Issue - meetings

Proposed development of up to 239 dwellings (outline application – access only).

Late items received after preparation of main agenda:

Consultations:-

Two further objections have been received since the publication of the agenda. The objections are summarised below;

·                DM17 – Highways and Transportation  Brascote Lane is a residential lane and is used by a great number of people on foot especially now the pavement to the Windmill Pub has been established. It also already suffers from speeding cars (especially on race days from Mallory Park). If the development goes ahead that is an additional potential of 478 cars using the Lane at peak times (ie 7-9.30hrs and 15.00 – 18.00hrs) also the junctions at both ends are hazardous especially the blind one at Kirby Mallory where at the junction of Bosworth Road / Newbold Road/Main street an articulated vehicle demolished part of a dwelling trying to enter Newbold Road and causing the road to be closed for many hours. This is the route most suppliers to the site would use. Also there is no bus service so school time/ work time AM and PM traffic from the new development would be unbelievably high.

·                DM4 -Safeguarding the countryside and settlement Separation From the plans I have seen this development will be built outside the current settlement and away from essential services of the village.

·                DM9 -Safeguarding Natural and Semi Natural Open Spaces  The development field is on a large area of arable land that both in the past and present is prone to flood. The area also has a significant population on nesting birds and mammals. Many twitchers constantly use the lane to view birds with the lakes on either side and the large areas of arable land.

·                Newbold Verdon is not going to be correctly represented at this meeting.

Recommendation:-

·                Condition 27 is to be removed from the officer report as it is a replica of Condition 16.

“No development shall commence on the site until such time as a

construction traffic management plan, including as a minimum details of

the routing of construction traffic, wheel cleansing facilities, vehicle

parking facilities and a timetable for their provision, has been submitted to

and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The construction

of the development shall thereafter be carried out in accordance with the

approved details and timetable.

Reason: To reduce the possibility of deleterious material (mud, stones

etc) being deposited in the highway and becoming a hazard for road

users, and lead to on-street parking problems in the area in accordance

with Policy DM17 of the Site Allocations and Development Management

Policies DPD.”

Proposed development of up to 239 dwellings (outline application – access only).

An objector, the agent and the ward councillor spoke on this application.

Notwithstanding the officer’s recommendation that permission be granted, it was moved by Councillor Bools and seconded by Councillor Crooks that the application be refused due to being outside of the settlement boundary of Newbold Verdon and within the open countryside and due to failing to provide safe access for pedestrians contrary to policies DM4 and DM17 of the Site Allocations and Development Management Policies DPD. Upon being put to the vote, the motion was CARRIED and it was

RESOLVED – permission be refused for the abovementioned reasons.

Application for development of up to 239 dwellings (outline application – access only).

This application has been withdrawn from the agenda for this meeting.

This application had been withdrawn from the agenda for this meeting.