Minutes:
99.1 Before the commencement of DC/19/01708 Councillor Mary McLaren crossed the floor as the Ward Member for the item and indicated that she would speak but not vote upon the application.
99.2 Item B
Application DC/19/01708
Proposal Planning Application – Erection of 34no. dwellings with associated Public Open Space, Access Roads, Garaging and Car Parking ( Revised Proposal to that approved under B/17/00950)
Site Location STUTTON- Land East of Church Road, Church Road, Stutton, Ipswich, IP9 2SG
Applicant Hopkins and Moore (Developments) Ltd
99.3 The Case Officer presented the application to the Committee outlining the proposal before Members, the layout of the site, the prior history of the site, and the officer recommendation of approval.
99.4 Members considered the representation from Sarah Cooper of Stutton Parish Council who spoke against the application.
99.5 Members considered the representations from Shuan Orpen and Keith Herrod who spoke as Objectors.
99.6 Members considered the representation from Chris Smith who spoke as the Applicant.
99.7 The Applicant responded to Members’ questions on issues including: the proposed quality of the Affordable Housing units, the number of affordable houses and whether a commuted sum would be considered, the proposed ecological mitigations including swift bricks and boxes, and the proposed lighting strategy on site.
99.8 Members considered the representation from Councillor Mary McLaren who spoke as the Ward Member.
99.9 Members debated the application on the issues including: the response from the Suffolk County Council Highways Department, that land contamination had been reviewed as had flood risk, that this new application was not an improvement on the prior approved application, and the extra parking proposed.
99.10 Councillor Lee Parker proposed that the application be approved as detailed in the officer recommendation with the addition to the Section 106 as detailed below:
- Section 106 to be amended so that a commuted sum for affordable housing be added to take the contribution to 35%
99.11 Councillor Sue Ayres seconded the motion.
99.12 RESOLVED
That the application is GRANTED planning permission and includes the following conditions:-
• Commencement within 3 years
• Development to be implemented in accordance with submitted details
• As recommended by the LHA
• As recommended by SCC Archaeology
• As recommended by SCC Flood and Water Management
• Sustainability measures; electric vehicle charging details to be submitted and approved
• External lighting strategy, including any street lighting, to be submitted and approved
• Fire hydrants to be provided
• Landscape strategy for hard and soft landscaping (including grouped fruit trees) to be submitted and approved
• Boundary enclosure details to be submitted and approved
• Levels to be submitted and approved
• Tree and hedgerow protection fencing to be installed with details to be approved
• As recommended by Place Services Ecology
• No burning to take place on the site
• Construction Management Plan
• Provision of open space
• Maintenance of open space
That authority be delegated to the Chief Planning Officer to grant full planning permission. (1) Subject to the prior agreement of a Section 106 Planning Obligation on appropriate terms to the satisfaction of the Chief Planning Officer to secure:
· RAMS contribution
· Affordable housing
4 x 1 bed, 2 person affordable rent bungalows @ 50sqm minimum
2 x 2 bed, 4 person affordable rent bungalows @ 70sqm minimum
2 x 2 bed, 4 person affordable rent dwellings @ 79sqm minimum
1 x 2 bed, 4 person shared ownership dwelling @ 79sqm minimum
2 x 3 bed, 5 person shared ownership dwelling @ 93sqm minimum
Additional Condition:
- Section 106 to be amended so that a commuted sum for affordable housing be added to take the contribution to 35%
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