Agenda and minutes
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335. |
Apologies for Absence
Minutes:
Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Robert
Everitt, Paula Fox and Julia Wakelam.
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Substitutes
Any Member who is substituting for another
Member should so indicate together with the name of the relevant
absent Member.
Minutes:
Councillor Frank Warby attended the meeting as substitute
for Councillor Paula Fox.
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Minutes PDF 271 KB
To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on
6 July 2017 (copy attached).
Minutes:
The minutes of the meeting held on 6 July 2017 were
confirmed as a correct record and were signed by the
Chairman.
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Chairman's Announcement
Minutes:
Prior to commencing consideration of the substantive items
of business on the agenda; the Chairman advised all present that
the Service Manager (Planning – Development) would be
delivering a briefing to the Committee on conclusion of the meeting
on the development control service.
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Planning Application DC/17/1006/RM - Land East of Moreton Hall, Mount Road, Bury St Edmunds (Report No: DEV/SE/17/032) PDF 167 KB
Report No: DEV/SE/17/032
Reserved Matters Application - Submission of
details under DC/14/1881/HYB for details of access, scale, layout,
appearance and landscaping for Development Phase 2 for 80 no.
dwellings including 30% affordable housing, associated open space
and infrastructure. Including Details
Reserved by Conditions A7, A13, A14, A15, A16, A17, A19, A20, A21,
A23, A24, A25, A28, A29, A30 and A35 of application
DC/14/1881/HYB
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Reserved Matters Application - Submission
of details under DC/14/1881/HYB for details of access, scale,
layout, appearance and landscaping for Development Phase 2 for 80
no. dwellings including 30% affordable housing, associated open
space and infrastructure. Including
Details Reserved by Conditions A7, A13, A14, A15, A16, A17, A19,
A20, A21, A23, A24, A25, A28, A29, A30 and A35 of application
DC/14/1881/HYB
This application was referred to the Development Control
Committee as it was a major application and the adjoining Parish
Council of Great Barton had raised objections which was contrary to
the Officer recommendation of approval, subject to a condition, as
set out in Paragraph 50 of Report No DEV/SE/17/032.
The Principal Planning Officer – Major Projects
explained that the application before the Committee sought Reserved
Matters (access, scale layout, appearance and landscaping)
following the Hybrid planning application granted in October
2014.
The Officer reminded Members that the scheme before them
was phase two of five and made reference to the overall Masterplan
which had been adopted in February 2014.
As part of the Case Officer’s presentation, attention
was drawn to the comments made by Great Barton Parish Council which
primarily raised concern with the density of the
scheme. The Committee was assured that
the properties within the application before them were equal, and
in some cases larger than, the properties delivered within Phase
One.
Lastly, Members were advised that Officers had worked
closely with the applicant in respect of the landscaping,
particularly in respect of the East boundary which was typically
associated with Oak trees, and was pleased to inform the meeting
that an agreement had been reached for five Oak trees to be
delivered on that boundary as part of the scheme.
However, the Landscape and Ecology Officer had been unable
to respond on the most recent set of landscape plans in time for
those comments to be considered by the Committee. Therefore, Officers were seeking an amendment to
the recommendation to include Delegated Authority to seek comments
from the Landscape & Ecology Officer in respect of the final
set of landscape plans, and to subsequently approve the landscaping
element of the scheme.
Speaker: Mr Jordan Last (agent)
spoke in support of the application
During discussion, questions were raised with regard to;
the type and management of the trees to be included, the new
roundabout and the comments made by the Suffolk Constabulary Secure
by Design Officer.
In answering these questions the Case Officer clarified
that:
·
Councillor Frank Warby’s
comments with regard to the detritus created by cherry trees would
be noted and passed onto the applicant;
·
Long-term management
of the Oak trees and other vegetation had been considered within
the landscaping plan;
·
The new roundabout
would be adopted by Suffolk County Council Highways; and
·
Suffolk Constabulary
Secure by Design Officer had made objections to
earlier versions of the plan but these had all been addressed in
subsequent amendments, hence, the Officer had no comments to make
on the amended scheme.
Councillor David Nettleton praised the applicant for
working so ...
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340. |
Planning Application DC/16/1050/FUL & Listed Building Consent Application 16/1051/LB - 6 Lower Baxter Street, Bury St Edmunds (Report No: DEV/SE/17/033) PDF 195 KB
Report No: DEV/SE/17/033
Planning Application - (i) Conversion of
existing offices on first and second floors to 3 no. apartments
(ii) Three storey extension, with link
building, to comprise of 2 no. apartments; and
Listed Building Consent - (i) Repairs and
alterations to enable conversion of first and second floors to 3
no. apartments (ii) Three storey
extension, with link building, to Northern elevation to form 2no.
apartments.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Councillor Frank Warby declared a non pecuniary
interest in this item as he had already considered the application
as a Member of Bury St Edmunds Town Council's Planning Control
Committee. He indicated that he would
not take part in the discussion and would refrain from voting
thereon.
Planning Application - (i) Conversion of existing offices on first and
second floors to 3 no. apartments (ii) Three storey extension, with link building, to comprise
of 2 no. apartments
Listed Building Consent - (i) Repairs and alterations to enable conversion of
first and second floors to 3 no. apartments (ii) Three storey extension, with link building, to Northern
elevation to form 2no. apartments
The applications were originally referred to
the Development Control Committee on 6 August 2017 due to the
presence of two Member call-ins and in light of the level of public
interest which raised balanced matters that Officers believed
warranted consideration by the Committee. A Member site visit was held prior to that
meeting.
Members raised a number of concerns in
relation to the applications, principally in respect of; the impact
on the residential amenity of neighbours (in terms of loss of
light/outlook), the visual impact of the development in the
town’s historic core and the provision of a deliverable
scheme for managing waste on the site.
In light of these concerns the Committee voted
to defer the applications in order to enable Officers to work with
the applicant to seek improvements to the scheme, where
possible.
The Committee was reminded that the property
concerned was a Grade II Listed building, hence, the proposed
development was comprised of two applications to be jointly
considered; a planning application and a listed building consent
application.
As part of her presentation, the Senior
Planning Officer outlined the modest changes that had been made to
the planning application in order to address Members’
concerns. Alongside amended plans,
supplementary documentation had been submitted in the form of
additional shadow plans and waste management clarification.
Bury St Edmunds Town Council continued to
voice objection to the proposal.
Officers considered the scheme to be well designed and of high
quality. The degree of impact on
neighbours was not considered to be significant and so, on balance,
Officers were continuing to recommend that the applications be
approved subject to conditions, as set out in Paragraph 60 of Working Paper 1 and
Paragraph 33 of Report No DEV/SE/17/033.
Speakers: Kyle Siftar (neighbour) spoke against the
application
Councillor Tom
Murray (Bury St Edmunds Town Council) spoke against the
application
Mike Driver (agent)
spoke in support of the application
The Senior Planning Officer explained that the Officer
recommendation for approval was also subject to no objections being
received from the National Amenities Societies and Historic
England. Since publication of the
agenda Historic England had confirmed that they had no comments to
make in respect of the revised plans.
During discussion, questions were raised with regard to;
the material to be used for the cladding, vehicle movements on-site
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Planning Application DC/16/1268/FUL - Land North of Fentons Farm, Stanningfield Road, Great Whelnetham (Report No: DEV/SE/17/034) PDF 214 KB
Report No: DEV/SE/17/034
Planning Application - 10no. dwellings with
associated access, parking and landscaping - as amended by plans
dated 28 April 2017
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Councillor Terry Clements declared a
non-pecuniary interest in this application as a Life President of
Havebury Housing Partnership
(Havebury being the applicant), he
remained in the meeting but abstained from voting on the item.
Planning Application
- 10no. dwellings with associated access, parking and landscaping -
as amended by plans dated 28 April 2017
This application was referred to the
Development Control Committee as Great and Little Whelnetham raised objections which was contrary to
the Officer recommendation of approval, subject to conditions, as
set out in Paragraph 44 of Report No DEV/SE/17/034.
As part of his presentation the Principal
Planning Officer drew attention to the site boundary, which had
been shown slightly too wide on the East boundary on the site plan
attached to the agenda.
Paragraphs 1 and 42 of the report were also
highlighted in respect of the reference therein to the affordable
dwellings to be included as part of the scheme. Whilst both paragraphs referred to 4 dwellings the
applicant had since amended the proposal to include 6 affordable
dwellings. The Committee was reminded
that affordable housing units were not a planning requirement in
respect of the proposal as it was only for 10 dwellings,
furthermore, the inclusion of affordable housing was not a material
planning consideration.
Speakers: Councillor Terry Clements (Ward
Member: Horringer and
Welnetham) spoke against the
application
Aoife O’Gorman (agent) spoke in support of the
application
During discussion a number of Members made
reference to the need for foot and cycle way links. The Service Manager (Planning – Development)
explained that Suffolk County Council Highways had not raised this
as a S106 requirement, hence, the Planning Authority was not able
to request funding from the development in this respect.
Councillor Peter Stevens moved that the
application be approved, as per the Officer recommendation, and
this was duly seconded by Councillor David Nettleton.
Upon being put to the vote and with 13 voting
for the motion and with 1 abstention, 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 development shall
commence beyond slab level until samples of the facing and roofing
materials to be used have been submitted to and approved in writing
by the Local Planning Authority.
4.
No development shall
take place until a surface water drainage scheme for the site,
based on sustainable drainage principles and an assessment of the
hydrological and hydro geological context of the development, has
been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning
authority. The drainage strategy should demonstrate the surface
water run-off generated up to and including the 100 year +CC storm
will not exceed the run-off from the undeveloped site following the
corresponding rainfall event. The scheme shall subsequently be
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Planning Application DC/17/0035/RM - Land Between 4 and 8 Norfolk Road, Bury St Edmunds (Report No: DEV/SE/17/035) PDF 166 KB
Report No: DEV/SE/17/035
Reserved Matters
Application - Submission of details under Outline Planning
Permission DC/15/2245/OUT- the means of access, appearance, layout
and scale for Plots 3 and 4. As amended
by amendment to Application Form received on 1 June 2017
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Councillor Frank
Warby declared a non pecuniary interest in this item as he had
already considered the application as a Member of Bury St Edmunds
Town Council's Planning Control Committee. He indicated that he would not take part in the
discussion and would refrain from voting thereon, he therefore left
the meeting at 12.04pm.
Reserved Matters
Application - Submission of details under Outline Planning
Permission DC/15/2245/OUT- the means of access, appearance, layout
and scale for Plots 3 and 4. As amended
by amendment to Application Form received on 01 June 2017
This application was referred to the
Development Control Committee in the interests of consistency as
the original outline planning application (DC/15/2245/OUT) was
considered by the Committee in February 2016.
Furthermore, Bury St Edmunds Town Council
objected to the application and Councillor Diane Hind (Ward Member: Northgate) had
raised concerns regarding the proposal.
Both of which were contrary to the Officer recommendation of
approval, subject to conditions, as set out in Paragraph 31 of
Report No DEV/SE/17/035.
The Senior Planning Officer highlighted that
the application comprised the submission of details for Plots 3 and
4 of the scheme only.
Speakers: Jeff Paine (neighbour) spoke against the application
Councillor Tom Murray (Bury St Edmunds
Town Council)
spoke against the application
John Mason (agent) spoke in support of the application
Councillor David
Nettleton moved that the application be approved, as per the
Officer recommendation, and this was duly seconded by Councillor Alaric Pugh.
Upon being put to the vote and with the vote
being unanimous, it was resolved that
Decision
Planning permission be GRANTED
subject to the following conditions:
1.
Approved plans to be adhered
to.
2.
Materials to be
agreed.
3.
First floor window in east
elevation of Plot 4 and west elevation of Plot 3 to be obscure
glazed.
4.
Restriction re: subsequent
addition of windows above ground floor level in east elevation of
Plot 4 and west elevation of Plot 3.
5.
Parking and turning areas and
bin storage areas to be provided and retained.
6.
Construction works to only be
carried out between the hours of 08:00 and 18:00 Mondays to Fridays
and between the hours of 08:00 and 13:30 Saturdays and at no time
on Sundays or Bank Holidays.
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