Agenda item

To consider the planning application and recommendations of the Director of Planning and Regulatory Services (copy enclosed, Members’ Update to be circulated)*.

The Committee considered the report of the Director of Planning and Regulatory Services and determined the following planning application, having taken into account all representations and consultation replies received, including those listed on the Members’ Update circulated at the meeting..

Following the Officers’ presentation Mr Paul Lyons, on behalf of Mr Mark Howman, an Objector who was unable to attend the meeting, addressed the Committee.

Councillor R Pratt declared a non-pecuniary interest as the site was near to where he lived.

Members discussed this application at length, with concerns over the agricultural use of this site.

In response to a question, the Group Manager - Planning Services explained that permission had already been approved for the dwelling and this application is to look at the design aspect only.

During the discussion the Chairman clarified to Members that there was existing consent for a dwelling on this site and, therefore, they could only discuss any change in design.

It was argued that the original design was acceptable and Members were reminded again that they were not there to discuss that aspect.

Councillor A S Fluker, a Ward Member, proposed that this application be refused contrary to the Officers’ recommendation.  This proposal was not supported.

RESOLVED that this application be APPROVED subject to the following conditions:

1          The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in complete accordance with the approved plans which are attached to and form part of this permission and the submitted detailed specifications unless otherwise agreed in writing by the local planning authority.

2          The external surfaces of the development hereby approved shall be constructed of materials and finish as detailed within the application unless otherwise agreed in writing by the local planning authority.

3          The occupation of the dwelling shall be limited to a person solely or mainly working, or last working, in the locality in agriculture as defined within the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) or in forestry, or a widower of such a person, and to any resident dependants.

4          Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 3 of the Town & Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (or any Order amending, revoking or re-enacting that Order) no garages, extensions or separate buildings (other than ancillary outbuildings not exceeding 10 cubic metres in volume) shall be erected within the site without planning permission having been obtained from the local planning authority.

5          The dwelling hereby permitted shall only be used in connection with the agricultural land edged red on the approved plan and shall not be separated from that holding.

6          The residential curtilage associated with the dwelling hereby permitted shall only relate to the land hatched blue as shown on the attached site plan and shall be used only for purposes incidental to the residential enjoyment of the dwelling to which this permission relates.  Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (or any Order amending, revoking or re-enacting that Order), no buildings, swimming pools, or other structures shall be constructed nor any hardstanding be laid on the garden area without express planning permission having been granted by the local planning authority.

POSITIVE AND PROACTIVE STATEMENT

Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015 - Positive and Proactive Statement:

The Local Planning Authority has acted positively and proactively in determining this application by assessing the proposal against all material considerations, including planning policies and any representations that may have been received and subsequently determining to grant planning permission in accordance with the presumption in favour of sustainable development, as set out within the National Planning Policy Framework. 

Councillor Mrs P A Channer left the Chamber at this point in the meeting.