Agenda and minutes

Venue: First Floor Meeting Space, 135 Eastern Avenue, Milton Park, OX14 4SB

Contact: Paul Bateman  Email:  paul.bateman@southandvale.gov.uk

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Items
No. Item

181.

Chair's announcements

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

Minutes:

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

 

182.

Minutes of the previous meeting pdf icon PDF 371 KB

To adopt and sign as a correct record the Planning Committee minutes of the meeting held on Wednesday 30 June 2021.

Minutes:

RESOLVED: to approve the minutes of the meeting held on Wednesday 30 June 2021 as a correct record and agree that the chair sign them as such.

 

183.

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.

184.

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circumstances which have made the matters urgent and to receive any notification of any applications deferred or withdrawn.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

 

The Development Manager explained that item eight, P21/S2624/FUL – 114 Broadway, Didcot, would need to be deferred due to a relevant appeal decision that was received on the same day as the committee meeting. The appeal related to the conversion of a commercial unit to two residential flats, in which the planning inspector had refused the appeal scheme due to a failure to meet national space standards.

 

As application P21/S2624/FUL had four of its six units being below the national space standards, the Development Manager therefore recommended the application be deferred in light of this new information.

 

The committee agreed to defer application P21/S2624/FUL.

 

185.

Proposals for site visits

Minutes:

A proposal was made for a site visit for application P20/S1991/FUL (Land next to Oak House Cottage, track Leading to Box Cottage Common Lane, Binfield Heath).  The motion was carried.

 

186.

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 had been sent to the committee prior to the meeting. Statements received from the public were circulated to the committee prior to the meeting.

 

187.

P21/S2624/FUL - 114 Broadway, Didcot pdf icon PDF 267 KB

Conversion and extension of existing building to create a residential development of 6 apartments to provide 2 x 3-bedroom apartments, 2 x 2-bedroom apartments and 2 x 1-bedroom apartments including amenity space to the rear (as amplified by Energy Statement received 7 July 2021) (as amplified by desk study regarding contamination received 10 August 2021).

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The application was deferred as agreed during urgent business.

 

188.

P20/S1991/FUL - Land next to Oak House Cottage, track Leading to Box Cottage Common Lane, Binfield Heath pdf icon PDF 389 KB

Proposed new 4-bedroom residential dwelling, built within the garden of Oak house Cottage. New single storey, single car, oak frame car port (as amended by plans 14 October 2020 to reduce width of property and reduce glazing along south elevation) (as amended by plans received 2 March 2021 to move property further away from trees marginally) (as supported by Arboricultural Information received 2021-03-02) (as amplified by information received 2021-05-19).

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The application was deferred as agreed during proposals for site visits.

189.

P21/S1647/FUL - 2 Stonehouse Cottages, Highmoor Cross pdf icon PDF 266 KB

Two storey side extension, demolition of existing garage and erection of a new two storey house and associated parking (as amended by plans received 17 & 18 May 2021 omitting the hedge and window on north elevation, altering the internal layout of existing and proposed dwellings and altering site / parking layout to accommodate replacement hedge and tree planting, by plans received 24 May 2021 amending vehicle vision splays and arboricultural impact assessment received 18 June 2021 and additional energy statement received 20 July 2021).

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The committee considered application P21/S1647/FUL for a two storey side extension, demolition of existing garage and erection of a new two storey house and associated parking (as amended by plans received 17 & 18 May 2021 omitting the hedge and window on north elevation, altering the internal layout of existing and proposed dwellings and altering site / parking layout to accommodate replacement hedge and tree planting, by plans received 24 May 2021 amending vehicle vision splays and arboricultural impact assessment received 18 June 2021 and additional energy statement received 20 July 2021).

 

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 the meeting.

 

The planning officer explained that Highmoor was classified as an ‘other village’ which meant that infill housing was permitted within policy H1 of the district local plan. The planning officer further stated that the proposed dwelling would be traditional in design and would be in keeping with the character of surrounding properties and the neighbouring area. The proposed development would have sufficient gaps between neighbouring buildings and was not considered overbearing. In addition, the development would sit comfortably in the street which had a linear form of development within the village. The planning officer also reiterated that there would not be an unacceptable loss of light or loss of privacy to neighbouring occupiers.

 

The planning officer also confirmed that the forestry officer had given no objections to the proposal, subject to tree protection and landscaping conditions which included the securement of replacement planting along the front of the site. There was adequate space to accommodate the indicative planting of the proposal. Officers therefore viewed that subject to conditions, the application would be sympathetic to the site and surrounding area, and it complied with development plan policies. They therefore recommended the application for approval subject to conditions.

 

Richard Stacpoole, a representative of Highmoor Parish Council, spoke objecting to the application.

 

Selina Craig, the applicant, and Christopher Tapp, the agent, spoke in support of the application.

 

Councillor Jo Robb, local ward member, spoke to the application.

 

Councillor Lorraine Hillier, local ward member, spoke in support of the application.

 

A question was raised on why one property had been allowed two car parking spaces whilst the other property had three parking spaces. It was explained to the committee that the Oxfordshire County Council standard required two car parking spaces for properties that were of similar size to the application. It was clarified to the committee that in response to concerns from neighbours around visitor parking, that an additional space had been added to the application which would serve both dwellings.

 

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

 

RESOLVED: to grant planning permission for application P21/S1647/FUL, subject to the following conditions;

1 : Commencement of the development within 3 years

2 : Development in accordance with the approved plans

3 : Materials for proposed extension  ...  view the full minutes text for item 189.

 

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