Issue - meetings

To consider the grant of outline planning permission with all matters reserved for the erection of 1no. detached three bedroom dwelling with associated car parking.

It was RESOLVED that the application 23/00477/OP be GRANTED planning permission subject to the conditions and reasons set out in the report.

The Committee considered an application for outline planning permission with all matters reserved for the erection of 1 no. detached three bedroom dwelling with associated car parking.  Officers advised that since all matters were reserved, the application was principally concerned with the principle of the development whereas access, appearance, landscaping, layout and style would be considered at a later date.

The application was before the Committee for determination as the applicant was Stevenage Borough Council.

The Principal Planning Officer gave an introduction to the Committee.  He advised that the main issues for consideration were the principle of the development, standard of accommodation, character and appearance, impact on neighbouring properties, parking, highway safety, ecology, arboriculture and biodiversity, flood risk and drainage, climate change and sustainability, developer obligations and CIL.

The Committee was advised that Officers considered that the land was suitable for the provision of housing as a small underused site, with the play equipment having been removed a number of years ago, with no fundamental unacceptable impacts on the environment or surrounding properties.  The development would also make a small contribution towards meeting the Council’s housing needs.

In response to questions from members, Officers gave the following responses:

·         There would be no access to the property from Clovelly Way;

·         The position of the fence line of a property adjoining the site was down to the Council selling a small portion of land to the property owner a number of years ago;

·         If the property was sold to a developer, the reserved matters would only come back to the Committee for approval if it was called in.  If the Council retained the property, the reserved matters would be submitted to Committee;

·         The land currently had no formal use and there was a much larger green space in the vicinity which was used as a play/recreational area;

·         If a developer wished to put forward an alternative proposal for the site, for example the construction of flats, they would be required to submit a fresh application for the Council to make its decision.

It was RESOLVED:

That planning permission be granted subject to the following conditions and the completion of a memorandum of understanding to provide:

·           Off-site habitat creation equal to 0.55 units

With delegated powers be given to the Assistant Director of Planning and Regulation in consultation with the Chair of the Planning and Development Committee to negotiate and secure the obligation detailed above (including triggers where appropriate), and to amend or add to the suggested draft conditions set out in this report, prior to the decision notice being issued, where such amendments or additions would be legally sound and most effectively deliver the development that the Planning Committee has resolved to approve.

Conditions

General Conditions

1.           The development to which this permission relates shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans unless otherwise agreed in writing by the local planning authority:

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