Minutes:
“This council notes with concern a number of planning applications that, if granted, will have a detrimental impact on the heritage of Welwyn Hatfield.
This council believes that protection of the cultural heritage of all Welwyn Hatfield conservation areas is critical to passing on a worthwhile legacy to future generations.
This council therefore reaffirms its commitment to the protection of our cultural heritage, through support for conservation areas, and will resist robustly any planning applications it believes will be detrimental to such areas and the wider heritage in which those areas sit.
In particular this council is concerned about the number and scale of applications which impact conservation areas, including 5G mast applications, and asks officers to deal with them robustly.”
It was moved and seconded by Councillors G.Moore and M.Siewniak that the motion be approved.
It was then moved and seconded by Councillors J.Boulton and T.Kingsbury that the motion be amended as follows:-
This
council notes that sometimes proposed
with concern a number of planning applications
that, if granted,
will could result in developments which have a
detrimental impact on the heritage,
surrounding and character of Welwyn Hatfield.
This
council believes that appropriate
consideration for, and protection of, the particular
character cultural heritage of all Welwyn Hatfield conservation areasis important critical to passing on a
worthwhile legacy to future generations.
This
council therefore reaffirms its commitment to the protection of our
cultural heritage and environmental
surroundings, through the
framework of local and national planning policies support for
conservation areas, and will continue to carefully consider, as part of the planning
process, resist robustly any planning applications
it believes will be detrimental to
such areas and the wider heritage inwhich may impact on such those areas
within Welwyn Hatfield
sit.
In
particular this council will ask
officers to ensure the impact on is concerned about the number and scale of
applications which impact conservation areas
from planning applications,
including 5G masts of which three
proposed 5G applications have been rejected by the Council so far,
will continue to be considered applications, and asks by
planning officers as part of the
planning balance in the usual manner to deal with them
robustly.
On being put to the meeting there voted:-
FOR the amendment – 41
AGAINST the amendment – 0
ABSTENTIONS for the amendment – 0
The amendment was declared CARRIED.
The Motion, as amended, was then put to the meeting and there voted:-
This council notes that sometimes proposed planning applications if granted, could result in developments which have a detrimental impact on the heritage, surrounding and character of Welwyn Hatfield.
This council believes that appropriate consideration for, and protection of, the particular character of Welwyn Hatfield is important to passing on a worthwhile legacy to future generations.
This council therefore reaffirms its commitment to the protection of our cultural heritage and environmental surroundings, through the framework of local and national planning policies and will continue to carefully consider, as part of the planning process, any planning applications which may impact on such those areas within Welwyn Hatfield.
In particular this council will ask officers to ensure the impact on conservation areas from planning applications, including 5G masts of which three proposed 5G applications have been rejected by the Council so far, will continue to be considered by planning officers as part of the planning balance in the usual manner.
On being put to the meeting there voted:-
The Motion, as amended, was declared carried UNANIMOUSLY.
(Note: Councillor Brandon left part way through the debate for the motion so did not vote on the item or any subsequent items).