Issue - meetings

To receive a report from the Director of Place and Economy on the Tiverton Eastern Urban Extension, Area B Masterplan.

The Cabinet had before it a report * from the Director of Place and Economy on the Tiverton Eastern Urban Extension, Area B Masterplan.

The Cabinet Member for Planning and Economic Regeneration outlined the contents of the report with particular reference to the following:

• The Tiverton Eastern Urban Extension (EUE) was a 153ha site, allocated for development, to the east of Tiverton. It already benefited from an adopted Tiverton EUE Masterplan Supplementary Planning Document but this Masterplan did not cover the whole of the site in detail due to the absence of some site-wide survey work on land to the rear of properties on the southern side of Post Hill. This area of land was now known as Area B.
• The Local Plan reviews required the completion of a masterplan for Area B ahead of a planning application on the area. Recently, West County Land had been proactively working with the Area B allocation land and considered the future form of development in relation to this land. This had resulted in the Stage 1 consultation material available within the reports pack, produced in consultation with the Council.
• The consultation material set out some emerging ideas for Area B including some particular points that the public would be consulted on.
• Those included: a new point of access from Post Hill including changed prioritisation of traffic; the location for the formal sports included on the southern side of the former railway line; up to 10 units being served off Mayfair; and  a street pattern for the main through route being more traditional (informal) in layout and design.
• The public consultation would commence on the 20 November 2024 through to 10 January 2025.

Discussion took place regarding:

• The earlier plans and the concerns of the size of the schools and any clarity on the purposed site and that it would meet national standards.
• The turning at the top of Post Hill and the rationale behind this.
• The problems that may occur in regards to Area B.
• The concerns regarding the Mayfair through road and the access to 10 properties as previously the Council had a commitment that there would be no vehicle access.
• The traffic calming methods that were currently in Blundell’s Road and the calming methods that were proposed.
• Would Ward Members and those interested be offered a site visit to examine the area?

RESOLVED that:

1. The Tiverton EUE Area B public consultation materials (Appendix A) for a Stage 1 public consultation be APPROVED.
2. That delegated approval was given to the Director of Place and Economy, in conjunction with the Cabinet Member for Planning and Economic Regeneration, to make or approve any minor amendments to the consultation materials.

(Proposed by Cllr S Keable and seconded by Cllr G DuChesne)

Reason for decision: As stated in the report

Note: * Report previously circulated.