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

An apology for absence was submitted on behalf of Councillor Bray (with no substitution).

To confirm and sign as a correct record, the minutes of the meeting of the Committee, held on Thursday, 27 November 2025.

It was moved by Councillor Wiggins, seconded by Councillor Alexander and:-

RESOLVED that the minutes of the last meeting of the Committee, held on Thursday 27 November 2025, be approved as a correct record and be signed by the Chairman.

Councillors are invited to declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests, Other Registerable Interests of Non-Registerable Interests, and the nature of it, in relation to any item on the agenda.

There were no declarations of interest 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.

No questions on notice pursuant to Council Procedure Rule 38 had been submitted for this meeting.

Erection of 7 no. detached dwellings and garages and access.

Members were informed that this application was before the Planning Committee as it represented a technical departure from the Local Plan being new residential development located outside the defined Settlement Development Boundary (SDB) with an Officer recommendation of approval. Although the site lies directly adjacent to the SDB which is supported by policies for new housing, Frating is one of the lower scoring settlements. As a precautionary approach, this is regarded as a departure to avoid risk of challenge and presented to committee on this basis.

It was reported that the proposal for full planning permission was considered by Officers to be an appropriate scale of growth for Frating, integrated well with the local context, and raised no material visual, design or amenity concerns. Highway, drainage, landscaping, and biodiversity matters could be addressed through conditions and obligations.

Members were advised that the report recommended that it be delegated to Officers to issue an approval or refusal, subject to Essex County Council’s Ecology section confirming that they had no objection or otherwise following their review of an amended ecological assessment/addendum.

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 Senior Planning Officer (AL) in respect of the application.

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

Correction to Condition 18 of item A.1 - 25/01081/FUL – Main Road, Frating

18.  FURTHER APPROVAL: HIGHWAY WORKS PRIOR TO OCCUPATION

CONDITION: Notwithstanding the submitted details and prior to any above slab level works, a scheme of highway improvements shall be submitted in writing to the local planning authority for written approval that shall comprise of the following and include a timetable for implementation:

-       Where possible within land under the control of the applicant and/or extent of highway and prior to occupation of the development, the existing footway to the east shall be extended across the entire site frontage of the proposal site connecting to the new pedestrian link to the front of Plot 7 as shown on Drawing no. 24253 - WA – 002 Revision E and shall be provided at a maximum width of 2 metres.

The improvements as may be agreed shall be implemented as approved in accordance with the timetable provided and completed in their entirety prior to first occupation. 

REASON: To make adequate provision and connectivity within the highway for the additional pedestrian traffic generated by the proposed development, in the interests of highway safety.

NOTE/S FOR CONDITION

Highways Approval:

-       Prior to any works taking place in the highway the developer should enter into a S278 agreement with the Highway Authority under the Highways Act 1980 or Minor Works Authorisation to regulate the construction of the highway works.

-       All highway related details should be agreed with the Highway Authority.

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