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Local Development Order - Creswell Road

Meeting: 24/05/2021 - Executive (Item 116)

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Decision:

RESOLVED that a Local Development Order be adopted to grant planning permission for residential development on land at Creswell Road, Clowne, subject to the conditions set out in paragraph 3.5 of the report.

Minutes:

Executive considered the report of the Portfolio Holder – Corporate Governance which sought approval to adopt a Local Development Order (LDO) which would grant planning permission for residential development on a Council-owned site.  The report recommended adoption of a LDO on land to the rear of 221 Creswell Road, Clowne for custom and self-build subject to conditions.

 

The LDO would allow the Council to discharge its statutory duties under the Self Build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015. From a planning perspective, the site had been chosen because it was within the settlement framework where housing was acceptable in principle, had safe and suitable accesses and residential development on the site was unlikely to have a harmful impact on the character, appearance and amenities of the local area, subject to conditions.

 

Attached to the report at Appendix 1 was a detailed planning analysis of the site, which included any site-specific conditions and the reasons for those conditions.

 

Moved by Councillor Duncan McGregor and seconded by Councillor Liz Smyth

RESOLVED that a Local Development Order be adopted to grant planning permission for residential development on land at Creswell Road, Clowne, subject to the conditions set out in paragraph 3.5 of the report.

 

(Assistant Director of Development and Planning)

 

REASON FOR DECISION:

The principle reasons for approving a Local Development Order for residential development on the site of land at Creswell Road, Clowne are:

i.              to allow the Council to obtain best value for underutilisedpieces of land whilst improving the environmental quality of the District;

ii.            to attract private investment in this land through a simplified and less costly planning process which provides a guarantee the land can be developed to address the Council’s duties under the Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015; and

iii.           to ensure a consistent high quality of design was achieved that provided a long-lasting legacy that would benefit the local community, improve the character and appearance of the local area and add variation to the existing housing stock.

 

OTHER OPTIONS CONSIDERED:

A do nothing option was rejected because the site would become an increasing liability and continue to detract from the character and amenities of the local area.  Alternative options for achieving a permission, and the reasons for rejection, where set out in the report.