Agenda item

(i)  DC/16/2492/VAR -  Variation of Condition 2 of DC/15/1753/FUL, retention of modification and change of use of former agricultural building to storage ( Class B8 ) to enable amendment to opening hours, as amended by revised wording in planning statement of 9 November 2016

at Building C ;

(ii)  DC/16/2493/VAR - Variation of Condition 2 of DC/15/1754/FUL,

retention of modification and change of use of former agricultural building

to storage ( Class B8 ) to enable amendment to opening hours, as amended by revised wording in planning statement of 9 November 2016 at Building D ; and

(iii)  DC/16/2494/VAR - Variation of Condition 2 of DC/15/1759/FUL,

retention of change of use from former agricultural storage to use for open storage ( Class B8 ) for caravans and motor homes (10 maximum),

horse boxes ( 5 maximum) and containers (20 maximum) to enable amendment to opening hours at Area H

at Lark’s Pool Farm, Mill Road, Fornham St. Genevieve for C J Volkert Ltd.

Report     DEV/SE/17/04

(i) DC/16/2492/VAR – Variation of Condition 2 of DC/15/1753/FUL, retention of modification and change of use of former agricultural building to storage (Class B8) to enable amendment to opening hours, as amended by revised wording in planning statement of 9 November 2016 at Building C;

(ii) DC/16/2493/VAR – Variation of Condition 2 of DC/15/1754/FUL, retention of modification and change of use of former agricultural building to storage (Class B8) to enable amendment to opening hours, as amended by revised wording in planning statement of 9 November 2016 at Building D; and

(iii) DC/16/2494/VAR – Variation of Condition 2 of DC/15/1579/FUL, retention of change of use from former agricultural storage to use for open storage (Class B8) for caravans and motor homes (10 maximum), horse boxes (5 maximum) and containers (20 maximum) to enable amendment to opening hours at Area H

at Lark’s Pool Farm, Mill Road, Fornham St. Genevieve for C J Volkert Ltd.

Officers corrected an error in Paragraph 6 of the report as the reference to the October Development Control Committee should have read the November Development  Control Committee.

Officers gave an oral update as follows :

(i) in respect of Application DC/16/2494/VAR (Area H) the applicants had withdrawn the proposal to seek opening on a Sunday;

(ii) in relation to  Paragraph 8 Officers advised that the statement that 

‘ there are also ongoing enforcement investigations into a number of present unauthorised uses’ had been superseded as the situation now was that Certificates of Lawfulness and applications for Discharge of Conditions had been received in respect of these;

(iii) with reference to Paragraph 11 the Ramblers’ Association had reiterated its concerns expressed in relation to the previous applications and given a full statement of objections based on safety risks to walkers and horse riders and the devaluation of a local amenity;

(iv) a petition had been received from horse riders and dog walkers who used Mill Lane expressing support for the proposals; and

(v) a further letter from a private individual had been received which stated that the removal of opening on a Sunday was an attempt to persuade the Committee to grant permission for the remaining proposals and put forward detriment of local amenity as an objection.

The following persons spoke on the applications:

(a)     Objectors                    -      Jenny Bradin, Ramblers’ Association,

                                                  and Colin Hilder

(b)     Fornham St. Martin      -      Councillor Michael Collier

         cum Genevieve Parish

         Council

(c)     Applicants                    -     Clayton Volkert (owner)  ref. 2492

                                                  Leslie Short      (agent)   ref. 2493

                                                  Janet Doman    (tenant)  ref. 2494

In response to a Member’s question Officers advised that the proposed conditions in italics contained within the recommendation were under consideration and were not yet in final form. It was also reported that St Edmund’s Way referred to by objectors was part of a wider network which Mill Lane led to.

Members after debating the applications had the same concerns regarding amenity and the impact on Rights of Way, as expressed by some of the public speakers, and were of the view that the same reasons for refusal applied at the Committee’s meeting on 3 November 2016 remained valid.

Decision

Applications DC/16/2492/VAR, DC/16/2493/VAR and DC/16/2494VAR

be refused for the same reasons as set out in Minute 272 of the meeting of the Committee held 3 November 2016.

( At this point the meeting was adjourned to allow Members a short lunch break)