Agenda item

The application was for the erection of 4 No. five bedroom and 1 No. four bedroom dwellings with associated access, parking/garaging and landscaping following the demolition of existing buildings.

This application would normally have been determined under the Council’s Scheme of Delegation for Officers; however, it had been called in for determination by the Planning Applications Committee at the request of Cllr Wheeler as she considered it inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

Members were advised of the following updates:

‘Condition 2 to be updated to read:

2. The proposed development shall be built in accordance with the following approved plans: 11, 12, 13, 14, 21, 22, 23, 24, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 41, 42, 43, 44, 51, 52, 53, 54, 1001 and 1003, unless the prior written approval has been obtained from the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interest of proper planning and as advised in ID.17a of the Planning Practice Guidance’.

Some Members felt that replacing the see-through glass house with houses was harmful to the Green Belt

It was clarified for Members that the poly tunnels counted as floor volume.

Resolved that application 17/0307 be approved as amended subject to the conditions as set out in the report of the Executive Head – Regulatory and a satisfactory legal agreement.

In the event that a satisfactory legal agreement is not completed in respect of SAMM and Affordable Housing contribution by 6 September 2017 and unless the prior agreement has been obtained from the Executive Head of Regulatory for an extension of time to complete the agreement, the recommendation would be to refuse for the reasons as set out in the report of the Executive Head – Regulatory.

Note 1

The recommendation to approve as amended was proposed by Councillor Jonathan Lytle and seconded by Councillor Colin Dougan.

Note 2

In accordance with Part 4, Section D, paragraph 18 of the Constitution, the voting in relation to the application was as follows:

Voting in favour of the recommendation to approve the application as amended:

Councillors Nick Chambers, Colin Dougan, Edward Hawkins, Surinder Gandhum, Jonathan Lytle, David Mansfield, Max Nelson and Robin Perry.

Voting against the recommendation to approve the application as amended:

Councillors Paul Ilnicki,  Katia Malcaus Cooper, Conrad Sturt, Pat Tedder, Victoria Wheeler, Valerie White and John Winterton.