Agenda and minutes

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

Items
No. Item

257.

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.

 

The chairman informed the committee that application P17/S0241/FUL – Land at Six Acres, Thame Road, would be the first application to be discussed during proceedings due to the high levels of public present for this item.

 

258.

Minutes of the previous meeting pdf icon PDF 128 KB

To adopt and sign as a correct record the Planning Committee minutes of the meeting held on 7 March 2018. 

Minutes:

RESOLVED: to approve the minutes of the meeting held on 7 March 2018 as a correct record and agree that the Chairman sign these as such.

 

259.

Declarations of interest

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

Minutes:

Joan Bland declared that in relation to application P17/S3887/HH and P17/S3888/LB – Basement Flat, 7 River Terrace, Henley-on-Thames, she knew the application and would therefore be leaving the room for the consideration of this application.

260.

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circumstances which have made the matters urgent and to receive any notification of any applications deferred or withdrawn.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.

261.

Proposals for site visits

Minutes:

There were no proposals for site visits.

262.

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.

263.

P16/S0514/FUL - 8 High Street, Chalgrove pdf icon PDF 821 KB

Removal of Condition 9 of P08/W0147 for the provision of a vehicular turntable.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

David Turner, the local ward councillor, stepped down from the committee and took no part in the debate or voting for this item.

 

The committee considered application P16/S0514/FUL to remove Condition 9 of permission P08/W0147 for the provision of a vehicular turntable at 8 High Street, Chalgrove.

 

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.

 

Ann Pritchard, a representative of Chalgrove Parish Council, spoke objecting to the application. 

 

David Turner, the local ward councillor, spoke objecting to the application. 

 

The committee were not satisfied with the standard of parking that would be available without the previously conditioned turntable and that a reversing manoeuvre would be a danger to public safety.

 

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

 

RESOLVED: to refuse planning permission for application P16/S0514/FUL, for the following reason:

 

Condition 9 of planning permission P08/W0147 requires the provision of a parking turntable prior to the occupation of the dwelling. The space available on site for turning vehicles is substandard and the non-provision of a turntable would result in vehicles egressing/accessing the site in reverse gear. As such, the proposal to have the condition removed would be prejudicial to highway safety contrary to saved Policies T1 and T2 of the adopted South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011 and the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).

264.

P17/S0241/FUL - Land at Six Acres, Thame Road, Warborough pdf icon PDF 226 KB

Erection of 29 dwelling houses with public open space, car parking area and landscaping.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Richard Pullen, one of the local ward councillors, stepped down from the committee and took no part in the debate or voting for this item. Jeanette Matelot arrived part-way through the consideration of this application and therefore took no part in the debate or voting.

 

The committee considered application P17/S0241/FUL to erect 29 dwelling houses with public open space, car parking area and landscaping on land at Six Acres, Thame Road, Warborough.

 

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: further letters of representation had been received since publication of the agenda.

Two further conditions are recommended for inclusion concerning vision splay dimensions and wheel washing during the construction phase and there should only be two archaeological conditions.

 

Pat Elder and Kate Croudace, representatives of Warborough Parish Council and the Neighbourhood Plan group respectively, spoke in support of the application. 

 

Derek Stebbing and Marc Carlucci spoke objecting to the application. 

 

Jolande Bowater, Mr M B Powell and Teula Bradshaw spoke in support of the application.

 

Richard Pullen, one of the local ward councillors, spoke in support of the application. 

 

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

·         Although St Laurence School governors are concerned about the number of car parking spaces available, they are not objecting to the application;

·         If the roads are not adopted within the site, the county council have advised that they should be constructed to adoptable standard and maintained by a management company; and

·         Oxfordshire County Council’s Highways team have requested £29,000, which reflects the contribution of £1,000 per dwelling from developers whose developments are serviced by the X39/X40 bus to help increase the frequency of the service overall.

 

Overall, the committee were satisfied with the level of local support for the application, including the parish council, emerging neighbourhood plan for the village and pre-school; the amount of consultation; and the location and mix of housing. Councillors requested an extra condition to detail visitor parking availability.

 

A motion, moved and seconded, to delegate authority to the head of planning to approve the application, with the inclusion of three extra conditions relating to vision splays, wheel washing and visitor parking, was declared carried on being put to the vote.

 

RESOLVED: to authorise the head of planning to grant planning permission for application P17/S0241/FUL, subject to the prior completion of a Section 106 agreement and the following conditions that may be updated to reflect the latest position:

 

1.    Commencement three years - full planning permission.

2.    Approved plans.

3.    Biodiversity mitigation and enhancement strategy (outline).

4.    Levels (details required).

5.    Sample materials required (all).

6.    Access position to be agreed.

7.    Construction traffic management.

8.    Landscaping scheme (trees and shrubs only).

9.    Landscaping (including access road and hard standings).

10.Landscaping (including boundary treatment).

11.Landscaping (including hard surfacing and boundary treatment).

12.Layout of car park.

13.Details of visitor parking for residential  ...  view the full minutes text for item 264.

265.

P17/S2692/FUL - Land to the south of 2 Celsea Place, Cholsey pdf icon PDF 127 KB

Construction of a pair of semi-detached houses.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The committee considered application P17/S2692/FUL to construct a pair of semi-detached houses on land to the south of 2 Celsea Place, Cholsey.

 

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.

 

Richard Wyndham-Smith, the applicant’s agent, spoke in support of 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/S2692/FUL, subject to the following conditions:

 

1.    Commencement three years – full planning permission.

2.    Approved plans.

3.    Schedule of materials.

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

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

6.    New vehicular access to Oxfordshire County Council standards.

7.    Vision splay dimensions to be met.

8.    Vision splay protection.

9.    Parking and manoeuvring areas retained.

10.Landscaping (including access road and hard standings).

11.Tree protection (general).

12.Obscure glazing to landing window.

 

266.

P17/S3714/FUL - Upthorpe Farm, Moreton Road, Aston Tirrold pdf icon PDF 129 KB

Demolition of existing structures. Erection of three dwellings and associated development including parking areas and turning.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The committee considered application P17/S3714/FUL to demolish the existing structures and erect three dwellings and associated development, including parking areas and turning space at Upthorpe Farm, Moreton Road, Aston Tirrold.

 

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.

 

Simon Young, a representative of Aston Tirrold Parish Council, spoke objecting to the application. 

 

Steve Morant, a local resident, spoke objecting to the application. 

 

Henry Venners, the applicant’s agent, spoke in support of the application.

 

Following questions by committee to the applicant’s agent, it was determined by the chairman in consultation with the development manager, that the application would need to be deferred as the officer’s report had not addressed the issue of affordable housing in relation to a number of recent planning permissions on the site and the cumulative provision of housing. Further discussions with the applicant are therefore required and an updated committee report issued before being considered again.

 

RESOLVED: to defer planning permission for application P17/S3714/FUL, to allow for further discussions with the applicant concerning vacant building credit.

 

267.

P17/S3887/HH & P17/S3888/LB - Basement Flat, 7 River Terrace, Henley-on-Thames pdf icon PDF 82 KB

Single storey rear extension and alterations.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Joan Bland and Lorraine Hillier, two 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/S3887/HH & P17/S3888/LB for a single-storey rear extension and alterations at Basement Flat, 7 River Terrace, Henley-on-Thames.

 

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.

 

Tanya Van Der Warff, the applicant’s agent, spoke in support of the application.

 

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

 

RESOLVED: to grant planning permission for application P17/S3887/HH, subject to the following conditions:

 

1.    Commencement of development within three years.

2.    Development in accordance with the approved plans.

3.    Materials to be as shown on the approved plan.

 

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

 

RESOLVED: to grant listed building consent for application P17/S3888/LB, subject to the following conditions:

 

1.    Commencement of works within three years.

2.    Works in accordance with the approved plans.

3.    Agreement of external materials by photographic schedule or samples prior to works commencing.

4.    Agreement of structural intervention required to create openings prior to works commencing.

 

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