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25/0798/RESM Land North Of The Groves Burnham Road Latchingdon
Meeting: 25/02/2026 - District Planning Committee (Item 512)
512 25/0798/RESM Land North Of The Groves Burnham Road Latchingdon 
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To consider the report of the Director of Place, Planning and Growth, (copy enclosed, Members’ Update to be circulated)*.
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Minutes:
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Application Number |
25/00798/RESM |
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Location |
Land North Of The Groves Burnham Road Latchingdon |
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Proposal |
Reserved matters application for the approval of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale on approved planning application 22/01174/OUTM (Outline planning application (with all matters reserved except for means of access from Steeple Road and Burnham Road) for residential development of up to 160 dwellings including affordable housing, 5% bungalows, 100sqm of office hub floorspace, 0.21ha of land for childrens day nursery and associated parking (Use Class E), community park, sustainable urban drainage system and associated infrastructure). |
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Applicant |
Dandara Eastern |
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Agent |
Michael Smith - JCN Design & Planning |
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Target Decision Date |
4 March 2026 (extension of time agreed) |
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Case Officer |
Gareth Ball |
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Parish |
LATCHINGDON |
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Reason for Referral to the Committee / Council |
The Director of Place, Planning considers, in consultation with the Chairperson, that the proposal is of particular strategic interest. |
Members noted that the Members’ Update, circulated prior to the meeting, detailed an amendment to paragraph 5.1.2 of the report, additional paragraph 7.5.2 and amendments to proposed conditions 3, 4 and 7.
The Principal Planning Officer advised that a further five letters of objection had been received since publication of the Members’ Update and highlighted the concerns raised. He noted that the construction hours and width of the pavement on Burnham Road were dealt with at outline stage and could therefore not be reconsidered at this point. A consultation response had also been received from Latchingdon Parish Council raising three issues; overlooking of existing residents, discharge of conditions and a landscape buffer zone. Members were advised that comments regarding the discharge of conditions also related to the outline application and were not for consideration at this point. The Officer advised that the Monitoring Officer had confirmed that the office hub was part of the reserved matters application.
Following the Officers’ presentation, the Applicant Mr Owen from Dandara Eastern addressed the Committee.
During the lengthy debate that ensued the Officer provided Members with further clarification in respect of the appearance of the proposed dwellings, lighting scheme, removal of hedgerow, layout, landscape buffer, proposed footpaths, maintenance of Local Areas of Play and Local Equipped Areas of Play, and the discharge of proposed conditions if the application was approved.
It was confirmed that the drainage basins were not part of the objection received from Anglian Water and that the outline application contained conditions regarding drainage.
In response to a query regarding the mix of affordable housing the Officer showed Members a plan of the site which detailed this. It was confirmed that the Council’s Housing team had checked that the proposal was consistent with the Council’s Supplementary Planning Document.
Officers provided the following information in response to further questions raised by Members:
· The outline application had been subject to a road safety audit, with all pavements connecting to Latchingdon designed accordingly. Essex County Council Highways had not raised any objection regarding displays, turning angels and pavement widths.
· Education contributions had been dealt with at the outline stage. It was noted that ... view the full minutes text for item 512