To consider the accompanying Schedule of Planning Applications and proposals, marked Appendix “A”.

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47.1          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.

17/01164/OUT – Former Poultry Farm, Littleworth, Winchcombe

47.2          This was an outline application for the erection of 24 dwellings (13 affordable and 11 market dwellings) including formation of new access.   The Committee had visited the application site on Friday 16 November 2018.

47.3          The Planning Officer advised that concerns had been raised by the Town Council and local residents regarding the absence of a pedestrian footway between the site and the nearest services and facilities, particularly as the section of the road was unlit, with steep banks and verges alongside it and pedestrians would have to step off the carriageway out into the path of oncoming traffic.  County Highways had raised no objection to the proposal and considered it would be unreasonable to require the applicant to provide a pedestrian footway to link to the existing footway; however, Officers had some sympathy with the local community and had requested a view from County Highways on this specific matter.  The Officer report stated that an update would be provided at Committee but this information had not yet come forward.  There was an additional update in respect of contributions which superseded the information set out on the Additional Representations Sheet, attached at Appendix 1.  Members were advised no library contribution was required; the number of primary school places required would equate to a contribution of £92,424 and the number of secondary school places required would equate to a contribution of £67,604.  The Community Development Officer had indicated this would be the maximum amount payable - it would be weighed in the balance of the overall viability of the scheme so it could potentially be a lesser figure.  The Technical Planning Manager went on to advise that the applicant’s agent had raised concern regarding the consistency of the Council’s approach to dealing with rural exception sites.  He explained that a viability appraisal had been undertaken on the basis of the current application and the cross-subsidy element put forward as part of the scheme. The Council’s Viability Consultant had assessed whether the number of market units proposed was appropriate and took into account that the Council had advised the applicant that the site was unacceptable as an exception scheme in establishing the benchmark land value, based on the existing agricultural use and a premium for the land owner in accordance with government guidance.  The applicant’s agent had cited two other cases where it was felt the Council had taken a different approach – one proposal for 24 houses at Norton, which had been permitted, and another for 16 houses at  ...  view the full minutes text for item 47