Agenda item

Public Participation

Mr Glen Godwin, agent, spoke in support of the application.

Mr Matthew Deane spoke in support of the application

Cllr Phil Matthews, Wilton Town Council, spoke in support of the application.

The Planning Officer introduced a report which recommended that planning permission be granted. The application was stated to be an alternate site to the proposal in the previous application, Minute 87 - 13/01220/OUT – with the key issues stated to include the landscape and visual impact, flood risk, access and other issues. It was noted that some trees would need to be removed to create visibility splays at the access site, and an archaeological survey conducted.

Members of the Committee then had the opportunity to ask technical questions of the officer. Details were sought on alternative access arrangements, and it was confirmed an alternative would necessitate placing an access through the light industrial and residential zones of the proposed Fugglestone Red development.

Members of the public then had the opportunity to address the Committee with their views, as detailed above.

A debate followed, where the need for a new cemetery for the Salisbury area was raised, along with parking and access details.

At the conclusion of debate, it was,

Resolved:

To GRANT planning permission for the following reason:

The site was originally allocated within the draft masterplan for Fugglestone Red which was considered at the Enquiry in Public. It was considered at that stage as a potential site for a cemetery and no objections were raised to it. None the less the site is more prominent in landscape terms than the site to the North West of the Avenue but with landscaping is not considered inappropriate in landscape terms. The site is located closer to the main built development of Fugglestone Red 2 and therefore in visual terms will be seen in this context. The proposal therefore complies with policy Core policy two which allocates the site for development with the south Wiltshire core strategy.

Subject to the following conditions:

1) Details of the appearance, landscaping, layout and scale (hereinafter called “the reserved matters”) shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority before any development begins and the development shall be carried out as approved.

REASON: This is an outline application submitted in accordance with Article 3 of the Town

and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) Order 1995

2) Application for the approval of the reserved matters shall be made to the local planning authority not later than five years from the date of this permission.

REASON: This is an outline application, submitted in accordance with Article 3 of the Town

and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) Order 1995.

3) 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.

REASON: This is an outline application, submitted in accordance with Article 3 of the Town

and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) Order 1995.

4) No development approved by this permission shall be commenced until a scheme to assess the risk to groundwater, incorporating suitable measures to mitigate those risks ,must be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. It should include the following detailed information:

1. Tier 1: Risk screening in accordance with Environment Agency guidance assessing the Groundwater Pollution Potential of Cemetery Developments

2. Where required by the tier 1 assessment, a tier 2: Preliminary quantitative riskassessment with detailed desk study and preliminary site investigation

3. Where required by a tier 2 assessment, a tier 3: Detailed quantitative risk assessment

4. Where required by any stage of the risk assessment, a method statement, based on that agreed risk assessment, for construction and operation of the proposed development.

5. A completion statement to demonstrate that work specified in the method statement has been suitably carried out.

REASON : In order to protect controlled waters

5) All burials in the cemetery shall be:

1. a minimum of 50m from a potable groundwater supply source;

2. a minimum of 30m from a water course or spring;

3. a minimum of 10m distance from field drains;

4. no burial into standing water and the base of the grave must be above the local water table;

REASON: In order to Protect controlled Waters.

6) A landscape masterplan, including long term design objectives, management responsibilities and maintenance schedules for all landscape areas, shall be submitted to and approved by the local planning authority prior to the first use of the development, for its permitted use.  The landscape masterplan shall be carried out as approved.

REASON: To ensure the proper management and planning of the landscaped areas in the interests of visual amenity.

7) The development shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the following plans and documents –

Site location plan PO920_01-2

Design and Access statement PO920_6-1

Planning Statement dated 7 th June 2013 CIR.P.0920

Environmental Statement dated June CIR.P.0920

Transport statement by Brookbanks

Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment dated by the Cooper partnership

July 2013

Statement of pre application community consultation dated 17^th June 2013 CIR.P.0920

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

8)No development shall commence within the area indicated (proposed development site)

Until:

A written programme of phased 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

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.

Councillor Brian Dalton left the meeting at 10:30 following this item.