Agenda item

Planning Application 19/02818/OUT - Land Adjacent The Willows, Wick, Langport.

Meeting of Area North Committee, Wednesday 29th January 2020 4.00 pm (Item 89.)

Minutes:

Proposal: Outline application for the erection of 1 No. dwelling with all matters reserved.

The Specialist (Development Management) presented the application and noted the site had an existing entrance via a field gate. He noted that sustainability was the main issue and key consideration, due to the distance to facilities in Langport and Curry Rivel, and therefore it was considered to be contrary to the National Planning Policy Framework.

A member of the public addressed members in support of the application and explained that major modifications were needed to the applicant’s existing home in order to meet their increasing medical needs. The proposal would enable a purpose-built property to be constructed. The site was currently used for growing fruit and vegetables by a family member and there were only two cars in the family, probably soon to be one.

Ward members, Councillor Tiffany Osborne and Clare Paul, noted there were no objections locally and the applicant had lived in the area for over 60 years. They could see little reason to refuse the application, and noted that when considering Wick in the cluster of settlements of Langport and Curry Rivel it could be considered sustainable.

During a short discussion most members expressed their support for the application and comments included:

· If applicant went into care it may generate more traffic than the proposal through family visits.

· Extending rural communities by two or three houses is acceptable

At the conclusion of debate it was proposed to approve the application, contrary to the officer recommendation, on the grounds of it being acceptable development and facilities being available in nearby Langport and Curry Rivel.

On hearing the comments made the Specialist (Development Management) suggested the specific wording for the justification and detailed the conditions that would be required for time limit, visibility splays, access, surface water, parking and single storey dwelling only.

On being put to the vote, the proposal was carried 7 votes in favour, 0 against, with 1 abstention.

RESOLVED:

That planning application 19/02818/OUT be APPROVED, contrary to the officer recommendation, subject to the following:

Justification:

The site lies within a cluster of dwellings at Wick served by the facilities and services of both Langport and Curry Rivel. As such it is considered a sustainable location in accordance with Policy SS2 of the South Somerset District Local Plan and advice contained within the National Planning Policy Framework.

Subject to the following conditions:

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 access, scale, layout, appearance and landscaping 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. The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans:

· Location and Site plan no AH2 1:200

· Site Plan showing access plan no AH2 1:500

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

04. 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 have been 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 interests of highway safety and in accordance with policies TA5 and TA6 of the South Somerset District Local Plan 2006-2028

05. Notwithstanding the submitted details, there shall be no obstruction to visibility greater than 600 millimetres above adjoining road level in advance of lines drawn 2.4 metres back from the carriageway edge on the centre line of the vehicular access and extending to points on the nearside carriageway edge 43 metres in the westerly direction and 60 metres in the easterly direction. Such visibility shall be fully provided before the development hereby permitted is brought into use and shall thereafter be maintained at all times.

Reason: In the interests of highway safety and in accordance with policies TA5 and TA6 of the South Somerset District Local Plan 2006-2028

06. Any entrance gate(s) shall be set back a minimum distance of five metres from the edge of the adjoining carriageway and the sides of the access shall be splayed from the centre of the access at such distance from the carriageway edge at an angle of 45 degrees. These works shall be fully implemented before the access concerned is first brought into use.

Reason: In the interests of highway safety and in accordance with policies TA5 and TA6 of the South Somerset District Local Plan 2006-2028

07. The use of the development hereby permitted shall not be commenced until the surfacing materials of the access drive and turning and parking areas have been approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and such areas properly drained, consolidated and surfaced in accordance with those approved details.

Reason: In the interests of highway safety and in accordance with policies TA5 and TA6 of the South Somerset District Local Plan 2006-2028

08. The dwellings hereby permitted shall not be first occupied until two parking spaces for the dwelling have been provided in a position to be approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The said spaces and access thereto shall thereafter be kept clear of obstruction and not used other than for the parking of vehicles or for the purpose of access.

Reason: In the interests of highway safety and in accordance with Policies TA5 and TA6 of the South Somerset District Local Plan.

09. The dwelling(s) hereby permitted shall be of a single storey design only.

Reason: In the interest of visual amenity and to avoid adverse impacts upon the neighbouring property 'The Willows' and in accordance with Policy EQ2 of the South Somerset District Local Plan.

(Voting: 7 in favour, 0 against, 1 abstention)

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