Agenda item

Replacement dwelling (As amended by plan received 2 February 2024 to remove proposed new access and garage/carport). Amended plans received to remove proposed new access and garage/carport

The committee considered planning application P23/S4299/FUL for the replacement dwelling (as amended by plan received 2 February 2024 to remove proposed new access and garage/carport), amended plans received to remove proposed new access and garage/carport, on land at Cedar Wood House, Elvendon Road, Goring.  

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 introduced the report and highlighted that the application was brought to the committee due to the objection of Goring Parish Council. The concerns of the parish related to the impact the development would have on the National Landscape and on highways safety.

The planning officer informed the committee that large plot sat withing the Chilterns National Landscape, on a ridge to the northeast of Goring with neighbours to the east, south, and west, and open countryside to North.

The application involved the demolition and replacement of the existing dwelling on the site with a four-bed dwelling. The existing vehicle access would remain and have with four onsite spaces. The dwelling would be built of brick and include a slate roof, and the planning officer believed that this would make the dwelling fit into the local character of the area.

The current application was noted as following a previously refused application under delegated authority due to its mass, bulk, and impact on National Landscape. As the current application had a reduced bulk and massing, as well used materials in keeping with the area, the planning officer considered the application acceptable.

The planning officer noted the comments of the landscape officer, who had no objection to the application as the existing building was more prominent, and the proposed dwelling would take a more muted appearance and be in keeping with the adjacent properties. For these reasons, the landscape officer believed that the application would have a neutral impact on landscape.

As the amended plans had no changes to the road access and was more in keeping with its surroundings than the existing dwelling, the planning officer recommended that the application be approved.

Kyle Seeley, the agent representing the applicant, spoke in support of the application. 

The committee asked about the highway’s objection from parish and the planning officer indicated that the original application had an amended access. However, as the application before the committee had no changes to its access, members did not see any highways grounds to refuse the application.

On the applications impact on the National Landscape, the committee noted the planning officers’ point about the sympathetic design and materials of the proposed dwelling. As the committee agreed that the dwelling would be more in keeping with its surroundings than the existing dwelling, they also agreed there were no landscape reasons to refuse the application.

As the committee could see no material planning reasons to refuse the application, they agreed that it should be approved, subject to conditions. 

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

RESOLVED: to approve planning application P23/S4299/FUL, subject to the following conditions:

1. Commencement 3 years - Full Planning Permission

2. Approved plans

3. Sample materials

4. Lighting strategy for bats

5. Tree protection (implementation as approved)

6. Landscaping (including access drive and hard standings)

7. Glazing

8. Energy Statement Verification

9. Parking & Manoeuvring Areas Retained

10. Electric Vehicle Charging Points

11. Withdrawal of Permitted Development (Part 1 Class B and C)