Agenda item

The outline application was for the erection of 15 affordable dwellings (six for affordable rent and nine for affordable shared ownership) with access off Broadley Green. Access only with all other matters reserved.

Members were advised of the following updates on the application:

“One additional objection has been received, raising concerns in respect of: the land not being scheduled for development in the Windlesham Neighbourhood Plan; wildlife; traffic and parking problems, and; air and pollution from the M3.

Officer comments

The Windlesham Neighbourhood Plan does not allocate land for development. The committee report has had regard to all relevant policies of the Neighbourhood Plan. In particular, Policies WNP1.2 (Mixed and Small Dwellings); WNP2.1 (New Housing Development Features and Compatibility Proposals); Policy WNP4.1 (New Residential Developments Parking Space Design), and; Policy WNP4.2 (Residential Developments Parking Space Standards).

It is considered that all other issues have been sufficiently addressed already in the agenda report.

Condition 3 is proposed to be amended to clarify the proposed plan reference (amendments in bold):

The development hereby approved shall not be occupied unless and until the proposed vehicular access to Broadley Green has been constructed and provided with visibility zones in accordance with the approved plans (Indicative site layout – Drawing No. 01C received on 13 August 2018) and thereafter the visibility zones shall be kept permanently clear of any obstruction over 1.05 m highway.”

As the application had triggered the Council’s Public Speaking Scheme, Mr Douglas Bond, the agent, spoke in support of the application and Cllr Mike Goodman on behalf of Ms Deborah Bardini spoke in objection of the application.

The recommendation to grant the application was proposed by Councillor Vivienne Chapman and seconded by Councillor Sarah Jane Croke, and put to the vote and carried.

RESOLVED application 18/0734 be granted subject to a legal agreement and the conditions in the officer’s report

Note 1

It was noted for the record that:

                     I.        Councillor Victoria Wheeler declared that she had been in correspondence and received information from a local Parish Councillor in respect of the application.

                    II.        Councillor Emma McGrath (in attendance) knew and was an acquaintance of the applicant.

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 grant the application:

Councillors Graham Alleway, Vivienne Chapman, Sarah Jane Croke, Shaun Garrett, Edward Hawkins, Sam Kay, Charlotte Morley, Darryl Ratiram, Morgan Rise and Graham Tapper.

Voting against the recommendation to grant the application:

Councillors Cliff Betton, David Lewis, Victoria Wheeler and Valerie White.

Voting in abstention on the recommendation to grant the application:

Councillor Sharon Galliford