Agenda, decisions and minutes

Members declared interests in the following agenda items:

10. Former Winner's Bargain Centres, Victoria Road, Bicester, OX26 6QD.

Councillor D M Pickford, Non Statutory Interest, as a member of Bicester Town Council, which had been consulted on the application.

Councillor Lynn Pratt, Non Statutory Interest, as a member of Bicester Town Council, which had been consulted on the application.

Councillor Richard Mould, Non Statutory Interest, as a member of Bicester Town Council, which had been consulted on the application.

14. 55 Winchelsea Close, Banbury.

Councillor Alastair Milne Home, Non Statutory Interest, as a member of Banbury Town Council, which had been consulted on the application.

Councillor Andrew Beere, Non Statutory Interest, as a member of Banbury Town Council, which had been consulted on the application.

Councillor Nicholas Turner, Non Statutory Interest, as a member of Banbury Town Council, which had been consulted on the application.

The Chairman advised that requests to address the meeting would be dealt with at each item.

There were no items of urgent business.

The Minutes of the meeting held on 21 May 2015 were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

To receive communications from the Chairman.

The Chairman made the following announcement:

1.    Under the Openness of Local Government Bodies Regulations 2014,members of the public were permitted to film, broadcast and report on the meeting, subject to the efficient running of the meeting not being affected.

Approved, subject to various requirements to be set out in the minutes

The Committee considered application 14/01816/F for the erection of 1 no. detached dwelling and detached garage.

In reaching their decision the Committee considered the officer’s report, presentation and written update.

Resolved

That application 14/01816/F be approved, subject to:

(a)  Officers being satisfied there is a lawful vehicular access to the proposed dwelling.

(b)  The following conditions

1.            The development to which this permission relates shall be begun not later than the expiration of three years beginning with the date of this permission.

2.            Except where otherwise stipulated by condition, the development shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the following plans and documents: Application forms, Design and Access Statement and drawings numbered: 14-21-05 rev D, 14-21-06, 14-21-07 rev C and 14-21-08 rev A. 

3.            Prior to the construction of the development hereby approved, a stone sample panel (minimum 1m² in size) shall be constructed on site in natural ironstone, which shall be inspected and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter, the external walls of the development shall be laid, dressed, coursed and pointed in strict accordance with the approved stone sample panel.

4.            Prior to the construction of the development hereby approved, samples of the slate to be used in the construction of the roof of the development shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter the development shall be carried out in accordance with the samples so approved.

5.            Prior to the construction of the development, full details of the doors and windows hereby approved, at a scale of 1:20 including a cross section, cill, lintel and recess detail and material and colour/finish, shall be submitted to an approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter the doors and windows shall be installed within the building in accordance with the approved details.

6.            Prior to the construction of the development full details of the enclosures along all boundaries of the site shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter, the approved means of enclosure shall be erected, in accordance with the approved details, prior to the first occupation of the dwelling and thereafter maintain in accordance with the approved details.

7.            Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, full specification details (including construction, layout, surfacing and drainage) of the parking and manoeuvring areas shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter, and prior to the first occupation of the development, the parking and manoeuvring areas shall be provided on the site in accordance with the approved details and shall be retained unobstructed except for the parking and manoeuvring of vehicles at all times thereafter.

8.            Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, including any works of site clearance, any ground vegetation to be affected by the works should be cut to a height of approximately 15cm on the first cut and thereafter maintained at a height of approximately 7cm or  ...  view the full minutes text for item 24.

Approved, subject to various requirements to be set out in the minutes

The Committee considered application 14/02132/OUT for an outline application for the development of eight houses and access improvements.

Councillor Simon Holland addressed the committee as Ward member.

Councillor Pickford proposed that application 14/02132/OUT be approved subject to appropriate conditions, with authority for the exact wording delegated to the Head of Development Management. Councillor Hurle seconded the proposal.

In reaching their decision, the Committee considered the officers report, written update and the address of the ward member.

Resolved

That application 14/02132/OUT be approved subject to:

(a)       The completion of a satisfactory planning obligation to secure the infrastructure improvements outlined in the report.

(b)       The following conditions:

1.    No development shall commence until full details of the appearance, landscaping, layout and scale (hereafter referred to as reserved matters) have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. 

2.    In the case of the reserved matters, application for approval shall be made not later than the expiration of three years beginning with the date of this permission.

3.    The development to which this permission relates shall be begun not later than the expiration of two years from the final approval of the reserved matters or, in the case of approval on different dates, the final approval of the last reserved matters to be approved.

4.    Except where otherwise stipulated by conditions attached to this permission, the development shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the following plans and documents:  Application Form and drawing nos.  1320 002F and 003

5.    Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, a schedule of materials and finishes for the external walls and roof(s) of the development hereby approved shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter the development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved schedule.

6.    Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, a plan showing full details of the finished floor levels in relation to existing and proposed site levels for the proposed dwellings and community building shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter the development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved finished floor levels plan.

7.Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, a landscaping scheme shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme for landscaping the site shall include:-

(a)     details of the proposed tree and shrub planting including their species, number, sizes and positions, together with grass seeded/turfed areas,

(b)     details of the existing trees and hedgerows to be retained as well as those to be felled, including existing and proposed soil levels at the base of each tree/hedgerow and the minimum distance between the base of the tree and the nearest edge of any excavation,

(c)     details of the hard surface areas, including pavements, pedestrian areas, reduced-dig areas, crossing points and steps.

8.  All planting, seeding or turfing comprised in the approved details of landscaping  ...  view the full minutes text for item 25.

Approved, subject to various requirements to be set out in the minutes

The Committee considered application 15/00307/F for the erection of detached single storey dwelling.

Louise Steele, agent for applicant, addressed the Committee in support of the application.

Councillor Turner proposed that the application be approved, subject to appropriate conditions, with authority for the exact wording delegated to the Head of Development Management. Councillor Heath seconded the proposal.

In reaching their decision the Committee considered the officer’s report, written update and presentation and the address of the public speaker.

Resolved

That application 15/00307/F be approved subject to the following conditions:

 1         The development to which this permission relates shall be begun not later than the expiration of three years beginning with the date of this permission.

 2         Except where otherwise stipulated by condition, the development shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the following plans and documents: Application forms, Design and Access Statement and drawings numbered: 5173.01; 02A; 03A

 3         Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, samples of the slate to be used in the construction of the roof of the development shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter the development shall be carried out in accordance with the samples so approved.

 4         Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, a stone sample panel (minimum "1 sq m" in size) shall be constructed on site in natural ironstone to match the stonework on the existing building, which shall be inspected and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter, the external walls of the development shall be laid, dressed, coursed and pointed in strict accordance with the approved stone sample panel.

 5         Prior to the commencement of the development, full details of the doors and windows hereby approved, at a scale of 1:20 including a cross section, cill, lintel and recess detail and colour/finish, shall be submitted to an approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter the doors and windows shall be installed within the building in accordance with the approved details.

 6         Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, a plan showing full details of the finished floor levels in relation to existing ground levels on the site for the proposed dwelling shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter the development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved finished floor levels plan.

 7         Prior to the commencement of the development full details of the enclosures along all boundaries of the site shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter, the approved means of enclosure shall be erected, in accordance with the approved details, prior to the first occupation of the dwelling.

 8         Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, full details of the refuse bin storage for the site, including location and compound enclosure details, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  Thereafter and prior to the first occupation  ...  view the full minutes text for item 26.

Approved, subject to various requirements to be set out in the minutes

The Committee considered application 15/00412/F for the redevelopment to form 42 sheltered apartments for the elderly, communal facilities, access, car parking and landscaping.

Chris Geddes, agent for the applicant, addressed the committee in support of the application.

In reaching their decision the Committee considered the officers report, presentation, written update and presentation of the public speaker.

Resolved

That application 15/00412/F be approved, subject to the following conditions:

 1         The development to which this permission relates shall be begun not later than the expiration of three years beginning with the date of this permission.

 2         Except where otherwise stipulated by condition, the application shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the following plans and documents: Application forms, Planning Statement, Design & Access Statement, drawing nos. "P01 A", "P02 A", "P03 B", "P04 B", "P05 A", "P06 A", "P07 A", "P08 B", and the Site Location Plan.

 3         Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, samples of the brick and the render to be used in the construction of the walls of the development shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter the development shall be carried out in accordance with the samples so approved.

 4         Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, samples of the slate to be used in the construction of the roof of the development shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter the development shall be carried out in accordance with the samples so approved.

 5         Prior to the commencement of the development full details of the enclosures along all boundaries of the site shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter, the approved means of enclosure shall be erected, in accordance with the approved details, prior to the first occupation of the dwelling.

 6         Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, full details of the refuse bin storage for the site, including location and compound enclosure details, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  Thereafter and prior to the first occupation of the dwellings, the refuse bin storage area shall be provided in accordance with the approved details and retained unobstructed except for the storage of refuse bins.

 7         Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, a landscaping scheme shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme for landscaping the site shall include:-

            (a)       details of the proposed tree and shrub planting including their species, number, sizes and positions, together with grass seeded/turfed areas,

            (b)       details of the existing trees and hedgerows to be retained as well as those to be felled, including existing and proposed soil levels at the base of each tree/hedgerow and the minimum distance between the base of the tree and the nearest edge of any excavation,

            (c)        details of the hard surface areas, including  ...  view the full minutes text for item 27.

Refused, reasons to be set out in the minutes

The Committee considered application 15/00454/OUT an outline application for the erection of up to 51 dwellings with vehicular access from The Hale together with public open space and surface water retention pond and associated infrastructure.

Clare O’Hanlon, agent to the application addressed the committee in support of the application.

In reaching their decision, the committee considered the officers’ report, written update and the address of the public speaker.

Resolved

That application 15/00454/OUT be refused for the following reasons:

1.            As a result of its location on the edge of a village in open countryside in combination with its scale and housing developments already planned in Chesterton, the proposed development would result in an unnecessary and undesirable new housing development in an unsustainable location with residents overly reliant on the private car that would prejudice a more balanced distribution of housing growth across villages in the District as planned for in the Cherwell Submission Local Plan. Consequently the proposal is considered to be unacceptable in principle and contrary to the requirements of Policies H12, H13 and C7 of the adopted Cherwell Local Plan, emerging Policies ESD13, ESD16, Villages 1 and Villages 2 of the Cherwell Submission Local Plan in addition to the National Planning Policy Framework.

2.            In combination with planned development to the north and having regard to the open nature of the site and its setting alongside narrow country lanes in a vernacular rural landscape, the proposals would result in the clear suburbanisation of a country lane that would fundamentally and unacceptably diminish appreciation of the characteristic rural setting of Chesterton and the intrinsic natural beauty of the countryside. Consequently the proposals fail to amount to environmentally sustainable development contrary to the requirements of Policies C7 and C8 of the adopted Cherwell Local Plan, Policies ESD13 as well as the core planning principles set out in paragraph 17 of the National Planning Policy Framework.

3.            By reason of a lack of a satisfactory completed S106 legal agreement to ensure that the development adequately mitigates its impact on community infrastructure and secures the provision of affordable housing, the local planning authority cannot be satisfied that the impacts of the development in this respect can be made acceptable.  Consequently the proposals conflict with the requirements of Policy H5 of the adopted Cherwell Local Plan, Policies BSC3 and INF1 of the Cherwell Submission Local Plan as well as paragraphs 17, 203 and 204 of the National Planning Policy Framework.

Deferred to allow submission of the Odour Management Plan referred to in paragraphs 3.3, 3.4 and 5.31 of the report and a waste management plan

The Committee considered application 15/00541/F for the erection of a livestock building for the rearing and finishing of pigs.

In introducing the report, the Development Control Team Leader advised the Committee that the officer recommendation had changed from approval to deferral to allow submission of the Odour Management Plan referred to in paragraphs 3.3, 3.4 and 5.31 of the report and a waste management plan.

In reaching their decision, the Committee considered the officers’ report and written update.

Resolved

That application 15/00541/F be deferred to allow submission of the Odour Management Plan referred to in paragraphs 3.3, 3.4 and 5.31 of the report and a waste management plan

Application withdrawn

The Chairman advised the Committee that application 15/00604/OUT had been withdrawn by the applicant and would therefore not be considered at the meeting.

Approved, subject to various requirements to be set out in the minutes

The Committee considered application 15/00628/F for the change of use of land to residential garden curtilage and erection of a 1.8m fence.

Councillor Turner proposed that the application be refused due to the impact on the street scene. Councillor Milne Home seconded the proposal. The motion was voted on and subsequently fell.

Councillor Hughes proposed that the application be approved. Councillor Blackwell seconded the proposal.

In reaching their decision the Committee considered the officers’ report and presentation.

Resolved

That application 15/00628/F be approved, subject to the following conditions:

1.            The development to which this permission relates shall be begun not later than the expiration of three years beginning with the date of this permission.

2.            Except where otherwise stipulated by condition, the development shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the following plans and documents: Plan 1.1. 

3.            Notwithstanding the provisions of Class E of Part 1, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 and its subsequent amendments, no structure shall be erected on the land without the prior express planning consent of the Local Planning Authority.

Report of Head of Development Management

Summary

This report aims to keep members informed upon applications which they have authorised decisions upon subject to various requirements which must be complied with prior to the issue of decisions.

An update on any changes since the preparation of the report will be given at the meeting.

Recommendations

The meeting is recommended:

1.1         To accept the position statement.

Resolved

(1)          That the position statement be accepted.

The Head of Development Management submitted a report which informed Members upon applications which they had authorised decisions upon subject to various requirements which must be complied with prior to the issue of decisions.

Resolved

(1)          That the position statement be accepted.

Report of Head of Development Management

Summary

This report aims to keep members informed upon applications which have been determined by the Council, where new appeals have been lodged. Public Inquiries/hearings scheduled or appeal results achieved.

Recommendations

The meeting is recommended:

1.1         To accept the position statement.

Resolved

(1)          That the position statement be accepted.

The Head of Development Management submitted a report which informed Members on applications which had been determined by the Council, where new appeals have been lodged, public Inquiries/hearings scheduled or appeal results achieved.

Resolved

(1)          That the position statement be accepted.