Meeting documents

SSDC Area North Committee
Wednesday, 13th December, 2017 2.00 pm

  • Meeting of Area North Committee, Wednesday 13th December 2017 2.00 pm (Item 95.)

Minutes:

Proposal: Proposed new single storey dwelling on land associated with Stancrest including works to an existing access

 

The Planning Officer advised that the plot currently contained one bungalow and garage.  It was proposed to remove the garage and build a second bungalow with shared access.  He said although the access was acceptable, he was concerned at the proximity to existing properties and the scale and proportion of the proposed dwelling.  He therefore recommended refusing permission.

 

Mr R Rowntree, Agent for the applicant, said there were no Highway Authority or Parish Council objections and he referred to the internal space within the existing and proposed dwelling.  He said both would have a good size garden and vehicle movements would be minimal.  He referred to Policy EQ2 regarding sustainable construction and efficient use of land.

 

Councillor Aparicio Paul read out a statement from the Ward Member, Tiffany Osborne, in which she stated that she had requested the application be determined by the Committee because the Parish Council had raised no objections yet there were a number of local resident objections. 

 

During a brief discussion, Members felt the proposal was overdevelopment of the site and it was proposed and seconded to refuse the application in line with the planning officers recommendation.  On being put to the vote, this proposal was carried unanimously. 

 

RESOLVED:

That planning application 17/03388/FUL be REFUSED permission, as per the officer recommendation

 

FOR THE FOLLOWING REASON(S):

 

01.       The proposed development, due to the constrained size of the site, and the scale, proportions and siting of the proposed dwelling, would result in a cramped form of development that fails to respect or relate to the character and appearance of its surroundings, would lead to the creation of poor quality amenity space for the future occupiers of the proposed dwelling, and would lead to unacceptable harm to the residential amenity of the occupiers of the existing dwelling, Stancrest, by way of noise and disturbance as a result of traffic movements associated with the proposed dwelling. The proposal is therefore contrary to policies SD1 and EQ2 of the South Somerset Local Plan (2006-2028) and provisions of chapter 7 and the core planning principles of the National Planning Policy Framework.

           

 

Informatives:

 

01.       In accordance with paragraphs 186 and 187 of the NPPF the council, as local planning authority, takes a positive and proactive approach to development proposals focused on solutions.  The council works with applicants/agents in a positive and proactive manner by;

 

  • offering a pre-application advice service, and
  • as appropriate updating applications/agents of any issues that may arise in the processing of their application and where possible suggesting solutions

 

In this case, the applicant did not enter into pre-application discussions, and there were ultimately no minor or obvious solutions to overcome the significant concerns caused by the proposals.

 

(Voting: Unanimous in favour of refusal)

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