Agenda item

Public participation

Adele Martin spoke in opposition to the application.

Mark Sanderson spoke in opposition to the application.

David Gollings spoke in objection to the application.

Steve Carrington spoke in support of the application.

Anna Greenwood spoke in support of the application.

 

The Planning Officer introduced the application which was recommended to be delegated to the Area Development Manager to approve subject to the signing of a Section 106 legal agreement and conditions. Key issues were stated to include: whether the site can accommodate up to 181 dwellings, together with the necessary car parking, public open space and strategic landscaping, and access.

 

Late correspondence had been received from the Environment Agency and the Council Ecologist.

 

Members of the Committee then had the opportunity to ask technical questions of the officer. Clarification was sought on the percentage of affordable housing, it was explained that 30% had been reached as a viable percentage after much negotiation. It was asked why highways had objected to item 8b but not 8a. It was explained that it had been considered that there was an upper limit of how many dwellings could be reasonably accommodated on the site and that this point had been reached in the second application. It was also asked why there were not appeals for both applications for non-determination at Ludgershall Garden Centre, this was said to be up to the discretion of the applicant.

 

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

 

It was explained that with regards to the number of houses, that the density was not too high. Simmonds Road was explained as being the best route into the site, and highways were noted as being content subject to the conditions. A substantive contribution was said as being given towards education as a part of the application’s conditions.

 

A debate followed where the issue of making sure motorists adhere to speed limits in the area was discussed. It was asked whether there should be measures in place to make sure that working and development only takes place during weekdays. Concerns were raised over the width of the roads and access. The location of the car parking bays in relation to the village green were discussed. It was asked if some kind of fencing should be placed around to protect children playing on the village green from traffic accidents. The effect of 181 extra houses on the infrastructure of services in the neighbourhood was debated.

 

At the conclusion of debate it was,

 

Resolved

 

To delegate to the Area Development Manager to approve subject to the signing of a Section 106 legal agreement in respect of the following –

 

Affordable Housing - 30% contribution

 

Highways – A planning obligation to secure a contribution of £100,555 (£250k / 450) x 181 ) time limited to 10 years, index linked for, congestion relief in Ludgershall.

 

Education - Financial contribution of £1,340,000 towards improvements to existing education

 

infrastructure, in accordance with policy HC37 of the Kennet Local Plan 2011.

 

Children’s Recreation - Installation of play equipment and a trim trail (and commuted payments for maintenance if the applicants want to offer the equipment to the Council for adoption).

 

Adult Recreation – Off-site contribution of £72,599.00 towards pitch provision, in accordance with policy HC34 of the Kennet Local Plan 2011.

 

Social and Community Infrastructure - £100,000 towards Memorial Hall roof repairs, in accordance with policy HC42 of the Kennet Local Plan 2011 and the planning brief.

 

Ecology - £19,877.42 towards the Stone Curlew Project within the Special Protection Area for Birds, to mitigate for the impact of increased use of Salisbury Plain for recreational activity by residents of the development.

 

S106 Monitoring Fee – £3,000

 

and 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) 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: In the interests of visual amenity and the character and appearance of the area.

 

3) No development shall commence on site until details of the design, external appearance and decorative finish of all railings, fences, gates, walls, bollards and other means of enclosure have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details prior to the development being occupied.

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

 

4) No development shall commence on site until details of the proposed ground floor slab levels have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved levels details.

REASON: In the interests of visual amenity.

 

5) The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans:

Proposed Site Plan – 11.026.128 rev.B

HA Allocation Plan – 11.026.129 rev.B

Location Plan – 11.026.100

House Type A – 11.026.103

House Type B – 11.026.104

House Type C – 11.026.105

House Type Ch – 11.026.106

House Type D – 11.026.107

House Type E – 11.026.108

House Type Eh – 11.026.109

House Type F – 11.026.110

House Type G – 11.026.111

House Type H – 11.026.112

House Type I – 11.026.113

House Type J – 11.026.114

House Type K – 11.026.115

House Type L – 11.026.116

House Type M – 11.026.117

House Type Mh – 11.026.118

House Type N – 11.026.119

House Type Nh – 11.026.120

House Type O – 11.026.121

House Type Oh – 11.026.122

House Type P – 11.026.123

House Type Ph – 11.026.124

House Type Q – 11.026.125

Existing Street Scenes – 11.026.126

Proposed Street Scenes – 11.026.130

Garage – 11.026.131

Landscape Plans – FOR 19182 11A/12A/13A/14A/15A/16A/17A/18A

Topographical Survey – ENC-151112-9M9

Tree Protection Plan – J472.07.181

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

 

6) No construction or demolition work shall take place at the site on Sundays or Public Holidays or outside the hours of 07:30 to 18:00 Monday to Friday and 08:00 to 13:00 on Saturdays.

REASON: In the interests of neighbouring amenity

 

7) Prior to occupation of the 50th dwelling the Astor Crescent north footway (between the site entrance and Empress Way) shall be planed off 30mm and resurfaced in accordance with details to be first submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority.

REASON: In the interests of providing safe and convenient pedestrian access to the development.

 

8) Prior to occupation of the 50th dwelling Astor Crescent north (between the site entrance and Empress Way shall have had its street lighting improved to current residential standards in accordance with details to be first submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority.

REASON: In the interests of providing safe and convenient access to the development.

 

9) Prior to occupation of any of plot numbers 1 to 25 the access to Astor Crescent including a junction table shall have been laid out and constructed in accordance with details to be first submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority.

REASON: In the interests of providing safe and convenient access to the development.

 

10) No construction traffic shall use Astor Crescent to access the site at any time.

REASON: In the interests of protecting the amenity and environment of residents of Astor Crescent which is considered unsuitable to cater for construction traffic movements.

 

11) Prior to occupation of any dwelling, the access to Simmonds Road shall have been laid out and provided included associated local footway alterations and road markings, in accordance with details to in accordance with details to be first submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority.

REASON: In the interests of providing safe and convenient access to the development.

 

12) No development shall commence on site until a Green Travel Plan has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The Travel Plan shall include details of implementation and monitoring and shall be implemented in accordance with these agreed details. The results of the implementation and monitoring shall be made available to the Local Planning Authority on request, together with any changes to the plan arising from those results.

REASON: In the interests of road safety and reducing vehicular traffic to the development.

 

13) Prior to the commencement of development a scheme detailing how the buffer strip along the Northern boundary with Lena Close and Queens Close will be managed, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. Such a scheme shall include details of how those parts of the buffer strip adjacent properties in Lena Close and Queens Close shall be transferred to those properties where they request transfer of the land and how the remaining parts of the buffer strip shall be managed.

REASON: In the interest of maintaining in the long term the buffer strip between the existing residential properties and the new homes.

 

INFORMATIVE

This permission shall be read in conjunction with an Agreement made under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1990 and dated the [INSERT].

 

INFORMATIVE

Please note that Council offices do not have the facility to receive material samples. Please deliver material samples to site and inform the Planning Officer where they are to be found.