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Proposal Description: Item 6: (AMENDED) Construction of six houses and associated works

The application was introduced. Members were referred to the Update Sheet which set out in full the following:

(i)             An error on the application description, that this application was for 5 dwellings and not 6 as stated. Furthermore, permitted development has been removed by Condition 20 for classes A (extensions), B (roof alterations), C (any other alteration to the roof), and E (outbuildings).

(ii)            Appropriate Assessment – The applicant has provided a revised technical note and calculations in relation to the nutrients for this site, as set out in full within the Update Sheet.

(iii)          An amendment to Condition 17 to ensure each dwelling has EV charging on site as follows:1 to ensure provision for cycle parking as follows:

Condition 17. An electric vehicle charging point (EVCP) shall be installed for each dwelling prior to the commencement of the parking hereby approved, and thereafter maintained and kept in good working order for the lifetime of the permission.

(iv)      A further condition was proposed in relation to the management of the site as follows:

          Condition 23:

          Before any development pursuant to this permission is commenced,           written details including a plan showing details of measures to be             adopted by the applicant or any other party becoming responsible for          the development, for the management and maintenance of un-adopted        common areas comprising shared land outside the private garden             areas and dwellings; shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

          Reason: To ensure that satisfactory future arrangements for the                     maintenance of the common parts of the development are secured in         the interests of good planning and the amenities of future residents,     since the development is not to be adopted by the local authority.

In addition, the planning case officer gave a verbal update at the meeting noting an error within the report in relation to the trees on the eastern side of the site which had been referred to as a TPO. However, this was only the case for a section of the eastern side of the site, as referenced in the case officer’s presentation.

During public participation, Ian Galvin and Iain Flemming (presentation shown) spoke in objection to the application and Stuart Garnett spoke in support of the application and answered Members’ questions thereon.

Councillor Westwood and Councillor Thompson spoke as Ward Members in objection to the application.

In summary, Councillor Westwood raised the following points:

1.    He was supportive of new housing on the site in principle but had three main concerns with the proposal.

2.    The first concern related to the scale and density of the development. He believed it negatively impacted adjacent properties due to its close proximity and overbearing height. He noted it would create a new Close, not just a new house, with no provision for refuse vehicle access, requiring up to 15 bins to be placed on the narrow road.

3.    He stated that the development further degraded biodiversity on a  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7