Agenda item

25/00022/FUL - Land at The Warren Lodge Park, Herbage Park, Herbage Park Road, Woodham Walter

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

Minutes:

Application Number 

25/00022/FUL 

Location 

Land at The Warren Lodge Park Herbage Park Herbage Park Road Woodham Walter 

Proposal 

Construction of one concrete hardstanding onto which a new lodge will be sited for a site manager or an employee or designated contract of the Warren Estate to use, with connections to services and one allocated car parking space. 

Applicant 

Mr John Moran - The Warren Estate 

Agent 

Mr Mark Durham - Frederick Lewis Ltd 

Target Decision Date 

10 November 2025 (Time Extended) 

Case Officer 

Chris Purvis 

Parish 

WOODHAM WALTER 

Reason for Referral to the Committee / Council 

The agent is a Member (Cllr Durham) so this is being referred to committee under the Terms of Refence for Area Planning Committees section 1. Point 9 

 

At this point in the meeting Councillor M F L Durham declared he would step down Chairperson after the presentation and public speaking as the agent on this item.

 

Following this the Officer presented their report and then Mr Durham, the Agent addressed the Committee.

 

Further to his earlier declaration, Councillor Durham left the chamber at this point.

 

IN THE CHAIR : COUNCILLOR M E THOMPSON

 

A Member commented that the application could facilitate better enforcement outcomes on the site by having a permanent presence there and suggested that condition 5 be removed as this stopped the site from being a year-round dwelling.

 

Councillor S J N Morgan proposed that the Committee approve the application with the removal of condition 5. This was duly seconded.

 

In accordance with Procedure Rule No. 13 (3) the Chairperson requested a recorded vote and put the proposed approval in the name of Councillor Morgan to the Committee. The voting was as follows:

 

For the recommendation:

Councillors J C Hughes, S J N Morgan, C P Morley, E L Stephens, M E Thompson and L L Wiffen.

 

Against the recommendation:

None

 

Abstention:

None

 

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

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

 

  1. The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans and documents: Location Plan, WLP-WL05 Rev C, WLP-WL01 Rev F and WLP-WL02. 

 

  1. The lodge hereby permitted shall only be used by a manager or an employee or a designated contract worker of the Warren Estate and shall not be used as a person's sole or main place of residence. 

 

  1. The lodge hereby permitted shall be clearly signposted to ensure that it is recognised as the single point of out of hours contact. 

 

  1. The lodge hereby permitted shall not be available for short or long term holiday purposes or offered for rent, lease or sale. 

 

  1. 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. 

 

  1. 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. 

  

  1. 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 or similar hard surface in addition to that permitted shall be laid at the site without the prior approval in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  

 

At this point in the meeting Councillor Durham returned to the chamber.

 

IN THE CHAIR: COUNCILLOR M F L DURHAM CC

 

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