Issue - meetings

The Chairman and Councillors Chittenden, Clark, Harwood and Paine stated that they had been lobbied.

The Committee considered the report and the urgent update report of the Head of Planning and Development.

Mr Harrison, an objector, and Mr Wise, for the applicant, addressed the meeting.

RESOLVED:  That permission be granted subject to the conditions set out in the report, as amended by the urgent update report, and the following additional conditions:

1.  Within 3 months of the date of this decision, a scheme of landscaping shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The scheme shall use indigenous species and include indications of all existing trees and hedgerows on the land, and details of any to be retained, together with measures for their protection in the course of development and a programme for the approved scheme's implementation and long term management.  The scheme shall be designed using the principles established in the Council's adopted Landscape Character Assessment and Landscape Guidelines.  The approved landscaping details shall be carried out in the first planting season following the occupation of the building or completion of the development, whichever is the sooner, and any trees or plants which within a period of five years from the completion of the development die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and species, unless the Local Planning Authority gives written consent to any variation.

Reason:  No such details have been submitted and to ensure a satisfactory setting and external appearance to the development. 

2.  Within 3 months of the date of this decision, details of surface water drainage shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and the development shall be completed in accordance with the approved details.

Reason:  To ensure adequate surface water drainage. 

3.  Within 3 months of the date of this decision, details of ecological enhancements including bat tubes shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

Reason:  In the interests of biodiversity enhancement.

Voting:  6 – For  2 – Against  2 – Abstentions

Note:  Councillor Chittenden did not participate in the voting having stated that he had discussed the application with one of the residents affected by the development.