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98.1    Item 6B

 

          Application              DC/21/04477

Proposal                  Full Planning Application – Erection of 1No one-and-a-half storey dwelling, new vehicular access and installation of sewage treatment plant and associated landscaping

Site Location           CHELSWORTH – Parsonage Barn, Parsonage Lane, Chelsworth, Suffolk IP7 7HT

Applicant                 Mr & Mrs Bessell

 

 

98.2    A break was taken from 11:12am until 11:23am, after application number DC/21/05419 and before the commencement of application number DC/21/04477.

 

98.3    Councillor Jamieson confirmed to the Chair that he would be speaking as the Ward Member and would not take part in the debate or the vote for the application.

 

98.4    The Case Officer presented the application to the Committee outlining the proposal before Members including: the contents of the tabled papers, the location and layout of the site, the details of the extant permission under application number DC/20/0498 and the previously refused application, and the officer recommendation of refusal.

 

98.5    The Case Officer responded to questions from Members on issues including: whether the extant permission was granted to the applicant for this applicant.

 

98.6    Members considered the representation from Peter Kievenaar who spoke as a supporter.

 

98.7    The supporter responded to questions from Members on issues including: the number of residents in Parsonage Lane.

 

98.8    Members considered the representation from David Bessell who spoke as the applicant.

 

98.9    The applicant responded to questions from Members on issues including: whether any pre-application advice was received from the planning department.

 

98.10  The Chief Planning Officer commented on the pre-application advice provided and provided clarity regarding the role of the Heritage team in relation to pre-application advice.

 

98.11  The applicant responded to further questions from Members on issues including: the location and size of the current proposal in comparison to the extant permission, and whether the siting of the balcony would have any effect on adjacent properties.

 

98.12  Members considered the representation from Councillor Jamieson who spoke as the Ward Member.

 

98.13  The Ward Member responded to questions from Members on issues including: whether the Ward Member supported the application.

 

98.14  The Chief Planning Officer and the Case Officer responded to Members’ questions regarding the relevance of the recent appeal decision to this application, and the location of the proposed dwelling compared to the location of the dwelling refused at appeal.

 

98.15  Members debated the application on issues including: the potential level of substantial harm of the proposal compared to the public benefit of the proposal, the support from local residents and the Parish Meeting, heritage issues, the previous appeal decision, and the amendments made to the application in order to resolve the issues raised by the previously refused application.

 

98.16  Councillor Parker proposed that the application be refused as detailed in the officer recommendation.

 

98.17  Councillor Plumb seconded the motion.

 

98.18 Members debated the application further on issues regarding: the reasons for refusal.

 

98.19  By a vote of 2 votes for and 8 against the motion was lost.

 

98.20  Councillor McCraw proposed that the application be approved.

 

98.21  Councillor Hinton seconded the motion.

 

98.22  Councillor McCraw and Councillor Hinton agreed to following proposed conditions:

 

·       ecological appraisal recommendations

·       biodiversity enhancement strategy

·       wildlife sensitive lighting

·       highways conditions removal of PD rights

·       landscaping including measures to enhance boundary planting with Whistlecraft Cottage

·       tree protection

·       landscaping protection

·       Removal of Permitted Development rights

·       materials TBA

·       levels TBA

 

By a vote of 8 votes for and 2 against

 

It was RESOLVED:

 

That Authority be delegated to the Chief Planning Officer to GRANT planning permission with the following conditions:

·       ecological appraisal recommendations

·       biodiversity enhancement strategy

·       wildlife sensitive lighting

·       highways conditions removal of PD rights

·       landscaping including measures to enhance boundary planting with Whistlecraft Cottage

·       tree protection

·       landscaping protection

·       Removal of Permitted Development rights

·       materials TBA

·       levels TBA

 

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