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36.

Apologies for Absence and Substitutions

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

Minutes:

There were none.

37.

Minutes of the Last Meeting pdf icon PDF 253 KB

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

Minutes:

It was moved by Councillor Bray and seconded by Councillor Placey and RESOLVED that the minutes of the last meeting of the Committee held on Tuesday 11 August 2020 be approved as a correct record.

38.

Declarations of Interest

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.

 

Minutes:

Councillor Harris declared a non-pecuniary interest in Planning Application 20/00525/FUL – Land Adjacent 3 Bentley Road, Weeley, Clacton-on-Sea CO16 9DT due to the fact that he had called in the application at the request of Weeley Parish Council. In addition, he was the Ward Member. He stated that he was not pre-determined on this application.

39.

Questions on Notice pursuant to Council Procedure Rule 38

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.

Minutes:

There were none on this occasion.

40.

A.1 PLANNING APPLICATION - 19/00188/FUL - LOWER FARM EAST END GREEN BRIGHTLINGSEA COLCHESTER CO7 0SX pdf icon PDF 464 KB

This application is referred to planning committee as it represents a departure from the local plan. The development applied for relates to the construction of 104 holiday lodges and an associated function/club house building, 36 retirement apartments for over 60yr olds, 5 private dwellings along with ancillary landscaping/engineering works, a glamping area, toilet facilities, boating jetties and children’s play area.

 

Minutes:

It was reported that this application had been referred to the Planning Committee as it represented a departure from the Local Plan. The development applied for related to the construction of 104 holiday lodges and an associated function/club house building, 36 retirement apartments for over 60yr olds, 5 private dwellings along with ancillary landscaping/engineering works, a glamping area, toilet facilities, boating jetties and children’s play area.

 

Members were informed that the application site was situated on the north-eastern edge of Brightlingsea on land to the north of Robinson Road. The site comprised approximately 81 acres of former gravel workings which established a low-level restoration profile. The site had been left to self-seed, which had created areas of open scrub, grassland and woodland around three former silt lagoons, which had formed five open lakes. The site was located outside of the defined settlement boundary for Brightlingsea in both the saved and emerging Local Plan and within a coastal protection belt within the saved plan only.

 

In respect of the tourism use, Officers felt that the development of the Lower Farm Park site would offer the opportunity to deliver diversification from its current limited low-level use through its integrated connectivity into the local area. It would offer: both direct and indirect employment opportunities within the local area; attract both national and international tourism; and, promote economic growth of the immediate and local areas. The mixed-use proposals across the site had been designed to align themselves with the overarching objectives and policies of the emerging Local Plan and Tendring District Council’s Tourism Strategy.

 

In terms of the private housing this was proposed to, in part, finance the tourism use and trigger points were proposed accordingly in order to ensure an appropriate provision of tourism lodges prior to the occupation of the residential elements of the site. In terms of the merits of the residential aspects of the scheme, the site was located on the edge of a smaller urban settlement with good access to local services/facilities and there was residential development on land directly to the south and south-west of the site. The site contained mature vegetation along its perimeters with Robinson Road. As a consequence Officers felt that there would be minimal landscape impact whilst sufficient spacing to existing residential properties were retained to safeguard amenity.

 

The Committee was aware that currently the Council could not demonstrate a 5 year housing supply and therefore in accordance with the provisions of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied. The mixed use development was considered by Officers to meet the economic, environmental and social strands of sustainability as outlined in the NPPF.

 

Subject to the applicant entering into a Section 106 agreement to cover the provision of an affordable housing contribution and public open space/RAMS contributions, the proposal was therefore considered to be acceptable with no material harm to visual or residential amenity, heritage assets, ecology interests or highway safety, and the application was therefore recommended by  ...  view the full minutes text for item 40.

41.

A.2 PLANNING APPLICATION - 20/00525/FUL - LAND ADJACENT 3 BENTLEY ROAD WEELEY CLACTON ON SEA CO16 9DT pdf icon PDF 206 KB

The application has been referred to the Planning Committee at the request of Councillor Harris due to the proposal representing backland development; overdevelopment of what is a very narrow site; not meeting policy regarding size criteria; inadequate parking for the proposed dwelling and 3 Bentley Road; dangerous access to the road with poor visibility and limited room to manoeuvre; and not having the support of Weeley Parish Council.

 

The application seeks full planning permission for the erection of a three-bedroom detached bungalow with integral single garage and vehicular access onto Mill Lane for parking provision for the proposed bungalow and for two parking spaces for the existing property from which the site would be formed.

Minutes:

Councillor Harris had earlier declared a non-pecuniary interest in Planning Application 20/00525/FUL – Land Adjacent 3 Bentley Road, Weeley, Clacton-on-Sea CO16 9DT due to the fact that he had called  in the application at the request of Weeley Parish Council, and that, in addition, he was  the Ward Member. He had stated however that he was not pre-determined on this application.

 

It was reported that the application had been referred to the Planning Committee at the request of Councillor Harris due to the Parish Council’s concerns that the proposal represented backland development; overdevelopment of what was a very narrow site; did not meet policy regarding size criteria; provided inadequate parking for the proposed dwelling and 3 Bentley Road; would have a dangerous access to the road with poor visibility and limited room to manoeuvre; and therefore it did not hae the support of Weeley Parish Council.

 

Members were made aware that the application site was formed from part of the rear garden of 3 Bentley Road, Weeley Heath. 3 Bentley Road was at a corner of the junction of Bentley Road with Mill Lane. The site would have a frontage to Mill Lane.

 

The site was located within a Development Boundary for Weeley Heath 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. The principle of residential development in this location was therefore considered to be acceptable by Officers subject to detailed design and impact considerations.

 

The application sought full planning permission for the erection of a three-bedroom detached bungalow with integral single garage and vehicular access onto Mill Lane for parking provision for the proposed bungalow and for two parking spaces for the existing property from which the site would be formed.

 

Officers felt that the proposed bungalow would be of a scale and form appropriate to its setting. The bungalow would not result in a material loss of residential amenities. The bungalow would have a private garden and parking in accordance with relevant standards.

 

Officers also felt that the proposed development was in a location supported by Local Plan policies and would not result in any material harm to the character of the area, residential amenities or highway safety. The application was therefore recommended by Officers for approval subject to conditions and in conjunction with a completed legal agreement.

 

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 and in conjunction with a completed legal agreement.

 

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

 

An update sheet had been circulated to the Committee prior to the meeting with details of three additional representations received:

 

“1)       Letter of support received from occupier of 3 Bentley Road.

           I would be most affected but see no  ...  view the full minutes text for item 41.

42.

A.3 PLANNING APPLICATION - 20/00603/FUL - 34 DE VERE ESTATE GREAT BENTLEY COLCHESTER CO7 8QA pdf icon PDF 131 KB

This application is referred to the Planning Committee as the applicant is Tendring District Council.

 

The application involves adaptations to the dwelling for a mobility-impaired person; these adaptations include a single-storey side extension, an enlarged kitchen and ramped-access to the main entrance and a new dropped kerb to facilitate off-street parking.

 

Minutes:

It was reported that this application had been referred to the Planning Committee as the applicant was Tendring District Council.

 

The application involved adaptations to the dwelling for a mobility-impaired person; those adaptations included a single-storey side extension, an enlarged kitchen and ramped-access to the main entrance and a new dropped kerb to facilitate off-street parking.

 

Officers felt that the proposal would not result in harm to the host dwelling or wider street scene in general in regards to the siting, scale or external appearance of the development, nor any material harm to residential amenity nor highway safety.

 

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 (AC) in respect of the application.

 

Following discussion by the Committee, it was moved by Councillor Bray, seconded by Councillor Placey and RESOLVED that the Acting Assistant Director (Planning) (or equivalent authorised officer) be authorised to grant planning permission for the development, subject to the following:

 

Conditions and Reasons:

 

1.         The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

           

Reason - To comply with the requirements of Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, as amended by the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

 

2.         The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans:-  A2020-34-02, received 13th May 2020.

           

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