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Venue: Virtual Teams Video Meeting

Contact: Robert Carmichael Email: -committees@baberghmidsuffolk.gov.uk - 01449 724930 

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10.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE/SUBSTITUTIONS

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors John Field, Peter Gould, Barry Humphreys MBE, and Tim Passmore.  

11.

TO RECEIVE ANY DECLARATIONS OF PECUNIARY OR NON-PECUNIARY INTEREST BY MEMBERS

Minutes:

None declared.

12.

DECLARATIONS OF LOBBYING

Minutes:

None declared.

13.

DECLARATIONS OF PERSONAL SITE VISITS

Minutes:

Councillor Sarah Mansel declared that she had visited the site for application DC/18/00861.

14.

RF/20/4 CONFIRMATION OF THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 27 JANUARY 2021

To Follow.

Minutes:

The Chair advised Members that a Draft had not yet been completed of the Minutes of the meeting but that these would be presented at the next meeting of the Committee.

15.

TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF PETITIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COUNCIL'S PETITION SCHEME

16.

RF/20/5 SCHEDULE OF PLANNING APPLICATIONS pdf icon PDF 142 KB

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Minutes:

In accordance with the Council’s procedure for public speaking on planning applications, representations were made as detailed below:

 

Application Number

Representations From

DC/18/00861

Richard Martin (Agent)

Cllr John Whitehead (Ward Member)

 

17.

DC/18/00861 LAND TO THE EAST OF, ELY ROAD, CLAYDON, SUFFOLK pdf icon PDF 536 KB

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Minutes:

17.1 Item 7A

 

            Application                   DC/18/00681

Proposal                      Outline Planning Application (with means of access to be considered) – Erection of up to 67 dwellings, public open space and supporting site infrastructure including access.

Site Location               CLAYDON – Land to the East of, Ely Road, Claydon, Suffolk

Applicant                     M. Scott Properties Ltd, The St Edmundsbury and Ipswich Diocese

 

17.2 The Case Officer presented the application to the Committee outlining the location of the site, the amended layout of the site, the increased biodiversity buffer, footpath improvements, and the officer recommendation of approval.

 

17.3 The Case Officer and Senior Development Management Engineer from Suffolk County Council Highways Department responded to Members’ questions on issues including:  footpaths and highways, construction traffic, the neighbouring site that had been previously approved, and the possible timeframe for construction.

 

17.4 Members considered the representation from Richard Martin who spoke as the Agent.

 

17.5 The Agent responded to questions from Members on issues including:  the current ownership of the land.

 

17.6 Members considered the representation from Councillor John Whitehead, Ward Member, who spoke against the application.

 

 

17.7 The Ward Member responded to Members’ questions on issues including:: the lack of a Neighbourhood Plan in the parishes, the consultation and engagement from the Applicant,  the proposals relationship to the Draft Joint Local Plan, and the current use of the land.

 

17.8 A comfort break was taken between 10:47 – 11:00

 

17.9 Members debated the application on the issues including: the single access route to the site, construction traffic route, pressure on local facilities, improvements to footpaths and the increased biodiversity measures.

 

17.10 Councillor Kathie Guthrie proposed that the application be approved as detailed in the officer recommendation with the additions as follows:

 

- Condition that no construction access should pass through Edinburgh Gardens.

-           Informative of upgrading the existing footpath to a bridleway as a request to the County Council

-           as a condition The proposed bungalows on the site would be delivered to M42 and M43 standard at the reserved matters stage.

 

17.11 This was Seconded by Councillor David Muller

 

17.12 By 9 votes to 3.

 

17.13 It was Resolved:-

 

(1)   Subject to the prior agreement of a Section 106 Planning Obligation on appropriate terms to the satisfaction of the Chief Planning Officer as summarised below and those as may be deemed necessary by the Chief Planning Officer to secure:

- Affordable housing

- This shall include not less than 35% of the total dwellings

- Properties shall be built to current Housing Standards Technical    requirements March 2015 Level 1. All ground floor 1 bed flats to be fitted with level access showers, not baths.

- The council is granted 100% nomination rights to all the affordable units on initial lets and 75% on subsequent lets

- All affordable units to be transferred freehold to one of the Councils preferred Registered providers.

- Adequate parking provision is made for the affordable housing units including cycle storage for all units.

- Commuted sum option available to be paid instead of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 17.

Recorded Vote
TitleTypeRecorded Vote textResult
That application DC/18/00861 be APPROVED as detailed in the officer recommendation with the additional conditions and informative notes as read out by the chief planning officer Ad-Hoc Carried
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