8.1      Item 7a

 

Application:             DC/19/01876

Proposal:                 Outline Planning Application – Erection of 2no. detached single storey dwellings and vehicular access

Site Location:          ELMSWELL – Hedgerows, Grove Lane, Elmswell, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Applicant:                L Cragg & the Trustees of the Will

 

 

8.2      The Area Planning Manager presented the application to the Committee, outlining the proposal before Members, the layout and location of the site, the content of the tables papers, and the officer recommendation of approval with conditions.

 

8.3      The Area Planning Manager and the Planning Lawyer provided Members with details of the previous decision made under delegated powers in respect of this application and the judicial review of that decision.

 

8.4      The Area Planning Manager responded to Members’ questions on issues including: access to the site, the width of Grove Lane, the current use of the land, the distance and route from the site to the Co-op in Elmswell, and the relevant policies associated with the application.

 

8.5      Members considered the representation from Peter Dow who spoke on behalf of Elmswell Parish Council.

 

8.6      The Area Planning Manager confirmed to Members, as a point of order, that the report being considered today was not the same as the delegated officer report for the earlier decision that has been subject to judicial review.

 

8.7      The Parish Council representative responded to Members’ questions on issues including: traffic movements on Grove Lane.

 

8.8      The Area Planning Manager provided confirmation that Grove Lane was a two way road and varied in widths.

 

8.9      Members considered the representation from Rob Sherwood who spoke as an objector.

 

8.10    The objector responded to Members’ questions on issues including: traffic on Grove Lane and the age of the pasture.

 

8.11    Members considered the representation from David Barker who spoke as the agent.

 

8.12    Members considered the representations from Ward Member, Councillor Helen Geake.

 

8.13    Councillor Geake responded to Members’ questions on issue including: the landscaping of the boundaries of the site.

 

8.14    The Area Planning Manager provided an explanation as to why a consultation with the Heritage department was not sought.

 

8.15    Members considered the representation from Ward Member Councillor Sarah Mansel.

 

8.16    Members debated the application on issues including: sustainability of the site, the lack of heritage response, landscaping of the access to the site, and the distance of the listed building from the application site.

 

8.17    Councillor Passmore proposed that the application be approved as per the officers’ recommendations.

 

8.18    Councillor Muller seconded the motion.

 

8.19    Members continued to debate the application on issues including: traffic on Grove Lane, and the biodiversity of the site.

 

8.20    Following the debate the proposer and seconder agreed to accept a change to the recommended condition on biodiversity as detailed below:

 

-       alteration to swift/owl and bat mitigation scheme.

 

By 5 votes to 2 with no abstentions

 

RESOLVED:-

 

1)      That the Chief Planning Officer be authorised to Grant Outline Planning Permission subject to conditions as summarised below and those as may be deemed necessary by the Chief Planning Officer:

·        Standard time Limit (3yrs for implementation of scheme)

·        Reserved matters

·        Approved Plans (Plans submitted that form this application)

·        Phasing Condition (To allow phasing of the development and allows spreading of payments under CIL as necessary)

·        Swift/owl and bat mitigation scheme

·        Hedgehog fencing scheme to be agreed

·        Energy and renewal integration scheme to be agreed

·        Rainwater harvesting to be agreed

·        Construction Plan to be agreed

·        Level access to enable wheelchair access for all dwellings/buildings

·        Highways conditions as detailed in this report.

 

2)   And the following informative notes as summarised and those as may be deemed necessary:

·        Pro active working statement

·        SCC Highways notes

·        Support for sustainable development principles.