Minutes:
8.1 Item 7A
Application DC/21/02564
Proposal Submission of Details – Reserved Matters Application in part for outline planning permission 1636/16. Appearance, Landscaping, Layout, and Scale for Construction of a car park to be associated with Woolpit Health Centre.
Site Location WOOLPIT – Land South of, Old Stowmarket Road, Woolpit, IP30 9QU
Applicant Mid Suffolk District Council (Strategic Property team)
8.2 The Case Officer presented the application to the Committee outlining the proposal before Members including, the proposed landscaping, the lighting on the site, the temporary entrance that would become an emergency entrance, the contents of the tabled papers, and the officer recommendation of approval as detailed in the Committee Report.
8.3 The Case Officer responded to Members’ questions on issues including: the drainage on the site, the external lighting, the access for cyclists, and disabled access to the site.
8.4 Members considered the representation from the Parish Council representative Councillor Helen Geake.
8.5 Members considered the representation from the Ward Member Councillor Sarah Mansel who spoke in favour of the application.
8.6 Members considered the representation from the Ward Member Councillor Helen Geake who spoke in favour of the application.
8.7 The Ward Members responded to Members questions on issues including: noise in the car park, the urgency of the car park and the proximity of the proposed car park to the school.
8.8 Councillor David Muller proposed that the application be approved as set out in the officer recommendation with the additional conditions as detailed below:
Add Informative note:
That Council Officers are requested to work with the Surgery, Parish Council and School to resolve appropriate access to and availability of the car park for the community including outside surgery hours and with appropriate “smart” lighting and management arrangements.
Add condition:
Notwithstanding any detail within the application the detail for the gate area to the North access shall enable safe and level access by bicycle when gates are closed in a manner which shall have been agreed by the LPA before the use commences.
Add condition
The vehicular access to the Surgery shall be for emergency or temporary purposes which shall have been agreed in writing by the LPA in advance of such use.
8.9 Councillor John Matthissen seconded this motion.
8.10 Members continued to debate the application on issues such as: cycle access for the site, electric vehicle charging points, and the lighting plans.
8.11 By a unanimous vote
8.12 It was RESOLVED:-
(1) That authority be delegated to the Chief Planning Officer to APPROVE the reserved matters following expiry of the period for publicity (being 9th June) subject to the following conditions, plus any further conditions as may be deemed necessary by the Chief Planning Officer:
(2) That if further representations are received before this date which, in the Chief Planning Officer’s opinion, raise new material considerations which cannot be appropriately managed by condition attached to the reserved matters approval that the application be reported back to Committee with a report and updated recommendation.
(3) That the Chief Planning Officer add such Informative Notes as may be appropriate or identified in consultee responses, as necessary.
With the additional conditions of:-
Add Informative note:
That Council Officers are requested to work with the Surgery, Parish Council and School to resolve appropriate access to and availability of the car park for the community including outside surgery hours and with appropriate “smart” lighting and management arrangements.
Add condition
Notwithstanding any detail within the application the detail for the gate area to the North access shall enable safe and level access by bicycle when gates are closed in a manner which shall have been agreed by the LPA before the use commences.
Add condition
The vehicular access to the Surgery shall be for emergency or temporary purposes which shall have been agreed in writing by the LPA in advance of such use.
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