To consider the planning applications contained in the list.
Minutes:
RESOLVED that the following applications be determined or otherwise dealt with in accordance with the various recommendations contained in the list namely:
(i) No 3 on the Plans List (16/00549/FULL – Erection of an agricultural livestock building – land and buildings at NGR 277081 96434 (Shortacombe Farm) Yeoford) be approved subject to conditions as recommended by the Head of Planning and Regeneration.
(Proposed by the Chairman)
Note: Cllrs Mrs H Bainbridge, Mrs C Collis, R J Dolley, P J Heal, D J Knowles, F W Letch, B A Moore, R F Radford and R L Stanley declared personal interests as the applicant was known to them.
(ii) No 6 on the Plans List (16/00920/FULL – Installation of 10 replacement timber windows and 4 replacement timber doors with uPVC – Morebath Cricket Club, Morebath) be approved subject to conditions as recommended by the Head of Planning and Regeneration.
(Proposed by the Chairman)
Note: Cllr R J Dolley declared a personal interest as the Chairman of the cricket club was known to him.
(b) No 1 on the Plans List (16/00458/FULL – Erection of 3 dwellings and associated infrastructure following removal of bursary building – Action for Children, Crediton Area Children’s Home, Newcombes, Crediton).
The Area Planning Officer outlined the contents of the report by way of presentation, highlighting the site layout, the proposed elevations, proposed floor plans, sections across the site, the fenestration pattern and contemporary design which was compared with other dwellings in the area and photographs from various aspects of the site.
Consideration was given to design and access issues and the concerns of the Town Council.
RESOLVED that the application be deferred to allow further discussion to take place between the applicant, the Town Council and Ward Members with regard to design and access issues onto Jockey Hill and traffic generation.
(Proposed by Cllr F W Letch and seconded by Cllr B A Moore)
Notes:
(i) Cllr F W Letch declared a personal interest as the Chairman of Crediton Town Council;
(ii) Mr Field (Agent) spoke;
(iii) Cllr F W Letch spoke as Ward Member;
(iv) The following late information was reported - Pages 54 -55 - various edits to the conditions as follows.
4. add the following sentence to the condition as drafted in the report: Thereafter the development shall only be completed in accordance with the approved details, and thereafter retained.
7. add the following sentence to the condition as drafted in the report: The approved details shall be retained as such thereafter.
8. replace the condition as drafted in the report with the following drafting: Prior to the commencement of any work relating to the construction of the dwellings hereby approved, the site access shall be hardened and surfaced for a distance of not less than 6.0 metres back from it's junction with the public highway and drained, in accordance with details that shall previously have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
9. add the following sentence to the condition as drafted in the report: The approved details shall be retained as such thereafter.
(c) No 2 on the Plans List (16/00465/FULL – Outline for the erection of 4 dwellings (Revised Scheme) – land and buildings at NGR 294162 107150 – site adjacent to Bickleigh Church, Bickleigh).
The Principal Planning Officer outlined the contents of the report by way of presentation highlighting an aerial shot of the site, the site location plan, the layout plan identified in the centre of the conservation area, the listed buildings in close proximity to the site, the trees on the southern boundary, floor plans of the proposal, the roof plan identifying the thatched roofs, proposed section drawings and photographs from various aspects of the site.
The officer answered the questions posed in Public Question Time: Members had seen the document provided by the architects mentioned. With regard to the historic aspect, Historic England, the Devon County Council Archaeological Officer and the Local Planning Authority’s Conservation Officer had all been consulted more than once on the application. Historic England had expressed their disappointment that the initial analysis provided by the applicant did not go into the depth they had sought. However, unlike the previous refused scheme, the historic environment consultees were not recommending refusal on the basis there was insufficient evidence on which to assess the acceptability of the development.
Consideration was given to:
· Whether the design was in keeping with the Conservation Area
· Issues regarding the trees
· The impact of the proposal on the visual amenity of the village
· Access on to the narrow steep lane
· Concerns about the protected green
· The substantial level of objection within the village to the proposal
· Whether 4 dwellings would impact on the level of land supply required
RESOLVED that the application be deferred for a site visit by the Planning Working Group to consider:
(i) The relationship between the development and its historic context including the Conservation Area
(ii) The sustainability of the site
(iii) The impact of the loss of the hedgerow, trees and the impact on local ecology.
(Proposed by Cllr Mrs H Bainbridge and seconded by Cllr B A Moore)
Notes:
(i) Cllr Cllrs Mrs H Bainbridge, Mrs C Collis, R J Dolley, P J Heal, D J Knowles, F W Letch, B A Moore, R F Radford and R L Stanley made declarations in accordance with the protocol of good practice for Councillors dealing in planning matters as they had received correspondence regarding the application;
(ii) Cllr R J Dolley declared a personal interest as he knew several of the objectors;
(iii) Ms Anning (agent) spoke;
(iv) Mrs Hetherington spoke on behalf of the objectors to the application;
(v) Cllr Batt spoke on behalf of the Parish Council;
(vi) Cllr R M Deed (Ward Member) spoke;
(vii) The following late information was reported: Amendments to conditions 5, 8, 12 and 14:
· Condition 5, add at end ‘and maintained thereafter.’
· Condition 8, add at end ‘and be so retained.’
· Condition 12, add at end ‘The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved Construction Management Plan.’
· Condition 14, remove ‘thereafter to the satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority’ and add at end ‘in accordance with details that shall first have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.’
Revised plans indicating which trees were to be removed as a result of the application were also uploaded to public access yesterday. A new front sheet to the application form has been uploaded to public access today clarifying which matters are for consideration at outline stage and which at reserved matters.
(d) No 4 on the Plans List (16/00564/FULL – Retention of an agricultural access track – land at NGR 283282 113369 (Menchine Farm) Nomansland).
The Area Planning Officer outlined the contents of the report highlighting the applicant’s information with regard to how the track had been constructed and would be used, the visibility splay and access was identified and Members viewed photographs from various aspects of the site. He informed the meeting that Condition 6 had been amended to request the provision of the number of vehicles entering and leaving the site by this entrance.
He offered answers to questions posed within Public Question Time, Miss Coffin’s address was more of a statement with regard to previous application and therefore no answers were necessary. The second set of questions were in relation of the operation of the AD Plan and the number of traffic movements, it was suggested that the amended Condition 6 would address the concerns raised.
Consideration was given to:
· Whether the track would reduce the amount of traffic going through Nomansland
· Concerns that the figures provided were incorrect
· Lack of monitoring to vehicles entering the site through the new entrance
· Whether the amended Condition 6 was enforceable
· A possible hidden agenda
· Whether a weighbridge at the end of the track should be requested and the possible requirement for additional vehicle monitoring equipment
RESOLVED that planning permission be granted subject to conditions as recommended by the Head of Planning and Regeneration with amendments to conditions as follows: Condition 3 - Revise the last sentence in the condition to the following wording: The approved details shall be implemented by 3rd December 2016 and all planted materials shall be maintained for five years and any trees or plants removed, dying, being severely damaged or becoming seriously diseased within 5 years of planting shall be replaced with others of similar size and species to those originally required to be planted.
Condition 4. Within 3 months of the date of this decision the site access road shall be hardened, surfaced, drained for a distance of not less than 6.0 metres back from its junction with the public highway and in accordance with details that shall have previously been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved details shall be retained as such thereafter.
Page 91: Replace condition 6 as drafted with revised wording as set out below:
As part of the completion of the records to satisfy condition 7 pursuant to planning permission ref: 14/00575/MFUL the number of vehicles which enter or leave the site via the access hereby approved shall be recorded separately from those vehicles which enter or leave the site via the access via the B3137. These records shall include the size, type and load details, as well as the vehicles point of origin or destination. These records shall be made available to the local planning authority on request.
(Proposed by Cllr Mrs H Bainbridge and seconded by Cllr Mrs C Collis)
(Vote 4 for: 3 against)
Notes:
(i) Cllr R F Radford declared a personal interest and chose to leave the meeting during the discussion thereon as he was a fellow chicken farmer.
(ii) Cllrs R J Dolley, D J Knowles, B A Moore, Mrs M E Squires and R L Stanley declared personal interests as a number of the objectors to the application were known to them;
(iii) Mr Cole (Applicant) spoke;
(iv) Mr Govett (Objector) spoke);
(v) Cllr Mrs M E Squires spoke as Ward Member.
(e) No 5 on the Plans List (16/00693/MOUT – Outline for the erection of 13 dwellings – land at NGR 310280 114261 Hunters Hill, Culmstock).
The Area Planning Officer outlined the contents of the report stating that the majority of the site was proposed to be allocated within the emerging Local Plan Review under policy CL2 for 10 dwellings. The allocation was released for development when it had been agreed to bring forward several emerging local plan allocations (with no objection) in order to increase housing land supply. Although the application was partly a departure from policy no objection from local residents had been received.
She highlighted the proposed layout of the application, the drainage system, new boundary hedge, visual montages taken from several vantage points and photographs from various aspects of the site.
Consideration was given to the attenuation ponds and drainage issues.
RESOLVED that planning permission be granted subject to the provision of a S106 agreement in respect of:
· Provision of 4 affordable dwellings (2 x 2 bed and 2 x 3 bed) on site;
· A financial contribution of £15,665 towards Phase 2 of the improvements to Culmstock Playing Fields; and
· A financial contribution of £41,744 towards additional secondary education infrastructure and secondary education transport costs.
With conditions as recommended by the Head of Planning and Regeneration with amendments to conditions 6 and 7:
Condition 6 should read “Should the report required by condition 5….”
Condition 7 should read “The remediation scheme approved under condition 6….”
An additional conditions stating that: No development shall begin until a temporary surface water drainage management plan, to demonstrate how surface water runoff generated during the construction phase will be managed, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The plan must also include details of how eroded sediment will be managed to prevent it from entering the permanent surface water drainage management system and include a timetable for the implementation of the management plan. Once approved the management plan shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details.
Reason:
To minimise flood risk and provide sustainable drainage on site in accordance with policies COR11 of the Mid Devon Core Strategy (Local Plan Part 1) and DM2 of the Mid Devon Local Plan Part 3 (Development Management Policies) and in accordance with guidance contained within the DEFRA document ‘Non-statutory technical standards for sustainable drainage systems’.
Condition 11 should read:
“The occupation of any dwelling shall not take place until the following works have been carried out in accordance with the details approved under condition 11”…………
Condition 12 should read:
“……….shall be completed in accordance with the details approved under condition 11 and thereafter retained and maintained.”
Condition 14 – addition of the word “retained” as follows:
“……….Once provided such Sustainable Urban Drainage System shall be retained, managed and maintained…….”
(Proposed by Cllr B A Moore and seconded by Cllr R L Stanley)
Notes: the following late information was reported: 26th July 2016 - Landscape Impact Photos Addendum V1 submitted. (see Public Access)
Supporting documents: