Minutes:
67.1 Item 6A
Application DC/22/02336
Proposal Application for approval of Reserved Matters for Phase II (matters relating to appearance, scale, layout and landscaping) - Erection of 242no. dwellings, residential amenities, open space, parking and associated development details pursuant to Outline Planning Permission B/15/01718 dated 29.03.2018
Site Location SUDBURY – Chilton Woods Mixed Development to North of, Woodhall Business Park, Sudbury, Suffolk
Applicant Taylor Wimpey East London (Limited)
67.2 The Case Officer presented the application to the Committee outlining the proposal before Members including: the location and layout of the site, the proposed access and highways plan, the proposed parking plan, the massing plan showing the height of the buildings on site, the housing mix including the location of affordable housing, the design code, the landscaping plans including open space provisions, proposed cycle paths and play areas, and the officer recommendation of approval with condition as detailed in the report.
67.3 The Case Officer responded to questions from Members on issues including: the definition of coach dwellings, the proposed number of triple parking spaces on site, whether there will be any grass verges outside the front of any dwellings, who would have responsibility for the maintenance of any bollards and fencing and roads which are not being adopted, access to the school site and associated parking, whether all of the dwellings in the apartment blocks would be affordable, the location of the cycleways, the safety and responsibility of the SUDS area, the future plans for management of public open spaces, the proposed landscaping and parking plans, waste management plans, and the ownership of the school site.
67.4 Members considered the representation from Samuel Caslin who spoke as the Applicant.
67.5 The Applicant responded to questions from Members on issues including: whether there were any plans to prohibit parking near the school, the adoptions of roads on the site, the materials used for the children’s play equipment, the provision of defibrillators, whether there were any plans for the provision of PV panels and street lighting, the proposed landscaping plans, and the length of time the management plan would be secured for.
67.6 The Case Officer and the Planning Lawyer responded to questions from Members regarding whether the management plan could be secured by condition, and confirmed that this would normally be included within the S.106 agreement.
67.7 The Applicant responded to further questions from Members on issues including: dust pollution issues, the landscaping plans including the advanced planting, and the location of waste bins.
67.8 The Case Officer provided clarification regarding the location of the waste bins as detailed in the comments from Waste Services.
67.9 The Applicant responded to further questions regarding the number of bungalows on site.
67.10 The Governance Officer read out a statement from Ward member Councillor Jan Osborne in support of the application.
67.11 Members debated the application on issues including: the adherence to the design code.
67.12 Councillor Barret proposed that the application be approved as detailed in the Officer recommendation.
67.13 Councillor Osborne seconded the proposal.
67.14 Members continued to debate the application on issues including: the level of consultation with local residents, the lack of bungalows on site, and the location of the affordable housing within the site.
67.15 The proposer and seconder agreed to an additional condition relating to materials.
By a unanimous vote
It was RESOLVED:
That authority be delegated to the Chief Planning Officer to APPROVE these Reserved matters subject to such conditions as he considers fit including:
· List of Approved documents
· Highways - Refuse bins
· Landscaping details to be amended
And the following additional condition:
· Materials
Supporting documents: