Issue - meetings

Committee considered a report in relation to the above application presented by the Development Management and Land Charges Manager, who gave details of the application and highlighted the location and features of the site and key issues.  The application was outside the development envelope within an area of open countryside.  The proposed use was not compliant with Policy SS9 (Development in the Countryside) but would meet the requirements of other relevant policies in the adopted local plan.  A judgement was therefore necessary on the planning balance having regard to the issues relating to the development.  The application was recommended for approval subject to conditions.

To a question on the ownership of the access, the Development Management and Land Charges Manager advised that it was quite common for historic, shared accesses to not be registered and that the existing dwellings served off it would have established rights of access which would likely be contained in the title deeds for the properties.  The enforcement of such rights would be a civil matter.

Moved by Councillor Deborah Watson and seconded by Councillor Janet Tait

RESOLVED that application no. 25/00258/OUT be APPROVED subject to the following conditions:

1. Application for approval of the reserved matters shall be made to the Local Planning Authority before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission and the development to which this permission relates shall be begun either before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission, or before the expiration of two years from the date of approval of the last of the reserved matters to be approved, whichever is the later.

2. Approval of the details of the layout, scale, appearance, access and landscaping (hereinafter called "the reserved matters") shall be obtained from the Local Planning Authority in writing before any development is commenced.

3. The dwellings hereby approved must be single storey only.

4. Before any dwelling on the site is first occupied, a 2.4m x 43m visibility splay must be provided from the access in the southeastern direction.  The splay must be maintained free from obstruction over 1m in height thereafter.

5. Before development first commences on site, a landscaping scheme including a programme of implementation and details of the maintenance and management of the landscaping (including any on site habitat creation) for a 30-year period must be submitted to the Local Planning Authority for approval.  The landscaping scheme must be provided and maintained on site in accordance with the approved scheme.

6. Prior to building works commencing above foundation level on any dwelling, a Species Enhancement Plan must be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The approved measures must be implemented in full and maintained as such thereafter.  The Plan must clearly show positions, specifications and numbers of features, which will include (but are not limited to) the following:

·       universal nest boxes at ratio of 1:1, in line with British Standard 42021:2022;

·       integrated bat boxes each of the dwellings;

·       insect bricks in dwellings and / or  ...  view the full minutes text for item 44