Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

PC51

Declarations of Interest

Minutes:

None.

PC52

Minutes of the Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 243 KB

To confirm the minutes of the previous meeting.

Minutes:

RESOLVED – that the minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee held on Wednesday 18th December 2019 be confirmed and signed by the Chairman

PC53

Deferred/Withdrawn Applications

Minutes:

None.

PC54

Site Visits

Minutes:

None.

PC55

Planning Applications for Determination pdf icon PDF 104 KB

Please note that the order in which applications are heard may be changed at the meeting.  If Members have queries about any of the applications, they are requested to raise them with the relevant Planning Officer prior to the Committee meeting.

Minutes:

Members had received a schedule of planning applications to be determined by the Committee and fully considered each report and the supplementary information tabled at the meeting regarding TWC/2019/0753 and TWC/2019/0833.

PC56

TWC/2019/0753 - Land between Arleston Lane & Dawley Road, Arleston, Telford, Shropshire pdf icon PDF 223 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

This was an application for the Erection of an Extra Care Facility containing 70no. self-contained flats (Use Class C2) and associated communal/public facilities and erection of 103no. residential dwellings (Use Class C3) with associated access, landscaping and ancillary works.

 

This application was heard at a previous planning committee meeting on the 18th December 2019, whereby it was agreed by Members that the application would be deferred in order to allow further negotiations to take place regarding density and overdevelopment, the cumulative effect of traffic, staff parking, highway safety, visibility splays and drainage and to allow a public consultation on the drainage update.

 

Councillor A McClements, Ward Councillor, spoke against the application. She was concerned that residents didn’t receive consultation letters nor were English Heritage consulted on the application. She noted that although extra parking had been added, she raised concerns regarding the size of the proposed application, traffic increase and drainage issues.

 

Mr Glyn Davey, Member of the Public spoke against this application. He raised concerns regarding over development, density and environmental impact. The outline plan was approved in 2012, since then climate conditions changed and a large number of houses were built. He believed the application was weak and that viability was driving it rather than good design.

 

The Applicant Mr Justin Howell (Countryside Properties Ltd) and Ms Leanne Taylor  (Housing 21 proposed providers of the Extra Care) , spoke in favour of the application. They stated that the density was similar to other developments in the area. Highway issues were addressed by a Travel Plan and bus stop improvements. Severn Trent were in agreeance with the scheme. There was a need in the area for high quality extra care for facilities.

 

During the debate, some members raised questions for clarification from Officers. Members requested information on parking figures relating to parking standards, location of a service bay and refuse collection, number of staff, the traffic levels on Dawley Road and some elaboration on why Historic England were not consulted on the application.

Members raised concerns that the existing sites used as comparisons were not comparative as the location proposed for the application was in a semi-rural area. There was a Grade 2 listed building in proximity and Telford’s Local Plan stated that historic buildings needed to be protected. Concerns were raised regarding the foul drainage and Severn Trent’s involvement.

 

A Member stated that the application had been bought to Committee previously and was deferred due to parking and drainage, these issues were then addressed.

 

The Planning Officer stated that the development satisfied policy. Officers didn’t consult Historic England formally as they had no objection to the outline plan in 2012 and were not a statutory consultee. It was acknowledged there was slight harm to the setting due to the sighting of new dwellings, this was balanced with the benefits of the scheme which include the delivery of housing, an extra care facility provided by a registered provider and the opening up of public space. There was no  ...  view the full minutes text for item PC56

PC56a

TWC/2019/0833 - Site of The Dell, Cherrington, Newport, Shropshire pdf icon PDF 274 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

This was an Outline Planning Application for the erection of 1No. dwelling on land adjacent to The Dell, in Cherrington near Newport. The application site formed the domestic garden associated with ‘The Dell,’ with residential properties to the north and south, and the B5062 to the north. The site comprised of grassed area, with a border of soft landscaping.

Officer recommendation was to refuse the proposal as it was considered to be contrary to a number of planning policies.

 

Mr Adam Ray, Agent, spoke in favour of the Application. He explained his client was a member of the community and had been employed in the area for 40 years. The proposed dwelling would enable his large family home to be utilised by another family. He believed it was a sustainable plot for a dwelling and objections regarding trees and drainage could be addressed in finer detail if given approval.

 

Councillor Jim Berry, Parish Council Representative, spoke in favour of the application and stated there were no objections from the Parish Council or neighbours. He explained there was existing access for vehicles and a reservoir in close proximity to alleviate any issues regarding drainage.

 

During the debate, some Members spoke favourably about the application and suggested Outline Planning Permission should be granted to give opportunity for a more detailed plan that addressed the drainage and arboriculture concerns be drawn up and then bought back to planning at a later date.

Some Members spoke against the application and reminded others that the Council’s planning policies should be adhered to and therefore the application should be refused on that basis.

 

The Legal Adviser advised members that, if members were minded to approve this application, they needed proper planning reasons to do so and that the Council’s planning policies must be considered when determining this application. The applicant’s personal circumstances as set out in the report are of little or no relevance in the consideration of this application which was for a permanent dwelling. It was pointed out that members needed to be satisfied that the site could be adequately drained before approving this application and that, because this had not been established, members could not conclude that conditions would properly address this concern.

 

The Development Management Service Delivery Manager explained that the Council’s planning policies set out exceptional circumstances where approval for residential development in the rural area could be allowed but that the circumstances of this application were not exceptional to justify a departure from policy. The Applicant had previous opportunity to address policy but this application was resubmitted with no further information.

 

Upon being put to vote, Members voted by a majorityto support the recommendation to refuse the application. 

 

RESOLVED – that the application be refused on the following grounds:

 

1.         The proposal is located in the rural area where residential development will be strictly controlled in line with the overall strategy to limit development outside existing urban areas and identified villages, of which Cherrington is not one. The proposal  ...  view the full minutes text for item PC56a