Agenda item

24/00563/VAR - The Warren Lodge Park, Herbage Park, Herbage Park Road, Woodham Walter, Essex, CM9 6RJ

To consider the report of the Assistant Director: Planning and Implementation, (copy enclosed, Members’ Update to be circulated)*.

Minutes:

Application Number

24/00563/VAR

Location

The Warren Lodge Park, Herbage Park, Herbage Park Road, Woodham Walter, Essex, CM9 6RJ

Proposal

Variation of condition 5 on approved planning permission 15/00590/FUL (Variation of condition 3 on approved planning permission FUL/MAL/11/00953 (Proposed addition of 26 new timber holiday lodges plus associated infrastructure within the existing Herbage Park Holiday Park) Variation: holiday accommodation occupancy period, and Variation of condition 2 on approved planning permission FUL/MAL/05/00798 (Change of use of disused gravel pit to site for 48 holiday lodges with formation of associated access tracks, landscaping and construction of central administrative and facilities building - Variation: holiday accommodation occupancy period.) This application seeks a variation of Condition 5 to allow the siting of a single storage shed for each lodge.

Applicant

The Warren Golf & Country Club Ltd.

Agent

Frederick Lewis Limited

Target Decision Date

27.11.24

Case Officer

Lisa Page

Parish

WOODHAM MORTIMER

Reason for Referral to the Committee / Council

Agent is a Councillor

 

Following the Officer’s presentation, the Agent, Mr Durham addressed the Committee. The Chairperson opened the floor for debate.

 

Councillor J C Hughes proposed to approve the application in accordance with the Officer’s recommendation, which was duly seconded. The Chairperson put the proposal of Councillor Hughes to the Committee and this was agreed unanimously.

 

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

 

1.         The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the approved plan: - 15.3071/P201 REV A.

2.         No holiday lodges shall be used as a person's sole or main place of residence and shall be used for holiday purposes only.

3.         With the exception of any building or structure required to be provided by conditions on a site licence issued under the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960, no structures, tents, garden paraphernalia, or similar items shall be erected or placed on the site without the prior approval in writing of the local planning authority with the exception of a single storage shed no greater than 2.5m x 4metres and no greater than 4metres from each lodge.

4.         The holiday lodges shall not be used for human habitation between 15 January and 28 January (inclusive).

5.         The owners / operators of the site shall maintain an up-to-date register of the names of all owners / occupiers of individual holiday accommodation units on the site, dates of arrival and departure from the site, and their main home addresses. The register shall be made available at all reasonable times for inspection and copying by the Local Planning Authority for record keeping purposes.

6.         Notwithstanding the provisions of the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960, the location and siting of any holiday lodge shall only be in accordance with the approved layout plan. No new or replacement holiday lodge, chalet, mobile home or similar shall be placed upon the site other than of a design and form first agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

7.         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 wall, fence, gate or other means of enclosure shall be erected at the site without the prior grant of planning permission by the local planning authority.

8.         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 hardstanding, access road or similar hard surface shall be laid at the site without the prior approval in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

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