Decision details

Cllr Mrs K Potter left the room during discussion of this item due to a prejudicial interest.

This application had been deferred by the Planning Committee in March in accordance with Standing Order 1.48 as the Committee were minded to approve the application contrary to Authority Policy and the Officer recommendation.

The following spoke under the Public Participation at Meetings Scheme:

•           Mr John Millhouse, Agent.

As the committee considered that the proposal would not cause significant harm to the conservation area and that there was public benefit of in providing affordable local needs housing the motion to approve the application, subject to a Section 106 agreement and appropriate conditions was then moved, seconded, put to the vote and carried.

RESOLVED

That subject to the prior entry into the Authority’s affordable housing a S106 Agreement restricting the affordability and occupancy to local qualifying needs,  the application be APPROVED subject to the following conditions:

1.         Statutory time limit for implementation.

2.         Development to be carried out in accordance with specified approved plans, with the option showing the development set further back on the site.

3.         No development shall commence until details of a scheme of archaeological monitoring have been submitted and approved in writing. The development shall then be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

4.         No development shall commence until details of foul sewerage showing a package treatment plant has been submitted and approved in writing. The development shall then be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

5.         Submission and approval of scheme of landscaping prior to completion or first occupation of the development. Any hard landscaping to be completed prior to first occupation and any planting to be during the first planting season after first occupation of the development.

6.         Specification of design and architectural details including approval of sample panel of the stonework for the external walls, sample of roof slates, specification of rainwater goods, finish of external windows and doors, roof verges, pipe work and meter boxes.

7.         Remove permitted development rights for domestic extensions, alterations, outbuildings, walls fences or other means of enclosure, solar and photovoltaic panels.

8.         Before any operations are commenced, space shall be provided within the site curtilage for site accommodation, storage of plant and materials, parking and manoeuvring of site operative's and visitor's vehicles together with the loading / unloading and manoeuvring of goods vehicles, designed, laid out and constructed all as may be agreed with the Local Planning Authority in advance of construction work commencing and maintained free from impediment throughout the duration of construction works.

9.         Before any other operations are commenced the existing vehicular access shall be improved in accordance with the application drawings, laid out, constructed and provided with visibility sightlines extending from a point 2.4m from the carriageway edge, measured along the centre line of the access, to the extremities of the site frontage abutting the highway in each direction. The land in advance of the sightlines shall be maintained in perpetuity clear of any object greater than 1m in height (0.6m in the case of vegetation) relative to the adjoining nearside carriageway edge.

10.       The proposed access drive to the B6465 shall be no steeper than 1 in 15 for the first 10m from the nearside highway boundary and measures shall be implemented to prevent the flow of surface water onto the adjacent highway. Once provided any such facilities shall be maintained in perpetuity free from any Impediment to their designated use

11.       The premises, the subject of the application, shall not be occupied until the on-site parking and turning spaces have been provided for in accordance with the application drawings laid out and constructed as may be agreed with the Local Planning Authority and maintained thereafter free from any impediment to designated use.

12.       The access shall not be gated within 5m of the highway limits and where fitted, shall open into the site only unless otherwise agreed with the Local Planning Authority.

13.       Prior to the occupation adequate bin storage and a bin dwell area for use on refuse collection days shall be provided clear of the public highway, within the site curtilage clear of all access and parking and turning provision and retained thereafter free from impediment to designated use.

The meeting was adjourned from 10.45 to 10.50 following the consideration of this item. 

Cllr Mrs Kath Potter returned to the meeting.