Agenda item

Planning Application 18/00746/OUT - Pear Tree, Wadeford, Chard

Minutes:

Application Proposal: The erection of a 1 No. dwelling and detached garage with associated parking

(Cllr Martin Wale declared a personal interest in the application as he lived in Wadeford and the applicant was known to him)

The Planning Lead (North & West) presented the application with the aid of a powerpoint presentation and highlighted the key considerations. He explained that the application was seeking outline planning permission and to agree access arrangements with all detailed matters reversed for later consideration. He advised that Wadeford was considered to be an unsustainable location and was remote from facilities and local services and the application was therefore recommended for refusal.

In response to member questions, the Planning Lead informed members of the following:

· SS2 applied to rural settlements which stated that two or more services and facilities must be provided and Wadeford only had one;

· The need to travel was contrary to the aims and objectives of sustainable development as outlined in the Local Plan;

· Land ownership was a civil matter and could not be considered as part of the planning application.

The Committee was addressed by the Applicant. He explained his personal circumstances and the reasons for making the application. He commented that the site was surrounded by dwellings and was not isolated. He referred to policies in the NPPF acknowledging development in one village supporting services in another village.

Ward Member, Cllr. Martin Wale noted that the Parish Council supported the application and that there were no issues with visibility and the access could be negotiated. He advised that the objections would be dealt with when the full application was considered. He did not agree that the site was unsustainable as Wadeford was only one mile from the Chard boundary and was close to Combe St Nicholas which had various facilities including a school, shop, village hall, public house and two churches. He also advised that there was a bus stop opposite the Haymaker public house.

During the discussion, a number of members supported the views of the Ward Member and did not consider the location to be unsustainable.

It was proposed and seconded to approve the application contrary to the Planning Officer’s recommendation for the following reasons:

· Sustainable form of development

· Safe means of access

· No adverse harm to neighbouring amenity

Conditions suggested by the Planning Lead (North & West) and agreed by members included:

· Time

· Submission of detailed matters (appearance, landscaping, scale & layout)

· Proof of site plan

· Limit to one dwelling

· Tree protection

· Highways

· Surface water

· Construction management plan

A vote was taken and the application was unanimously approved.

RESOLVED:

That Planning Application No. 18/00746/OUT be APPROVED contrary to the Planning Officer’s recommendation for the following reason:

The proposed development by reason of its location would result in a sustainable form of development, providing a safe means of access and would cause no adverse harm to any neighbouring amenity, in accordance with Polices SD1 and EQ2 of the South Somerset Local Plan.

01. The development hereby permitted shall be begun either before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission, or before the expiration of two years from the date of approval of the last of the reserved matters to be approved, whichever is the later.

Reason: As required by Section 92(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

02. Application for approval of the scale, appearance, landscaping and layout of the development, referred to in this permission as the reserved matters, shall be made to the Local Planning Authority before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

Reason: As required by Section 92(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

03. All reserved matters referred to in Condition 2 above shall be submitted in the form of one application to show a comprehensive and coherent scheme with respect to design, layout, plot boundaries, internal ground floor levels, materials, and landscaping.

Reason: To ensure that the development of the site is dealt with in a comprehensive manner in the interest of residential amenity and to protect the character and appearance of the locality to accord with policy EQ2 of the South Somerset Local Plan.

04. The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the approved plans drawings numbered TNDHOLP2 and TNDHOLP3.

Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.

05. The development hereby permitted shall comprise no more than one dwellinghouse, and the combined gross internal floor space of development shall not exceed 1000 square metres in extent.

Reason: To determine the scope of the permission on the basis that the number of dwellings applied for constitutes sustainable development particularly in relation to mitigation measures required to be secured by planning obligation, in accordance with the aims of the NPPF, the online Government Planning Practice Guidance and Policies SD1, HG3 and HW1 of the South Somerset Local Plan.

6. Prior to commencement of this planning permission, demolition of existing structures, ground-works, heavy machinery entering site or the on-site storage of materials, a scheme of tree protection measures, including protective fencing and signage; shall be prepared in-writing and submitted to the Council for approval. Upon approval in-writing by the Council, the scheme of tree protection measures shall be installed and made ready for inspection. The locations and suitability of the tree protection measures shall be inspected by a representative of the Council (to arrange, please call 01935 462670) and confirmed in-writing by the Council to be satisfactory prior to commencement of the development. The approved tree and hedgerow protection requirements shall remain implemented in their entirety for the duration of the construction of the development and the protective fencing/signage may only be moved or dismantled with the prior consent of the Council in-writing.

Reason: To preserve the health, structure and amenity value of existing landscape features (trees and hedgerows) in accordance with Policies EQ2, EQ3 and EQ5 of the South Somerset Local Plan

07. The access and drive that serves this development, as detailed on approved plans drawings numbered TNDHOLP2 and TNDHOLP3, shall be fully provided in accordance with these approved details before the first occupation of the dwelling hereby permitted and shall thereafter be maintained in this fashion at all times.

Reason: In the interest of highway safety to accord with Policy TA5 of the South Somerset Local Plan.

08. Provision shall be made within the site for the disposal of surface water so as to prevent its discharge onto the highway, details of which shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Such provision shall be installed before the development is first brought into use and thereafter maintained at all times.

Reason: In the interest of highway safety to accord with Policy TA5 of the South Somerset Local Plan.

09. Before the dwelling hereby permitted is first occupied details of the construction and finished surfacing of the access and drive that are to serve the development, shall be submitted to and agreed in writing by the local planning authority. The access and drive shall be implemented in full accordance with these agreed details and shall be retained and maintained in this fashion thereafter at all times, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the local planning authority.

Reason: In the interest of highway safety to accord with Policies TA5, EQ2, EQ4 and EQ5 of the South Somerset Local Plan.

10. The development hereby permitted shall not commence unless a Construction Management Plan has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The plan shall include construction operation hours, construction delivery hours, parking for contractors, storage compound and parking for delivery vehicles. The development shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the approved Construction Management Plan, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: In the interest of highway safety and to safeguard residential amenity in accordance with policies TA5 and EQ2 of the South Somerset Local Plan.

Informative:

Any subsequent reserved matters application should include biodiversity enhancement proposals.

(Voting: unanimous)

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