Agenda item

The construction of a shared user path on agricultural land, including a ramp and stairs.

Public Participation

Mrs Beverly Devlin spoke in objection to the application.

Mr Eugene Maidment spoke in objection to the application.

The Senior Planning Officer presented a report which recommended approval of the application for the construction of a shared user path on agricultural land, including a ramp and stairs, to improve accessibility and inclusion.

Late correspondence from Bulford Parish Council stating strong support for the application had been circulated to Committee Members.

Members of the Committee had the opportunity to ask technical questions of the Officers. In response it was stated that only one section of the path, where the land did not adjoin the highway required planning permission. Concerns had been received from residents of number 54 High Street, and that a fence would be erected between that property and the path. The implementation of a crossing would reduce the parking spaces for vehicles on the highway, however there was no right to park on public highway.

Members of the public then had the opportunity to present their views to the

Committee, as detailed above.

The Local Unitary Member, was not in attendance, Councillor Fred Westmoreland spoke in support of the application as Unitary Member for West Amesbury. He noted that a path connecting Bulford to Amesbury had been wanted for more than 10 years. He suggested that the local Member for Bulford work with residents and CATG to alleviate the issues associated with vehicles parking at the bottom of the hill.

A debate followed where it was considered that the application would improve accessibility and inclusion for the local community and would provide a safe place to cross the busy road.

Resolved

To APPROVE planning permission subject to the following conditions:

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

REASON: To comply with the provisions of Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

2)    No development shall commence within the area indicated (proposed development site) until:

• A written programme of archaeological investigation, which should include on-site work and off-site work such as the analysis, publishing and archiving of the results, has been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority; and
• The approved programme of archaeological work has been carried out in accordance with the approved details.

REASON:  To enable the recording of any matters of archaeological interest.

3)    The pathway will be constructed in strict accordance with the recommendations given at Section 5 of the Preliminary Ecological Appraisal Report by Sustrans Ecologist, Hannah Lewis, dated February 2013.

REASON:  In the interests of protected species and habitat retention in order to maximise the diversity and value of the path side habitat.

4)    No external lighting shall be installed until plans showing the type of light appliance, the height and position of fitting, illumination levels and light spillage in accordance with the appropriate Environmental Zone standards set out by the Institute of Lighting Engineers in their publication “Guidance Notes for the Reduction of Obtrusive Light” (ILE, 2005)”, have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved lighting shall be installed and shall be maintained in accordance with the approved details and no additional external lighting shall be installed.

REASON: The application contained insufficient information to enable this matter to be considered prior to granting planning permission and the matter is required to be agreed with the Local Planning Authority before development commences in order that the development is undertaken in an acceptable manner in the interests of the amenities of the area and to minimise unnecessary light spillage above and outside the development site.

5)    No development shall commence on site until a scheme of soft and hard landscaping has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, the details of which shall include:

· a detailed planting specification showing all plant species, supply and planting sizes and planting densities and

· details of the height and design of boundary fence to be erected along the east boundary of No 54 High Street, Bulford, SP4 9DT.

All soft landscaping comprised in the approved details of landscaping shall be carried out in the first planting and seeding season following the completion of the development; All shrubs, trees and hedge planting shall be maintained free from weeds and shall be protected from damage by vermin and stock. Any trees or plants which, within a period of five years, die, are removed, or become seriously damaged ordiseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of a similar size and species, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the local planning authority.

The agreed fencing shall also be carried out in accordance with the approved details and implemented in accordance with a programme to be agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority.

REASON: The application contained insufficient information to enable this matter to be considered prior to granting planning permission and the matter is required to be agreed with the Local Planning Authority before development commences in order that the development is undertaken in an acceptable manner, to ensure a satisfactory landscaped setting for the development and the protection of existing important landscape features and in the interests of residential amenity.

6)    The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans:

Drawing No: 5139176-ATK-3113-SD-DR-C-002, dated 09/06/2015, received by this office 14/07/2015

Drawing No: 5139176-ATK-3113-SD-DR-C-001, dated 09/06/2015, received by this office 14/07/2015

Drawing No: 5139176-ATK-3113-GA-DR-D-100, dated 03/06/2015, received by this office 14/07/2015

Drawing No: 5139176-ATK-3113-SD-DR-C-003, dated 02/06/2015, received by this office 14/07/2015

Drawing No: 5139176-ATK-3113-SD-DR-C-004, dated 02/06/2015, received by this office 14/07/2015

Drawing No: 5139176-ATK-3113-SD-DR-C-005, dated 03/06/2015, received by this office 14/07/2015

Drawing No: 5139176-ATK-3113-SD-DR-C-006, dated 11/06/2015, received by this office 14/07/2015

Drawing No: 5139176-ATK-3113-GA-DR-D-101, dated 03/06/2015, received by this office 14/7/2015

REASON:  For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.

INFORMATIVES: Archaeology

The applicant should be aware that, if archaeological remains are encountered, this may have an effect on their programme of works.  If human remains are encountered during the works, they cannot be removed without the appropriate permissions.