Agenda item

Public Participation

Mr Andy Stuchbury spoke in objection to the application.

Mr Andy James spoke in objection to the application.

Mr Nigel Harris spoke in objection to the application.

Mr Robin Henderson (agent) spoke in support of the application.

Cllr Ian Youdan (Woodfalls Parish Council) spoke in objection to the application.

 

The planning officer presented his report to the Committee which recommended that planning permission be GRANTED subject to a s106 legal agreement and subject to suitable conditions.

 

Members of the Committee then had the opportunity to ask technical questions of the officer. Clarification was sought in regards to waste collection and storage. Members also requested clarification of the size of the overall plot of the development which was stated to be 0.25 hectares.

 

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

 

An item of late correspondence was circulated at the meeting.

 

A debate followed that discussed the suitability of the site for two dwellings and also the impact on local residential amenities and the character of the area, as well as the reduction of scale from previous applications.

 

The Local Member, Cllr Leo Randall, raised concern at potential Highways issues and also the impact on the neighbouring garden.

 

Resolved:

 

To delegate the application to the Area Development Manager and to Grant Permission, Subject to all Parties entering into a revised S.106 legal agreement which:

 

a)    Provides a financial contribution towards public open space.

 

Subject to conditions

 

RECOMMENDATION: THAT THE MATTER BE DELEGATED TO THE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO GRANT PERMISSION, SUBJECT TO ALL PARTIES ENTERING INTO A REVISED S106 LEGAL AGREEMENT WHICH:

 

a) Provides a financial contribution towards public open space

Then Planning Permission be GRANTED, subject to the following conditions:

 

1. The development hereby permitted shall be begun either before the expiration of 3 years from the date of this permission

 

REASON: To comply with the provisions of Section 92 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

 

2. No development shall commence on site until details and samples of the materials to be used for the external walls and roofs have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

 

REASON: In the interests of visual amenity and the character and appearance of the area.

 

3. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (as amended by the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (No.2) (England) Order 2008 (or any Order revoking or re-enacting or amending those Orders with or without modification), no development within Part 1, Classes A-E (extensions and outbuildings) shall take place on the dwellinghouse(s) hereby permitted or within their curtilage.

 

REASON: In the interests of the amenity of the area and to enable the Local

Planning Authority to consider individually whether planning permission should be granted for additions, extensions or enlargements.

 

4. The dwellings shall be single storey only, with no windows or other rooflights

inserted in the roof, and no habitable rooms created in the first floor roofspace.

 

REASON: In order to protect residential amenity in terms of loss of privacy.

 

5. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved

plans:

 

Proposed block plan – DRG No. ST452-23b 11/02/2014

Vehicle manoeuvring – DRG No. ST452-24b 11/02/2014

Proposed site layout – DRG No. ST452 -25 11/02/2014

Proposed Elevations – DRG No. ST452-26 11/02/2014

Proposed Elevations – DRG No. ST452-27 11/02/2014

 

Arboricultural plan – DRG No. 2864/2014 11/02/2014

Abbas Ecology survey and recommendations Feb 2014 14/02/2014

 

REASON: For the avoidance of doubt

 

6.No dwellings shall be occupied until all car parking and associated turning and access arrangements shown on the approved plans has been be provided and made available for use.

 

REASON: In order that sufficient parking is available for occupiers of the dwellings and visitors

 

7. No construction deliveries, demolition, or other building activity shall take place on Sundays or public holidays or outside the hours of 07:30 to 18:00 on weekdays and 08:00 and 13:00 on Saturdays.

REASON: In order to reduce the impact of construction works on surrounding

residential amenity

 

8. Before development commences, full details of the treatment and protection of the boundary with “Sunmount” (adjacent the proposed access driveway) during construction works and once the scheme is built out, have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

REASON: In order to reduce the impact of the development on adjacent residential amenity.

 

REASON: In order to reduce the impact of the development on adjacent residential amenity.

 

9. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (as amended by the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (No.2) (England) Order 2008 (or any Order revoking or re-enacting or amending that Order with or without modification), the garages hereby permitted shall not be converted to habitable accommodation.

 

REASON: To secure the retention of adequate parking provision, in the interests of

highway safety.

 

10. Before development commences all works in relation to great crested newts, including but not limited to removing the existing pond, providing a new pond and providing 2 newt hibernacula, will be undertaken in strict accordance with Habitat Creation as Ecological Mitigation for Reptiles and Potential Great Crested Newt Population (Abbas Ecology, amended February 2014) and a professional ecologist will be present on site during these works and will supervise all aspects of these works. A report will be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority to demonstrate that the above report has been fully implemented and to confirm whether great crested newts were found.

 

REASON: In the interest of Protected Species

 

INFORMATIVE

Wessex water has indicated that its records show a public sewer crossing the site. It is recommended that the applicant/developer contacts Wessex Water Sewer protection team for advice.