Minutes:
63.1 Item 7A
Application DC/22/04127
Proposal Planning Application – Change of use of land for highway vehicular access and hard standing including Deed of Easement
Site Location ELMSWELL – Land to the Front of 16, 18, 20 and 22 Eastern Way, Elmswell, IP30 9DP
Applicant Norman Plumpton, Anthea Fisher, Jen Farmer & Michael Watkins
63.2 The Case Officer presented the application to the Committee outlining the proposal before Members including: the location of the site, the proposed use of the land, the existing landscaping, the existing access to the properties, the proposed materials to be used for the surfacing, and the officer recommendation of approval.
63.3 The Case Officer responded to questions from Members on issues including: whether a bollard would be installed to prevent vehicles driving on the footpath, whether the footway would be shared with cyclists, the gradient of the footway, the area to be resurfaced, the proposed surface materials, whether the tree remained on the property, works which may have been undertaken adjacent to the development site, how the works would be undertaken to ensure prevention of damage to the roots of the existing tree, and whether retention of the tree could be conditioned.
63.4 Members considered the representation from Councillor Mansel who spoke a Ward Member.
63.5 Members considered the representation from Councillor Geake who spoke as Ward Member.
63.6 Members debated the application on issues including: whether the existing tree had been removed, the problems with residents driving over the existing area, and the sustainability of the proposed surface materials.
63.7 Councillor Muller proposed the application be approved as detailed in the officer recommendation.
63.8 Councillor Stringer seconded the proposal and proposed an additional condition relating to the protection of the existing tree.
63.9 Members continued to debate the application on issues including: the location of the no parking sign.
63.10 The proposer and seconder agreed to the following additional conditions and informatives:
· Retain and protect the tree or replace if removed
· Scheme to protect the tree during construction and retain space around the tree to protect the roots
· Informative to move the sign to limit use of the footpath by vehicles
By a unanimous vote
It was RESOLVED:
That authority be delegated to the Chief Planning Officer to GRANT planning permission, including the imposition of relevant conditions and informatives as summarised below and those as may be deemed necessary by the Chief Planning Officer:
· Standard 3-year time limit to implement permission
· Approved Plans
· Vehicular visibility splays provided as per approved plans and thereafter retained in perpetuity
· No obstruction to visibility over 0.6m high within visibility splays
· Pedestrian visibility splays to be provided
· Access to be provided in accordance with SCC standard access drawing DM03 and thereafter retained in perpetuity
· New accesses onto the highway, over the existing footways (and not the grassed area itself), to be surfaced with bound material in accordance with SCC Estate Road Specification
· Gradient of accesses to be agreed.
· Restriction on construction times during development: 0800 to 1800 Monday to Fridays and 0900 to 1300 on Saturdays, none at all on Sundays and Bank Holidays
Informatives:
· Proactive working statement
· SCC Highways and Rights of Way notes
And the following additional conditions and informatives:
· Retain and protect the tree or replace if removed
· Scheme to protect the tree during construction and retain space around the tree to protect the roots
Informative to move the sign to limit use of the footpath by vehicles
Supporting documents: