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The Planning Officer introduced the report, which recommended approval.

RESOLVED:

That, subject to the approval by the Government Office for the South West, application S/2010/0605 planning permission be granted for the following reasons:

Both national (PPS1, PPS4 and PPS7) and local guidance (policy G1) would support the enhancement of the Village Hall’s facilities. In this case, this enhancement involves the erection of a new hall elsewhere in the village and it is recognised there will be a loss of a community facility if the site of the hall is redeveloped for housing. However, whilst officers are concerned that the current Village Hall could be demolished and no replacement erected, if as in this atypical case, the Parish Council is promoting the scheme and the village supports the proposal then whilst there are concerns that the proposal is not in accordance with Local Plan policy PS3, if permission is granted for a new village hall on the corner of the Memorial Recreation Ground then overall it could be considered that there would not be a loss of a community facility. Therefore the proposal to demolish the existing hall would be acceptable.

As regards the redevelopment of the site, it lies within the Housing Policy Boundary of Whiteparish (policy H16) and therefore the principle of the residential development is acceptable provided any scheme would comply with the other criteria of the Local Plan, particularly policies G2 and D2. However, as this application is in outline, the scheme is indicative and the drawings are only illustrative. But, these indicative details are considered to be in keeping with the character of the area and the further details of the dwellings’ appearance, etc will be the subject of reserved matters submissions.

And subject to the owners entering into an agreement under Section 106 to tie this application to the reprovision of village hall facilities and to the following conditions:

1.      The development hereby permitted shall be begun either before the expiration of five 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 layout of the development;

b)             The external appearance of the development;

c)             The landscaping of the site;

d)             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 92 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and Article 3(1) of the Town and Country Planning (General Development  ...  view the full minutes text for item 112