Minutes:
A break was taken from 10:48am until 10:57am.
32.1 Item 6B
Application DC/21/02764
Proposal Reserved Matters application for Residential Phase 1 (matters relating to Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale) comprising erection of 200 no. dwellings, residential amenities, open space, drainage, parking and associated development and pursuant to Outline Planning Permission B/15/01718 dated: 29/03/18 (Outline application (with all matters reserved except for access) - Erection of up to 1,150 dwellings (Use Class C3); 15ha of employment development (to include B1, B2 and B8 uses, a hotel (C1), a household waste recycling centre (sui generis) and a district heating network energy centre); village centre (comprising up to 1,000m2 Gross Floor Area (GFA) of retail floor space (A1, A2, A3, A4 and A5), village hall (D2), workspace (B1a), residential dwellings (C3), primary school (D1), pre-school (D1) and car parking); creation of new vehicular access points and associated works; sustainable transport links; community woodland; open space (including children's play areas); sustainable drainage (SuDS); sports pavilion (D2) and playing fields; allotments; and associated ancillary works) Chilton Woods Mixed Development To North Of Woodhall Business Park Sudbury Suffolk
Site Location Sudbury – Chilton Woods Mixed Development to North of, Woodhall Business Park, Sudbury, Suffolk
Applicant Taylor Wimpey London Ltd
32.2 The Case Officer presented the Reserved Matters application to the Committee outlining the proposal before Members including: the TPOs on the site, the proposed parking and cycles routes on the site, the proposed landscaping on the site, the contents of the tabled papers, and the officer recommendation of approval as detailed in the Committee Report.
32.3 The Case Officer responded to Members’ questions on issues including: the lack of bungalows on the site, the number of disabled apartments on the site, the maintenance of the landscaping, and the distance of the trees from the highways.
32.4 Members considered the representation from Samuel Caslin who spoke as the Agent.
32.5 The Agent responded to Members’ questions on issues including: when construction would begin on the site, the PV panels, the glazing of the windows, and the landscaping maintenance on the site.
32.6 Members considered representation from Councillor Margaret Maybury who spoke as a Ward Member.
32.7 Members considered representation from Councillor Clive Arthey who spoke as a Ward Member.
32.8 Members considered representation from Councillor Jan Osborne who spoke as a Ward Member.
32.9 Members debated the application on issues including: the location of the apartment blocks, the PV panels on the site, and the water efficiency on the site.
32.10 Councillor Peter Beer proposed that the application be approved as set out in the officer recommendation with the amendment as follows:
- ... be delegated authority to resolve the ambiguity between application documents regarding glazing and subject thereto to … to Approve the Reserved Matters ... and to add condition 4 to require compliance with the Energy Statement
32.11 Councillor Simon Barrett seconded this motion.
With 8 votes for and 2 against.
It was RESOLVED:
That the Chief Planning Officer be delegated authority to resolve the ambiguity between application documents regarding glazing and subject thereto to APPROVE these Reserved matters subject to such conditions as he considers fit including:-
· List of Approved documents
· Materials
· Surfacing materials
• Noise assessment for Chilton Grain and mitigation measures
and to add condition 4 to require compliance with the Energy Statement
1. APPROVED PLANS & DOCUMENTS The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the drawings/documents listed under Section A above and/or such other drawings/documents as may be approved by the Local Planning Authority in writing pursuant to other conditions of this permission or such drawings/documents as may subsequently be approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority as a non-material amendment following an application in that regard. Such development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with any Phasing Plan approved under Section A, or as necessary in accordance with any successive Phasing Plan as may subsequently be approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of development pursuant to this condition.
Reason - For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper phased planning of the development.
2. ACTION REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH A SPECIFIC TIMETABLE: AGREEMENT OF MATERIALS No development/works shall be commenced above slab level until precise details of the manufacturer and types and colours of the external facing and roofing materials to be used in construction have been submitted to and approved, in writing, by the Local Planning Authority. Such materials as may be agreed shall be those used in the development and fully applied prior to the first use/occupation.
Reason - To secure an orderly and well-designed finish sympathetic to the character of the existing building(s) and in the interests of visual amenity and the character and appearance of the area.
3. ACTION REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH A SPECIFIC TIMETABLE: AGREEMENT OF SURFACING MATERIALS No development/works shall be commenced above slab level until precise details of the manufacturer and types and colours of the surfacing materials to be used in construction have been submitted to and approved, in writing, by the Local Planning Authority. Such materials as may be agreed shall be those used in the development and fully applied prior to the first use/occupation
Reason - To secure an orderly and well-designed finish sympathetic to the character of the existing building(s) and in the interests of visual amenity and the character and appearance of the area.
4. ACTION REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH A SPECIFIC TIMETABLE: NOISE ASSESSMENT Prior to the occupation of any dwelling hereby approved, a noise assessment based on BS4142:2014 shall be submitted to, and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority, to identify any potential mitigation needed to ensure that BS8233/WHO guideline values are met at the new properties. Thereafter, such mitigation shall be fully carried out as agreed.
Reason-In order to protect the operation of Chilton Grain from being fettered following any noise complaints from these new dwellings.
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