Minutes:
74.1 Item 7B
Application DC/22/02924
Proposal Submission of Details (Reserved Matters Application) under Outline Planning Permission DC/18/05621 for the Appearance, Scale and Layout of up to 43no dwellings (14 affordable), Landscaping thereof and Access thereto
Site Location CREETING ST MARY – Land Off, Jacks Green Road, Creeting St Mary
Applicant Ruby Homes (East Anglia) Ltd
74.2 The Case Officer presented the application to the Committee outlining the proposal before Members including: the location of the site, the constraints, the Creeting St. Mary Joint Local Plan, the indicative plan agreed at outline, the proposed site layout, the sustainability plans, the landscape design, the floor plans and elevations, and the Officer recommendation for approval.
74.3 The Case Officer responded to questions from Members on issues including: the design of House Type 1, integral garages, solar panels, the height of some of the proposed units, the landscaping boundary, and the management of the landscaping.
74.4 Members considered the representation from Mr. Blemings who spoke as the Agent.
74.5 The Agent responded to questions from Members on issues including: the capacity for provision of solar panels, and the designs of the different housing types.
74.6 Members considered the representation from Cllr. Mike Norris who spoke as the Ward Member.
74.7 Members debated the application on issues including: the distribution of affordable housing units, the proposed heights of the properties, lack of accessibility to near-by facilities and transport, the inclusion of solar panels, further sustainability measures, the overall design of the properties, nearby highways infrastructure, the orientation of the houses, and self-build plots.
74.8 Councillor Muller proposed that the application be approved as detailed in the Officer recommendation.
74.9 Councillor Caston seconded the proposal.
By a vote of 4 For and 3 Against
It was RESOLVED:
That the Chief Planning Officer be authorised to APPROVE Reserved Matters application subject to conditions as summarised below and those as may be deemed necessary by the Chief Planning Officer:
• That conditions applied to the outline approval continue to apply here.
• Development to be built out in line with approved plans.
• Access to be provided as shown and before any other part of the development is undertaken.
• Means to prevent discharge of surface water onto the highway to be submitted and agreed prior to commencement.
• Bin storage and presentation areas to be submitted and agreed and available for use prior to occupation.
• Details of estate roads and footpaths to be agreed.
• Estate roads and footpaths to be delivered prior to occupation of each dwelling.
• Parking and turning areas to be provided as shown on drawings.
• Electric vehicle charging points to be provided prior to occupation.
• Provision of garages, carports and cycle stores to be provided prior to occupation.
• Visibility splays to the provided to the access prior to first occupation.
• Air source heat pumps to be installed in line with the submitted plans and in accordance with the detail in the technical report.
• Additional detail on the parking area adjacent the play area to provide detail of a kick rail/knee rail to separate the parking area from the play area.
And the following informative notes as summarised and those as may be deemed necessary:
• Pro-active working statement
• Highways note
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