Issue - meetings

Application for residential development for five dwellings (outline – access and scale).

Late items received after preparation of the main agenda:

Consultations:-

A further six objection letters and a petition against the application with 22 signatures have been received making the following points:

    1)        The development does not deliver any economic, social or environmental reasons to support the approval

    2)        The ecological value of the site has not been recorded accurately in the ecology report

    3)        The development would have an adverse effect on the water course of natural run off water and will impact on flooding

    4)        The close proximity of the development to existing houses will provide intrusive and unnecessary light pollution

    5)        The development affects the semi-natural open space

    6)        Impact on privacy and overlooking

    7)        Increased vehicular movements and tight access has an impact on highway safety

    8)        The emergency fire service will not be able to access the houses due to the tight access

    9)        The properties are not in keeping with the houses on Chesterfield Way

 10)        The developer has not listened to previous advice from the planning department

 11)        The development represents garden grabbing

 12)        A lot of the bins will be left on the pavement until all residents have collected them

 13)        There is no on street provision for visitors cars

 14)        There will be a waste pipe aligned directly with our fence

 15)        The development should be 2-3 dwellings

 16)        Loss of light and overshadowing into garden

Barwell Parish Council objects to the application making the following points:

    1)        Detrimental to neighbouring properties and overdevelopment

    2)        Inadequate parking

    3)        Potential hazard for emergency vehicles accessing the site

    4)        Dangerous for vehicles to reverse onto Chesterfield Way due to the bend in the road and the number of vehicles parked on the road

Recommendation:-

The recommendation is unchanged from that which is printed on the agenda.

Application for residential development for five dwellings (outline – access and scale).

Notwithstanding the officer’s recommendation that permission be granted, it was moved by Councillor W Crooks and seconded by Councillor Bray that permission be refused due to having an adverse impact on neighbours due to the proximity of the new properties to the existing properties on Chesterfield Way, being detrimental to the character of the area and constituting over development contrary to policy DM10. Upon being put to the vote, the motion was CARRIED and it was

RESOLVED – permission be refused for the abovementioned reasons.

Application for residential development for 5 dwellings (Outline- access and scale).

Late items received after preparation of the agenda:

Consultations:-

The Council is in receipt of two further letters of objection following the publication of the Committee agenda making the following points:

1)        The density of the proposed dwellings on the site are not in keeping with the surrounding properties

2)        If the proposal was reduced to two or three dwellings it would reduce the number of cars therefore reducing noise and pollution

3)        The proposed dwellings are too close to the boundary resulting in noise pollution and a lack of privacy

4)        Overdevelopment will lead to an increase in cars which could also result in inappropriate parking on pavements and grass verges

5)        The proposed development land is higher than surrounding properties and the lack of garden space will increase flood risk in the area

6)        None of the affected parties bothered to engage with neighbours at the time of the sale of the affected property and subsequent consolidation of number 14

7)        The garage to plot 2 should be moved back, it is immediately adjacent to the structure at number 9 Belle Vue Road which will be a security risk

8)        The view of the houses into our back garden will affect our value and quality of life

9)        No provision has been made for suitable fire tender access and egress

10)     No provision for vehicles to pass each other and no provision for visitor parking on the site

11)     Impact on nature conservation will be huge. The ecology survey stating there is no evidence of bats is incorrect

12)     The road, parking and services shall remain part of the property site and not adopted by the council

Comments have been received after re-publicising the application from LCC Ecology and HBBC Environmental Services (Drainage) who do not object to the revised proposal.

Appraisal:-

No additional comments are considered to be necessary from those set out in the original report.

Recommendation:-

The recommendation remains unchanged from that set out on the agenda.

Application for residential development for five dwellings (outline – access and scale).

Having declared a personal interest which might lead to bias in this application, Councillors Collett and Roberts left the meeting at 8.03pm. Councillors C Allen and R Allen had already left the meeting prior to the previous item.

Notwithstanding the officer’s recommendation that permission be granted, it was moved by Councillor W Crooks and seconded by Councillor Sheppard-Bools that permission be refused. Following further debate, Councillor W Crooks, with Councillor Sheppard-Bools’ support, withdrew his motion.

It was subsequently moved by Councillor Crooks and seconded by Councillor Sheppard-Bools that the application be deferred to discuss reducing the number of proposed dwellings on the site with the applicant. Upon being put to the vote, the motion was CARRIED and it was

RESOLVED – the application be deferred.