Agenda item

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

Following the Officer presentation, the Applicant, Mrs Jones addressed the Committee.

Councillor M F L Durham, a Ward Member, advised that he did not agree with the recommendation of Officers.  He commented on the proposed development and felt that the street scene impact along with the scale and bulk was very low.  Councillor Durham proposed that the application be approved, contrary to Officers’ recommendation.  He advised that the Parish Council supported this application as it conformed with their recently confirmed Woodham Walter Village Design Statement.

Councillor H M Bass, the other Ward Member, agreed with and seconded the proposal of Councillor Durham.

In response to a query regarding the use of the garage, the Principle Planner advised that it would be for storage purposes and confirmed that this could be conditioned if Members were mindful to approve the application.

In response to the proposal from Councillor Durham the Committee discussed appropriate conditions with the Officers present and it was agreed that conditions regarding materials, the garage and those requested by Environmental Health should be applied if the application was approved.

The Chairman the put the proposal in the name of Councillor Durham to approve the application and upon a vote being taken this was agreed.

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

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

2.               The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in complete accordance with the drawings listed above on this decision notice.

3.               No development shall take place until written details or samples of all materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of 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.

4.               The first floor storage area above the garage outbuilding hereby approved shall only be used for purposes ancillary enjoyment to the dwelling.  The accommodation shall not be used independently of the dwelling hereby approved and shall not be used to provide sleeping accommodation.

5.               In the event that contamination is found at any time when carrying out the approved development that was not previously identified it must be reported in writing immediately to the Local Planning Authority. An investigation and risk assessment must be undertaken and where remediation is necessary a remediation scheme must be prepared. This must be conducted in accordance with DEFRA and the Environment Agency's 'Model Procedures for the Management of Land Contamination, CLR 11' and the Essex Contaminated Land Consortium's 'Technical Guidance for Applicants and Developers' and is subject to the approval in writing of the Local Planning Authority.

Following the completion of the measures identified in the approved remediation scheme a verification report must be prepared and submitted to the Local Planning Authority.  The dwelling hereby approved shall not be occupied until such verification report has been approved by the Local Planning Authority.