Minutes:
118.1 Item 6A
Application DC/21/04359
Proposal Reserved Matters Application following Outline Application DC/19/01973 and subsequent appealAPP/D3505/W/19/3241261. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 - Erection of 65No residential dwellings (of which 35% allocated as affordable homes) including landscaping, public openspace and associated infrastructure
Site Location BRANTHAM – Land South of, Slough Road, Brantham, Suffolk
Applicant Matthew Homes Ltd
118.2 The Case Officer presented the application to the Committee outlining the application before Members including: the location and layout of the site, and the previously refused application to Committee and subsequent appeal decision of approval.
118.3 Councillor McLaren arrived at 09:44, however as the presentation of the application had commenced, did not participate in the debate or the vote.
118.4 The Case Officer continued with the presentation of the application providing details including: the planned access to the development, the housing mix, proposed plans to mitigate the visual impact of the development, parking plans including the provision of EV charging points, landscaping plans, the housing design, and the officer recommendation of approval.
118.5 The Case Officer and the Area Planning Manager responded to questions from Members on issues including: parking plans, landscaping in respect of parking areas, the comments from the sustainability officer, the responses received from consultees, the possibility of securing a proportion of the affordable housing for local residents, ecology issues, the type of building materials to be used, the attenuation basin, the pumping station, and whether the waste services team had been consulted.
118.6 Members considered the representation from Mal Bridgeman who spoke on behalf of Brantham Parish Council.
118.7 The Parish Council representative responded to questions from Members on issues including: the reasons the Parish Council has requested no street lighting to be installed, and the amendments made to the proposed plans following the appeal to the inspectorate.
118.8 Members considered the representation from Stuart Hopwood who spoke as an objector.
118.9 The objector responded to questions from Members on issues including: whether the swimming pool on his property was covered, the height of the proposed boundary fence, and the distance to the swimming pool from the new boundary.
118.10 Members considered the representation from Robert Findlay who spoke as the Agent.
118.11 The Agent and the Applicant responded to questions from Members on issues including pedestrian crossings, any planned alterations to the existing footpaths, how the materials used for the affordable homes differ from those used for market homes, the potential for provision of defibrillators, and whether the developer would commit to providing homes for local residents.
118.12 The Area Planning Manager and the Planning Lawyer provided clarification regarding the previous permission granted by the planning inspectorate, and the S106 agreement which had been agreed by the planning inspector at appeal.
118.13 The Agent and the Applicant responded to questions from Members on issues including the size of the affordable homes, the installation of barriers to prevent parking on grass verges, landscaping of parking areas, the proposed height of the boundary fencing, whether the roads will be to an adoptable standard and a permeable service, the surface material and width of the cycle paths, sustainability issues, the roof heights of the one and a half storey dwellings, and any propped plans for installing PV panels.
118.14 Councillor Beer proposed that the application be approved as detailed in the officer recommendation.
118.15 Councillor Osborne seconded the motion.
118.16 Members debated the application on issues including: whether the design concerns of the planning inspector had been addressed, traffic issues, the location of the waste water pumping station, the impact of drainage water from the attenuation basin existing properties, and waste collection services.
118.17 The Proposer and Seconder agreed to the following additional conditions and informative notes:
· Provision of a defibrillator
Informative Notes:
· Request Affordable Housing for locals if possible
· Engage with neighbours about boundary treatments to South and East
· Explore further flood mitigation issues to the South-East.
By a vote of 8 votes for and 1 against
It was RESOLVED:-
That authority be delegated to the Chief Planning Officer to grant reserved matters for layout, scale, appearance, and landscaping when sustainability and ecology issues have been resolved, subject to a unilateral undertaking being agreed for the extra affordable dwelling.
Conditions
· Details of materials to be agreed
· Parking
· Cycle Storage
· Bins
And the following additional conditions and informative notes:
Conditions:
· Provision of defibrillators
Informative Notes:
· Request Affordable Housing for locals if possible
· Engage with neighbours about boundary treatments to South and East
· Explore further flood mitigation issues to the South-East.
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