Issue - meetings

Demolition of existing dwelling.  Construction of 2 no. detached dwellings and associated works.

Permit

Mrs Stevens introduced the application.

Additional information was provided on the agenda update sheet, listing further information from the agent regarding proposed sustainability measures, and an additional condition in relation to the submission of a detailed scheme regarding the provision of photovoltaic cells.

Mrs Stevens gave two further verbal updates, the first in relation to condition 4, to include a requirement for further information regarding the prevention of litter, and the second in relation to condition 15, which required the addition of the words ‘until the’ to be inserted between the words ‘and’ and ‘car’ in the first sentence to read; ‘The dwellings hereby permitted shall not be occupied unless and until the car charging points…..’

The following members of the public addressed the Committee:

Mr Keith Martin – Parish Council

Mrs Kerry Simmons - Agent

The Chairman read a statement received from Mr Barrett to be read in his absence; ‘I would therefore like to support the Parish Council and the Wells Farm Estate in objecting to this application on the grounds of over development and that it was contrary to the management policy’.

Members sought clarification regarding the number of proposed car charging points, whether the S106 requirement was due to recreational disturbance and if that would be line with the latest guidance, what weight could be given the Village Design Statement, the importance of the boundary hedge and whether the bin and bike store would interfere with the provision of a continuous hedge, further information regarding the size of the plot, parking and turning space and what weight should be given to the extant planning permission.  Mrs Stevens responded that the S106 recreational disturbance payment was in line with the 2020 guidance, which will change in April, with the new financial year.  The bike and bin store could be relocated to provide a continuous hedge.  The Village Design Statement carries some weight and is a material consideration, although it is not a document which has been through examination, Mrs Stevens therefore advised that the National Planning Policy Framework and the Local Plan would carry greater weight.  The existing plot size was 31 metres in width, other nearby plots 16 to 18 metres in width and the proposed plan would provide one plot of just under 16 metres and the other 15.5 metres, there was a mix of plot sizes but narrower plots were more predominant.  There was sufficient space for parking and turning and condition 15 would be amended to clarify a minimum of one car charging point per dwelling.  The extant permission was due expire imminently, however as planning permission had previously been granted, the previous granting of permission was also a material consideration.  If there has been no significant change in the circumstances on site, or change in local policy or national policy, Mrs Stevens advised that it would not be reasonable to refuse permission.   The existence of planning permission even if shortly due to lapse was is still a material consideration that carried  ...  view the full minutes text for item 23