Agenda item

Report No: DEV/FH/17/019

Reserved Matters Application - Submission of details under Planning Permission F/2013/0257/HYB - the means of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for Phases B and C

The Chairman agreed for these two items to be considered concurrently as they concerned the same site.

Reserved Matters Application - Submission of details under Planning Permission F/2013/0257/HYB - the means of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for Phases B and C

Planning Application – 8no dwellings and associated garaging and parking

These applications had been referred to the Development Control Committee at the request of one of the Red Lodge Ward Members, Councillor Lance Stanbury, for the reasons detailed Paragraph 29 of Report No DEV/FH/17/019.

A Member site visit was held prior to the meeting.  Officers were recommending that the applications be approved subject to conditions, as set out in Paragraph 53 of Report No DEV/FH/17/019 (DC/16/2832/RM) and Paragraph 47 of Report No DEV/FH/17/020 (DC/16/2833/FUL).

The Principal Planning Officer made reference to the previously granted hybrid application for the site (F/2013/0257/HYB) within her presentation.

Speaker:      Mr Clive MacLeod (resident) spoke against the applications

Further to the comments made by the public speaker, the Officer drew attention to the agreed haul route plan in respect of the development;  she confirmed to Members that past breaches of this plan had been notified to the Council who were monitoring this.  The Committee were advised that the separate enforcement matter was not a material planning consideration.

In response to a question concerning education provision, Officers confirmed that Suffolk County Council had recently granted permission for Red Lodge’s second primary school to be constructed.

Councillor Lance Stanbury was present as Ward Member for the application and spoke on the importance of space standards and the quality of developments within the District.  He advised the Committee that he had raised the size of properties with the Council’s Strategic Housing Team who confirmed that the size of the units met with minimum space requirements.

The Service Manager (Planning – Development) also added that Officers had been undertaking a piece of work with regard to space standards across West Suffolk and this would be presented to a future meeting of the Development Control Committee.

Councillor David Bowman moved that Planning Application DC/16/2832/RM (Report No DEV/FH/17/019) be approved as per the Officer recommendation and this was duly seconded by Councillor Brian Harvey.

Upon being put to the vote and with 8 voting for the motion, 2 against and with 2 abstentions, it was resolved that

Decision

Planning permission for DC/16/2832/RM (Report No DEV/FH/17/019) be GRANTED subject to the following conditions:

1.       Development to be carried out in accordance with the approved         plans and documents

2.       Details of emergency access to be provided and implemented in        advance of 194th dwelling.

Councillor David Bowman moved that Planning Application DC/16/2833/FUL (Report No DEV/FH/17/020) be approved as per the Officer recommendation and this was duly seconded by Councillor Brian Harvey.

Upon being put to the vote and with 8 voting for the motion, 2 against and with 2 abstentions, it was resolved that

Decision

Planning permission for DC/16/2833/FUL (Report No DEV/FH/17/020) be GRANTED subject to conditions to address the following:

1.       3 year commencement condition

2.       In accordance with plans and documents

3.       Unexpected contamination

4.       Scheme for surface water disposal including implementation and       management

5.       Details of roads and footpaths to be submitted and then          constructed

6.       Construction traffic to use the haul road in accordance with     DC/13/0257/HYB

7.       Parking and manoeuvring to be provided in accordance with plans