Decision details

Planning Application 14/02554/OUT and 15/03942/FUL - Land at Upper Mudford, Primrose Lane, Yeovil, Somerset.

Decision Maker: Planning Committee - South

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

Resolved

 

That planning application 14/02554/OUT to approve an outline application for development of a Sustainable Urban Extension to comprise up to 765 dwellings (Use Class C3), 65 bed care home (Use Class C2), employment land (Use Class E), retail units (Use Class E (a)(b)(c)(i)(ii)(iii) and hot food takeaway), community building (Use Class F2), health care facility (Use Class E(e)), primary school playing pitches, landscaping, open space and drainage infrastructure, access and associated highway works (GR 357198/118268) at Land at Upper Mudford, Primrose Lane, Yeovil, Somerset be APPROVED subject to the prior completion of a Section 106 Planning Obligation/Agreement and the stated planning conditions, as per the amended recommendation set out in the Officer’s presentation:

 

Whilst the Council considers the proposal to be in conflict with particular policies within the Development Plan, namely elements of YV2 and the requirements of HG3, the Council's lack of a five-year housing land supply and the assessment of material considerations lends significant weight when considering the ‘planning balance’. In this case, the site is located in a sustainable location with access to a range of services and facilities. The proposal is not considered to result in such a significant and adverse impact upon the landscape, visual amenity, residential amenity, highway safety, flood risk/drainage or ecology/biodiversity as to justify a refusal of planning permission. Therefore, in terms of the 'planning balance', it is considered that there are no adverse impacts that would 'significantly and demonstrably' outweigh the benefits of providing up to 765 dwellings, a neighbourhood centre, employment land and a care home with public open space, community, play and recreation facilities in this sustainable location. The environmental information submitted with this application has been taken into account as part of the consideration of this application and in formulating the officer recommendation and by Members in deciding to grant outline planning permission. ?

The proposal is considered to be in accordance with Policies SD1, SS1, SS2, SS3, SS4, SS5, SS6, YV1, YV2, YV5, EQ1, EQ2, EQ3, EQ4, EQ5, EQ6, EQ7, HG5, HG6, TA1, TA3, TA4, TA5, TA6 and HW1 of the South Somerset Local Plan 2006-2028, and the aims and objectives of the NPPF.

 

 

Voting: Unanimous in favour

 

 

Resolved

 

That planning application 15/03942/FUL to approve an application for engineering works to create two attenuation basins and a landscape buffer to support application 14/02554/OUT at Land at Upper Mudford, Primrose Lane, Yeovil, Somerset be APPROVED subject to the stated planning conditions as per Recommendation 1 of the officer’s report.

 

Voting: Unanimous in favour

Publication date: 23/10/2024

Date of decision: 22/10/2024

Decided at meeting: 22/10/2024 - Planning Committee - South

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