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17/09914/FUL - Land to the rear of 88- 89b, High Street, Cricklade

Minutes:

Public participation

 

Andrew Pywell, the agent, spoke in support to the application.

 

Cllr Mark Clarke, Cricklade Parish Council, but representing Cricklade Neighbourhood Plan, spoke in objection to the application.

Cllr Chris Hodgson, Cricklade Parish Council, spoke in objection to the application.

 

The Planning Officer, Lee Burman, introduced a report which recommended granting planning permission, subject to conditions, for the erection of 2 no. dwellings on an area of land to the rear of 88-89b High Street, Cricklade that fronts onto Horse Fair Lane.

 

The Planning Officer provided the following update on the report:

 

  • Page 38 of the agenda pack – parking arrangements revised to provide 2 no. garage space on 2 x 3 no. bed dwellings.
  • End of report informatives – drainage matters referred to Wessex Water in the report, but should read Thames Water.

 

Key issues highlighted included: the principle of development; the impact on the character and appearance of the Conservation Area, Listed Buildings and their settings; the impact on local highways/parking; the impact on neighbour amenity; and drainage.

 

Members of the Committee then had the opportunity to ask technical questions of the officer which focused on: the current parking arrangements and whether parking spaces would be lost as a result of the proposed development; concerns over the site location map detailed in the report; why the Conservation Officer now had no objections to the development; and the reduction of the number of dwellings proposed in the original proposal.

 

Members of the public then had the opportunity to address the Committee, as

detailed above.

 

Cllr Bob Jones MBE, Division Member, spoke regarding the application with the main points focusing on overdevelopment of the area; the proximity of the development to the high street; highways/parking concerns; the historical value of the area; the impact on the character and appearance of the conservation area; and the need to take the Cricklade Neighbourhood Plan into consideration. 

 

At the start of the debate a proposal was moved by Cllr Chuck Berry, seconded by Cllr Gavin Grant to refuse planning permission as detailed below.

 

During the debate the main points raised were: the authority of the Neighbourhood Plan and in particular Policy H3; the integrity of burgage plots and their importance to the character and appearance of the area; the natural and historical significance of the area; informal parking arrangements and their importance to local residents; and whether the public benefits of development outweigh its harm, whether the development conflicts with Core Policy 57 and 58 of the Wiltshire Core Strategy.

 

Officers advised members in respect of the submitted and available information in respect of parking arrangements and highways access and potential conflicts with the development.

 

Resolved

 

That planning permission is refused contrary to officer recommendation for the following reason:

 

1.    The proposed development by virtue of its form, scale and layout will result in harm to the setting of the adjacent designated heritage assets (No.s 88 – 88b High Street Cricklade) through subdivision of the burgage plots related to these properties. The identified harm is not sufficiently outweighed by public benefits of development and consequently the proposals conflict with Wiltshire Core Strategy (Jan 2015) CP57 (i) & (iii) and CP58; Policy H3 of the Cricklade Neighbourhood Plan (Made March 2018); and paras 11, 194 & 196 of the National Planning Policy Framework (July 2018).

 

 

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