, Warwick Road, Knowle was noted.

The delegated decisions for the period 23 March – 14 April 2022, were noted.