Minutes:
15.1 Item A
Application DC/19/01666
Proposal Application for Approval of Reserved Matters following the outline Approval Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015 – Details of Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale – Residential development for the provision of 135 no. dwellings, 65 no. bedroom care home and café building approved under B/14/01377.
Site Location PINEWOOD – Belstead House, Sprites Lane, Pinewood, Ipswich, IP8 3NA
Applicant Rural Community Housing Limited
15.2 In response to a query from Councillor Busby, the Area Planning Manager provided clarification to Members on the application being presented today and the conditions agreed with the approval of the outline planning permission for the site.
15.3 The Case Officer presented the application to the Committee outlining the proposal before Members, the layout of the site, and the officer recommendation of approval.
15.4 The Case Officer responded to Members’ questions on issues including: the proposed Sustainable Urban Drainage Scheme (SUDs), solar panels on the care home building, the proposed landscaping on the site, that the application was valid as it was submitted in time, the parking provision on the site, the topography on the site, the height of the garden fences, and that the access to the site had been agreed at the outline
15.4 Members considered the representation from Councillor Beryl Calver of Pinewood Parish Council, who spoke against the application.
15.5 Members considered the representation from Craig Western who spoke as the agent.
15.6 Members considered the representation from the Ward Member, Councillor Ric Hardacre, which was read by the Governance Officer.
15.7 Councillor David Busby proposed that the application be deferred to conduct a further traffic survey on the basis that the previous survey was in 2014 and was not relevant or accurate any more.
15.8 The Case Officer advised Members that the Highways Authority had not objected to the proposal and advised that a deferral on the details as proposed would not yield any new further information from the Principal Highway Authority.
15.9 Councillor David Busby withdrew his proposal.
15.10 Councillor Melanie Barrett proposed that the application be approved as detailed in the officer recommendation with the additional conditions as follows:
- Schedule of electric charging points for cars to be agreed;
- Acoustic fencing to be a Maximum of 1.8 metres in height
- Provision of swift boxes TBA
15.11 Councillor Lee Parker seconded the motion.
15.12 By a unanimous vote
15.13 RESOLVED
That the reserved matters are APPROVED subject to the following conditions:-
· Reserved matters permission given in accordance with the terms of the outline planning permission relating to this site and the conditions attached thereto remain in force.
· Approved Plans (Plans submitted and as subsequently amended that form this application).
· Occupancy of the proposed dwellings to accord with the details included in the outline planning application.
· Construction Management Plan to be agreed.
· Details of the extraction system to serve the kitchen in the Care Home. · Details of any extraction ventilation, air conditioning etc. to serve the Café.
· Provision of a Biodiversity Enhancement Layout (giving details of the enhancement measures contained in the Ecological Appraisal).
Plus any conditions that may be deemed necessary for imposition by the Chief Planning Officer.
(1) 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
• Informatives required by the Lead Local Flood Authority
Additional Conditions:
- Schedule of electric charging points for cars to be agreed;
- Acoustic fencing to be a Maximum of 1.8 metres in height
- Provision of swift boxes TBA
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