Agenda item

Public Participation

Ms Maria Gravina Coles spoke on behalf of Ms Andrea Atkins in objection to the application.

Ms Jacqui Burgess spoke in objection to the application.

Mr David Benest spoke in objection to the application.

Mr Purdy spoke in support of the application.

The Senior Planning Officer outlined the application which was recommended for approval. The key policy considerations for the committee were outlined as PD1 NR6 and NR7. These were summarised as the impact of the proposal on the landscape of this part of the area of outstanding natural beauty.

Committee members were given the opportunity to ask technical questions of the application.

Councillor Stewart Dobson questioned the positioning of the barn and the rental/ownership status of other available land to the applicant.

Members of the public were goven an opportunity to address the committee.

Councillor Paul Oatway spoke as the local member for the application and stated that there was a need for a barn for the land owner to store equipment and tools securely.

The reason for the positioning of the barn was clarified as due to the nature of the land in this location  and the fact that better quality  land t would be lost if the barn was to be place elsewhere. There was also better existing landscaping in the proposed location.

Following submissions the application was opened for debate, and the members discussed the impact of the barn on local residents’ amenity. The Senior Planning Officer clarified that no protection was afforded in law for a land owners ‘right to a view’, and so this would not be a suitable reason for refusal.

Members debated the height of the structure and it was agreed that it was sufficient to allow for the storage of equipment and materials.

At the end of the debate, it was;

Resolved:

To Grant Planning permission for the application 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 building hereby approved shall be used for agriculture only and for no other purpose as amended by the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (Amendment) (England) Order 2005, (or in any provisions equivalent to that class in any statutory instrument revoking or re-enacting that Order with or without modification).

REASON:  The proposed use is acceptable but the Local Planning Authority wish to consider any future proposal for a change of use having regard to the circumstances of the case.

3          No development shall commence within the proposed development site, nor shall any underground cabling or servicing be installed (including cable runs to serve the solar PV panels) until:

a)         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

b)        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.

4          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: To protect the character and appearance of the area.

5          Notwithstanding the submitted details, the PV panels hereby approved shall be installed with a 'black' coloration with each panel having a factory finished black surround, and shall thereafter be maintained in accordance with these details.

REASON: To minimise the impact of the panels on the visual amenities of the area and preserve the scenic beauty of this Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

6          No external lighting shall be installed on site until plans showing the type of light appliance, the height and position of fitting, illumination levels and light spillage 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: In the interests of the amenities of the area and to minimise unnecessary light spillage above and outside the development site. 

7          The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans: [Location Plan, Site Plan (excluding the annotation of 'proposed concrete track' both received on the 10th May 2013 and the amended plans 'Plan and Elevations' clarifying the orientation of the building received on the  22nd July 2013.

REASON:

For the avoidance of doubt, and in the interests of proper planning.