Agenda and minutes

Apologies were received from Councillors Richard Britton, Ian McLennan and Mary Douglas.

To approve and sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 24 March 2011(copy herewith).

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 (acting on behalf of the Director of Resources) no later than 5pm on Thursday 7 April 2011.  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.

Public participation

Mr Max Sealy spoke in support of the application

Mr Robert McClelland spoke in support of the application

Ms Ione Lacy spoke in objection to the application on behalf of West Tisbury Parish Council

Councillor Tony Deane, local member, spoke in objection to the application

The Planning Officer introduced the application and drew members attention to the conditions which were detailed on the late correspondence.  A debate ensued and it was

Resolved:

That the application be GRANTED for the following reasons:

REASONS FOR APPROVAL

This application related to the extension of an agricultural building and for the erection of a temporary habitable dwelling/structure on Tokes Farm to serve the (at the time of inspection of the LPA’s commissioned agricultural appraisal) existing activities on the application site relating to the calving of Heifers. The LPA remains somewhat unclear concerning the justification of need for the temporary dwelling, however the LPA’s commissioned Agricultural Appraisal for this application raised no objection concerning the functional need for the temporary dwelling and therefore it is a balanced opinion that the permission to grant a temporary habitable dwelling/structure on Tokes Farm would abide with the aims of Annex A to PPS7 and also the aims of the Adopted and saved Salisbury District Local Plan policy H28.

It is considered that given the balanced views of the acceptability of this application against the assessment criteria within section 12 of the Annex A to PPS7 that the application will therefore outweigh the sustainable highways objectives within PPG13.  It is considered that this application would not have a demonstrable harmful affect upon AONB nor to neighbouring amenities and as such it is considered that the application is on balance compliant to the Adopted and saved Salisbury District Local Plan policies G1, G2, H23, H32, C2, C4, C5, C13, C20  and R2

And 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) The temporary habitable structure / dwelling shall be removed from the site and the land restored to its former condition on or before 11/03/2014 (3 years of the date of this permission).

REASON: Permission has been granted on a temporary basis to establish whether there is a viable functional need for permanent on site residential accommodation on this agricultural holding.

POLICY: H28

(3). The occupation of the temporary habitable structure / dwelling shall be limited to a person solely or mainly working in association with the agricultural development hereby approved at Tokes Farm, or their dependants.

REASON: The site is in an area where residential development for purposes other than the essential needs of agriculture or forestry is not normally permitted and this permission is only granted on the basis of an essential need for a new dwelling/residential accommodation in this location  ...  view the full minutes text for item 52a