Outline Planning Application (Access to be considered) – Erection of 3 dwellings.

Members were told that the application sought outline consent with all matters reserved, apart from access, for the erection of three dwellings to the rear of the existing dwelling of West Manston, Windmill Road, Bradfield.

Notwithstanding the application site was partly outside of the Settlement Development Boundary, the principle of residential development in that location was acceptable on the strength of the prevailing character of development to the south of the application site and the support of Local Plan spatial strategies.

The Committee heard that the proposed development would represent sustainable development and would not result in any material harm in terms of archaeological interest, residential amenities, highway safety, tree protection, ecology and biodiversity and was acceptable in all other regards.

Members were updated that there were no objections from statutory consultees, although Bradfield Parish Council had objected to the proposal.

The Committee had before it the published Officer report containing the key planning issues, relevant planning policies, planning history, any response from consultees, written representations received and a recommendation of approval subject to conditions.

At the meeting, an oral presentation was made by the Council’s Planning Officer (AP) in respect of the application.

An Officer Update Sheet had been circulated to Members prior to the meeting which informed the Committee as follows:-

“Additional planning condition proposed:

Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan for BNG Condition

Unless all BNG requirements are achieved via credits, no development shall commence on the site until a 30 year Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan (HMMP), prepared in accordance with the approved Biodiversity Gain Plan/s under condition 4, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority for the site, and shall contain the following unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority:

a)    a description and evaluation of the planned habitat works for the creation and/or enhancement of the onsite habitat to achieve the biodiversity net gain in accordance with the approved Biodiversity Gain Plan;

b)    the management measures to maintain the onsite habitat creation and/or enhancement works for a period of a least 30 years from the completion (defined for this purpose as first use and/or occupation unless agreed in writing by the LPA) of the development including: i) ecological trends and constraints on site that may influence management; ii) aims, objectives and targets for management e.g. links with local and national species and habitat action plans; iii) a description of the management operations necessary to achieving aims and objectives; iv) prescriptions for management actions; v) preparation of a works schedule, including annual works schedule; vi) mechanisms of adaptive management to account for necessary changes in work schedule to achieve the required targets;

c)    details of the monitoring methodology, to measure the effectiveness of the management of the onsite habitat creation and/or enhancement works together with the timetable for each element of the monitoring programme including when first implemented with provision for monitoring reports to be provided to the local planning authority in writing on year 1, 2,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 29