Agenda, decisions and minutes

Members are asked to declare any interest and the nature of that interest which they may have in any of the items under consideration at this meeting.

There were no declarations of interest.

To confirm the Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 17^th April 2023.

** Please note that the minutes are to follow **

That, the Minutes of the Strategic Planning Committee of 17 April 2023 be approved and signed as a correct record.

Approved subject to conditions.

The Principal Planning Policy Officerclarified the Parish Council had provided, confirmation that they had no objection to the Reserved Matters application for Zones 6 and 7.  The letter written in objection to the application, by the Parish Councillor, represented that Parish Councillors personal opinion.

The Principal Planning Policy Officer outlined the information in the report and provided a presentation which included maps, plans and, street scenes, layout and a phasing plan of the site to give context of the siting of the Reserved Matters application within the overall site.

The Principal Planning Policy Officer advised that:

·       Permission had been granted for the Outline planning consent, for development of the whole site, on 28 August 2015, and a Section 106 agreed.  The discussion would be limited to the Reserved Matters application for 227 dwellings including details of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to outline approval DA/2013/0850 and approved conditions 14 (FFL'S), 15 (Open Space), 36 (Bus Stops) and 37 (Travel Plans) of DA/2013/0850,

·       The application made provision for 227 dwellings,

·       Provision for 15% affordable dwellings had been agreed for the site.  3 affordable units would be provided, whilst appearing as an under provision, the 15% overall affordable figure as per the Section 106 agreement had been met,

·       3,150sqm of public open space would be delivered.  The Section 106 agreement defined open space to include playing fields, green infrastructure, structural landscaping, first phase open space, Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) and play areas,

·       Two dwellings had been removed from the original plans to include an addition are of open space,

·       Indicative Open Space and Play Areas Plan Open Space had been built and accorded with Plan 2,

·       An additional plan provided a view showing the parking spaces in relation to the dwellings,

·       A spine road would travel through the new development,

·       Bus stops would be provided within 400m walking distance,

·       The Local Plan in 2015 had not required solar panels to be included on dwellings,

·       The site would have a good level of accessibility and be within a reasonable walking. and cycling to the local centre,

·       Designed in accordance with the parameter plans approved at outline stage and the Design Code approved via the discharge of Condition 12 attached to the outline approval,

·       The outline application required 3,150sqm for open space which related to the school and had been provided,

·       The application submitted by the developer would provide an overall provision of open space of 9.53ha.

In response to questions The Principal Planning Policy Officer reported:

·       The Tenure Plan showed the 3 affordable houses neighbouring each other,

·       Adequate provision had been made for car parking,

·       All of the dwellings would meet the minimum national space standards required by National Space Standards, Policy H08 part Ciii.  No conditions were included in the Outline permission requiring the development to adhere to the maximum occupancy standards,

·       Overstone Parish Council had made representations, Moulton Parish Council had not,

·       Sufficient access to the rear of the property would allow for appropriate wheeled bin  ...  view the full minutes text for item 125.