Minutes:
74.1 Councillor Clive Arthey re-joined the meeting after the completion of application DC/18/02316 but before the commencement of DC/18/00706.
74.2 Item 3
Application DC/18/00706
Proposal Hybrid Application. Outline Planning Application (Access to be considered) erection of up to 75 dwellings and vehicular access. Change of use from private woodland to suitable alternative natural greenspace/ community woodland and woodland education.
Site Location WHERSTEAD- Klondyke Field West of, Bourne Hill, Wherstead, Suffolk
Applicant Pigeon Investment Management Ltd
74.3 The Case Officer presented the application to the Committee outlining to Members the proposal, the layout of the site, and the Officer Recommendation of approval with conditions.
74.4 Members considered the representation from the Parish Council representative, David Baldry.
74.5 The Parish Council representative responded to Members’ questions on issues including: that there had been issues of flooding of surface water on Bourne Hill.
74.6 Members considered the representation from the Objector, Robin Coates.
74.7 The Objector responded to Members’ questions on issues including that the proposed crossing would be on Wherstead Road and not Bourne Hill.
74.8 Members considered the representation from the Applicant, Andrew Fillmore.
74.9 The Applicant responded to Members’ questions on issues including: the ownership and maintenance of the woodland could be given as a commuted sum to the District Council or could be maintained via a management company as paid for by the residents through a maintenance charge.
74.10 Before Councillor Ridley spoke as the Ward Member, he declared a non-pecuniary interest in application DC/18/00706 as he was a distant relative of the owner.
74.11 Members considered the representation from the Ward Member, Councillor Nick Ridley.
74.12 Members debated the application on the issues including: the proximity of the application to Ipswich and the possibility of the identity of the village being lost and the location of the boundary with Ipswich.
74.13 At 12:50 the Chair Adjourned the meeting for a lunch break and reminded Members to not discuss the application during the adjournment.
74.14 At 1:36 the Chair re-opened the meeting in the King Edmund Chamber and noted that Councillor Sue Burgoyne had left the meeting during the lunch adjournment.
74.15 The Case Officer advised Members that during the adjournment he had clarified the boundary of Ipswich with relation Wherstead and provided Members with a map of this on the powerpoint presentation.
74.16 Councillor Simon Barrett proposed that the application be approved as detailed in the Officer Recommendation. Councillor Michael Creffield seconded the motion.
74.17 Members continued to debate the application on the issues including: policy CS11 and Policy CS2.
74.18 RESOLVED
That authority be delegated to Acting Chief Planning Officer to GRANT outline planning permission for the residential development and FULL planning permission for the change of use of the woodland area [such determination to be simultaneous and linked only] The outline residential development is not to be granted in advance of or without the Full permission for the woodland area
(1) Subject to the prior agreement of a Section 106 Planning Obligation on appropriate terms to the satisfaction of the Acting Chief Planning Officer to secure:
[A] 1. Delivery of 35 % affordable housing to the satisfaction of the Council
2. Transfer of the woodland area [to an agreed specification, timetable and management plan] to BDC [or its nominee] or with the Council’s agreement a management company with an appropriate maintenance sum as community woodland/ nature reserve/ recreational area and/or forest school [distribution of uses to rest with the Council] and public access in perpetuity where appropriate
3. Delivery of the open space, play areas, footpaths and on-site mitigation to an agreed specification and timetable with an appropriate management and maintenance arrangement and such facilities to be permanently available to the public.
4. An appropriate off-site commuted sum towards visitor management measures for the Stour & Orwell Estuaries
5. Specified highway improvements where these are not to be secured by S278 Agreement [Highways Act]
And;
[B] Satisfactory resolution of the outstanding technical detailed drainage issues identified by SCC Flood and Water
THEN
(2) That the Acting Chief Planning Officer be authorised to grant Outline Planning Permission subject to conditions including:
Outline:
· Non-standard time limit [18 months for submission of all RM and 1 year for commencement]
· Standard RM condition
· Approved Plans [to include Reserved Matters layout shall be based largely on the illustrative drawing]
· Removal of permitted development rights
· No development to encroach into the identified open space/play and landscaping areas [ie: define residential development area]
· Requirement for cross sections to be submitted with the RM application
· Submission of samples of materials
· Tree protection
· Construction Method Statement
· As required by SCC highways
· Travel plan
· Landscape
· Ecology
· As required by various BMSDC Env Services
· Requirement to submit sustainability statement to demonstrate compliance with CS 13 including all dwellings to include electric vehicle charging points within garages
· As required by drainage authorities
· Requirement for full tree survey to inform Reserved matters submission/s
· Agreement to appropriate tree protection during construction
· Fire hydrants
· Standards compliant off street parking
Full:
·Three year time limit
· Restriction over use permitted to those identified
· Physical defining of extent of uses within the woodland area
· Means of enclosure
· Delivery of new paths
(3) That in the event of the Planning obligations referred to in Resolution (1) above not being secured within 6 months that the Acting Chief Planning Officer be authorised to refuse planning permission on appropriate grounds.
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