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40.1           The Technical Planning Manager submitted a Schedule comprising planning applications and proposals with recommendations thereon.  Copies of this had been circulated to Members as Appendix A to the Agenda for the meeting.  The objections to, support for, and observations upon the various applications as referred to in Appendix 1 attached to these Minutes were presented to the Committee and duly taken into consideration by Members prior to decisions being made on those applications.

17/00881/FUL – The Vine, High Street, Stanton

40.2          This was an application for the erection of a self-build family home.

40.3          The Chair invited the applicant’s architect to address the Committee.  The architect advised that the scheme had been submitted in August 2017 and, since that time, there had been numerous amendments and detailed discussions with Officers seeking to address all of the issues raised.  With the exception of the Parish Council, there had been no objections from consultees to the amended scheme before Members.  The site was well-related to existing built development - it was part of the curtilage of The Vine and classified as previously developed land – and the development was in accordance with Joint Core Strategy Policy SD10.  Through negotiation with Officers, the scale of the proposals had been significantly reduced and the design improved which accorded with Joint Core Strategy Policies SD4 and SD7.  Special attention had been given to the heritage issue and the advice of the Council’s Conservation Officer in ensuring that the proposal accorded with Joint Core Strategy Policy SD4 and local policy HEN2.  Although the reduced scale and design improvements were driven by heritage concerns, this had also resulted in improved relationships with adjoining dwellings.  With regard to tree protection, the architect advised that the applicant had recognised the importance of the trees on the site throughout the process.  The trees were valued by all and he provided assurance that measures were in place to ensure that they remained protected throughout the construction period, and beyond, and were controlled by appropriate and reasonable conditions as recommended.  In conclusion, this was an example of good design as endorsed by Officers and would provide a much needed new home which would add to the vibrancy and future of the village.

40.4          The Chair advised that an email had been received from the Clerk of the Parish Council the previous day which had not been included on the Additional Representations Sheet circulated at the meeting; a copy of the email had been circulated separately and he gave Members an opportunity to familiarise themselves with the Parish Council’s concerns.  He clarified that the Officer recommendation had been changed in order to delegate authority to the Technical Planning Manager to permit the application, subject to no objection being raised by consultees to the additional information submitted to satisfy conditions 10, 15, 16 and 17 as set out in the Officer report.   It was proposed and seconded that authority be delegated to the Technical Planning Manager to permit the application in accordance with  ...  view the full minutes text for item 40