Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

142.

Chair's announcements

To receive any announcements from the chair, and general housekeeping matters.

Minutes:

The chair welcomed everyone to the meeting, outlined the procedure to be followed and advised on emergency evacuation arrangements.

143.

Apologies for absence

To record apologies for absence and the attendance of substitute members. 

Minutes:

There were no apologies for absence.

144.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 126 KB

To adopt and sign as a correct record the Planning Committee minutes of the meeting held on 21 August 2024. 

Minutes:

RESOLVED: to approve the minutes of the meeting held on the 21 August 2024 as a correct record and agree that the Chair sign these as such.

145.

Declarations of interest

To receive declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests, other registrable interests and non-registrable interests or any conflicts of interest in respect of items on the agenda for this meeting.

Minutes:

Councillor Scott Houghton declared that he was ward member for item 7 on the agenda, P23/V0571/FUL. Councillor Houghton confirmed that he would stand down from the committee and not participate in the debate or vote for this item.

 

Councillor Val Shaw declared that she was ward member for item 8 on the agenda, P23/V0255/FUL. Councillor Shaw confirmed that she would stand down from the committee and not participate in the debate or vote for this item.

146.

Urgent business

To receive notification of any matters which the chair determines should be considered as urgent business and the special circumstances which have made the matters urgent. 

Minutes:

There was no urgent business.

147.

Public participation

To receive any statements from members of the public that have registered to speak on planning applications which are being presented to this committee meeting. 

Minutes:

The committee noted the list of the members of the public who had registered to speak at the meeting.

148.

P24/V0571/FUL - 16 Cumnor Hill, Oxford, OX2 9HA pdf icon PDF 204 KB

Demolition of existing dwellinghouse. Erection of 2 no. detached dwellinghouses with associated works including landscaping. (As amplified by additional information received 19 March 2024 and amended plans and additional information received 2 May 2024 and as amended by plans received 22 July 2024 and amplified by Daylight and Sunlight Analysis received 5 September 2024).

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Councillor Scott Houghton declared a non-registerable interest in this item as he was the local ward member. Councillor Houghton stood down from the committee during the consideration of this application and did not participate in the debate or vote.

 

The committee considered planning application P24/V0571/FUL for the demolition of existing dwellinghouse. Erection of 2 no. detached dwellinghouses with associated works including landscaping. (As amplified by additional information received 19 March 2024 and amended plans and additional information received 2 May 2024 and as amended by plans received 22 July 2024) on land at 16 Cumnor Hill, Oxford, OX2 9HA.

 

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 introduced the report and highlighted that the application had been deferred from an earlier committee to allow a site visit to be carried out. He went on to inform the committee that the application came before them at the request of a local ward member.

 

The planning officer went on to address concerns which had been raised about the presentation made at an earlier committee in relation to this application. He confirmed that the application site sat within the parish of Cumnor and that on this basis the Cumnor Neighbourhood Plan policies held full weight. The planning officer went on to inform the committee that for the purposes of assessment against policies CP3 and CP4 of the adopted Local Plan, which contain a presumption in favour of sustainable development in local service centres and larger villages, the site fell within the local service centre of Botley.

 

The planning officer informed the committee that policy DBC1 applied to all of Cumnor and that under this policy backland development should be avoided where it undermines the character of the area and that this should be assessed against the criteria set out in the policy. He went on to inform the committee that concerns had been raised about the risk of ground water flooding at the site. The planning officer showed the committee extracts from Map 15 Zone of Potential Groundwater flooding contained within the Cumnor Neighbourhood Plan which illustrated that the site sat outside of these areas.

 

The planning officer advised the committee that the application site fell within allocated areas of low density and special local character within the Cumnor Neighbourhood plan. He went on to describe the surroundings of the site and the committee were shown a topographical plan demonstrating the slope down from Cumnor Hill to the proposed site. The planning officer highlighted that each proposed dwelling had a garage with the rear dwelling constituting backland development. He informed the committee that both proposed dwellings were two storey in height with rooms in the roof. Whilst the location of the proposed bin store was set out on the plans, the location of the proposed bike store was not and therefore a condition was proposed to require the submission of these details.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 148.

149.

P24/V0255/FUL - Little Orchard, Lamborough Hill, Wootton, Abingdon, OX13 6DA pdf icon PDF 212 KB

Removal of existing dwelling and construction of 1no. detached 4-bed dwelling and 1no. 3-bed dwelling (as amended by plans received 28 June 2024 and amended description agreed 28 May 2024).

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Councillor Val Shaw declared a non-registerable interest in this item as she was the local ward member. Councillor Shaw stood down from the committee during the consideration of this application and did not participate in the debate or vote.

 

The committee considered planning application P24/V0255/FUL for the removal of existing dwelling and construction of 1no. detached 4-bed dwelling and 1no. 3-bed dwelling (as amended by plans received 28 June 2024 and amended description agreed 28 May 2024) on land at Little Orchard, Lamborough Hill, Wootton, Abingdon, OX13 6DA.

 

Consultations, representations, policy 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 introduced the report and highlighted that a superseded plan had made it into the agenda pack and should be disregarded. He also clarified that the planning history within the officer report related solely to the neighbouring site and not the site itself.

 

The planning officer informed the committee that the application came before the committee at the request of the local ward member. He went on to confirm that the application was for the proposed demolition of the existing dwelling and erection of two new dwellings. The site was located close to The Bystander pub junction with the proposed dwellings being sited closer and more parallel to the road than the existing.

 

The planning officer highlighted that the 3-bed dwelling would be located in the south of the site with the 4-bed dwelling in the northern part of the site. The planning officer showed street scene images which illustrated that the proposed dwellings would be of a similar scale and appearance to those nearby.

 

The planning officer advised that the important considerations for this application related to the character of the area, neighbour amenity and highway safety. The planning officer concluded that the application was unharmful and in accordance with the Local Development Plan and therefore the application was recommended for approval.

 

Huw Mellor (Carter Jonas), the agent representing the applicant, spoke in support of the application.

 

Councillor Val Shaw, the local ward member, spoke on the application.

 

The committee asked if it was possible to include a condition which limited the working hours on site. The planning officer confirmed this was possible.

 

The committee noted the condition which sought the retention of a beech hedge on the site. The planning officer advised this was as it contributed to the strong character of the area.

 

The committee noted that policy DG1 required development to respect the local character and heritage and local distinctiveness of the area but that the proposals were very similar to the new dwellings nearby. The planning officer confirmed that following appeals on the site to the north the Planning Inspector had concluded there was a very mixed character to the area.

 

The committee asked if it was possible to apply a condition which required workers to park on the site. The planning officer confirmed that there was no ability to  ...  view the full minutes text for item 149.

 

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