Agenda item

Members had visited the site on the previous day.

The Officer introduced the report and reported an amendment to Condition 6 to include details of paving and surfacing materials.

The following  spoke under the Public Participation at Meetings Scheme:

·         Ms Kate May, Applicant

Members were impressed with the ambitious nature of the project and that the applicant had engaged with the Authority from the very beginning, and were pleased that the farm was being brought back into use.

The Officer recommendation to approve the application, subject to an amendment to Condition 6 was moved, seconded, put to the vote and carried.

RESOLVED:

To  APPROVE the application subject to prior entry into a S106 legal agreement to tie the education suite and ancillary accommodation to the land and buildings at High Lees Farm, and subject to the following conditions.

1.         Statutory time limit for implementation

2.         No development shall commence until development phasing plan has been submitted and approved. Development to be carried out in accordance with approved details.

3.         No development shall commence until construction management plan has been submitted and approved. Development to be carried out in accordance with approved details.

4.         Travel plan to be submitted and approved prior to be first occupation of the education suite and ancillary accommodation.

5.         Landscape scheme to be submitted, approved and implemented prior to the first occupation of the development.

6.         Submit and agree sample of roof material and sample panel of stonework for education suite and ancillary accommodation together with details of paving and surfacing materials.

7.         The package treatment plant shall be installed prior to the first occupation of education suite and ancillary accommodation.

8.         The parking and manoeuvring areas shall be laid out, constructed and available for use prior to the first occupation of the education suite and ancillary accommodation and shall be permanently so maintained.

9.         Development shall not be carried out other than in accordance with recommendations of submitted protected species survey report.

10.       Restrict use specifically to education suite and accommodation all ancillary to High Lees Farm and to be retained within a single planning unit.

11.       Restrict residential accommodation to holiday accommodation only.

12.       Restrict the maximum number of guests to no more than 16 at any time.

13.       Restrict the use of agricultural buildings for the purposes of agriculture only.

14.       Remove agricultural buildings when no longer required for the purposes of agriculture.

15.       Remove permitted development rights for alterations and extensions from residential accommodation.

16.       Specification of colour finish for sheeting and doors to agricultural buildings.