Top Yard - officers recommend it goes back to planning committee

At the end of February, the DC (East) planning committee voted by a narrow majority to approve the Top Yard application but Cllr Alan Lawrance referred it up to council, so that it could be debated there.

The council meeting is next Wednesday (18th March). Officers have reviewed some recent case law and feel that members should have a report that sets out how those apply to this application. They also think that the members making the decision should have made a site visit. They are therefore recommending it goes back to the DC (East) committee for determination with a revised report to take account of the recent case law.

The agenda for the council meeting is here:

http://council.southglos.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=143&MId=6903

and the specific report on Top Yard here:

http://council.southglos.gov.uk/documents/s55266/REPORTReferraltoCouncilfromDCEast.pdf