Minutes:
117.1 Item 7B
Application DC/21/02927
Proposal Application for approval of reserved matters following approval of Outline application DC/17/05549 Town and Country Planning (General Management Procedure) (England) Order2015 - Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale for Erection of 64 No dwellings (including22 No. affordable homes) with vehicular access from Stowmarket Road and additional 2 No.dwellings accessed from Hill House Lane.
Site Location NEEDHAM MARKET – Land North West of, Hill House Lane, Needham Market, Suffolk, IP6 8EA
Applicant HHF (EA) Ltd
117.2 A break was taken between 12:01pm and 12:07pm, after application number DC/21/01132 and before the commencement of application number DC/21/02927.
117.3 The Case Officer introduced the application to the committee outlining the proposal before Members including: the location and layout of the site, the proposed parking plans, the housing mix, and the officer recommendation of approval.
117.4 The Case Officer and the Area Planning Manager responded to questions from Members on issues including: the proposed pedestrian access to the site, the potential loss of existing landscaping, permeability of driveways, adoption of roads, waste management plans, the response received from strategic housing regarding affordable homes location within the site, sustainability measures, the potential for increased flood risk, and the proposed landscaping scheme.
117.5 Members considered the representation from Martin Last who spoke as the agent.
117.6 The Agent and the Applicant, Mel Walton, responded to questions from Members on issues including: Electric Vehicle charging points, the ownership of the adjacent land, and the access routes to the site.
117.7 The Chair read out a statement from Ward Member Councillor Mike Norris.
117.8 The Area Planning Manager responded to questions from Members on issues including: other planning applications in the area as mentioned in the Ward Members statement, including the location and number of properties.
117.9 Members debated the application on issues including: secure cycle storage, parking plans, and the outlined planning permission and the conditions previously agreed.
117.10 Councillor Passmore proposed that the application be approved as detailed in the Officer recommendation.
117.11 Councillor Field seconded the motion.
117.12 Members continued to debate the application on issues including: landscaping, and heating sources.
117.13 Councillor Passmore and Councillor Field agreed to the following additional conditions and informative notes:
• Notwithstanding the plans submitted, details of a footpath link between Hill House Lane and the development (that may require a revision to the layout of Plots 65 and 66) shall be submitted to the LPA for approval and implemented as may be approved.
• Details of cycle storage to be agreed for all plots.
• Erection of 1.8 metre fence along boundary Chesford, Dodds Mead and Four Winds shall be secured.
• Informative note to encourage improved landscaping along boundaries.
By a unanimous vote
It was RESOLVED:
That the Chief Planning Officer be authorised to GRANT Reserved Matters, subject to conditions as summarised below and those as may be deemed necessary by the Chief Planning Officer:
• Approved Plans and Documents;
• Detailed Landscaping Scheme to be agreed prior to commencement;
• Biodiversity Enhancement Scheme required prior to works commencing above slab level
• Those already imposed by way of the Outline Planning Permission (Ref: DC/17/05549).
(Please see appended decision notice for those already imposed as part of Outline Planning Permission Ref: DC/17/05549)
And the following additional conditions and informative notes:
• Details of cycle storage to be agreed for all plots.
• Erection of 1.8 metre fence along boundary Chesford, Dodds Mead and Four Winds shall be secured.
• Informative note to encourage improved landscaping along boundaries.
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