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Apologies for absence/substitutions Minutes: Apologies of absence were received from Councillors Matthew Hicks and Anne Killett.
Councillor Roy Barker substituted for Councillor Matthew Hicks.
Councillor John Matthissen substituted for Councillor Anne Killett. |
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To receive any declarations of pecuniary or non-pecuniary interest by Members Minutes: Councillor John Matthissen declared a non-pecuniary interest for application 1449/17 as he knew the architect. |
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Declarations of lobbying Minutes: Councillors Mayes, Brewster, Burn, Hadingham, Kearsley, Whybrow, Mansel and Field declared that the had been lobbied on all the applications. |
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Declarations of personal site visits Minutes: Councillor Sarah Mansel declared a personal site visit to application 1449/17, 1432/17 ,and 1648/17. |
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NA/18/11 Confirmation of the minutes of the meeting held on 26 September 2018 PDF 255 KB Minutes: It was resolved that the Minutes of the meeting from 26 September 2018 were confirmed and signed as a true record. |
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NA/18/13 Confirmation of the minutes of the meeting held on 24 October 2018 PDF 254 KB Minutes: It was resolved that the Minutes of the meeting from 24 October 2018 were confirmed and signed as a true record subject to the amendments below:
· That in Minute N.o 47.7 the word “Post” be corrected to “Permitted”.
· That in Minute N.o 47.36 the statement as follows is inserted at the end of the Minute: “Councillor Roy Barker Seconded the Motion.” |
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To receive notification of petitions in accordance with the Council's Petition Scheme Minutes: The Governance Support Officer reported that one petition had been received which was linked to the applications before Members. The petition was validated with 450 valid signatures who supported the following statement:
“Reject the planning applications for John Shepherd Road (1432/17), Post Mill Lane (1648/17) and Stradbroke Road (which was later affixed the reference of 1449/17)”
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NA/18/14 Schedule of planning applications PDF 144 KB
Note: The Chairman may change the listed order of items to accommodate visiting Ward Members and members of the public. Additional documents:
Minutes: In accordance with the Council’s procedure for public speaking on planning applications a representation was made as detailed below:
Schedule of Applications
In the absence of the Chair (Councillor Matthew Hicks) Councillor Lesley Mayes Chaired the meeting. |
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1449/17 Land Off Stradbroke Road, Steer Farm, Fressingfield PDF 2 MB Additional documents:
Minutes: 57.1 Item 1
Application 1449/17 Proposal Outline Application- Residential development (up to 85 dwellings including affordable housing) together with the construction of estate roads and footpaths, drainage, landscaping and the provision of public open space, including children’s play space. Site Location FRESSINGFIELD- Land Off Stradbroke Road, Steer Farm, Fressingfield Applicant Mr Brown
57.2 Before the presentation to Members a question was raised regarding an email that had been sent by the Agent to Members on 20/11/2018 regarding applications 1449/17 and 1432/17.
The email proposed revisions to application 1449/17 including:
· A reduction in the number of dwellings from 85 to 10.
The email proposed revisions to application 1432/17 including:
· A reduction in the number of dwellings from 99 to 27.
57.3 The Acting Chief Planning Officer advised Members that the proposals contained within the email had not been submitted as formal amendments to the proposals and that statutory consultees had not been consulted on this. He advised Members to decide upon the application that was before them.
57.4 The Case Officer presented the application to the Committee outlining the proposal, the layout, and Officer recommendation. The Case Officer provided an overview of the cumulative impact on applications 1449/17, 1432/17 and 1648/17 on issues including: the pedestrian and road safety concerns which had been raised by Suffolk County Council’s Highways Department, the impact that further development would cause flooding in the village from the foul water drainage system, and the impact on the Listed Heritage Assets in the area.
57.5 The Case Officer Suffolk County Council Highways Officer responded to Members’ questions on issues including: The Agricultural land classification, the number of traffic accidents that had taken place in the past 5 years, that there were no proposed parking restrictions on Stradbroke Road, and other sites that had been approved in the area.
57.6 Members considered the representation from Andrew Vessey, representing Fressingfield Parish Council.
57.7 Members considered the representation from the Objector, John Kelsall.
57.8 Members considered the representation from the Agent, Neil Ward.
57.9 The Agent responded to Members’ questions on issues including: the email that had been sent to the Committee which included some proposed revisions, the density of the site, and the cumulative impact of the developments.
57.10 The Acting Chief Planning Officer advised Members that they could choose to defer the application if they were minded to and that the relationship between the applications and the revised National Planning Policy Framework Highway Safety had become a more significant consideration.
57.11 Members considered the representation from the Ward Member, Councillor Lavinia Hadingham.
57.12 Before the beginning of the debate the Case Officer responded to a question from Members regarding the two other application sites in Fressingfield that had already received approval.
57.13 Members debated the application on issues including: where an access on the site could be positioned, and the lack of public transport to, from and passing through Fressingfield.
57.14 The Case Officer responded to further questions from Members’ regarding Anglian waters response which raised ... view the full minutes text for item 57. |
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1432/17 Land West of John Shepherd Road, Fressingfield PDF 1 MB Additional documents:
Minutes: 58.1 A short comfort break was taken between 11:09-11:15.
58.2 Item 2
Application 1432/17 Proposal Outline application- Residential development (up to 99 dwellings including affordable housing) together with the construction of estate roads and footpaths, drainage, landscaping and the provision of public open space, including children’s play space. Site Location FRESSINGFIELD- Land West of John Shepherd Road, Fressingfield Applicant Mr Brown
58.3 The Case Officer gave a new presentation of the application to Members outlining the proposal, the layout of the site and relevant issues (including heritage), and referenced the previous presentation for application 1449/16 regarding the cumulative issues, and concluded with the Officer Recommendation of Refusal.
58.4 The Case Officer responded to Members’ questions on issues including: public rights of way.
58.5 Members considered the representation from the Parish Council Representative, Rachel Troughton.
58.6 The Case Officer responded to a question from Members’ regarding the road network capacity of traffic that could be accommodated on John Shepherd Road.
58.7 Members considered the representation from the Objector, John Castro.
58.8 Members considered the representation from the Agent, Neil Ward who outlined that the proposal could be amended from 99 dwellings to 27 dwellings as detailed in the email which had been circulated to Members.
58.9 Members considered the representation from the Ward Member, Councillor Lavinia Hadingham.
58.10 The Acting Chief Planning Officer advised Members that Officers would be unable to provide advice on the lesser number of dwellings and that this would require a technical re-consultation.
58.11 Members debated the application on the issues including: the proposal that had been outlined by the Agent for the lower number of dwellings and the Officer advice regarding re-consultation.
58.12 Councillor Roy Barker Proposed that the Application be Refused as detailed in the Officer Recommendation.
58.13 Councillor Sarah Mansel Seconded the Motion.
58.14 The Acting Chief Planning Officer advised Members that there was a small correction within the Officer Recommendation to amend reason 1 : “Local Plan” to “Core Strategy” to which the proposer and Seconder agreed to.
58.15 By a unanimous vote.
58.16 RESOLVED
That outline planning permission be refused for the following reasons:
1. The proposed development lies outside of the settlement boundary for Fressingfield which is defined in the Council’s Core Strategy as being a ‘Primary Village’ within the Settlement Hierarchy. Primary Villages sit below Towns and Service Centres in that hierarchy and are expected to accommodate ‘small-scale’ development to meet local needs. The construction of up to 85 dwellings is considered by the Council to be a significant and inappropriate level of development that in any event falls outside of the settlement boundary of the village, contrary to Core Strategy Policy CS2. This level of growth is considered unacceptable and inappropriate for the reasons demonstrated and on that basis considerable weight is afforded the conflict posed with the development plan where the benefits posed would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the harm and conflict identified.
2. There are currently hazards within Fressingfield to non-motorised users travelling on New ... view the full minutes text for item 58. |
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1648/17 Land at Post Mill Lane, Fressingfield PDF 1 MB Additional documents:
Minutes: 59.1 Item 3
Application 1648/17 Proposal Outline Application – Residential development (up to 24 dwellings including affordable housing at 35%), drainage, landscaping and the provision of open space) Site Location FRESSINGFIELD- Land at Post Mill Lane, Fressingfield Applicant Mr P. Davidson
59.2 The Case Officer gave a further new presentation of the application to the Committee outlining the layout of the proposal and referred to the cumulative impact of the site as referenced in the presentation for 1449/17 and relevant new planning issues. The Case Officer outlined the late papers that were before Members and the Officer Recommendation for Refusal.
59.3 The Case Officer responded to Members’ questions on issues including: the contamination of the land; as it was previously used as a builders yard, the proximity and setting of the listed building, and the public footpaths in the area.
59.4 Members considered the representation from the Parish Council representative Garry Deeks.
59.5 Members considered the representation from the Objector, Elizabeth Manero.
59.6 The Objector responded to Members’ questions on issues including: the current sewage and flooding problems within the village.
59.7 Members considered the representation from the Agent, Fergus Bootman.
59.8 The Agent responded to Members’ questions on issues including: the current use of the land and how it had lapsed into agricultural use, and that the site was always considered as a second Phase of development on the site.
59.9 Members considered the representation from the Ward Member, Councillor Lavinia Hadingham.
59.10 Members debated the application on issues including: the identified issue regarding sewage.
59.11 Councillor John Matthissen Proposed that the application be Refused as detailed in the Officer Recommendation.
59.12 Councillor Diana Kearsley Seconded the Motion.
59.13 The Acting Chief Planning Officer advised Members that there was a small correction within the Officer Recommendation to amend in reason 1 : “Local Plan” to “Core Strategy” and that references to “85 dwellings” be corrected to “24 dwellings”. The Proposer and seconder agreed to this amendment.
59.14 Members continued to debate the application on issues including: that this proposal was for a second phase of development along Post Mill Lane, and that other sites within Fressingfield had yet to be developed.
59.15 By a unanimous vote
59.16 RESOLVED
That outline planning permission be refused for the following reasons:
1. The proposed development lies outside of the settlement boundary for Fressingfield which is defined in the Council’s Core Strategy as being a ‘Primary Village’ within the Settlement Hierarchy. Primary Villages sit below Towns and Service Centres in that hierarchy and are expected to accommodate ‘small-scale’ development to meet local needs. The construction of up to 24 dwellings is considered by the Council to be a significant and inappropriate level of development that in any event falls outside of the settlement boundary of the village, contrary to Core Strategy Policy CS2. This level of growth is considered unacceptable and inappropriate for the reasons demonstrated and on that basis considerable weight is afforded the conflict posed with the development plan ... view the full minutes text for item 59. |
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Site Inspection Note: Should a site inspection be required for any of the applications this will be decided at the meeting.
Would Members please retain the relevant papers for use at that meeting. Minutes: 60.1 It was noted that Councillor Sarah Mansel left the meeting at 12:41 after the completion of NA/18/14 and before the presentations on site inspections began.
60.2 Councillor Lavinia Hadingham re-joined the Committee after the completion of NA/18/14
60.3 The Acting Chief Planning Officer and the Principal Planning Officer presented 3 applications to the Committee requesting to undertake site visits. The applications were as follows:
1. DC/18/04059 – Cyder House, Aspall Green, Aspall, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 6PD 2. DC/17/06293 – Land North of Gracechurch Street, Debenham 3. DC/18/01777 – Land Adj Tuffs Road and Maple Way, Eye.
60.4 Members discussed the benefits of going on a site visit and the possible dates for a site visit.
60.5 Councillor Gerard Brewster Proposed that Members undertake a site visit and was seconded by Councillor Lesley Mayes.
60.6 By a unanimous vote.
60.7 RESOLVED
That Members of the Development Control A Committee undertake a site visit of Applications:
DC/18/04059 DC/17/06293 DC/18/01777
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