Agenda item

8.1

RESOLVED: That (a) the applications now submitted for permission to develop land under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and the Regulations made thereunder and for consent under the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 1989, be decided, granted or refused as stated in the report to this Committee for this date in respect of Case Nos.  (12/01431/ADV) and (12/00572/ADV) and other applications considered be amended as in the minutes of this meeting, and the requisite notices issued; the granting of any permission or consent shall not constitute approval, permission or consent by this Committee or the Council for any other purpose;

(b) following consideration of (i) additional representations and an officer’s response to those representations, and an amendment to informatives to remove Directive number 3, as outlined in a supplementary report circulated at the meeting, and (ii) a petition containing 1200 signatures submitted at the meeting  opposing the application, and, notwithstanding the officer’s recommendation, an application for planning permission for the erection of 24 dwellinghouses including associated car parking and landscaping at land to the rear of 21 to 99 Beacon Road and land adjoining 131 Sandstone Road (Case No. 11/03972/FUL) (formerly PP-01727017) be refused as the proposed development would involve the loss of an open space area which the Committee (i) in view of this matter concurred with the local community that the area was considered to be of high quality with heritage and ecological merit and also to be valued and well used by people in the local area and (ii) considered that the development may also result in damage to a significant archaeological site and further erode the setting of a Scheduled Ancient Monument and these would be contrary to policies BE22 and CS47 of the adopted Unitary Development Plan; and

(c) subject to (i) amendments to conditions 16, 27 and 28, (ii) the deletion of condition 30, (iii) an additional condition to state ‘The surface water discharge from the site shall be reduced by at least 30% compared to the existing peak flow and detailed proposals for surface water disposal, including calculations to demonstrate the reduction, must be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. In the event that the existing discharge arrangements are not known, or if the site currently discharges to a different outlet, then a discharge rate of 5 litres/hectare should be demonstrated. The development shall thereafter be carried out in accordance with the approved details.’ and (iv) an amendment to the deadline for completion of a legal agreement to be extended to 23 July 2012, as outlined in a supplementary report circulated at the meeting, applications for planning permission and conservation area consent for the demolition of 2 church halls and erection of 3 detached houses and 4 flats with associated car parking at Norton Church Hall and Norton Church Youth Hall, Norton Lane (Case Nos. 12/01165/FUL and 12/01162/CAC) be granted, conditionally, subject to legal agreement.