Decision details

Upon re-adjournment the Planning Officer introduced the application to the Committee with the assistance of a slide presentation. 

The Committee were addressed by a representative of the parish council.  Their comments included:

·         The applicant wished to remain living at the site where they had lived for nearly all of their life.

·         The junction and side road had been established many years ago and had clear visibility in both directions.

·         He was not aware of any accidents at that junction within the last 25 years and the Parish Council saw no reason to refuse the application.

The Committee were addressed by the Agent.  Their comments included:

·         The only issue with the application was highways and that the standing advice applied to new developments.

·         There was no evidence to suggest that the development scheme for one additional single dwelling would have any material effect on the safe operation of the local surrounding road network.

Members discussed the highways issues and after looking at the presentation photos and hearing from local councillors who pointed out that with a blind bend to one side and a blind hill brow to the other traffic coming from both directions was likely to be slow.

The Committee believed it was in an appropriate sustainable location and in balancing this against the highway considerations, which they considered fairly minor, as the access was already being used by three properties, concluded that in this instance the proposal was acceptable. It was subsequently proposed by Cllr Filmer and seconded by Cllr Slocombe to recommend approval of the application subject to the imposition of appropriate conditions to be agreed in consultation with the Chair and Vice-Chair. On being put to the vote the proposal was carried unanimously.

Resolved

To grant permission subject to the imposition of appropriate conditions to be delegated to the Service Manage Planning North to be agreed, in consultation with the Chair and Vice-Chair of Planning Committee - North.