Agenda and minutes

Venue: Didcot Civic Hall, Britwell Road, Didcot, OX11 7JN

Contact: Nicola Meurer  email  nicola.meurer@southandvale.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

146.

Chairman's announcements

To receive any announcements from the chairman and general housekeeping matters.

Minutes:

The chairman welcomed everyone to the meeting, outlined the procedure to be followed and advised on emergency evacuation arrangements.

 

147.

Minutes of the previous meeting pdf icon PDF 115 KB

To adopt and sign as a correct record the Planning Committee minutes of the meeting held on 18 October 2017. 

Minutes:

RESOLVED: to approve the minutes of the meeting held on 18 October 2017 as a correct record and agree that the Chairman sign these as such.

 

148.

Declarations of interest

To receive any declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests in respect of items on the agenda for this meeting.  

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

149.

Urgent business

To receive notification of any matters which the chairman determines should be considered as urgent business and the special circumstances which have made the matters urgent and to receive any notification of any applications deferred or withdrawn.

Minutes:

There was no urgent business.

150.

Proposals for site visits

Minutes:

A motion, moved and seconded, to defer application P17/S3065/FUL – Land to the west of Withywindle, Abingdon Road, Burcot for a site visit was declared carried on being put to the vote.

 

RESOLVED: to defer application P17/S3065/FUL to allow members to visit the site to assess the access points and the setting of the proposed development.

151.

Public participation

To receive any statements from members of the public that have registered to speak on planning applications which are being presented to this committee meeting. 

Minutes:

The list showing members of the public who had registered to speak was tabled at the meeting.

152.

P16/S4275/O - Land north of the A4130 Wallingford Bypass, Wallingford pdf icon PDF 238 KB

Residential development of up to 502 dwellings (including an extra care facility), a primary school and access.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Elaine Hornsby, one of the local ward councillors, stepped down from the committee and took no part in the debate or voting for this item.

 

The committee considered outline application P16/S4275/O for a residential development of up to 502 dwellings, including and extra care facility, primary school and access on land north of the A4130 Wallingford Bypass, Wallingford.

 

Consultations, representations, policy and guidance and the site’s planning history were detailed in the officer’s report which formed part of the agenda pack for this meeting.

 

Officer update: The Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group have submitted a consultation response since the publication of the agenda; they are not satisfied with the proposed care home and the strain the development will put on Wallingford Medical Practice. Four further letters of objection have been received from neighbours and Wallingford and Cholsey railway submitted further concerns about boundary treatments.

 

Adrian Lloyd, a representative of Wallingford Town Council, spoke objecting to the application. Particular issues concerned drainage and flooding, lack of infrastructure including health and sewerage.

 

ValoryBatchellor and Andrew Millar, spoke objecting to the application. 

 

Andrew Saunders-Davies, the applicant’s agent, spoke in support of the application. He advised that if the school site were not required for education this would be made available for community or health use.

 

Elaine Hornsby and Imran Lokhon, two of the local ward councillors, spoke objecting to the application. 

 

Ian Marshall, Senior Transport Planner from Oxfordshire County Council, was present to answer any questions from committee concerning traffic.

 

In response to questions raised by the committee, the officers reported that:

·         The development would generate 650 peak hour traffic movements.

·         A condition requiring constant monitoring of ground water levels and the SuDS scheme are considered adequate to safeguard drainage and flooding concerns.

·         The development at Site B is likely to cater for an extra school, in which case this site would not need to include a school. Electric charging points will be provided for every dwelling.

·         Wallingford Medical Practice are probably not able to take more patients, but it is currently assessing plans to expand. The extra residents for this development would not all come at once as it would be phased.

 

Due to the current lack of five year land supply, committee were aware that paragraph 14 of the NPPF was triggered for this particular application and as such, any harm generated by this proposal is not considered sufficiently harmful to warrant such a refusal. Members were reassured that the application would have to come back to committee if the use of the school land were to be changed. Members requested that an extra Grampian-style condition be included to regarding sewage and drainage.

Overall, members were satisfied with the 40% affordable housing as set out in the committee report and the good cycle and pedestrian links. 

 

A motion, moved and seconded, to authorise the head of planning and chairman of Planning Committee to approve the application with an extra Grampian style condition regarding the provision of infrastructure for sewage and  ...  view the full minutes text for item 152.

153.

P17/S2802/FUL - 8 Abbott Road, Didcot pdf icon PDF 131 KB

Erection of two two-bedroom terraced houses adjoining 8 Abbott Road, Didcot.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Anthony Dearlove, one of the local ward councillors, stepped down from the committee and took no part in the debate or voting for this item.

 

The committee considered application P17/S2802/FUL to erect two two-bedroom terraced houses adjoining 8 Abbott Road, Didcot.

 

Consultations, representations, policy and guidance and the site’s planning history were detailed in the officer’s report which formed part of the agenda pack for this meeting.

 

Alan Allinson, the applicant’s agent, spoke in support of the application.

 

Anthony Dearlove, one of the local ward councillors, spoke objecting to the application. 

 

A motion, moved and seconded, to approve the application was declared carried on being put to the vote.

 

RESOLVED: to grant planning permission for application P17/S2802/FUL, subject to the following conditions:

 

1.    Commencement three years - full planning permission.

2.    Approved plans.

3.    Matching materials (walls and roof).

4.    Withdrawal of permitted development rights (Part 1 Class A) - no

extensions etc.

5.    Withdrawal of permitted development rights (Part 1 Class E) - no buildings etc.

6.    Existing vehicular access improved to highway authority’s specification.

7.    Close existing access on to Abbott Road at the front of the property.

8.    Vision splay protection.

9.    Parking and manoeuvring areas retained.

 

154.

P17/S3006/FUL - The Bungalow, 2 Weston Lane, North Weston pdf icon PDF 103 KB

The erection of a single dwelling.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The committee considered application P17/S3006/FUL to erect a single dwelling at The Bungalow, 2 Weston Lane, North Weston.

 

Consultations, representations, policy and guidance and the site’s planning history were detailed in the officer’s report which formed part of the agenda pack for this meeting.

 

Officer update: following comments received by Monson, two additional conditions will be included requiring foul and surface water drainage details to be submitted and approved prior to commencement.

 

David Simcox, a representative of Great Haseley Parish Council, spoke objecting to the application. 

 

Jenny Henderson, the applicant’s agent, spoke in support of the application.

 

In response to questions raised by the committee, the officers reported that:

 

A motion, moved and seconded, to approve the application with the two extra drainage conditions, was declared carried on being put to the vote.

 

RESOLVED: to grant planning permission for application P17/S3006/FUL, subject to the following conditions:

 

1.    Commencement three years – full planning permission.

2.    Approved plans.

3.    New vehicular access.

4.    Vision splay protection.

5.    Parking and manoeuvring areas retained.

6.    No surface water drainage to highway.

7.    Obscure glazing in bathroom windows in the southern elevation.

8.    Flood water drainage details to be submitted and approved prior to commencement.

9.    Surface water drainage details to be submitted and approved prior to commencement.

 

Informatives

To prevent wild birds being disturbed during the nesting season.

155.

P17/S3065/FUL - Land to west of Withywindle, Abingdon Road, Burcot pdf icon PDF 96 KB

Erection of a single detached 4-bedroom dwelling and detached double garage.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

This application was deferred to allow members to visit the site.

156.

P17/S1567/FUL - Chislehurst, Hithercroft, South Moreton pdf icon PDF 400 KB

To demolish the existing dwelling and ancillary buildings and to erect a new four-bedroom house with double garage and gym/office over.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The committee considered application P17/S1567/FUL to demolish the existing dwelling and ancillary buildings and to erect a new four-bedroom house with double garage and gym/office over at Chislehurst, Hithercroft, South Moreton.

 

Consultations, representations, policy and guidance and the site’s planning history were detailed in the officer’s report which formed part of the agenda pack for this meeting.

 

Tristram Kendall, a representative of South Moreton Parish Council, spoke objecting to the application. 

 

Penny Mitchell and Richard Macdonald spoke objecting to the application. 

 

David Hurford, the applicant’s agent, spoke in support of the application.

 

Jane Murphy, one of the local ward councillors, spoke objecting to the application. 

 

Committee members agreed that the development would harmfully impact the AONB and that the size and density of the proposed building would be unneighbourly and oppressive.

 

A motion, moved and seconded, to refuse the application was declared carried on being put to the vote.

 

RESOLVED: to refuse planning permission for application P17/S1567/FUL for the following reasons:

 

That having regard to the size, bulk, siting and design of proposed replacement dwelling, its location in relation to the neighbouring properties and within the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the proposal represents an unacceptable form of development for the following reasons:

·         The size, bulk and siting of the dwelling creates an oppressive form of development that would detract from the residential amenity of occupants of Cherry Orchard and Copse Close; and

·         The size, bulk and design would detract from the natural beauty and scenic quality of this part of the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

 

As such the proposal would be contrary to Policies CSEN1 and CSQ3 of the adopted South Oxfordshire Core Strategy and Policies D1, G2, and H12 (iv) and (v) of the adopted South Oxfordshire Local Plan.

 

 

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