Decision details

It was noted that Members had visited the site on the previous day.

The following spoke under the public participation at meetings scheme:

·         Mr N Marriott, Agent.

The recommendation for approval subject to conditions was moved and seconded.  It was agreed to amend condition 8 regarding landscaping by incorporating the second sentence of condition 9 and to omit the remainder of condition 9 regarding a maintenance plan.  The motion was then voted on and carried.

RESOLVED:

That the application be APPROVED subject to the following conditions or modifications:

1.         Standard time limit

2.         Development in accordance with the submitted plan 1606/02C and

            Specifications and as amended by the submitted tree protection plan

            ‘028/03’ and specifications, subject to the following conditions or

            modifications.

3.         The horse riding arena hereby approved shall be ancillary to and remain

            within the same planning unit as Lane Farm, and for private use of the

            occupants of that dwelling only. The horse riding arena shall not be

            used for commercial purposes or livery.

4.         There shall be no external lighting/flood lighting on the site throughout

            the life of the development.

5.         The surfacing of the riding arena hereby approved shall have a dark

            coloured finish in black rubber chippings to match the submitted

            specification and shall be permanently so maintained.

6.         No trees on the site shall be wilfully damaged or destroyed or felled,

            topped, lopped or uprooted without the prior written consent of the

            National Park Authority, other than those which are specifically shown

            on the approved plan ‘028/03’ for removal.  Any trees proposed for

removal shall be replaced as part of a replanting scheme to be submitted to and agreed in writing by the Authority. Such a

replanting scheme shall be submitted at the same time as any felling proposals.

7.         No works or development shall take place until full details of the mitigation planting scheme have been submitted to and approved by the Authority.  These details shall include, as appropriate:

·Planting plan (to include sufficient width of planting on the west, north

   and east sides of the riding arena/manege to provide adequate

   screening in the opinion of the Authority)

·Softworks specifications and planting schedules, noting species,

   planting sizes and proposed numbers/densities

8.         All soft landscape works shall be carried out in accordance with the

approved details.  Any trees that, within a period of five years after planting, are removed, die or become, in the opinion of the Authority, seriously damaged or defective, shall be replaced as soon as is reasonably practicable with others of species, size and number as originally approved, unless the Authority gives its written consent to any variation.