Agenda and minutes

DM.38/15       

In the absence of the Vice Chairman, who had given apologies for this meeting, it was PROPOSED and SECONDED that Cllr T R Holway be appointed as Vice Chairman for the duration of this meeting.

Members are invited to declare any personal or disclosable pecuniary interests, including the nature and extent of such interests they may have in any items to be considered at this meeting;

DM.39/15

Members and officers were invited to declare any interests in the items of business to be considered and the following were made:

Cllr Steer declared a personal interest on behalf of all Conservative Group Members of the DM Committee in the following applications by virtue of the landowner being a fellow Conservative Group Member.  They remained in the meeting and took part in the debate and vote on each of the following applications:

07/1196/15/F:  Residential development comprising 17 dwellings with associated access, car parking, landscaping, open space and associated works (Phase 2a) – Development site at SX 551 523, adjacent to Venn Farm, Brixton;

07/1197/15/O:  Outline application (with some matters reserved) for residential development of up to 17 dwellings, with associated means of access and provision of landscape buffer to south (Phase b) – Proposed development site at SX 550 522 adjacent to Venn Farm, Brixton;

(NOTE: Since the above applications were considered on the morning agenda, Cllr Cane was only in attendance for the afternoon agenda items)

Cllrs Rowe and Cane both declared a personal interest in the following applications by virtue of being the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the South Devon AONB Partnership Committee within which the applications were sited.  They remained in the meeting and took part in the debate and vote on each of these applications:-

18/0742/15/F:  Householder application for demolition of existing extension and construction of 2 storey extension, alterations to dwelling with associated landscaping and parking – Laburnum Cottage, Manor Street, Dittisham;

18/0743/15/LB:  Listed Building consent for demolition of existing extension and construction of 2 storey extension, alterations to dwelling with associated landscaping and parking – Laburnum Cottage, Manor Street, Dittisham; and

05/1325/15/F:  Demolition of existing commercial building and replacement with two bedroom bungalow – Development site at SX 672 471, The Old Vineyard, Easton, Kingsbridge.

Brought forward at the discretion of the Chairman;

DM.40/15       

The Chairman advised that application 58/1736/15/F: 3A Beach View Crescent, Wembury had been withdrawn from the agenda, and application 56/1085/15/F:  11-20 Burke Road, Totnes had been deferred to a future meeting of the Development Management Committee. 

to approve as a correct record and authorise the Chairman to sign the minutes of the meetings of the Committee held on 21 October 2015

DM.41/15       

The minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 21 October 2015 were confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

The Chairman to advise the Committee on any requests received from members of the public to address the meeting;

DM.42/15       

The Chairman announced that a list of members of the public who had registered their wish to speak at the meeting had been circulated.

To see Letters of Representation and further supplementary information relating to any of the Applications on the agenda, please select the following link and enter the relevant Planning Reference number: http://apps.southhams.gov.uk/PlanningSearchMVC/

DM.43/15       

The Committee considered the details of the planning applications prepared by the Planning Case officers as presented in the agenda papers, and considered also the comments of Town and Parish Councils together with other representations received, which were listed within the presented agenda reports, and RESOLVED that:

07/1196/15/F        Development site SX551 523, adj Venn Farm, Brixton

Parish:  Brixton

Residential development comprising 17 dwellings with associated access, car parking, landscaping, open space and associated works (Phase 2a)

Speakers included: Objector – Mr Terry Salisbury:  Supporter – Ms Laura Wilkinson:  Brixton Parish Council Representative – Cllr Michael Wills:  Ward Member – Cllr Dan Brown

Officer Update:

•          Drainage objection withdrawn subject to planning conditions requiring:        

o    A construction phase drainage plan;

o    Additional infiltration tests of one soakaway;

o    Section 106 obligation requiring a management and maintenance plan of SuDs features and establishment of a Management Company;

o    Correction on the access to the site – it was located to the South West of the site, not South East;

o    Education contribution clarified by the Officer as £23,257.11 towards     sports provision at Ivybridge Town Council, plus £500 legal fees.

Recommendation: Conditional Approval

Committee Decision:  That authority to grant conditional approval be delegated to the Lead Specialist (Development Management) in consultation with the Chairman of Development Management Committee, subject to conditions and the signing of a Section 106 Agreement

Conditions:

1.    Standard time limit;

2.    Accord with Plans;

3.    External Finishing Materials as shown on approved plans and    maintained as such;

4.    Stonework to be agreed and retained in natural finish;

5.    Boundary Treatments as shown on approved plans;

6.    Hardsurfacing, highway, footway, service routes etc. details to be         submitted, agreed and implemented;

7.    LEMP to be submitted;

8.    Implementation of ecological mitigation measures and LEMP;

9.    Details of landscaping scheme to be agreed;

10.  Supervision of Ecological Measures;

11.  Implementation of Landscaping;

12.  Retention of Trees & Hedgerows;

13.  No works to hedgerows without evidence of appropriate consents          from Natural England;

14.  Protection of Trees & Hedgerows and no storage of equipment etc.       within root protection areas;

15.  Open Space Provision, access and maintenance;

16.  No External Burning of Waste;

17.  External Lighting Details;

18.  Details of Energy Efficiency Measures, including details of PV   equipment.  PV to be provided for the affordable homes unless the        relevant Housing Association provides written confirmation that they      will not accept PV on the properties;

19.  Lifetime Homes;

20.  Completion of Highways Related Works;

21.  Garaging & Parking (Residential);

22.  Construction Management Plan;

23.  Hours of Construction Working;

24.  Unsuspected Contamination;

25.  GPDO Exclusion (roof alterations, boundary treatment, porches);

26.  Natural slates to be used in accordance with agreed details, nailed        not hooks;

27.  Implementation and maintenance of agreed drainage strategy; and

28.  Details of chimneys to be agreed.

Section 106

1.    Affordable Housing – 4 units of intermediate sale affordable houses       (plots 36, 37, 38 and 39).

2.    Education – Payment of a financial contribution towards the       provision of secondary education at Ivybridge Community College          and secondary  ...  view the full minutes text for item DM.43/15

DM.43/15

The COP Lead Specialist Planning advised Members of updates relating to the presented list of appeals.