Minutes:
19.1 Item 7A
Application DC/20/01036
Proposal Application for Outline Planning Permission (Access to be considered) – Erection of up to 300 No dwellings, new vehicular access, landscaping, open space and drainage infrastructure.
Site Location STOWMARKET – Ashes Farm, Newton Road, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 5AD
Applicant St Phillips Land Limited
19.2 The Case Officer presented the application to the Committee outlining the proposal before Members including: the location and layout of the site, the adjacent unconnected site known as Diapers Farm for which there is an outstanding planning application, the Councils Development Brief for the overall site and the area of this brief under consideration as part of this application, the location of the existing public right of way, the proposed access to the site and through to the adjacent development site, the proposed highway improvements and the Memorandum of Understanding in place between the developers of this site and the two adjacent sites to make improvements to the junction at Stowupland, the housing mix, and the updated recommendation of approval contained in the tabled papers.
19.3 The Case Officer and the Chief Planning Officer responded to questions from Member on issues including: the proposed affordable housing allocation at the site, the timescales for the applications included in the development brief, access to the site, whether there would be any new allotments on site, whether there had been consideration given to increase the open space provision, the memorandum of understating relating to the junction at the roundabout, the housing numbers detailed in the development brief, the Joint Local Plan and the Stowmarket Area Action Plan, permeability of driveways, proposed plans for cycleways and footpaths including access to Stowupland Road, the proposed junction improvements, the market housing mix, the viability assessment of the highways improvements, the response received from Strategic Housing, and mitigation for potential traffic congestion.
19.4 Members considered the representation from Angela Brooks who spoke as the Agent.
19.5 The Agent responded to questions from Members on issues including: the single point of access to the site, emergency access to the site, and whether consideration could be given to the provision of a cycleway.
19.6 The Chair read out a statement from the Ward Member Councillor Carter, who was unable to attend the meeting.
19.7 Members considered the representation from Councillor Muller who spoke as the Ward Member.
19.8 The Ward Member responded to questions from Members on issues including: the capacity of the healthcare provision in the area.
19.9 The Case Officer responded to questions regarding the S106 contribution relating to local education provisions, the public transport service and whether there was any CIL payment relating to the site.
19.10 Members debated the application on issues including: the Stowmarket Area Action Plan, the lack of public transport services, highways safety issues, the potential for traffic congestion, open space provision, the proposed housing mix, and pedestrian and cycle access to the site.
19.11 Councillor Passmore proposed that the application be deferred to enable Officers to obtain further information.
19.12 Councillor Humphreys MBE seconded the proposal.
19.13 Members continued to debate the application on issues including: access to the site including safety issues, the public transport service, and the benefits of the Diapers Farm application being reported to Committee concurrently.
19.14 Councillor Passmore and Councillor Humphreys MBE accepted the reasons for deferral as read out by the Chief Planning Officer.
By a unanimous vote
It was RESOLVED:
That the application be deferred to enable Officers to review and report to Committee on the following issues:
(1) Appropriateness of cycling Active Travel arrangements from, within and through the site
(2) To ensure that the highway works and junction improvements, single access point and emergency vehicular access and their delivery can be secured and managed for the whole SAAP allocation 6.13 and development brief in a programmed way so as to ensure that there is no cumulative residual highways impact on highways within the town
(3) Appropriateness of open space provision and measures in relation to the site and separation between Stowupland and Stowmarket
(4) To report on the market housing mix and that Members wish to see the Diapers Farm application concurrently with the reporting back of these matters
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