Issue - meetings

Application for removal of existing residential and agricultural buildings for the erection of five new dwellings and associated works.

Late items:

Recommendation:-

The Conservation Officer has recommended a condition to be imposed to ensure that the construction of the new dwellings reflect the site context, including the adjacent Grade II listed Old Farmhouse. Therefore, the following condition would be imposed in addition to those already specified within the report:-

18. The bond of the brickwork to be applied to the dwellings hereby approved shall be in accordance with either an English Garden Wall bond or a Flemish Garden Wall bond.

Reason: To ensure a satisfactory impact of the development to accord with Policies DM1, Policies DM4, DM10, DM11 and DM12 of the SADMP, section 12 of the NPPF and the statutory duty of Section 66 of the of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990.

Additionally, Condition 12 within the report has been re-worded to allow for the commencement of clearance and demolition on the site prior to the submission of a further scheme of investigation of potential land contamination:-

12. Notwithstanding the recommendations within the submitted Nicholls Colton report ref: G16301-IR - Final dated November 2016, no development past the demolition and clearance of the existing buildings on site shall be commenced until a scheme for the investigation of any potential land contamination on the site has been submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority which shall include details of how any contamination shall be dealt with. The approved scheme shall be implemented in accordance with the agreed details and any remediation works so approved shall be carried out prior to the site first being occupied.

Reason: In the interest of the protection of the amenity of future occupiers of the site, to accord with Policies DM7 and DM10 of the adopted Site Allocations and Development Management Policies DPD.

Application for removal of existing residential and agricultural buildings for the erection of five new dwellings and associated works.

Whilst generally in support of the officer’s recommendation, members felt that condition 14 should be strengthened to require that materials used should reflect those of existing buildings. It was moved by Councillor Cook, seconded by Councillor Surtees and

RESOLVED – permission be granted subject to the conditions contained within the officer’s report, late items and abovementioned amended condition.