Agenda item

To consider a report by the Planning Service Manager (Development Management).

The Planning Service Manager (Development Management) submitted reports (copies of which are appended in the Minute Book) on applications for development to be determined by the Panel and advised Members of further representations (details of which also are appended in the Minute Book) which had been received in connection therewith since the reports had been prepared.  Whereupon, it was

RESOLVED

  (a)  Change of Use from derelict land to staff car park for Ramsey Spinning Infants School, land rear of 3 – 11 School Lane, Ramsey – 12/01214/FUL

  (See Item No. 38 for Members’ Interests.)

  (Councillor I Curtis, Ramsey Town Council addressed the Panel on the application.)

  that the application be approved subject to conditions to be determined by the Head of Planning and Housing Strategy to include the placing of a restriction on use of the car park for school staff parking only and the submission of both a method statement for excavations within the root areas of the trees and a scheme for the artificial lighting of the car park.

  (b)  Erection of 2, two bedroomed semi-detached dwellings, land at and including 2 Mandeville Road, Brampton – 12/01416/OUT

  (Mr M Forsdick, objector and Mrs J Jiang-Haines, applicant addressed the Panel on the application.)

  that the application be refused for the following reasons:-

¨  the layout and development of this corner plot has insufficient regard to the established pattern of development in the locality which is characterised by semi-detached and terraced dwellings set back from the highway with the existing grass verges, small green open spaces and undeveloped amenity spaces around the junctions contributing to the character of this residential area.  The proposal fails to deliver a high quality form of development.  The proposal would result in a street scene dominated by hardstanding and parked cars.  The eastern elevation of proposed dwelling “2b” would be dominated by a large expanse of brickwork providing little relief to this elevation and the proposal would result in an incongruous form of development;

¨  the applicant has also failed to demonstrate, having regard to the existing boundary treatment and location of the amenity space associated with proposed dwelling “2b” that the proposed development would provide unacceptable private and enclosed amenity space.  Future pressure to enclose this space would further erode this undeveloped space and would harm the character and appearance of this residential area;

¨  the proposed development is considered to be contrary to the National Planning Policy Framework, policy ENV7 of the East of England Plan, policies H31, H32 and En25 of the Huntingdonshire Local Plan, policy HL5 of the Local Plan Alteration, policy CS1 of the adopted Core Strategy, policies E1 and H7 of the Development Management DPD submission, policies DM13 and DM14 of the Huntingdonshire Local Plan to 2036 Draft Development Management Policies, 2012 and the Huntingdonshire Design Guide 2007. 

  (c)  Erection of dwelling, land at 5 Hall Close, Little Paxton – 12/01455/FUL

  (Councillor K J Churchill, Ward Councillor, Messrs J Gould and K Appleby, objectors and Mr D Mead, agent addressed the Panel on the application.)

  that the application be approved subject to conditions to be determined by the Head of Planning and Housing Strategy to include those listed in paragraph 8 of the report now submitted and additionally -

¨  in order to protect trees in Grove Court, to request the submission, to the Local Planning Authority, of details in respect of a tree survey, tree protection, service trenches and foundations;

¨  to exclude the use of timber cladding to the facade of the new dwelling; and

¨  to require first floor windows, on the front elevation (bedroom and en-suite) to be fitted with obscure glass.

  (d)  Erection of occupational dwelling and double garage for existing farm and fishery, Hollow Head Farm, Hollow Lane, Ramsey – 12/01062/FUL

  (Councillor I Curtis, Ramsey Town Council and Mrs P Parkin and Mr P Spackman, on behalf of the applicant addressed the Panel on the application.)

  (i)  that, having accepted the functional need for a dwelling on the site to safeguard the efficiency and security of the fishing business, the Head of Planning and Housing Strategy be authorised, after consultation with the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Panel, to determine the application subject to conditions to include the removal of permitted development rights and the placing of an agricultural occupancy condition on the proposed dwelling providing that the applicant can demonstrate the future economic sustainability of the business to the satisfaction of the local planning authority; and

  (ii)  that, given the indication of the importance of on-site security, it would be the expectation of the Panel that a commitment to on site security is made now by the applicant in advance of the construction of the dwelling.

  (e)  Placement of planning permission 09/01078/OUT for industrial development (B2/B8, Black Horse Farm, Old Great North Road, Sawtry – 12/01447/REP

  (Mr D Mead, agent addressed the Panel on the application.)

  that the application be approved subject to conditions to be determined by the Head of Planning and Housing Strategy to include those listed in paragraph 8 of the report now submitted.

  (f)  Proposed new dwelling, land at the Lord John Russell, Russell Street, St. Neots – 12/01291/FUL

  (Councillor A Usher, St. Neots Town Council addressed the Panel on the application.)

  that the application be approved subject to conditions to be determined by the Head of Planning and Housing Strategy to include those listed in paragraph 8 of the report now submitted and additionally to ensure that the side access should only be used by patrons of the public house in the event of an emergency.

  (g)  Change of use from agricultural to equestrian to include erection of three timber stables, feed store and tack room.  Hardstanding for parking and use of adjacent paddock for schooling, jumping and exercising of horses, land south of Broadpool Farm, Fen Side Road, Warboys – 12/00867/FUL

  (Mrs A Robinson, objector and Mr M Ferguson, applicant addressed the Panel on the application.)

  that determination of the application be deferred for further clarification of the proposed use and the definition of the term “non-commercial”.