Agenda item

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DM.61/17       

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:

 

4165/17/FUL        Development site at SX809597, Steamer Quay Road, Totnes

Parish:  Totnes

 

Application for erection of a 68 bed Care Home (use class C2) with associated car parking, refuse and external landscaping

 

Case Officer Update: condition no. 11 amended and additional condition seeking detail of bird and bat boxes.  A condition was added re a LEMP plus an informative to say the LEMP should reflect the LEMP in outline application for the wider Riverside Development

 

Speakers included:       Supporter – Mr Neil Rutland: local Ward Members – Cllrs Birch, Green and Vint

 

Recommendation:      Conditional Approval

 

Committee Decision: Conditional Approval

 

Conditions (summarised below from report):

 

1.         Time

2.         Accords with plans

3.         Universal condition for contamination

4.         Verification Report

5.         Unsuspected contamination

6.         Acoustic protection

7.         Fume extraction

8.         CEMP

9.         Electric charging points to be provided

10.      Implementation of travel plan

11.      Material samples to be agreed

12.      Parking and turning to be provided and retained

13.      Emergency rear pedestrian access to be provided prior to occupation

14.      Lighting strategy to be adhered to

15.      Details of hard and soft landscaping to be agreed

16.      Details of boundary treatments

17.      Drainage – percolation testing

18.      Drainage – groundwater monitoring

19.      Drainage – surface water detailed design

20.      Drainage – foul

21.      Drainage – maintenance

22.      Construction phase drainage

23.      Condition detailed bird and bat boxes added

24.      Condition re LEMP added

 

           

4238/17/FUL        Hidden Valley, Lavender Farm, Land at Hole Hill, Cornworthy

Parish:  Cornworthy

 

Proposed new timber framed barn to be used for drying, processing and storing lavender with farm office and rest room (resubmission of 1270/17/FUL)

 

 

Case Officer Update:   N/A

 

Speakers included:       Objector – Mr Howard Quartly:  Supporter – Ms Gill Baker:  local Ward Member – Cllr Tucker (statement read)

 

Recommendation:      Conditional Approval

 

 

Committee Decision: Conditional Approval

 

Conditions:

 

   i.    Commencement within three years

  ii.    Accord with plans

iii.    Agricultural or Horticultural use only

iv.    Removal if approved use ceases

  v.    Removal of existing structures

vi.    Drainage details to be submitted and approved

 

 

 

0145/18/HHO      21 Pound Field, Stoke Gabriel

Parish:  Stoke Gabriel

 

Householder application for rear single storey extension and loft conversion

 

Case Officer Update:   Recommendation of Conditional Approval not included in report

 

Speakers included:       Objector – Mr Ian Hancock:  Supporter – Mr Andrew Horton:  local Ward Member – Cllr Rowe

 

Recommendation:      Conditional Approval

 

 

Committee Decision: Conditional Approval

 

 

Conditions (summarised below):

 

1.     Commencement within three years

2.     Accord with plans

3.     Details of materials prior to installation

4.     Flat roof area shall not be used as a terrace or balcony and Juliette balcony to be fitted with fixed balustrade

5.     Recommendations of Ecological report to be adhered to

 

0421/18/HHO      21 Court Park, Thurlestone

Parish:  Thurlestone

 

Householder application for proposed alterations and extension (resubmission of 3075/17/HHO)

 

Case Officer Update:The number of letters of objection was updated to 6 not 10.  In the Analysis section the previous application was supported by Officers but refused by Development Management Committee and therefore the report should read This application seeks to remove the previously refused balconies and therefore overcomes Committee Members previous concerns of overlooking’.

There have been late comments by the Parish Council that state:

‘This proposal is still over bearing to the neighbours on the south and west side, with a loss of privacy and light and added noise due to the size of the balcony’.

It should be noted that in the officers report the wall to the terraced area is not necessary to ensure the privacy to neighbouring property due to the existing boundary screening, however, concerns are still raised by neighbours and therefore a condition for the 1.8m high wall should be conditioned to be retained and maintained. This is a decision for members to consider whether they wish for this condition to be retained or removed.

 

Speakers included:       Local Ward Members – Cllrs Pearce and Wright

 

Recommendation:      Conditional Approval

 

During discussion, Members acknowledged that the proposal removed the first floor balcony that had resulted in refusal of the previous application, however they noted that a Juliette balcony was proposed instead.  The majority of Members felt that a full length Juliette balcony still had the potential for overlooking, and therefore a resulting loss of amenity for neighbours.

 

Committee Decision: Refusal

 

Reason:  The application should be refused as being contrary to policies DP3, DEV1 and TP1 in the Neighbourhood Plan.