Agenda and minutes

To receive any apologies or substitutions for the meeting.

Apologies were received from Cllr Laura Mayes and Cllr Jane Burton.

Cllr Jeffrey Ody substituted for Cllr Jane Burton.

To approve and sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 04 April 2013.

The Minutes of the previous meeting held 04 April 2013 were presented for consideration.

It was,

Resolved:

To APPROVE as a true and correct record and sign the minutes.

To receive any declarations of disclosable interests or dispensations granted by the Standards Committee.

Cllr Ody stated that he was acquainted with the objector for item E/2013/0092/FUL.

Following discussions it was agreed that this would not inhibit the procedure, and that there were no declarations of interest.

To receive any announcements through the Chair.

The Chair gave details of emergency exits in the event of a fire.

The Council welcomes contributions from members of the public.

Statements

Members of the public who wish to speak either in favour or against an application or any other item on this agenda are asked to register in person no later than 5.50pm on the day of the meeting.

The Chairman will allow up to 3 speakers in favour and up to 3 speakers against an application and up to 3 speakers on any other item on this agenda. Each speaker will be given up to 3 minutes and invited to speak immediately prior to the item being considered. The rules on public participation in respect of planning applications are detailed in the Council’s Planning Code of Good Practice.

Questions

To receive any questions from members of the public or members of the Council received in accordance with the constitution which excludes, in particular, questions on non-determined planning applications. Those wishing to ask questions are required to give notice of any such questions in writing to the officer named on the front of this agenda no later than 5pm on Thursday 18 April 2013. Please contact the officer named on the front of this agenda for further advice. Questions may be asked without notice if the Chairman decides that the matter is urgent.

Details of any questions received will be circulated to Committee members prior to the meeting and made available at the meeting and on the Council’s website.

The Committee noted the rules on public participation.

No questions or statements were submitted.

To receive details of completed and pending appeals for 2012.

The report was presented to the committee.

It was,

Resolved:

To NOTE the report.

To consider and determine the following planning applications.

The Chairman introduced the reports to the committee.

Public Participation

Mr Nigel Buck spoke in objection to the application.

Mr Chris Palmer, agent, spoke in support of the application.

Cllr Richard Netherclift, Chairman of Manningford Parish Council spoke in objection to the application.

The Planning Officer introduced the report, which recommended the item be granted permission. Details of the application were then summarised by the officer.

The Committee then had the opportunity to ask technical questions of the Officers.

Members of the public were given the opportunity to address the Committee with their views on the application.

Cllr Brigadier Robert Hall, local member, spoke in objection to the application.

A discussion then followed whereby members discussed the positioning of the planned access to the land. The access along the lane, disturbance to neighbouring houses, drainage and adverse effects on historical land boundaries were also discussed.

At the conclusion of the debate it was,

Resolved:

That the application be DELEGATED to officers to APPROVE subject to amended plans being negotiated to relocate the access further along Dragon Lane towards the Wickets, opposite the allotments.  This would reduce the impact upon occupiers of Fairfields.

Subject to this amendment, the proposed works would comply with policy PD1 “Development and Design” of the Kennet Local Plan 2011 and policy C8 “Development in Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty” of the Wiltshire & Swindon Structure Plan 2016.

Subject to the following conditions:

Public Participation

Ms Jean Greenwood spoke in objection to the application.

Mr Carl Drury, agent, spoke in support of the application.

Mr Keith Hudson, applicant, spoke in support of the application.

The planning officer presented the report to the committee which recommended the application be approved. Attention was drawn to three letters of support for the application which had arrived after the completion of the committee report.

The Committee then had the opportunity to ask technical questions of the officers.

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

The Local Member, Cllr Jeffrey Ody, then detailed some of the objections and potential solutions for the application, and that the issue for the Committee was to determine on balance if the mass increase and side door access caused unacceptable levels of amenity loss for neighbours.

A debate followed whereby the committee discussed the changes in floorspace, scale and design of the planned development and side access to the property.

At the end of the discussion it was,

Resolved:

That planning permission be GRANTED for the following reason and subject to conditions below.

The decision to grant planning permission has been taken on the grounds that the proposed development would not cause any significant harm to interests of acknowledged importance and having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and the following policies and proposals in the Kennet Local Plan 2011 namely: policy PD1.

In accordance with paragraph 187 of the National Planning Policy Framework, Wiltshire Council has worked proactively to secure this development to improve the environmental, social and economic conditions of the area.

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 provision of Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by the Planning Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

2        The materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of the extensions hereby permitted shall match in material, colour and texture those used in the existing dwelling.

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

3        The extension hereby permitted off the northern elevation of the existing dwelling shall not be occupied at any time other than for the purposes ancillary to the residential use of the main dwelling, known as The Little House, 24 The Fairway, Devizes and it shall remain within the same planning unit as the main dwelling.

REASON:  The additional accommodation is sited in a position where the Local Planning Authority, having regard to the reasonable standards of residential amenity, access, and planning policies pertaining to the area, would not permit a wholly separate dwelling.

4        The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans: Application Form, Design & Access Statement, Drawings Nos. 12.24TF.P.01, 12.24TF.P.02, 12.24TF.P.03, 12.24TF.P.04, 12.24TF.P.05, all received on 08.01.2013. Drawing No. 12.24TF.P.SITE.01A, received on 29.01.2013.

REASON:  For the avoidance  ...  view the full minutes text for item 34.

Public Participation

Mr Peter Lawson, agent spoke in support of the application.

Ms Sheila Glass, from Ramsbury Parish Council spoke in support of the application.

The planning officer introduced the report which recommended the application be rejected. It was noted, in a correction to the report papers, that the application was for Outline permission only, and that specific details on scale and design were reserved. It was also clarified that the site did not meet the NPPF definition of brownfield sites.

The Committee then had the opportunity to ask technical questions of the officers.

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

The Local Member, Cllr Chris Humphries, then spoke in support of the application.

A debate then followed whereby Members discussed the interpretation of the policy guidance for isolated applications beyond the limits of development, sustainable developments and parish Neighbourhood Plans. The committee also discussed the contribution to affordable housing, the funding offered to provide a footpath for the village and the agreed funding for a play area in the town.

Following the discussion, it was,

Resolved

That planning permission be GRANTED subject to the following list of conditions and the prior completion of a S106 agreement to secure two affordable dwellings on site and a financial contribution towards children’s recreation.

Redevelopment would improve the appearance of this site which currently comprises unattractive former farm buildings and also secures planning benefits in terms of two affordable dwellings on-site, a contribution towards children’s recreation and a footway to Ramsbury.  The site does lie outside of the Limits of Development defined for Ramsbury in the adopted Kennet Local Plan 2011 and emerging Wiltshire Core Strategy but it is not isolated in planning terms, benefitting from a regular bus service and easy access to services and facilities in nearby Ramsbury.  As such, the proposal complies with Government policy contained in the NPPF which includes a presumption in favour of sustainable development.

1        The development hereby permitted shall be begun either before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission, or before the expiration of two years from the date of approval of the last of the reserved matters to be approved, whichever is the later.

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 of the following matters (in respect of which approval is expressly reserved) have been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority:

(a) The scale of the development;

(b) The layout of the development;

(c) The external appearance of the development;

(d) The landscaping of the site;

(e) The means of access to the site.

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

REASON:

The application was made for outline planning permission and is granted to comply with the provisions of Section  ...  view the full minutes text for item 34.1

There were no urgent items.