Issue - meetings

The Chairman stated that he had been lobbied.

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

Mr Hawkins, for the applicant, and Councillor Pickett (Visiting Member) addressed the meeting.

RESOLVED:  That permission be granted subject to the conditions and informatives set out in the report with the amendment of condition 12 (Landscaping) and additional informatives as follows:

Condition 12 (amended)

Prior to first occupation of any of the dwellings hereby approved details of landscaping (including long term management) shall be provided along the whole length of the north west site boundary and that with Sweet Briar Court, for the two landscaped areas abutting the access onto London Road and the areas of proposed ground cover planting.  The details for the landscaped area abutting London Road shall include theprovision of small leaf Lime trees.  The approved landscaping scheme shall be carried out in the first available planting season following completion of the development.  Any part of the approved landscaping scheme becoming dead, dying or diseased within 5 years of planting shall be replaced with a similar species of a size to be agreed in writing beforehand with the Local Planning Authority.

Reason:  In the interests of visual amenity.

Additional Informatives

The applicant is advised to consider the re-use of traditional vernacular materials from the demolished house in the new development to assist in assimilating the development into the streetscape and in the interests of sustainable re-use of quality materials.

The applicant is requested to consider incorporating the name “Christmas Lodge” into the future name of the development in the interests of continuity.

Voting:  11 – For  0 – Against  0 – Abstentions