Agenda item

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

Following the Officer’s presentation, the Chairperson then opened the floor for debate.

A debate ensued where Members aired concerns around the proposed development being outside the settlement boundary and how if approved this Committee could be setting a precedent for future applications of a similar nature. Members were advised that each planning application is considered on its’ individual merits. Members were also advised that conditions were proposed which would ensure that the replacement dwelling would be of a similar height to the dwelling which had previously existed on the land.

At this point Councillor T Fittock proposed to refuse the application contrary to the Officer’s recommendation and this was duly seconded by Councillor W Stamp.

Members discussed the application further and debated that if the development, albeit outside the settlement boundary, were approved it would mean that the current fire damaged structure on the land would be removed and replaced by a new dwelling.

The Chairperson put Councillor Fittock’s proposal to refuse the application contrary to the Officer’s recommendation to the Committee and upon a vote being taken it was lost.

Councillor V J Bell then proposed to approve the application in line with the Officer’s recommendation which was duly seconded and upon a vote being taken was agreed.

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

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

2          Application(s) for the approval of the 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 hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following plan and document:

•           23A 2019 – Location and site plan

•           Design & access statement

5          No development shall take place, including any ground works or works of demolition, until a Construction Method Statement (CMS) has been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority. The approved Statement shall be adhered to throughout the construction period. The Statement shall provide for:

i.          the parking of vehicles of site operatives and visitors

ii.         loading and unloading of plant and materials

iii.         storage of plant and materials used in constructing the development

iv.        wheel and under body washing facilities

6          No works above ground level shall take place until details of the surface water drainage scheme and foul drainage scheme to serve the development has been submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The agreed scheme shall be implemented prior to the first occupation of the development.

7          The scheme to be submitted pursuant to the reserved matters shall make provision for car parking within the site in accordance with the Council's adopted car parking standards. 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.

8          The development shall not exceed 7 metres in height overall.

9          The eaves shall not exceed 3.5 metres in height and any first-floor accommodation shall only be located within the roof.

10        All loading / unloading / reception and storage of building materials and the manoeuvring of all vehicles, including construction traffic shall be undertaken within the application site, clear of the public highway.

11        No unbound material shall be used in the surface treatment of the vehicular access within 6 metres of the highway boundary.

12        Any gate provided at the vehicular access shall be inward opening only and shall be set back a minimum of 6 metres from the back edge of the carriageway.

13        The existing visibility splays must be re-established by facing back the existing hedge adjacent to the footway, back to the highway boundary and shall be maintained at all times.

14        Prior to the occupation of any part of the development hereby permitted details of the number, location and design of bicycle parking facilities/powered two wheelers shall be submitted to and agreed in writing by the local planning authority. The approved provisions shall be provided in accordance with the approved scheme before any part of the development hereby approved is occupied and retained as such thereafter.

15        Prior to first occupation of the development, the Developer shall be responsible for the provision, implementation and distribution of a Residential Travel Information Pack for sustainable transport, approved by Essex County Council, to include six one day travel vouchers for use with the relevant local public transport operator. These packs (including tickets) are to be provided by the Developer to each dwelling free of charge.