Issue - meetings
Article 4 Direction for Cullompton
Meeting: 11/02/2016 - Cabinet (Item 147)
147 Cullompton Article 4 Direction Review (1-16-20) 
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Report of the Head of Planning and Regeneration seeking approval for the confirmation of an Article 4(1) Direction with immediate effect for 6 categories of permitted development and to seek approval for confirmation of the Article 4(1) Direction covering the additional category of permitted development namely the installation of solar and photovoltaic panels.
Additional documents:
- Map 1 - Rooflights_, item 147
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- Map 2 - Chimney preservation Schedule, item 147
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- Map 3 - Porch Construction Schedule, item 147
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- Map 4 - Boundary Wall preservation schedule final, item 147
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- Map 5 - Doors Schedule final, item 147
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- Map 6 - Windows final, item 147
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- Map 7 - Solar Panels, item 147
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Minutes:
The Cabinet had before it a *report of the Head of Planning and Regeneration seeking approval for the confirmation of an Article 4(1) Direction with immediate effect for 6 categories of permitted development. To seek approval for confirmation of the Article 4(1) Direction covering the additional category of permitted development namely the installation of solar and photovoltaic panels.
The Cabinet Member for Planning and Economic Regeneration outlined the contents of the report stating that in 2009 as part of the Cullompton Conservation Area Management Plan, an Article 4(2) Direction was introduced covering dwellinghouses in the whole conservation area and removed the several categories off permitted development.
On 8 May 2014 Cabinet received a report on issues arising from the application of the Article 4(2) Direction. It was decided to commission a review of the Article 4(2) Direction by private consultants.
The consultant’s report recommended a more targeted approach. This was used as the basis for proposed amendments to the Article 4(2) Direction. In addition the consultant recommended that the installation of solar and photovoltaic panels should be controlled as their impact was comparable with that of rooflights on front roof slopes.
Shortly after this (April 2015) the Planning (General Permitted Development) Order was amended. Article 4(2) Directions were revamped and became either Article 4(1) Direction with immediate effect or Article 4(1) Direction without immediate effect. The consultation process regarding solar and photovoltaic panels had taken place.
Consideration was given to sky dishes within the Conservation Area.
RECOMMENDED that:
a) Confirmation of the making of an 4(1) Direction with immediate effect in respect of the following categories of permitted development:
· To control insertion of roof lights, to front roof slopes for almost the whole conservation area. (Map 1)
· To protect chimneys from demolition on individual properties throughout the conservation area.(Map 2)
· To control the addition of porches to 5 terraces of houses (Map 3).
· To control the demolition of boundary walls within discrete areas (Map 4).
· To control the replacement of doors in discrete areas (Map 5)
· To control the replacement of windows in discrete areas (Map 6)
b) Confirmation of the Article 4(1) Direction in respect of installation of solar and photovoltaic panels to front roof slopes to come into force on 25th February 2016.(Map 7).
(Proposed by Cllr R J Chesterton and seconded by Cllr R L Stanley)
Note: *Report previously circulated, copy attached to minutes.