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17/03035/REM - Land at Former Blounts Court Nursery, Studley Lane, Studley, Calne, SN11 9NQ

Minutes:

Member of the public Richard Fitter spoke against the application. Cllr Keith Robbins from Calne Without Parish Council spoke in favour of the application.

 

The Senior Planning Officer introduced the application for the erection of 53 dwellings with public open space and associated infrastructure, approval of reserved matters (scale, layout, external appearance and landscaping) to be in conjunction with outline application 15/10457/OUT. It was identified that the application had been reported to the NAPC Meeting of the 06/09/2017 and had been deferred to seek alterations to the scheme’s design and layout. Officers identified that these matters had, to a large extent, been addressed by the applicant and that further consultation had taken place in this respect. A presentation was delivered, which displayed a site location plan, photographs of the existing site and the proposed plans. The Officer also gave an overview of the planning history relating to the site. Attention was drawn to the Late Observations, in particular the Officer repeated the comments of the highway Officer that the proposal currently proposes no footway and no street lighting, if members were to approve the layout the Wiltshire Council would be unable to adopt any highways within the development. 

 

Councillors were invited to ask technical questions and in response Officers confirmed that issues relating to the proposed positioning of the toucan crossing had been reviewed by external highways experts, along with Wiltshire Council’s Highways Officers, and that this planning application could not dictate the specific location of a pedestrian crossing.

 

Members of the public spoke as detailed above.

 

Cllr Christine Crisp spoke as Local Member in favour of the application. She highlighted that the applicant had listened to residents concerns, and that the design was now acceptable to the Parish Council, and that it would be perverse to refuse the application. 

 

In the debate that followed Cllr Crisp proposed the Officer’s recommendation of approval, with the additional conditions contained in the Late Observations. This was seconded by Cllr Grant and approved unanimously.

 

Resolved:

 

To GRANT planning permission subject to planning conditions:

 

1 The development hereby permitted shall be begun either before the expiration of three 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 The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans:

2550-5-2-DR-0001 P7 Received 19/07/2017

2550-5-2-DR-0002 P7 Received 10/08/2017

2550-5-2-DR-0003 P7 Received 10/08/2017

2550-5-2-DR-0004 P7 Received 19/07/2017

2550-5-2-DR-0005 P6 Received 19/06/2017

2550-5-2-DR-0006 P2 Received 22/03/2017

2550-5-2-DR-0007 P1 Received 01/02/2017

2550-5-2-DR-0008 P1 Received 01/02/2017

2550-5-2-DR-0009 P1 Received 01/02/2017

2550-5-2-DR-0010 P2 Received 13/07/2017

2550-5-4-LM-T4-S3 P1 Received 01/02/2017

 

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

 

3 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.

 

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), no window, dormer window or rooflight, other than those shown on the approved plans, shall be inserted in the )INSERT) roofslope(s) of the development hereby permitted.

 

REASON: In the interests of residential amenity and privacy.

 

5 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), no gates, fences, walls or other means of enclosure, other than those shown on the approved plans, shall be erected or placed anywhere on the site.

 

REASON: In the interests of visual amenity.

 

6 No more than 40 units shall be occupied until the unallocated parking shown on the approved plans has been consolidated, surfaced and laid out in accordance with the approved details. This area shall be maintained and remain available for the use of parking motor vehicles at all times thereafter.

 

REASON: To ensure that adequate provision is made for parking within the site in the interests of highway safety.

 

7 No development shall commence on site until a Residential 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.

 

8 No dwelling on the development hereby approved shall be occupied until sufficient space for the parking of vehicles in accordance with the Parking Schedule and Planning Layout together with a vehicular access thereto has been provided in accordance with details submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The said space shall not be used other than for the parking of vehicles or for the purpose of access.

 

REASON: To ensure that adequate provision is made for parking within the site in the interests of highway safety.

 

INFORMATIVE TO APPLICANT:

The applicant should note that the grant of planning permission does not include any separate permission which may be needed to erect a structure in the vicinity of a public sewer. Such permission should be sought direct from Thames Water Utilities Ltd / Wessex Water Services Ltd. Buildings are not normally allowed within 3.0 metres of a Public Sewer although this may vary depending on the size, depth, strategic importance, available access and the ground conditions appertaining to the sewer in question.

 

INFORMATIVE TO APPLICANT:

The applicant is requested to note that this permission does not affect any private property rights and therefore does not authorise the carrying out of any work on land outside their control. If such works are required it will be necessary for the applicant to obtain the landowners consent before such works commence. If you intend carrying out works in the vicinity of the site boundary, you are also advised that it may be expedient to seek your own advice with regard to the requirements of the Party Wall Act 1996.

 

INFORMATIVE TO APPLICANT:

Your attention is also drawn to the conditions imposed on the outline planning Permission

 

INFORMATIVE TO APPLICANT:

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.

 

INFORMATIVE TO APPLICANT:

Any alterations to the approved plans, brought about by compliance with Building Regulations or any other reason must first be agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority before commencement of work.

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