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

There were no apologies for absence or substitutions on this occasion.

To confirm and sign as a correct record, the minutes of the meeting of the Committee, held on Tuesday 19 November 2019.

The minutes of the last meeting of the Committee, held on Tuesday 19 November 2019, were approved as a correct record and were then 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.

Councillor Scott, who was present in the public gallery, declared for the public record that he was one of the local Ward Members for planning application 19/00791/DETAIL.

Councillor Land, who was present in the public gallery, declared for the public record that he was the local Ward Member for planning application 19/01527/FUL.

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 no questions on notice on this occasion.

Reserved matters application for the erection of 62 dwellings, associated garaging, parking and infrastructure.

It was reported that this application had been referred to the Planning Committee at the request of Councillor Scott, a local ward member due to his concerns about the negative impact on urban design/street scene, highways impact and other traffic issues.

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 Team Leader (AN) in respect of the application.

An update sheet was circulated to the Committee prior to the meeting with details of corrections and updates to paragraphs 6.3 and 6.4 of the Officer report.

Councillor Scott, a local Ward Member, spoke on the application.

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

(a)     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 matters (where relevant):

·      Financial Contribution towards RAMS

(b)     the following conditions and informatives:-

Conditions

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

Location Plan – 4177-0002 Rev P01

Site Plan – 4177-0001 Rev P18

House Type 1 – 4177-0101 Rev P05

House Type 2 – 4177-0201 Rev P03

House Type 3 – 4177-0301 Rev P03

House Type 5 – 4177-0501 Rev P03

House Type 7 – 4177-0701 Rev P04

House Type 7A – 4177-0701A Rev P05

House Type 8 – 4177-0801 Rev P04

House Type 9 – 4177-0901 Rev P04

House Type 10 – 4177-1101 Rev P02

House Type 15 – 4177-1501 Rev P03

House Type 16 – 4177-1601 Rev P03

House Type 17 – 4177-1701 Rev P03

House Type 24 – 4177-2901 Rev P01

House Type 25A – 4177-3001 Rev P01

House Types 10 & 11 (General Arrangement Plans & Elevations) – 4177-1001 Rev P04

House Types 10, 11 & 19 (General Arrangement Plans & Elevations) – 4177-2501 Rev P02

House Types 14 & 19 (General Arrangement Plans & Elevations) – 4177-2701 Rev P02

House Types 14 & 19 (Reduced) (General Arrangement Plans & Elevations) – 4177-2801Rev P02

Garage Type 1 – Single Garage – 4177-1901 Rev P03

Garage Type 2 – Double Garage – 4177-2001 Rev P03

Cart Lodge – Triple – 3522-2101 Rev P03

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

2.         No development shall commence until details of existing and proposed levels of the site, finished floor levels and identifying all areas of cut or fill, have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be completed in accordance with the agreed scheme prior to occupation.

Reason – To ensure a satisfactory form of development having particular  ...  view the full minutes text for item 71.

Development of 13 dwellings with Associated Landscaping and Infrastructure.

It was reported that this application had been deferred by the Chairman of the Committee (Councillor White) prior to the commencement of the meeting following the Chairman’s Briefing. This was due to the fact that consultation comments on the application were still awaited from Essex County Council’s Sustainable Drainage Systems section.

Construction of 4 No detached houses and access road off existing drive.

It was reported that this application had been deferred by the Chairman of the Committee (Councillor White) prior to the commencement of the meeting following the Chairman’s Briefing. This was following concerns raised by the Planning Manager that some of the amended plans submitted by the applicant were incorrect and that St Osyth Parish Council had not been consulted on the amended plans.

Proposed erection of three detached 3 bed bungalows.

It was reported that this application was before the Planning Committee as it had been called in by Councillor Land on the grounds that the proposal would negatively impact the street scene, result in a detrimental highways impact, and would be harmful to neighbours’ amenity.

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 Officer (MP) in respect of the application.

Bill Marshall, a member of the public, spoke in favour of the application.

Kevin Marsden, a member of the public, spoke against the application.

Councillor Land, the local Ward Member, spoke against the application.

Oliver Burfoot the agent acting on behalf of the applicant, spoke in support of the application.

Following discussion by the Committee, it was moved by Councillor Harris, seconded by Councillor Cawthron and unanimously 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 reasons:-

1. The site lies outside of any Settlement Development Boundary as defined within both the adopted Tendring District Local Plan (2007) and the emerging Tendring District Local Plan 2013-2033 and Beyond Publication Draft (2017). Saved Tendring District Local Plan (2007) Policy QL1 sets out that development should be focussed towards the larger urban areas and to within development boundaries as defined within the Local Plan. These sentiments are carried forward in emerging Policy SPL1 of the Publication Draft.

The National Planning Policy Framework 2019 (NPPF) requires Councils to boost significantly the supply of housing to meet objectively assessed future housing needs in full. In any one year, Councils must be able to identify five years' worth of deliverable housing land against their projected housing requirements (plus an appropriate buffer to ensure choice and competition in the market for land, account for any fluctuations in the market or to improve the prospect of achieving the planned supply). If this is not possible, or housing delivery over the previous three years has been substantially below (less than 75%) the housing requirement, paragraph 11 d) of the NPPF requires applications for housing development needing to be assessed on their merits, whether sites are allocated for development in the Local Plan or not.

At the time of this report, the supply of deliverable housing sites that the Council can demonstrate falls below 5 years and so the NPPF says that planning permission should be granted for development unless the adverse impacts of doing so would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits, when assessed against the policies in the National Planning Policy Framework as a whole.  Determining planning applications therefore entails weighing up the various material considerations.  The housing land supply shortfall is relatively modest when calculated using the standard method prescribed by the NPPF.  In addition, the actual need for  ...  view the full minutes text for item 74.