Agenda and minutes
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Contact: Helen Hardinge
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313. |
Apologies for Absence
Minutes:
Apologies for absence were received from
Councillors Chris Barker and Louise Marston.
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314. |
Substitutes
Minutes:
There were no substitutes present at the
meeting.
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Minutes PDF 182 KB
To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on
1 August 2018 (copy attached).
Minutes:
The minutes of the meeting held on 1 August
2018 were unanimously received by the Committee as an accurate
record and were signed by the Chairman.
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Planning Application DC/18/1126/OUT - Land North of Belle Vue, Newmarket Road, Barton Mills (Report No: DEV/FH/18/015) PDF 149 KB
Report No: DEV/FH/18/015
Outline Planning Application (all matters
reserved) - 5no. dwellings
Additional documents:
Minutes:
The Chairman advised that since publication of
the agenda the Agent had withdrawn this application, accordingly
this report was WITHDRAWN from the agenda and would
not be considered by the Committee.
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Planning Application DC/18/1489/VAR - Mildenhall Hub, Sheldrick Way, Mildenhall (Report No: DEV/FH/18/016) PDF 154 KB
Report No: DEV/FH/18/016
Planning Application - Variation of Condition
3 of DC/17/1106/FUL to amend the timing for the certification of
the diverted public right of way, to prior to the first occupation
of the development. The submission and
agreement of full details of the temporary diversion of the public
footpath and the provision of that path to remain prior to the
commencement of any works affecting the existing routes
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Planning Application
- Variation of Condition 3 of DC/17/1106/FUL to amend the timing
for the certification of the diverted public right of way, to prior
to the first occupation of the development. The submission and agreement of full details of
the temporary diversion of the public footpath and the provision of
that path to remain prior to the commencement of any works
affecting the existing routes
This application was referred to the Development Control
Committee because it was a major strategic development site and the
applicant was Forest Heath District Council.
The Principal Planning Officer reminded the Committee that
planning permission for the Mildenhall Hub development had been
granted at their meeting in November 2017.
The application before Members for determination simply
sought to vary the condition in respect of the timing of the
delivery of the diverted public right of way that was approved as
part of the original scheme.
Officers were recommending that the application be approved
as set out in Paragraph 12.1 of Report No DEV/FH/18/016.
The Principal Planning Officer drew attention to Paragraph
5.1 of the report and confirmed that the extended consultation
period expired on 4 September 2018 and no further comments had been
received on the application.
Councillor Ruth Bowman spoke in support of the variation,
which she considered a reasonable practical solution, and moved
that the application be approved, as per the Officer
recommendation. This was duly seconded
by Councillor Simon Cole.
Upon being put to the vote and with the vote being
unanimous, it was resolved that
Decision
The application be
GRANTED subject to the conditions attached to
planning permission DC/17/1106/FUL except for the variation of
condition 3, which shall now read as follows:
3 PROW
Prior to the commencement of any development on site that would
affect the current route of Mildenhall Public Footpath No. 25 and
Mildenhall Public Footpath No. 24 details of the temporary
diversion of both public footpaths shall be submitted to and agreed
in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The temporary diversions shall be in put in place
in accordance with a timetable to be agreed with the Local Planning
Authority. Prior to first use of the
development permitted the Town and Country Planning Act Diversion
Order shall be confirmed and certified.
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Planning Application DC/18/1272/FUL - War Memorial, Warren Road, Red Lodge (Report No: DEV/FH/18/017) PDF 145 KB
Report No: DEV/FH/18/017
Planning Application - Installation of a 2.8
metre high war memorial
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Planning Application
- Installation of a 2.8 metre high war memorial
This application was referred to the
Development Control Committee as it had been submitted by the Red
Lodge War Memorial Committee which was chaired by Forest Heath
District Councillor Lance Stanbury.
Officers were recommending that the
application be approved, subject to conditions as set out in
Paragraph 25 of Report No DEV/FH/18/017.
Speaker: Mr Lance Stanbury
(applicant) spoke in support of the application
Councillor Simon Cole asked a question as to
what would be done with the existing memorial in Red Lodge (close
to the Millennium Centre) when the new memorial was
erected. He also asked whether the
Council had any relevant policies to judge how many war memorials
there should be in any given settlement.
The Principal Planning Officer explained that
the Planning Authority had not been made aware of what was planned
in respect of this as it was not part of the planning process or
pertinent to the determination of this application. In addition, the Officer advised that there were
no planning policies which related to the number of memorials in
any one locality.
Councillor Carol Lynch addressed the meeting
in her capacity as Ward Member for Red Lodge and explained that
there were no arrangements in place to dispose of the existing
memorial which was quite small and inauspicious.
Councillor Lynch then moved that the
application be approved as per the Officer
recommendation. This was duly seconded
by Councillor David Bowman.
Upon being put to the vote and with 10 voting
for the motion and with 2 abstentions, it was resolved that
Decision
Planning permission be GRANTED
subject to the following conditions:
1 The development
hereby permitted shall be begun not later than 3 years from the
date of this permission.
2 The development
hereby permitted shall not be carried out except in complete
accordance with the details shown on the approved plans and
documents.
3 No construction site
machinery or plant shall be operated, noisy works shall be carried
out and no construction related deliveries taken at or despatched
from the site except between the hours of 0800-1800 Monday to
Friday, 0800-1300 Saturday and not at any time on Sundays or Bank
or Public Holidays.
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Supplementary Information in Respect of Agenda Items 7, 8, 9 & 10 and Case Officer Introduction to the Applications
Minutes:
Prior to the consideration of Agenda Items 7, 8, 9 and 10 the Case Officer for the four
Lakenheath planning applications tabled a set of supplementary
documents which related to the four reports (Report Nos
DEV/FH/18/018, 019, 020 and 021).
The Chairman then allowed a 10 minute
adjournment in order to permit the Committee time in which to
peruse the tabled documentation.
On reconvening the meeting the Chairman
invited the Case Officer for the applications to provide the
meeting with a collective introduction to the four reports in
question.
The Committee was advised that all four
applications were referred to the Development Control Committee
because they were proposals for ‘major’ development,
raised complex planning issues and the recommendations to grant
planning permission were contrary to the provisions of the extant
Development Plan.
The Principal Planning Officer reminded
Members that the applications had all been considered previously by
the Development Control Committee culminating in resolutions to
grant planning permission at meetings in June and July 2017.
The applications were returned to Committee in
the light of material changes in circumstance which had occurred
since the decisions to grant planning permission were
made.
In particular, a ruling made in early 2018 by
the Court of Justice of the European Union which changed the way in
which decision makers were to interpret and apply the specific
provisions of the ‘Habitat Regulations’.
The Court ruling also had knock-on
implications for the way in which national planning policies were
applied to the applications and, ultimately, the way in which the
Development Control Committee needed to approach and balance the
material issues raised by each of the proposals.
Furthermore, the Government in July 2018
updated national planning policies and published a revised National
Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). The
policies set out in the NPPF were material to the consideration of
the planning applications and were discussed in each of the four
reports.
The Principal Planning Officer explained that
each of the four reports in question were comprehensive and
stand-alone, prepared in light of the decision of the European
Court of Justice.
Members were not to give any regard to the
previous reports presented to the Committee in respect of these
applications and no weight was to be given to the previous
resolutions to grant planning permission – the applications
were to be considered afresh.
The Case Officer then spoke on each of the
supplementary papers and summarised what Members had before them,
he responded to points raised within some of the documentation
where considered pertinent to the applications:
i.
Letter from Clarke Saunders Acoustics (advisors to Lakenheath
Parish Council) with appended noise survey time history data
document and map identifying the location of the noise monitoring
equipment during the survey period;
ii.
Letter from WSP UK Limited in response to the correspondence at i.
above, on behalf of the applicants proposing the development at
Agenda item 10 (Report No DEV/FH/18/021);
iii.
Further comments and appendix (RAF letter to Lakenheath Parish
Council addressing military aircraft ...
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Planning Application DC/14/2096/HYB - Land at Station Road, Lakenheath (Report No: DEV/FH/18/018) PDF 927 KB
Report No: DEV/FH/18/018
Hybrid planning
application DC/14/2096/FUL - 1) Full application for the creation
of new vehicular access onto Station Road, and entrance to a new
primary school, 2) Outline application for up to 375 dwellings
(including 112 affordable homes), and the provision of land for a
new primary school, land for ecological mitigation and open space
and associated infrastructure (as amended)
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Hybrid planning
application DC/14/2096/FUL - 1) Full application for the creation
of new vehicular access onto Station Road, and entrance to a new
primary school, 2) Outline application for up to 375 dwellings
(including 112 affordable homes), and the provision of land for a
new primary school, land for ecological mitigation and open space
and associated infrastructure (as amended).
The Principal
Planning Officer explained that, following amendment in September
2015, the proposal before the Committee was in hybrid form with all
aspects of the application seeking ‘outline’ permission
and with only the site access and a small length of the estate road
behind it being in ‘full’.
Member site visits
had been previously undertaken by the Committee. Lakenheath Parish Council objected to the proposal
together with a number of village residents.
Officers were
recommending that the application be approved, subject to
conditions and the completion of a S106 Agreement, as set out in
Paragraph 420 of Report No DEV/FH/18/018.
As part of his
presentation the Officer made reference to:
·
Noise contour mapping;
·
Maps showing the Breckland Special Protection Area (SPA);
·
The Site Allocations Local Plan (SALP); following the changes made
to housing redistribution by Forest Heath District Council in
February 2018 when Lakenheath’s distribution was reduced by
165 homes resulting in site SA8(b) being removed;
·
The 30mph speed limit that had been extended along Station Road,
with the pending traffic calming measure to be dealt with via
conditions;
·
The 30% affordable homes to be delivered via the scheme; and
·
Other determined and pending planning applications for Lakenheath
and the current status of each.
Speakers: Mr Mike Malina
(School Governor: Lakenheath Primary School) spoke against the
application
Mr Ed Clarke (Lakenheath Parish Council’s appointed Noise
Acoustician) spoke against the application
During the ensuing
debate a number of Members voiced questions/comments with regard to
noise, particularly in relation to the proposed school and the
future arrival of the F35A aircraft.
In response, the
Officer explained that data provided by the Defence Infrastructure
Organisation (DIO) demonstrated very little difference in noise
levels from the F35A beyond that which Lakenheath experienced
currently. Furthermore, the proposed
school was situated in a lower noise contour than the existing
school, which had limited sound mitigation in place due to the age
of the building, and no evidence had been submitted to demonstrate
that this had caused harm.
Councillor David
Bowman spoke on the need for the second primary school and homes
and proposed that the application be approved as per the Officer
recommendation. This was duly seconded
by Councillor Simon Cole.
Councillor Ruth
Bowman also spoke in support and highlighted the importance of
children being able to attend a primary school within their own
village.
Councillor Andrew
Appleby proposed an amendment that the application be deferred
until Suffolk County Council (as Local Education Authority) made a
decision on their full planning application for the primary school
site.
The Principal
Planning Officer explained that he would not recommend a deferral
on this basis because the Planning Authority could ...
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Planning Application DC/13/0660/FUL - Land off Briscoe Way, Lakenheath (Report No: DEV/FH/18/019) PDF 3 MB
Report No: DEV/FH/18/019
Erection of 67 dwellings (including 20
affordable dwellings)
together with public open space, as
amended
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Erection of 67 dwellings (including 20 affordable dwellings)
together with public open space, as amended
The Principal
Planning Officer explained that this application sought full
planning permission.
Member site visits
had been previously undertaken by the Committee. Lakenheath Parish
Council objected to the proposal together with a number of village
residents.
Officers were
recommending that the application be approved, subject to
conditions and the completion of a S106 Agreement, as set out in
Paragraph 352 of Report No DEV/FH/18/019.
As part of his
presentation the Officer made reference to:
·
Noise contour mapping;
·
The Site Allocations Local Plan (SALP); following the changes made
to housing redistribution by Forest Heath District Council in
February 2018 when Lakenheath’s
distribution was reduced by 165 homes resulting in site SA8(b)
being removed;
·
The 30% affordable homes to be delivered via the scheme; and
·
Other determined and pending planning applications for Lakenheath and the current status of each.
Speakers: Mr Derek Banks
(Lakenheath resident) spoke against the
application
Councillor Hermione
Brown (Lakenheath Parish Council) spoke
against the application
Councillor David
Bowman proposed that the application be approved as per the Officer
recommendation. This was duly seconded
by Councillor Simon Cole.
Upon putting the
motion to the vote and with 8 voting for, 1 against and with 3
abstentions, it was resolved that
Decision
Planning
permission be GRANTED subject to:
1.
The completion of an Agreement (or equivalent) under
S106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to
secure::
·
Affordable housing (30% = 20 units on site –
14 rented and 6 intermediate and 0.1 units by means of a developer
contribution - £6,940)
·
Education contribution (Primary School -
£262,388 for build costs and a proportionate contribution
towards land acquisition costs – £18,116)
·
Pre-school contribution (£64,526 for build
costs and £4,344 for land acquisition costs)
·
Libraries Contribution (£14,472)
·
Public Open Space maintenance contribution (optional
payment only relevant if the land is transferred subsequently to
the District Council for future maintenance -
£36,090)
·
Strategic Highway Contribution - £21,176.24
(for sustainable links to village amenities – pro rata
contribution)
·
SPA Recreational Impact Contribution (to provide a
bridge pedestrian crossing of the drainage channel to the north)
£120,000
2.
And conditions, including:
1.
Time limit (3 years for commencement)
2.
Compliance with the approved plans
3.
Materials (use of those proposed)
4.
Bin and cycle storage strategy for the affordable
flats (details to be approved and thereafter
implemented)
5.
Public open space (strategy for future management
and maintenance)
6.
Landscaping (precise details of new hard and soft
landscaping, including of the public open space)
7.
Ecology (precautionary mitigation and enhancements
at the site)
8.
Construction management plan (to include waste
minimisation and recycling, tree/hedgerow protection
measures/deliveries management plan, dust management, wheel
washing, working hours (including deliveries and operation of
generators, lighting scheme (if any), site compound/storage/staff
parking areas)
9.
As recommended by LHA (as summarised at paragraph 26
above, including reasonable Travel Planning
requirements)
10.
Contamination & remediation (further
investigations and any remediation necessary)
11.
Means ...
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Planning Application F/2013/0345/OUT - Land at Rabbit Hill Covert, Station Road, Lakenheath (Report No: DEV/FH/18/020) PDF 740 KB
Report No: DEV/FH/18/020
Erection of up to 81 dwellings
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Erection of up to 81
dwellings
The Principal
Planning Officer explained this application sought outline planning
permission with all matters reserved.
In addition to the
reasons set out earlier in the meeting, this application had also
been referred to the Development Control Committee in light of the
applicant being a Forest Heath District Councillor.
Member site visits
had been previously undertaken by the Committee. Lakenheath Parish
Council objected to the proposal together with a number of village
residents.
Officers were
recommending that the application be approved, subject to
conditions and the completion of a S106 Agreement, as set out in
Paragraph 360 of Report No DEV/FH/18/020.
As part of his
presentation the Officer made reference to:
·
Noise contour mapping;
·
Maps showing the Breckland Special
Protection Area (SPA);
·
The Site Allocations Local Plan (SALP); following the changes made
to housing redistribution by Forest Heath District Council in
February 2018 when Lakenheath’s
distribution was reduced by 165 homes resulting in site SA8(b)
being removed;
·
The 30% affordable homes to be delivered via the scheme; and
·
Other determined and pending planning applications for Lakenheath and the current status of each.
Speakers: Mr Derek Banks
(Lakenheath resident) spoke against the
application
Mr Ed Clarke (Lakenheath Parish
Council’s appointed Noise Acoustician) spoke against the
application
Councillor Ruth Bowman raised specific
questions with regard to the layout of the site and the need to
ensure connectivity between this application and the neighbouring
Station Road development and primary school.
The Principal Planning Officer explained that
as the application was in outline the layout provided was purely
for illustrative means and had been produced prior to the Station
Road hybrid application being submitted, he assured Members that
this essential connectivity would be addressed at the reserved
matters stage.
Councillor Simon
Cole proposed that the application be approved as per the Officer
recommendation. This was duly seconded
by Councillor David Bowman.
Upon putting the
motion to the vote and with 9 voting for, 1 against and with 2
abstentions, it was resolved that
Decision
Outline
planning permission be GRANTED subject
to:
1.
The completion of an Agreement (or equivalent) under
S106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to
secure:
·
Affordable housing (30% provision
overall)
·
Education contribution (Primary School – up to
£374,840 towards build costs and
up to £25,880 towards land costs)
·
Pre-school contribution (up to £73,744 for
construction costs and up to £4,965 towards land acquisition
costs)
·
Libraries Contribution (up to
£17,496)
·
Public Open Space contribution (in accordance with
the SPD and, if required, optional commuted sum for future
management and maintenance of the space)
·
Strategic Highway Contribution - £25,601.13 (for sustainable
links to village amenities – pro rata contribution)
·
SPA Recreational Impact Contribution – to secure public
access along the cut off channel (£37,306)
2.
And subject to conditions, including:
·
Time limit (3 years for commencement)
·
Compliance with the approved plans
·
Materials (to be submitted with the Reserved
Matters)
·
Bin and cycle storage strategy (to be submitted for
approval with the ...
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Planning Application F/13/0394/OUT - Land West of Eriswell Road, Lakenheath (Report No: DEV/FH/18/021) PDF 818 KB
Report No: DEV/FH/18/021
Erection of up to 140 dwellings
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Erection of up to
140 dwellings
The Principal
Planning Officer explained this application sought outline planning
permission with all matters reserved apart from the general
location of two new vehicular accesses.
Member site visits
had been previously undertaken by the Committee. Lakenheath Parish
Council objected to the proposal together with a number of village
residents.
Officers were
recommending that the application be approved, subject to
conditions and the completion of a S106 Agreement, as set out in
Paragraph 342 of Report No DEV/FH/18/021.
As part of his
presentation the Officer made reference to:
·
Noise contour mapping – it was highlighted that this
application fell within a different contour to the previous three
applications;
·
The Site Allocations Local Plan (SALP); following the changes made
to housing redistribution by Forest Heath District Council in
February 2018 when Lakenheath’s
distribution was reduced by 165 homes resulting in site SA8(b)
being removed;
·
Flood maps;
·
The 30% affordable homes to be delivered via the scheme; and
·
Other determined and pending planning applications for Lakenheath and the current status of each.
Speakers: Mr Derek Banks
(Lakenheath resident) spoke against the
application
Councillor Hermione Brown (Lakenheath
Parish Council) spoke against the application
Councillor Brian Harvey raised specific
questions with regard to the layout of the site. The Principal Planning Officer explained that as
the application was in outline the layout provided was purely for
illustrative means but did demonstrate that the site would not be
high density and that the small area affected by flooding was
likely to be left as open space.
Councillor David Palmer raised concern over
the proximity of the site to the jet take-off area on Lakenheath Airbase. The
Officer advised the Committee that the Broom Road application site
(which had been dismissed by a Planning Inspector, but not on noise
disturbance grounds) was closer to the take-off area and the
Inspector had not considered the noise from this proximity to be
sufficient to refuse the application alone.
Councillor David
Bowman proposed that the application be approved as per the Officer
recommendation. This was duly seconded
by Councillor Brian Harvey.
Upon putting the
motion to the vote and with 8 voting for, 1 against and with 3
abstentions, it was resolved that
Decision
Outline
planning permission be GRANTED subject
to:
1.
The completion of an Agreement (or equivalent) under
S106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to
secure:
•
Affordable housing (30% - up to 42
dwellings)
•
Education contribution (Primary School – up to
£ £655,970 towards build costs
and up to £45,290 towards land
costs)
•
Pre-school contribution (up to £129,052 for
construction and up to £6,689 towards land acquisition
costs)
•
Libraries Contribution (up to
£30,240)
•
Public Open Space contribution (in accordance with
the SPD and, if required, optional commuted sum for future
management and maintenance of the space)
•
Strategic Highway Contribution - £44,248.87
•
(for sustainable links to village amenities – pro rata
contribution)
·
SPA/SSSI Recreational Impact Contribution –
circa ...
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