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Application PA16/09346 - Penzance Heliport
Location: Land North of Chy An Mor Roundabout, Jelbert Way, Eastern Green, Penzance
Proposal: Proposed heliport comprising: a terminal building, hangar, emergency vehicle garage, helicopter landing pad and apron, operational equipment and apparatus, fuel storage facility, bunding and pipework, 269 staff and customer long-stay parking spaces, 5 drop off spaces, access from Jelbert Way, internal access roads and footways, hardstanding and servicing, emergency escape route, landscaping, surface water drainage, utility connections and pipe-laying, acoustic mitigation, associated works and infrastructure.
Strategic Planning Committee
Date: Thursday 2 August 2018
Time: 10:00
Location: New County Hall, Truro, TR1 3AY
The heliport application will be reported to the Strategic Planning Committee for it to decide. You can view the report 7 days before the meeting.
If you wish to speak you will need to submit a Registration Form by contacting Democratic Services on 01872 324790 or by email to planningcommittee@cornwall.gov.uk, before noon, two working days before the meeting.
Requests to speak at meetings can be made once the planning agenda has been published. Usually, only one objector, one supporter and one representative of the Parish/Town Council will be allowed to speak per application, however, for some larger applications two objectors and two supporters are allowed.
All additional comments made in writing will be noted, but it is only those that are relevant to material planning considerations that will be taken into account as part of the application’s determination. All additional written comments should be received at least three working days before the date of the Committee.
Draft Validation Guide including the Local List
The Planning and Sustainable Development Service is in the process of updating its Local Validation List. A draft Validation Guide has been produced (including the local validation list) with the aim of providing applicants and agents with as much information as possible to submit an application ‘right first time’ and avoid any delays at validation or during the planning process.
Main changes include:
- A single guide for both the public and internal staff.
- A more concise guide achieved through reducing the amount of duplicated information.
- Increase in information and guidance achieved through links to useful documents, webpages and guidance
- More detailed information regarding specific plans with the aim of improving quality
Significant updates have been made with regards to:
- Contaminated Land
- Air Quality
- Noise
- Odour
- Affordable Housing
- Plans
The Draft Validation Guide can be viewed below, comments can be submitted by completing the below form and returning to Planning and Sustainable Development, Cornwall Council, Pydar House, Pydar Street, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 1XU or emailing the form to planning@cornwall.gov.uk by 5pm Friday 24 August 2018.
Draft Validation Guide 2018 Representation Form
Changes to General Permitted Development Order
From 6th April 2018 The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) Order 2018 came into force.
The most notable change for validation is that for new agricultural buildings submitted under a Prior Approval Notification the permitted development size of the building has increased from 465 sq m to upto 1000 sq m; and for extensions under Prior Approval there has been an increase in the cubic content from a maximum of 10% to 20%.
There are also some changes to Class Q Developments. Information regarding these Class Q changes is to be provided soon, but in the meantime the above link will take you to the 2018 Order should you wish to see what the changes are.
Planning for Air Quality (March 2018)
Four new Chief Planning Officer’s Advice Notes were recently published, including one on Planning for Air Quality. Working with colleagues in our Community and Environmental Protection team this particular Advice Note supports the Clean Air for Cornwall Strategy and Policy 16 of our Local Plan. It helps provide consistency when making planning decisions that include air quality considerations and helps identify when an air quality assessment is required to support a planning application. Details of the nine Air Quality Management Areas are provided which can also be viewed on our interactive mapping. Applicants are encouraged to discuss with the Environmental Protection team where air quality and mitigation measures are relevant to an application at an early stage and take advantage of the ‘Environmental Health – Technical Advice for Planning applicants’ (EH-TAP) service.
Planning Applications for residential annexes (March 2018)
Residential annexes are a common form of development that are generally proposed in order to allow relatives to live with their family with a degree of independence. In many cases, such proposals are considered to be acceptable by the Council. However, over recent years we have noticed a considerable variation in the approach taken by agents and applicants to submitting planning applications and supporting these with sufficient evidence to ensure that applications do not result in proposals which are effectively the same as creating a new dwelling. We are now following the guidance set out in the Annexe Guidance Note, revised in February 2018. The guidance does not have the weight of "adopted policy" but is intended to provide consistency in our approach and so that hopefully agents and applicants can do likewise.
Increase in Discretionary Planning Fees from 1 April 2018
The Planning and Sustainable Development Services Fees and Charges document sets out the fees which currently apply until 31 March, 2018.
A decision has been made to increase discretionary planning fees (see pages 8 – 21 and page 41 to 42 of the above document) by approximately 5% with effect from 1 April, 2018 (please note that the increase does not apply to Statutory Planning application charges).
Article 4 (February 2018)
A new interactive map has been created to view areas covered by an Article 4 Direction. Article 4s are used to remove some permitted development rights. The map includes details of each Article 4 and provides a link to a PDF copy of the original Direction. For further details please see Article 4s.
Calculating your Planning Application Fee (February 2018)
Cornwall Council has produced a Planning Fees and Charges Supplementary Guidance Document, this document is to be read in conjunction with the Fees and Charges Document and provides guidance and clarification with regards to how Cornwall Council interprets the fee regulations. This document is updated regularly and includes information on calculating floor space, holiday lets, buildings and caravans and caravan sites.
What's new in Building Control?
(March 2018)
“Following the annual review of our service costs, we would like to inform you that the Building Control fees will be increasing by approximately 5% with effect from 1st April 2018. (Please note: that these increases do not apply to EScosult).
We are, of course, pleased to continue to offer bespoke fee quotes for works that sit outside the scope of our standard charges.”
(February 2018)
Cornwall Council Building Control is an independent, publicly accountable organisation who are part of the national LABC network.
We are a helpful and experienced team of surveyors including specialists in the Fire Risk Assessments and Thermal Energy Assessments with unrivalled local knowledge.
With trusted technical expertise we will guide you through the process of obtaining approval right through to a robust programme of site inspections. We are committed to maintaining the highest standards in the design, approval and construction of buildings no matter how big or small.
To find out why you should choose local authority building control, and keep up-to-date with the latest Building Control news and products please visit Building Control.
Planning and Environmental Health - Guidance (February 2018)
Our Community and Environmental Protection team provides internal consultee responses to planning applications where pollution risks require consideration. Depending upon the situation, this might include air quality, land contamination, noise, and sometimes, even odour - all of which can have significant impacts upon our health, and the environment, and are important considerations when delivering sustainable development.
This is reflected in the Cornwall Local Plan (particularly Policy 16) which seeks to improve the health and wellbeing of Cornwall's communities.
To assist developers and other stakeholders an Environmental Protection - Planning Guidance webpage has been created to provide a single location for useful guidance, standards, and other services offered. The technical nature of considering some forms of pollution can sometimes mean that decisions such as whether to undertake an assessment, the type of assessment to be carried out, and how to approach any issues identified that are not straightforward. This information, and the additional services offered, therefore, has the objective of helping applications to 'get it right first time'.
Positive Planning - Case Studies (February 2018)
A Positive Planning webpage has been created to showcase recently completed and successful small scale residential and commercial developments.
If you have any examples that you would like included, please forward the relevant details to the Customer Relations team on: egdcustomerrelations@cornwall.gov.uk
Planning News
This page will include the latest planning newsletters from our service including building control, neighbourhood plans and positive planning stories.
Planning and Regeneration Customer Care Standards
The service has now put together a set of customer care standards for the services it delivers. We are committed to achieving the targets that we have set out in the Planning and Regeneration Service Customer Care Standards document.
Application PA16/09346 - Penzance Heliport
Location: Land North of Chy An Mor Roundabout, Jelbert Way, Eastern Green, Penzance
Continue readingProposal: Proposed heliport comprising: a terminal building, hangar, emergency vehicle garage, helicopter landing pad and apron, operational equipment and apparatus, fuel storage facility, bunding and pipework, 269 staff and customer long-stay parking spaces, 5 drop off spaces, access from Jelbert Way, internal access roads and footways, hardstanding and servicing, emergency escape route, landscaping, surface water drainage, utility connections and pipe-laying, acoustic mitigation, associated works and infrastructure.
Strategic Planning Committee
Date: Thursday 2 August 2018
Time: 10:00
Location: New County Hall, Truro, TR1 3AY
The heliport application will be reported to the Strategic Planning Committee for it to decide. You can view the report 7 days before the meeting.
If you wish to speak you will need to submit a Registration Form by contacting Democratic Services on 01872 324790 or by email to planningcommittee@cornwall.gov.uk, before noon, two working days before the meeting.
Requests to speak at meetings can be made once the planning agenda has been published. Usually, only one objector, one supporter and one representative of the Parish/Town Council will be allowed to speak per application, however, for some larger applications two objectors and two supporters are allowed.
All additional comments made in writing will be noted, but it is only those that are relevant to material planning considerations that will be taken into account as part of the application’s determination. All additional written comments should be received at least three working days before the date of the Committee.
The Planning and Sustainable Development Service is in the process of updating its Local Validation List. A draft Validation Guide has been produced (including the local validation list) with the aim of providing applicants and agents with as much information as possible to submit an application ‘right first time’ and avoid any delays at validation or during the planning process.
Main changes include:
- A single guide for both the public and internal staff.
- A more concise guide achieved through reducing the amount of duplicated information.
- Increase in information and guidance achieved through links to useful documents, webpages and guidance
- More detailed information regarding specific plans with the aim of improving quality
Significant updates have been made with regards to:
- Contaminated Land
- Air Quality
- Noise
- Odour
- Affordable Housing
- Plans
The Draft Validation Guide can be viewed below, comments can be submitted by completing the below form and returning to Planning and Sustainable Development, Cornwall Council, Pydar House, Pydar Street, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 1XU or emailing the form to planning@cornwall.gov.uk by 5pm Friday 24 August 2018.
From 6th April 2018 The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) Order 2018 came into force.
The most notable change for validation is that for new agricultural buildings submitted under a Prior Approval Notification the permitted development size of the building has increased from 465 sq m to upto 1000 sq m; and for extensions under Prior Approval there has been an increase in the cubic content from a maximum of 10% to 20%.
There are also some changes to Class Q Developments. Information regarding these Class Q changes is to be provided soon, but in the meantime the above link will take you to the 2018 Order should you wish to see what the changes are.
Four new Chief Planning Officer’s Advice Notes were recently published, including one on Planning for Air Quality. Working with colleagues in our Community and Environmental Protection team this particular Advice Note supports the Clean Air for Cornwall Strategy and Policy 16 of our Local Plan. It helps provide consistency when making planning decisions that include air quality considerations and helps identify when an air quality assessment is required to support a planning application. Details of the nine Air Quality Management Areas are provided which can also be viewed on our interactive mapping. Applicants are encouraged to discuss with the Environmental Protection team where air quality and mitigation measures are relevant to an application at an early stage and take advantage of the ‘Environmental Health – Technical Advice for Planning applicants’ (EH-TAP) service.
Residential annexes are a common form of development that are generally proposed in order to allow relatives to live with their family with a degree of independence. In many cases, such proposals are considered to be acceptable by the Council. However, over recent years we have noticed a considerable variation in the approach taken by agents and applicants to submitting planning applications and supporting these with sufficient evidence to ensure that applications do not result in proposals which are effectively the same as creating a new dwelling. We are now following the guidance set out in the Annexe Guidance Note, revised in February 2018. The guidance does not have the weight of "adopted policy" but is intended to provide consistency in our approach and so that hopefully agents and applicants can do likewise.
The Planning and Sustainable Development Services Fees and Charges document sets out the fees which currently apply until 31 March, 2018.
A decision has been made to increase discretionary planning fees (see pages 8 – 21 and page 41 to 42 of the above document) by approximately 5% with effect from 1 April, 2018 (please note that the increase does not apply to Statutory Planning application charges).
A new interactive map has been created to view areas covered by an Article 4 Direction. Article 4s are used to remove some permitted development rights. The map includes details of each Article 4 and provides a link to a PDF copy of the original Direction. For further details please see Article 4s.
Cornwall Council has produced a Planning Fees and Charges Supplementary Guidance Document, this document is to be read in conjunction with the Fees and Charges Document and provides guidance and clarification with regards to how Cornwall Council interprets the fee regulations. This document is updated regularly and includes information on calculating floor space, holiday lets, buildings and caravans and caravan sites.
(March 2018)
“Following the annual review of our service costs, we would like to inform you that the Building Control fees will be increasing by approximately 5% with effect from 1st April 2018. (Please note: that these increases do not apply to EScosult).
We are, of course, pleased to continue to offer bespoke fee quotes for works that sit outside the scope of our standard charges.”
(February 2018)
Cornwall Council Building Control is an independent, publicly accountable organisation who are part of the national LABC network.
We are a helpful and experienced team of surveyors including specialists in the Fire Risk Assessments and Thermal Energy Assessments with unrivalled local knowledge.
With trusted technical expertise we will guide you through the process of obtaining approval right through to a robust programme of site inspections. We are committed to maintaining the highest standards in the design, approval and construction of buildings no matter how big or small.
To find out why you should choose local authority building control, and keep up-to-date with the latest Building Control news and products please visit Building Control.
Our Community and Environmental Protection team provides internal consultee responses to planning applications where pollution risks require consideration. Depending upon the situation, this might include air quality, land contamination, noise, and sometimes, even odour - all of which can have significant impacts upon our health, and the environment, and are important considerations when delivering sustainable development.
This is reflected in the Cornwall Local Plan (particularly Policy 16) which seeks to improve the health and wellbeing of Cornwall's communities.
To assist developers and other stakeholders an Environmental Protection - Planning Guidance webpage has been created to provide a single location for useful guidance, standards, and other services offered. The technical nature of considering some forms of pollution can sometimes mean that decisions such as whether to undertake an assessment, the type of assessment to be carried out, and how to approach any issues identified that are not straightforward. This information, and the additional services offered, therefore, has the objective of helping applications to 'get it right first time'.
A Positive Planning webpage has been created to showcase recently completed and successful small scale residential and commercial developments.
If you have any examples that you would like included, please forward the relevant details to the Customer Relations team on: egdcustomerrelations@cornwall.gov.uk
This page will include the latest planning newsletters from our service including building control, neighbourhood plans and positive planning stories.
The service has now put together a set of customer care standards for the services it delivers. We are committed to achieving the targets that we have set out in the Planning and Regeneration Service Customer Care Standards document.