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15/01327/OUT - Land North and West of Knowles arm, Wycke Hill, Maldon, Essex

 

 

Meeting: 09/07/2020 - District Planning Committee (Item 1063)

1063 15/01327/OUT - Land North and West of Knowles Farm, Wycke Hill, Maldon, Essex pdf icon PDF 801 KB

To consider the report of the Director of Service Delivery (copy enclosed, Members’ Update to be circulated)*.

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Minutes:

Application Number

15/01327/OUT

Location

Land North And West Of Knowles Farm, Wycke Hill, Maldon, Essex

Proposal

C3 residential development (up to 320 new homes) of mixed form, size and tenure, small scale B1 employment development (up to 2,000sqm), C2 / D1 community uses, a new relief road to the north of A414, strategic landscaping, pedestrian and cycle linkages, estate roads, open space, drainage and sewerage (including SUDS) and other associated development. - All matters reserved except for access.

Applicant

Mr Nick Mann - Dartmouth Park Estates Ltd.

Agent

Nathaniel Lichfield and Partners

Target Decision Date

31.08.2020

Case Officer

Kathryn Mathews

Parish

MALDON WEST

Reason for Referral to the Committee / Council

Local Development Plan (LDP) site allocation Site S2(b)

 

It was noted from the Members’ Update that there a proposed amendment to conditions 4 and 42 and informative 6.

 

Following her presentation of the application and in response to a question regarding delivery of the relief road mentioned within the application, the Officer advised that proposed the Section 106 agreement (S106) would require a financial contribution towards the construction of the relief road and these together with contributions already secured would be used by Essex County Council (ECC) to build the relief road.  There were no timescales detailed within the S106 but ECC were working with the Council to deliver the relief road in accordance with the infrastructure delivery plan.

 

The Chairman advised Members that under the Council’s public participation scheme one submission had been received from Nicolas Mann, the Applicant.  In line with the public participation scheme he had reviewed the submission and the Lead Specialist Development Manager proceeded to read out the submission received.  The Chairman then moved the Officers’ recommendation of approval subject to the conditions detailed within the report.  This was not supported.

 

Councillor N G F Shaughnessy declared a non-pecuniary interest in this item of business as she knew one of the objectors.

 

A lengthy debate ensued, a number of Members commented on the application raising concerns about a variety of issues.  In response to these concerns and questions raised Officers provided further detailed information which included:

 

·                 the percentage of affordable housing provided by the scheme;

 

·                 how the proposed relief road would be delivered, that the sum anticipated to be required for construction of the relief road was identified at the time the Council’s Local Plan was developed and that this funding had been secured through Section 106 Agreement.  The Officer also provided Members with information regarding why the construction of the proposed relief road would be carried out by Essex County Council Highways rather than the developer as had originally been proposed.

 

·                 the requirement for a Strategic Phasing plan was covered in proposed condition 8.

 

·                 non-compliance with conditions relating to landscaping etc. would be an enforcement matter.

 

·                 the proposed bridleway location was identified, and Members were advised that its location remained unchanged from what was proposed in 2017.

 

·                 a horse crossing was not part of the proposal and had not been requested by  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1063