Agenda item

Application for Stage 2 Technical Details Consent for one dwelling, in accordance with Permission in Principle for 1-2 dwellings, ref: P18/V2637/PIP. (Re-submission of withdrawn Stage 2 application ref: P19/V1287/TDC) (As amended by plans received on 28 January 2020, and additional drainage details received 25 February 2020 and 28 February 2020).

Councillor Janet Shelley, the local ward councillor, stood down from the committee for consideration of this item.

The committee considered application P19/V3304/TDC, for Stage 2 Technical Details Consent for one dwelling, in accordance with Permission in Principle for 1-2 dwellings, ref: P18/V2637/PIP (re-submission of withdrawn Stage 2 application ref: P19/V1287/TDC) (as amended by plans received on 28 January 2020, and additional drainage details received 25 February 2020 and 28 February 2020), at Monks Court, Newbury Road, East Hendred.

Consultations, representations, policy and guidance, and the site’s planning history were detailed in the officer’s report, which formed part of the agenda pack for the meeting.

The planning officer reported that since the publication of the agenda, a statement of support had been received from the applicant. Also, a statement of objection had been received, referring to scale, mass, dominance and potential harm, also mentioning impact upon local character and the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The East Hendred Parish Council had not objected but remained concerned about the bulk and height of the proposed dwelling. Eight letters of objection had been received, as detailed in a table at paragraph 2.1 of the report. The planning officer reported that the Conservation Officer had no objection.

The planning officer referred to the fact that the permission in principle had received consent in February 2019 for the development of 1 - 2 dwellings. Following consent, it was necessary to grant a technical details consent before the development could proceed.

Councillor Janet Shelley, the local ward councillor, spoke objecting to the application, citing the effect upon the street scene; it was considered that the slope of the site made the development more dominant.  The glass porch could also be a source of light pollution. The slab levels also required control in the interests of restricting the turning of vehicles.

The planning officer reported that the height of the development was not considered to be out of place in the street scene. In respect of the slab levels, the senior planning officer reported that a pre-commencement condition was already recommended, to require the submission of access and visibility splay details.  A slab level condition could be added to the conditions.

A motion, moved and seconded, to grant planning permission, subject to an additional condition in respect of slab levels, was declared carried on being put to the vote.

RESOLVED: to grant planning permission for application P19/V3304/TDC subject to the following conditions:

Standard

1.         Commencement of development within three years

2.         Development in accordance with approved plans

Pre-commencement

1.         Samples of materials to be submitted

2.         Access details and visibility splays to be submitted

3.         Tree protection details to be submitted

4.         Boundary treatment details to be submitted

5.         Hard and soft landscaping scheme to be submitted

Pre-occupation

6.         Implementation of approved landscaping scheme

7.         Parking and turning in accordance with approved plan

8.         Implementation of approved drainage scheme

Compliance

9.         Retention of hedgerow

10.       Gates to be set back 5.5m from carriageway edge and open inwards

Informatives

1.         CIL

2.         INF17