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APPLICATION 16/01830/FULL - SITING OF 1 MOBILE HOME, 2 MOTOR HOMES AND A COMPOST WC AT OAK MEADOW, SILVERTON

Meeting: 04/10/2017 - Planning Committee (Item 67)

67 APPLICATION 16/01830/FULL - SITING OF 1 MOBILE HOME, 2 MOTOR HOMES AND A COMPOST WC AT OAK MEADOW, SILVERTON (3-29-00) pdf icon PDF 302 KB

To consider a report of the Head of Planning and Economic Regeneration regarding this application deferred from the previous meeting to enable a site visit by the Planning Working Group to take place.

Minutes:

The Committee had before it a * report of the Head of Planning Economy and Regeneration which had been deferred from the previous meeting so that a site visit could take place by the Planning Working Group.

 

The Area Team Leader outlined the contents of the report highlighting by way of presentation the site location plan, the proposed block plan, the existing structures on the site that had planning permission, the structures on the site which did not benefit from planning permission and the structures which were proposed as part of the application.  Members viewed photographs from various aspects of the site and from the one of the footpaths at Killerton looking back across the valley to the site in question.

 

Consideration as given to:

 

·         The concerns of the objector with regard to the siting of a traveller site outside the settlement limit

·         What did and did not have the benefit of planning permission

·         The personal circumstances of the family

·         The details of the personal permission and the wording of any consent

·         Whether there would be an increase of traffic on the private lane

·         The provision of the bore hole  and that it should be required within a specified time

·         The landscaping of the site

·         The definition of dependents

 

RESOLVED that planning permission be granted subject to:

 

a)    conditions as recommended by the Head of Planning, Economy and Regeneration;

b)     the rewording of Condition 3  to state that the site shall not be occupied by persons other than Miss Adele Perrot and her dependents, Mr Peter Perrot and Mrs Sue Perrot and Miss Nina Perrot and her dependents and Mr Nick Van der Kolt;

c)    an additional condition (7) to state that “No composted matter from either of the two composting toilets on site shall be spread on any land within 50 metres of the bore hole.  REASON: to protect the amenity of the health of the occupants of the site by preventing pollution of the

proposed water course in accordance with Policy DM2 and DM7 (LP3);

d)    delegated authority be given to the officer to word additional    conditions with regard to:

 

·                     To restrict any commercial use of the site other than for horticultural use.

·                    The requirement for the bore hole within a specified period of time.

·                    The retention of the green perimeter.

 

(Proposed by Cllr  P J Heal and seconded by Cllr Mrs H Bainbridge)

 

 

 

 

Notes

 

(i)        Cllr Mrs F J Colthorpe declared a personal interest as the objector was known to her;

 

(ii)       Mr Custance –Baker spoke in objection to the application;

 

(iii)      Mr Ruston (Agent) spoke;

 

(iv)      Cllr Mrs J Roach spoke as Ward Member;

 

(v)       The following late information was reported:

 

Location of proposed borehole

The location of the proposed bore hole is shown on one of the plans that form part of the presentation.  There is currently no bore hole on site.  The applicants have received a quotation for the drilling of a borehole.  The company that have provided the quotation have stated that the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 67


Meeting: 06/09/2017 - Planning Committee (Item 58)

58 APPLICATION 16/01830/FULL - SITING OF 1 MOBILE HOME, 2 MOTOR HOMES AND A COMPOST WC AT OAK MEADOW, SILVERTON (3-48-43) pdf icon PDF 181 KB

To consider a report of the Head of Planning and Economic Regeneration regarding this application.

Minutes:

The Committee had before it a * report of the Head of Planning, Economy and Regeneration regarding the above application.

 

She outlined the contents of the report stating that the site already had permission in place for 1 pitch to be occupied by a named individual and her dependents; 2 additional pitches were now proposed.  She highlighted via a block plan and photographs depicting the siting of the original and proposed mobile homes, the motorhomes, the proposed additional composting toilet and the proposed location of the borehole.

 

Consideration was given to:

 

·         The dependent relatives

·         Concerns that the number of people living on the land could not be controlled with further dependents arriving

·         Traffic implications

·         The failure to provide suitable pitches

·         The facilities on site

 

RESOLVED that the application be deferred to allow a site visit to take place by the Planning Working Group to consider:

 

·         The access

·         The present layout of the site in relation to what was being proposed

·         The location of the bore hole in relation to the siting of the composting toilets

·         The provision of the bore hole and the expected flow

·         Landscaping possibilities.

 

(Proposed by Cllr D J Knowles and seconded by Cllr C J Eginton)

 

Notes:

 

(i)            Cllrs Mrs F J Colthorpe, C J Eginton and P J Heal declared personal interests as the objectors present were known to them;

 

(ii)           Mr Custance-Baker, spoke in objection to the application

 

(iii)          Miss N  Perrot spoke on behalf of the applicant;

 

(iv)         Cllr Mrs J Roach spoke as Ward Member.