Issue - meetings

Demolition of existing building and erection of five new dwellings (C3) with associated landscaping and altered access.

It was proposed by Councillor Dave Brookes and seconded by Councillor Jack Lenox, contrary to the officer’s recommendation in the report:

“That the application be approved, on the grounds that there are special circumstances such as the sustainable nature of the site, an array of other local services such as restaurants within the village, and there is no evidence to suggest that there is local value to the community in retaining the restaurant use, and on balance it is considered that the sustainable nature of the scheme coupled with the LPAs lack of a 5-year housing land supply is sufficient to weigh in support of the scheme; and subject to conditions as specified by officers.”

Upon being put to the vote, 10 Councillors voted in favour of the proposal with 4 against and no abstentions, whereupon the Chair declared the proposal to have been carried.

Resolved:

That the application be approved, on the grounds that there are special circumstances such as the sustainable nature of the site, an array of other local services such as restaurants within the village, and there is no evidence to suggest that there is local value to the community in retaining the restaurant use, and on balance it is considered that the sustainable nature of the scheme coupled with the LPAs lack of a 5-year housing land supply is sufficient to weigh in support of the scheme; and subject to conditions as specified by officers:

1.    Standard time limit.

2.    Plans.

3.    Details of windows (including noise mitigation) and Materials.

4.    Boundary treatments.

5.    Landscape / trees / hedge protection.

6.    Parking and turning.

7.    Drainage.

8.    Bin storage.

9.    Biodiversity net gain provision of bat and bird boxes.

10.  EV charging points.

11.  Homeowner packs.