Agenda item

Item 13: Update the existing farm and dilapidated outbuildings and change of use to equestrian use and a house fit for disability needs with a pool and gym required for rehabilitation purposes. Single storey extension to house. Convert dairy outbuilding to gym and changing areas for a new pool building adjacent to it.  Replacement garage. Replacement pole barn. Remove existing feeding station and replace with safe fenced area. New stables in existing large barn and new manège in the adjacent field. Siting of temporary mobile home whilst these works are undertaken which is already on site.

Rose Cottage Farm, Church Road, Newtown, PO17 6LE

Case number: 19/02754/FUL

The Service Lead Built Environment referred Members to the Update Sheet which sets out: an additional comment received from Councillor Weston; comments received from Winchester City Council’s Ecology Team which recognised the presence of at day roosts and included an appropriate mitigation strategy, stating that recommendations of the report should be conditioned together with a biodiversity enhancement plan; and two additional conditions and reasons to read as follows:

Additional Conditions:

No development shall take place above slab level until a biodiversity enhancement plan, setting out measures to improve the biodiversity of the area, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The measures shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details.

Reason: In order to achieve a net gain in biodiversity.

The swimming pool and gym facilities hereby approved shall be used only for

purposes incidental to the use of the dwelling.

Reason: In the interests of the amenities of the locality.

During public participation, Aiden Barr and Fiona Adler and Councillor John Hyland (Soberton Parish Council) spoke in objection to the application and all answered Members’ questions thereon.

During public participation, Councillor Weston spoke on this item as Ward Member.

In summary, Councillor Weston stated that several of the works proposed had already commenced on site. She expressed concern that there were no conditions on the type of fencing to be used on site, in the paddocks or visible areas of the site and referred to policy DM12 in respect of boundary treatments and considered that there was a need to have conditions on boundary treatments and any internal fencing.

Councillor Weston highlighted that the site was visible from various aspects, set in a prominent corner location on rising land with any changes having an impact on the community so suggested these should be in keeping with the rural aspects of the location. She questioned the enforceability of condition 6 and the need for a manège with the removal of commercial use and considered that there were already a significant number of existing equestrian commercial establishments in the area. In addition, Councillor Weston also made reference to noise, light and traffic generation, the need for mature tree planting, management of drainage issues and the removal of permitted development rights.  

At the conclusion of debate, the committee agreed to grant permission for the reasons and subject to the conditions and informatives set out in the Report and the Update Sheet (including an appropriate mitigation strategy with the recommendation conditioned together with a biodiversity enhancement plan and two additional conditions, also set out in full above) and, subject to additional wording to be added to condition 7 to state that, if external lighting was proposed, that prior to installation, lighting details be submitted in writing for approval to the Local Planning Authority.

RESOLVED:

That the decisions taken on the Planning Applications in relation to those applications outside and inside the area of the South Downs National Park be agreed as set out in the decision relating to each item, subject to the following:

(i)            That in respect of item 8 (30 Monks Road, Winchester: Case number:  19/02844/HOU) following a full assessment of all the relevant material planning considerations, permission be granted for the reasons and subject to the conditions and informatives set out in the Report, subject to an additional informative that care be taken during the foundation construction to have regard to archaeology with any findings to be reported to the Council’s Archaeologist for recording.

(ii)          That in respect of item 9 (Winchester Lawn Tennis and Squash Club, Bereweeke Road, Winchester: Case number: 19/02648/FUL) permission be granted for the reasons and subject to the conditions and informatives set out in the Report, the Update Sheet and the verbal update, subject to an amendment to Condition 3 to change the hours of use of the padel courts from 0800 hours to 2100 hours.

(iii)         That in respect of item 11 (Hayden Barn Cottage, Hayden Lane, Warnford - Case number: SDNP/20/00708/FUL) determination of the application be deferred to a future meeting of the committee, in order to allow for a pre-emptive site visit to view the proposal in the context of its location.

(iv)         That in respect of item 12 (Pound Copse, Botley Road, Curdridge: Case number: 19/02561/FUL) permission be granted for the reasons and subject to the conditions and informatives set out in the Report, and subject to the amendment to Condition 3, as set out in the verbal update above.

(v)          That in respect of item 13 (Rose Cottage Farm, Church Road, Newtown: Case number: 19/02754/FUL) permission be granted for the reasons and subject to the conditions and informatives set out in the Report and the Update Sheet (including an appropriate mitigation strategy with the recommendation conditioned together with a biodiversity enhancement plan and two additional conditions, also set out in full above) and, subject to additional wording to be added to condition 7 to state that, if external lighting was proposed, that prior to installation, lighting details be submitted in writing for approval to the Local Planning Authority.

The virtual meeting commenced at 9.30am, adjourned between 12.34pm and 2pm and concluded at 5.05pm.

Chair