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99.1    Item 6C

 

          Application              DC/21/05652

Proposal                  Application for Outline Planning Permission (some matters reserved, access to be considered) Town and Country Planning Act 1990 - Erection of up to 30 no. dwellings (including 10 no.affordable units) including new vehicular access and public open space.

Site Location           ACTON – Land West of Sudbury Road, Acton, Suffolk

Applicant                 Acorn Farms Ltd

 

 

99.2    A break was taken from 12:26pm until 12:35pm after application number DC/21/04477 and before the commencement of application number DC/21/05652.

 

99.3    The Case Officer presented the application to the Committee outlining the proposal before Members including: the location and layout of the site, the location of the adjacent listed buildings, and the officer recommendation of refusal.

 

99.4    The Case Officer responded to questions from Members on issues including: the speed limit and visibility at the access to the site.

 

99.5    Members considered the representation from Graham Round who spoke on behalf of Acton Parish Council.

 

99.6    The Parish Council representative responded to questions from Members on issues including: the frequency of flooding and waste water issues.

 

99.7    Members considered the representation from Brian McSweeney and Steve Le Grys who spoke as objectors.

 

99.8    Members considered the representation from Jack Wilkinson who spoke as the agent.

 

99.9    The agent responded to questions from Members on issues including: the preferred housing mix set out in the officer report, proposed flood mitigation actions, the local housing need, and the access roads.

 

99.10  The agent and the Chief Planning Officer responded to a question from Members regarding the recent appeal decision regarding an application in Sproughton.

 

99.11  Members considered the representation from Councillor John Nunn who spoke as the Ward Member.

 

99.12  Members debated the application on issues including: the sustainability of the proposed development, the local housing need, the potential flood issues, and compliance with Policy CS11 of the Babergh Core Strategy.

 

99.13  Councillor Barrett proposed that the application be refused as detailed in the officer recommendation.

 

99.14  Councillor Jamieson seconded the motion.

 

By a unanimous vote

 

It was RESOLVED:

 

That the application is REFUSED planning permission for the following reasons:-

 

1) The proposed development is Contrary to Policy CS2; as well as CS11 of the Babergh Core Strategy, which states that residential development within Hinterland Villages should be provided for local needs. In the absence of any evidence of local need within Acton for further market dwellings the development does not comply with the policy.

 

2) The proposed development is Contrary to Policy CS11 of the Babergh Core Strategy which states that the cumulative impact of the development in conjunction with other developments should be considered. The proposed development, in conjunction with the recently approved 200 dwellings, is considered to have a detrimental impact on the infrastructure within the village, notably primary education.

 

3) The development, due to its siting and scale, would cause a less than substantial harm to the setting of surrounding listed buildings and this harm is not outweighed by the public benefits of the development contrary to Policy CN06 of the Babergh Local Plan and the NPPF.

 

4) The development, due to its siting, scale and proposed landscaping would have a detrimental impact on the character of the area, contrary to Policies CS15 and CS11 of the Babergh Core Strategy.

 

5) In the absence of a signed s.106, the development would fail to provide funding for new primary and pre-school places and school transport. In addition it would fail to ensure affordable housing of the tenure required to reflect the established needs within the district, contrary to Policy CS19 of the Babergh Local Plan.        

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