To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of this Committee held on 8 December 2014.

The Minutes of the meeting of the Development Management Committee held on 8 December 2014 were confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

Partial re-grading of Coastal Field with inert top and subsoil from adjacent Sharkham Village development.

The Committee considered an application for the partial re-grading of Coastal Field with inert top and subsoil from adjacent Sharkham Village development.
 
Prior to the meeting written representations were circulated to Members.
 
Resolved:
 
Approved subject to:
 

i)   confirmation from Natural England regarding Habitat Regulation Assessment issues and agreement from Natural England that an acceptable level of mitigation details has been submitted; and

ii)  the conditions set out in the submitted report except condition 2 which is deleted and condition 5 which is to be revised, a condition restricting operating hours to between 8 am and 6 pm on weekdays, 8.30 am to 12.00 noon on Saturdays with the site being closed on Sundays.  An additional condition relating to the siting of bat and bird boxes with any further conditions being delegated to the Director of Place.

(Note: Councillor Tyerman declared a non-pecuniary interest as he is a Council appointed Trustee of Torbay Coast and Countryside Trust.)

Mixed use development of hotel, 1 No A1 unit, 3 No A3 units, 4 No external purpose units (L1 = D2 fitness centre and L2 = B1 office suite) at former Royal Garage site, involving the demolition of property Nos 4-24 Torwood Street, Torquay.

The Committee considered an application for a mixed use development of hotel, 1 No. A1 unit, 3 No. A3 units, 4 No. external purpose units (L1 = D2 fitness centre and L2 = B1 office suite) at former Royal Garage site, involving the demolition of property Nos. 4-24 Torwood Street, Torquay.
 
Prior to the meeting, Members of the Development Management Committee undertook a site visit and written representations were circulated to Members.
 
Resolved:

That the application be deferred in order for a viability assessment to be completed.