Agenda item

New dwelling and alteration to existing access and parking.

Public Participation

Tony Allen (Agent) spoke in support of the application.

Cllr M Brown spoke on behalf of Winterslow Parish Council.

The Planning Officer noted introduced the application for a new dwelling and alteration to existing access and parking at Livery Road, Winterslow, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP5 1RJ which was recommended for refusal. It was noted that the site was currently outside the Housing Policy Boundary, and that a Neighbourhood Plan was yet to be adopted. Officers therefore felt that the application was premature at this stage.

Members of the Committee then had the opportunity to ask technical questions of the Officers. It was noted that another application for ten dwellings in the village, also on a site outside of the Housing Policy Boundary had been given permission last year for 10 dwellings, however this was approved due to that development having different factors including an allocation of affordable housing.

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

The Unitary Division Member; Cllr Chris Devine then addressed the Committee stating that the Committee had passed applications in the past which had also been in areas outside of the Housing Policy Boundary in other locations. In this instance the Parish Council and the Neighbourhood Planning Group were both in support of the application.

Councillor Chris Devine moved the motion of approval against Officers recommendation. This was seconded by Councillor Ian West.

The Committee discussed the application, noting that the Neighbourhood Plan had not yet been adopted, however with am immerging NHP it was just a matter of time before it was adopted, which would change the policy position. The Committee had the power to override policy if evidence was available that there was local support of the parish council.

Resolved

The application be approved against Officer’s recommendation, with 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)    The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans:

Drawing number Hww/p2/12 dated May 2016, as deposited with the local planning authority on 17.05.16, and

Drawing number Hww/p2/13 dated May 2016, as deposited with the local planning authority on 17.05.16.

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

3)    The development hereby permitted shall not be first occupied until the first five metres of the access, measured from the edge of the carriageway, has been consolidated and surfaced (not loose stone or gravel). The access shall be maintained as such thereafter.

REASON: In the interests of highway safety.

4)    Any gates shall be set back 4.5 metres from the edge of the carriageway, such gates to open inwards only.

REASON: In the interests of highway safety.

5)    No part of the development hereby permitted shall be first occupied until the access, turning area and parking spaces have been completed in accordance with the details shown on the approved plans. The areas shall be maintained for those purposes at all times thereafter.

REASON: In the interests of highway safety.

6)    No part of the development shall be first occupied until the visibility splays detailed on the approved plans have been provided with no obstruction to visibility at or above a height of 900mm above the nearside carriageway level. The visibility splays shall be maintained free of obstruction at all times thereafter.

Reason: In the interests of highway safety

7)    No development shall commence on site until details of the external materials to be used for the walls and roof of the development 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: 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 visual amenity and the character and appearance of the area

8)    No development shall commence on site until a scheme for the discharge of surface water from the site (including surface water from the access/driveway), incorporating sustainable drainage details, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall not be first occupied until surface water drainage has been constructed in accordance with the approved scheme.

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 that the development can be adequately drained.

9)    No construction or demolition work shall take place on Sundays or Public Holidays or outside the hours of 07:30 to 18:00 on weekdays and 08:00 to 13:00 on Saturdays. No burning of waste shall take place on the site during the construction phase of the development.

REASON: In the interests of neighbouring amenities