Meeting documents

Prior to consideration of Planning Application 14/01639/OUT Cllr Henry Hobhouse previously having declared a DPI left the meeting.

The Planning Officer presented the application as detailed in the agenda, he advised members that another letter had since been received objecting to the application.  With the aid of a power point presentation the officer showed details of the site and the access from Alma Field. He pointed out that a Highway Officer had visited the site and in his opinion the site could cope with additional vehicles therefore the Planning Officer confirmed that his recommendation was to approve the application.

Mr C Hurd spoke in opposition to the application and made reference to the narrow road and the dangerous junction.

Mrs J Montgomery, the agent, confirmed that the applicant had obtained pre-application advice and as Highways had confirmed there were no safety issues members should approve the application.

Ward Member Cllr Nick Weeks raised his concerns about highways; he would not like any further developments in this vicinity.

The Area Lead East asked members to note in the agenda report, that conditions 05 and 06 should be deleted as they duplicated condition 03.

It was proposed and seconded to approve the application as per the officers recommendation but to ensure there would be no more than 3 dwellings and wanted an archaeological watching brief due to the possibility of underground tunnels in the area.

On being put to the vote the motion was unanimously carried in favour.

RESOLVED: that Planning Application 14/01639/OUT be approved as per the officers recommendation for the following reason:

The proposal, by reason of its location, represents appropriate infill adjacent to the development area and does not foster growth in the need to travel and is therefore sustainable in accordance with the aims of objectives of policy ST3 of the South Somerset Local Plan (Adopted April 2006) and the NPPF.

SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING:

01.       The development hereby permitted shall be begun either before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission, or before the expiration of two years from the date of approval of the last of the reserved matters to be approved, whichever is the later.

            Reason: To accord with the provisions of Article 4 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) Order 2010.

02.       Application for approval of the reserved matters shall be made to the Local Planning Authority before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

            Reason:  As required by Section 92(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

03.       Approval of the details of the Access, Appearance of the building(s), the Landscaping of the site, Layout and Scale (hereinafter called 'the reserved matters') shall be obtained from the Local Planning Authority in writing before any development is commenced.

            Reason: To accord with the provisions of Article 4 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) Order 2010.

04.       The development hereby permitted shall not be commenced (including any ground works or site clearance) until a survey to determine presence/absence of slow worms, plus if present, a mitigation plan or method statement detailing measures to avoid harm to slow worms, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.  The works shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details and timing of the mitigation plan / method statement, unless otherwise approved in writing by the local planning authority.

            Reason: For the protection of a legally protected species to accord with policy EC8 of the South Somerset Local Plan, and to ensure compliance with the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended), and for the conservation of a 'priority species' in accordance with NPPF.

05.       The proposed estate roads, footways, footpaths, tactile paving, cycleways, bus stops/bus lay-bys, verges, junctions, street lighting, sewers, drains, retaining walls, service routes, surface water outfall, vehicle overhang margins, embankments, visibility splays, accesses, carriageway gradients, drive gradients, car parking and street furniture shall be constructed and laid out in accordance with details to be approved by the Local Planning Authority in writing before their construction begins.  For this purpose, plans and sections, indicating as appropriate, the design, layout, levels, gradients, materials and method of construction shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority.

            Reason: In the interests of highway safety further to policy ST5 of the South Somerset Local Plan and the NPPF.

06.       Plans showing parking area(s) providing for an appropriate number of spaces in line with the Somerset County Council Parking Strategy vehicles shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority before the development is commenced.  These areas shall be properly consolidated before the building(s) are first occupied and shall not be used other than for the parking of vehicles in connection with the development hereby permitted.

            Reason: In the interests of highway safety further to policy ST5 of the South Somerset Local Plan and the NPPF.

07.       No work shall commence on the development site until an appropriate right of discharge for surface water has been obtained before being submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  A drainage scheme for the site showing details of gullies, connections, soak ways and means of attenuation on site shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The drainage works shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details, unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority.

            Reason: In the interests of highway safety further to policy ST5 of the South Somerset Local Plan and the NPPF.

08.       The development hereby permitted shall not commence until a Construction Management Plan has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority (in consultation with Somerset County Council). The plan shall include construction vehicle movements, construction operation hours, construction vehicular routes to and from site, construction delivery hours, expected number of construction vehicles per day, car parking for contractors, specific measures to be adopted to mitigate construction impacts in pursuance of the Environmental Code of Construction Practice and a scheme to encourage the use of public transport amongst contractors. The development shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the approved Construction Management Plan.

            Reason: In the interests of highway safety further to policy ST5 of the South Somerset Local Plan and the NPPF.

09        There shall be no more than 3 dwellings.

Reason: In the interests of visual amenity and character of the locality, further to policy ST5 and ST6 of the South Somerset Local Plan and the NPPF.

10.       No part of the development hereby approved shall be commenced until the expiration of fourteen days following notice given in writing to the County Archaeological Officer, County Hall, Taunton, TA1 4DY, of the intention to commence development.  During the development the developer shall afford access at all reasonable times to archaeologists nominated by the County Archaeologist, and shall allow them to observe the excavation and to record items of interests and finds.

Reason: There has been archaeology found on the adjacent sites that is considered could extend into the application site, further to policy EH12 of the South Somerset Local Plan.

(Voting: Unanimous in favour)