Agenda item

Application Number: 16/1207 - Windlemere Golf Club, Windlesham Road, West End, Woking GU24 9QL

Minutes:

The applications was for three detached two storey dwellings with detached double garages, entrance gates and associated accesses and landscaping following demolition of golf club and driving range buildings and use of remainder of land as suitable alternative natural greenspace (SANGS). (Additional info recv'd 25/1/17). (Additional information rec'd 09/02/2017).  (Amended/Additional Information - Rec'd 21/03/2017.) (Amended and Additional Information Rec'd 31/03/2017) (Amended plans and information, and additional information recv'd 21/7/17). (Amended plans & information, and additional information recv'd 24/11/17).

 

This application was considered at the Planning Applications Committee meeting on the 24 August 2017, where it was resolved that the application 16/1207 be deferred in order to:

a) carry out a site visit to inspect the SANG car park access;

b) invite the County Highway Authority to attend the site; and

c) obtain further information from the Heritage Officer regarding the access to the site.

 

In accordance with Part 5, section D, Appendix A, paragraph 9 of the Constitution,  only those Members who had attended the site visit would be able to vote in relation to this application.

 

Members were advised of the following updates:

 

‘Revised vehicular access

 

Surrey County Highway Authority (CHA) has raised no objection to the proposed amended shared access to the dwellings and SANG Car Park – which is now located on the eastern side of Blackstroud Lane East away from the Listed Buildings to the north. The CHA has again recommended pre-occupation conditions requiring the provision of sufficient visibility splays, provision of space within the site for parking and satisfactory manoeuvring and a pre-commencement planning condition requiring the submission of a Construction Management Plan, all to be approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The above conditions are proposed to be re-imposed as outlined in the report, and Condition 7 is proposed to be reworded to take account of the amended access, as follows:

 

Amended condition 7

The development hereby approved shall not be first occupied unless and until the proposed vehicular access to Blackstroud Lane East has been constructed and provided with visibility zones in accordance with Drawing No. 64033-TS-001 Rev C (within the Transport Statement dated November 2017 and received on 24 November 2017) and thereafter the visibility zones shall be kept permanently clear of any obstruction over 1.05 m high.

 

Reason: In order that the development should not prejudice highway safety nor cause inconvenience to other highway users and accord with Policies CP11 and DM11 of the Surrey Heath Core Strategy 2012 and the National Planning Policy Framework.

 

Condition 6 in respect of the requirements for a modified existing golf club access is proposed to be removed, as it is now proposed to close off this access to allow for the abovementioned shared access.

 

Revised SANG Management Plan

 

In response to the comments received from Natural England on 05 December 2017, a revised SANG Management Plan and SANG Car Park Plan has been received, in order to provide a direct pedestrian link from the car park to the walkway. Natural England now raise no objection, subject to compliance with the revised SANG Management Plan and Surrey Heath Borough Council being satisfied that the necessary costings and financial information have been provided to enable the transfer of the site for their long term management. The approved plans Condition 2 is proposed to be amended accordingly, as follows:

 

Amended condition 2

The proposed development shall be built in accordance with the following approved plans:

 

Proposed Plot 2 and Plot 3 floor plans and elevations (Drawing Nos. 13 - P933 - 104; 13 - P933 - 105) - both received on 23 December 2016;

 

Proposed Plot 1 floor plans and elevations; garages; entrance gates and streetscene, and; site plans (Drawing Nos. 13 - P933 – 103 REV A; 13 - P933 – 106 REV A; 13 - P933 – 107 REV A; 13 - P933 - 101 Rev C; 13 - P933 - 102 Rev C) – all received on 24 November 2017;

 

Proposed SANG car park plan (Drawing No. 13 - P933 – 112 REV C); Proposed SANG Management Plan (Aspect Ecology - dated December 2017); - both received on 12 December 2017,

 

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 requested that softer landscaping be applied at the front of the site, in particular to soften the gates, and to include native species. It was agreed that Condition 12 would be amended to address this. In addition, it was requested that the materials around the SANGs be made of wood and not metal. Members were advised that Condition 4 requires details of the proposed SANG car park access enclosures to be submitted and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

 

Resolved that application 16/1207 be approved as amended subject to conditionscompletion of a legal agreement and referral to the Secretary of State as a Departure from the Development Plan.

 

Note 1

As the application had triggered the Council’s Public Speaking scheme, Mr Brennen spoke in objection and Mr Smith the applicant spoke in support.

 

Note 2

It was noted for the record that Councillor Edward Hawkins declared on behalf of the Committee that the Council intended to acquire the land adjacent to the site for SANGS.

 

Note 2

The recommendation to approve the application as amended was proposed by Councillor Edward Hawkins and seconded by Councillor Nick Chambers.  

 

Note 3

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, Surinder Gandhum, Edward Hawkins, Jonathan Lytle, Katia Malcaus Cooper, Adrian Page, Ian Sams, Pat Tedder and Victoria Wheeler.

 

 

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