Agenda item

Public Participation

Mr Emad Moussa, applicant, spoke in support of the application.

The Planning Officer introduced a report which recommended that planning permission be granted. It was confirmed no highways concerns had been raised by officers, and that the proposed wall would run directly alongside the pavement, except for a small section which would run behind the street sign and lamp post.

Members of the Committee then had the opportunity to ask technical questions of the officer. It was clarified that permitted development only allowed a wall to be built of up to 1m adjacent to a highway, and that the proposed wall was 2m in height, a reduction of 0.8m from a previously refused application. Details were also sought on the exact path of the proposed wall.

Members of the public then had the opportunity to present their views to the Committee, as detailed above.

The Local Member, Councillor Chris Devine, then spoke in objection to the application.

A debate followed where the impact of the proposed wall on the character of the area was assessed, and the presence of similarly heighted walls and fences in the area was noted.

After discussion, it was,

Resolved:

That permission be GRANTED, for the following reasons:

The proposed new wall, by reason of its reduced height over that previously proposed under refused planning application S/2013/0063, would not present a visually dominant and unduly overbearing structure, and would accord with the existing character of the surrounding area where significant boundary structures are frequently located immediately at the highway edge, and would thereby integrate satisfactorily in relation to other properties and the overall landscape framework.

The proposed development is thereby considered accordant with the provisions of the Development Plan, and in particular Policies G2 (General Criteria for Development), D3 (Design) & H16 (Housing Policy) of the saved policies of the adopted local plan (constituting saved policies listed in Appendix C, of the adopted South Wiltshire Core Strategy), and the aims and objectives of the NPPF (in particular chapter 7). The proposed development would not be discordant with the guidance contained within the Winterslow Village Design Statement.

Subject to the following conditions:

Conditions