Agenda and minutes

The Chairperson welcomed everyone present and went over some general housekeeping arrangements for the meeting.

There were none.

To confirm the Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 24 May 2023, (copy enclosed).

RESOLVED that the Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 24 May 2023 be approved and confirmed.

To disclose the existence and nature of any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests, Other Registrable interests and Non-Registrable Interests relating to items of business on the agenda having regard to paragraph 9 and Appendix B of the Code of Conduct for Members.

(Members are reminded that they are also required to disclose any such interests as soon as they become aware should the need arise throughout the meeting).

There were none.

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

It was noted from the Members’ Update that since the agenda had been published one letter of objection had been received.

Following the Officer’s presentation, Mr Lilley, the Agent, addressed the Committee. The Chairperson then opened the discussion and a lengthily debate ensued after which Councillor S White proposed that the application be approved in accordance with the Officer’s recommendation and this was duly seconded. The Chairperson put the proposal to the Committee and following a vote it was agreed.

RESOLVED that the application be APPROVEDsubject to the following conditions:

1.               The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

2.               The development herby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans: 21.7656/P201 Rev F, 21.7656/P202 Rev E, 21.7656/P203 Rev D, 21.7656/P204 Rev C.

3.               Prior to their use in the development hereby approved, samples of the facing material to be used, including glazing, shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The works must then be carried out in accordance with the approved details

4.               The trees and hedges identified for retention within the Arboricultural Impact Assessment (Arborterra Ltd 12th august 2022) which is attached to and forms part of this permission shall be protected during the course of the development. The trees and/or hedges shall be protected by measures which accord with British Standard 5837:2012 (Trees in Relation to Construction). The protective fencing and ground protection shall be erected before the commencement of any clearing, demolition and building operations and shall be maintained until all equipment, machinery and surplus materials have been removed from the site. Within the fenced protection zone(s) no materials shall be stored, no rubbish dumped, no fires lit and no buildings erected inside the fence, nor shall any change in ground level be made within the fenced area unless otherwise first agreed in writing by the local planning authority. If within five years from the completion of the development a tree or hedge shown to be retained is removed, destroyed, dies, or becomes, in the opinion of the local planning authority, seriously damaged or defective, a replacement shall be planted within the site of such species and size, and shall be planted at such time, as specified in writing by the local planning authority.

5.               Full details of both hard and soft landscape works shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority prior to any works occurring above ground level at the application site. These details shall include, for example:

i.          Proposes finished levels contours;  ...  view the full minutes text for item 106.

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

Following the Officers presentation, the Chairperson opened the discussion.

Councillor S J N Morgan proposed that the application be approved in accordance with the Officer’s recommendation and this was duly seconded.

A debate ensued after which, Councillor S White proposed to include a condition for a full Biodiversity Net Gain Metric to be carried out, this was agreed and seconded.

The Chairperson then put Councillor Morgan’s proposal to approve the application, together with the aforementioned additional condition to the Committee and it was agreed.

RESOLVED that the application be APPROVED subject to the aforementioned additional condition and the following conditions outlined in the report:

1          The development shall be carried out in accordance with plans and particulars relating to the appearance, landscaping, layout and scale of the site (hereinafter called “the reserved matters”), for which approval shall be obtained from the Local Planning Authority in accordance with the details as approved.

2.         Application (s) for the approval of reserved matters shall be made to the Local Planning Authority before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

3.         The development hereby permitted shall be begun within two years from the date of the final approval of the reserved matters. The development shall be carried out as approved.

4.         The development shall be carried out in accordance with plan reference Location Plan (scale 1:2500) dated 15th December 2022 as far as it relates to the access of the site.

5.         The residential development hereby approved shall be single storey only.

6.         No more than three bedrooms shall be provided per dwelling.

7.         No works above ground level shall take place until written details of the proposed materials to be used in the development hereby permitted have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be carried out using the materials and details as approved.

8.         The scheme to be submitted pursuant to the reserved matters shall make provision for car parking standards within the site in accordance with the Council’s adopted Vehicle Parking Standards Supplementary Planning Document (2018). Prior to the occupation of the development the parking areas shall be constructed, surfaced, laid out and made available for such purposes in accordance with the approved scheme and retained as such thereafter.

9.         The landscaping details referred to in Condition no.1 shall provide full details and specifications of both hard and soft landscaping works which shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Such details shall be submitted concurrently with the other reserved matters.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 107.

The Chairperson made Committee Members aware that due to a change in responsibilities at Essex County Council, he proposed that he would possibly be standing down and that there would be a call for a new Chairperson at the next meeting of the North Western Area Planning Committee.