Agenda and minutes

The Committee is asked to note any apologies for absence and substitutions received from Members.

Apologies for absence were submitted on behalf of Councillor Bray, with Councillor V. Guglielmi as substitute.

To confirm and sign as a correct record, the minutes of the meeting of the Committee, held on 11 June 2019.

The minutes of the last meeting of the Committee, held on 11 June 2019, were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

Councillors are invited to declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests or Personal Interest, and the nature of it, in relation to any item on the agenda.

There were none on this occasion.

Subject to providing two working days’ notice, a Member of the Committee may ask the Chairman of the Committee a question on any matter in relation to which the Council has powers or duties which affect the Tendring District and which falls within the terms of reference of the Committee.

There were none on this occasion.

Change of use of agricultural and storage buildings to mixed open use (B1, B2 and B8) and the erection of an extension following the removal of a lean-to structure.

This item had been deferred by the Chairman of the Planning Committee (Councillor White) prior to the commencement of the meeting pending the likely receipt of a further consultation response from the Essex County Council Highways Department.

Approval of reserved matters (relating to appearance, access, landscaping, layout and scale) for 250 dwellings pursuant to Condition 1 of planning permission 12/01262/OUT (as varied by planning permission 15/01781/OUT).

It was reported that this application was before the Committee as at the time that the outline application had been approved a request had been made by Members for the reserved matters application to be brought to the Committee for its determination.

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.

At the meeting, an oral presentation was made by the Council’s Temporary Planning Team Leader (TF) in respect of the application.

Martin Robeson, the agent on behalf of the applicant, spoke in support of the application.

Following discussion by the Committee, it was moved by Councillor Fowler, seconded by Councillor Alexanderand RESOLVED that the Head of Planning (or equivalent authorised officer) be authorised to grant planning permission for the development, subject to:-

(1)    within 6 (six) months of the date of the Committee’s resolution to approve, the completion of a legal agreement under the provisions of section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 dealing with the following matter:

·         Financial Contribution of £112.30 per new dwelling towards RAMS; and

(2)    the following conditions and informatives –

Conditions and Reasons

1.    The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans and documents:

Drawing numbers:

1232/AL/702 F

6054/1001 B

OPC/101 REV C

PH-144-002 REV C; 003 REV B; 004 REV B; 005 REV B; 006 REV B; 007 REV B; 010 REV B; 011 REV B; 012 REV B; 013 REV B; 014 REV B; 015 REV C; 017 REV B; 018 REV B; 019 REV B; 020 REV B; 021 REV B; 022 REV B; 023 REV B; 025 REV B; 027 REV A; 028 REV B; 029 REV B; 031 REV B; 031 REV B (Alternative External); 032 REV B; 033 REV B; 034 REV C; 035 REV A; 040 REV A; 041 REV A; 050 REV B; 051 REV B; 052 REV B; 053 REV B; 054 REV B; 055 REV B; 056 REV B; 057 REV A; 058 REV A and 059 REV A.

JBA 18/263-SK01 REV B

JBA 18/263-01 REV B; 02 REV B; 03 REV B; 04 REV B; 05 REV B; 06 REV B; 07 REV B; 08 REV B and 09 REV B.

HYBRID 1 – Plan illustrating circular walk

Documents:

Shadow Habitat Regulations Assessment 09/05/2019 ref 3022/HRA/vf

Amenity Space Breakdown dated 15th March 2019

Measured Works Schedule: Detailed Soft Landscape Proposals for Plots JBA 18/263-03-09

Aboricultural Implications Assessment: Addendum October 2018

Utilities Statement October 2018 Version 1.0

Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.

2.    The internal roads and footways shall be delivered in line with the Phasing in Ph-144-050 Rev B. no individual dwelling shall be occupied until such time as the estate road(s) providing means of vehicular and pedestrian access to and from the roundabout in Thorpe Road to that dwelling  ...  view the full minutes text for item 18.

Proposed dwelling.

It was reported that this application had been referred to the Committee by Councillor Turner, a local Ward Member, as he considered the proposed development to be “garden grabbing”, not in keeping, not maintaining a heritage asset and reducing that heritage asset by changing its setting in the street.

The Committee was aware that a Section 106 Legal Agreement had already been completed to secure a financial contribution towards RAMS of £122.30 for the dwelling proposed and a contribution towards the improvement of the pathways at Crescent Gardens, Frinton-on-Sea.

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.

At the meeting, an oral presentation was made by the Council’s Planning Manager (GN) in respect of the application;

Councillor Turner, a local Ward Member, spoke against the application.

Peter Le Grys, the agent on behalf of the applicant, spoke in support of the application.

Following discussion by the Committee, it was moved by Councillor V. Guglielmi, seconded by Councillor Cawthron and RESOLVED that, contrary to the Officer’s recommendation of approval, the Head of Planning (or equivalent authorised officer) be authorised to refuse planning permission for the development due to the following reason:-

·         Design is out of character with the locality and adjoining dwellings