Agenda item

Variation of condition 4 of application 15/00761/OUT to change the description of the condition to 'The reserved matters shall be in general conformity with the following indicative drawings: Building Heights Plan - Drawing No: 001, Illustrative Masterplan - Drawing No: PL17006/04 and Landscape Plan - Drawing No: 003’;

The Committee was aware that the site benefited from an extant outline planning consent for 300 homes and 2 hectares of employment land. That planning permission had been granted subject to a number of planning conditions including that any detailed plans for the site needed to be in general conformity with the submitted parameter plans. Those broadly identified, the location of housing, commercial development and open space as well as the height of the development.

The Committee was informed that this planning application sought to vary those parameter plans in order to allow certain amendments to the scheme layout. It followed on from a similar application for variation of the parameter plans that had been refused by the Committee at its meeting held on 10 August 2017. The current application now sought to address the reasons for the Committee’s refusal by complying more closely with the original outline consent. Accordingly there would be: 

·          Nominal reduction in the overall amount of approved open space; 

·          Nominal enlargement in approved developed area;  

·          Re-distribution of approved height limits across the site to include buildings between 1 – 2.5  storeys; 

·          Re-location within the site of the approved employment land;

·          The approved access point onto Clacton Road to be moved further north. 

It was reported that there would be no changes to the total number of homes or the amount, or use class of employment land, as that could only be achieved through a whole new planning application for the site. 

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 Agency Planning Officer (JS) in respect of the application.

An update sheet was circulated to the Committee prior to the meeting with details of a correction to paragraph 6.21 with reference to a 2.5 storey adjacent to the commercial area being deleted.

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

Councillor C Guglielmi, a local Ward Member, spoke against the application.

Samuel Bampton 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 Cawthron and RESOLVED that the Head of Planning (or equivalent authorised Officer) be authorised to grant outline planning permission for the proposed development (up to 300 dwellings, up to 2 hectares of employment land (A2/A3/B1/D1 uses), with associated public open space and infrastructure) but with a variation to condition 4 of the decision notice to require the development to be in general conformity with the revised parameters plans.

All other planning conditions are to remain unchanged from the outline planning permission 15/00761/OUT as well as the completed Section 106 legal agreement to secure education contributions, affordable housing, open space and open space maintenance contribution, healthcare contributions and contributions towards highway improvements to the crossing at Manningtree Station.

Conditions:

   1  Submission of Reserved Matters;

   2  Submission of Reserved Matters;

   3  Commencement of development;

   4  Reserved Matters in general conformity with approved indicative drawings;

   5  Maximum no of dwellings and employment land;

   6  Phasing Plan and Programme;

   7  Details of materials;

   8  Landscaping implementation;

   9  Replacement planting within 5 years;

  10 Accordance with Tree Constraints Plan;

  11 Public Open Space Management Plan;

  12 Boundary details;

  13 Foul water strategy;

  14 Surface Water drainage scheme;

  15 Scheme to minimise off site flooding;

  16 Drainage maintenance scheme;

  17 Highway Improvements;

  18 Sustainable Transport information;

  19 Ecological Mitigation Scheme;

  20 Archaeological Investigation;

  21 Construction Method Statement;

  22 Refuse/Recycling Details;

  23 Cycle Storage;

  24 Broadband Connection;

  25 Recruitment Strategy.