Agenda item

21/01111/REM - Land East of Spa Road, Melksham

Reserved Matters for 50 homes forming part of Phases 4A and 5A of outline planning permission originally granted under 14/10461/OUT and varied by consented application 17/09248/VAR. REM approval is sought for all outstanding matters relating to this phase, comprising Scale, Layout, External Appearance, Landscaping, Internal Access Arrangements and the Mix and Type of Housing.

Minutes:

Public Participation

Joe Ayoubkhani spoke in support of the application.

 

Senior Conservation and Planning Officer, Jemma Foster, presented a report, and recommended that the Committee approves the application for Reserved Matters for 50 homes forming part of Phases 4A and 5A of outline planning permission originally granted under 14/10461/OUT and varied by consented application 17/09248/VAR. Reserved Matters approval was sought for all outstanding matters relating to this phase, comprising the Scale, Layout, External Appearance, Landscaping, Internal Access Arrangements and the Mix and Type of Housing.

 

Details were provided of the site, the principle of development, the impacts upon the area and wider landscape; drainage impacts, heritage asset setting impacts as well as highways impacts and neighbouring impacts.

 

Members of the Committee had the opportunity to ask technical questions regarding the application. Details were sought on the phasing of the scheme and the trigger provision for affordable housing.

 

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

 

The local Unitary Member, Councillor Mike Sankey, then spoke regarding the application and reiterated his previous statement relating to Item 8a.

 

A debate then followed which centred on the policy position pursuant to securing and retaining a good mix and range of housing within new developments.

 

A motion to move and accept the proposal was moved by Councillor Bill Parks      and seconded by Councillor Pip Ridout.

 

At the conclusion of the debate, it was,

 

Resolved:

 

Recommendation – Approve subject to the following conditions:

 

1- The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans: Drawing PL-01 (site location plan); Drawing PL-02 (context plan); Drawing PL-03C (coloured layout), Drawing PL-03C (planning layout); Drawing PL-04A (materials layout), Drawing SA-01 (sales area); Drawing 4769-L: 211-R (soft works drawing 3 of 5); Drawing 214-M (structural landscape road drawing 1 of 4); Drawing 215-N (structural landscape proposal road drawing 2 of 4); Drawing 218-O (structural landscape drawing 1 of 1); Drawing 219-K (structural landscape north west boundary 1 of 1); Drawing 222-P (hard landscape proposal 2 of 4); Drawing RP2: SS- 01 (street scene); Drawing HT-GAR-01 (garage); Drawing HT-GAR-02 (garage); Drawing AVO- 18023-CIV-5000 Rev A (engineering levels); Drawing House Types RP2-HT: AL-01, ALD-02, ALD-03, ALV-01A, ELLERTON-01, KINGSLEY-01, KINGLSEY-02, KINGSVILLE-01, KINGSVILLE-03A, MORESBY-01, MORSEBY-02, MORSEBY-03, RADLEIGH-01, RADLEIGH- 02, WOOD-01, WOOD-02.

 

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

 

2- The development hereby approved shall be carried out in strict accordance with the Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) approved by the Local PlanningAuthority under application reference number 19/01795/DOC.

 

REASON: To ensure the development is undertaken in an acceptable manner, in the interests of preventing pollution of the water environment

 

3- The materials to be used for the external walls and roofs shall be carried out in accordance with the details approved by the Local Planning Authority under application reference number 19/05715/DOC.

 

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

 

4- Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted

Development) (England) Order 2015 (or any Order revoking or re-enacting or amending that Order with or without modification), the garage(s) hereby permitted shall not be converted to habitable accommodation.

 

REASON: To secure the retention of adequate parking provision, in the interests of highway safety.

 

5- The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the drainage scheme for the southern area of the site including the associated attenuation pond, landscaping and infrastructure works that was approved by the Local Planning Authority under application reference 19/04603/DOC.

 

REASON: To ensure suitable drainage for the site

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