Agenda item

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

The Committee considered application 16/01760/F for the change of use of land to use as a residential caravan site for gypsy families with 5 caravans and laying of hardstanding at The Stable Block, Farnborough Road, Mollington for Mr Thomas Doran.

Councillor Atack addressed the committee as Ward member.

In reaching their decision, the Committee considered the officers’ report, presentation and the address of the Ward member.

Resolved

That application 16/01760/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, 1:1250 Site Location Plan and Block Plan.

3.               The site shall not be occupied by any persons other than gypsies and travellers as defined in Annex 1 of the Planning Policy for Traveller Sites (DCLG 2015).   

4.               Prior to the first use or occupation of the development hereby permitted, waste storage and collection shall be provided on the site in accordance with details which shall be firstly submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  Thereafter, the waste store/collection shall be permanently retained and maintained for the storage of bins in connection with the development.

5.               Development of the permitted layout shall not begin until a scheme for the disposal of foul drainage has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The scheme shall be implemented as approved prior to the occupation of the first new caravan. Once installed the agreed works shall be maintained as such.

6.               Prior to the first occupation of the development hereby approved, the parking and manoeuvring areas shall be provided in accordance with the approved Block Plan drawing, so that motor vehicles may enter, turn around and leave in a forward direction and vehicles may park off the highway. The manoeuvring area and parking spaces shall be constructed from porous materials or provision shall be made to direct run-off water from the hard surface to a permeable or porous area or surface within the curtilage of the site. Thereafter the manoeuvring area and car parking spaces shall be retained in accordance with this condition for the parking and manoeuvring of vehicles at all times.

7.               No commercial activities shall take place on the land, including the storage of materials.                  

8.               No vehicle over 3.5 tonnes shall be stationed, parked or stored on this site at any time whatsoever.

9.               No external lighting shall be installed on the site unless details of the position, height and type of lights have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.  The external lighting shall be installed and operated in accordance with the approved scheme and no other lighting shall be installed or operated.

10.            The existing hedgerow along the south-western boundary of the site adjacent the Farnborough Road shall be retained and properly maintained at a height of not less than 3 metres, and if any hedgerow plant dies within five years from the completion of the development it shall be replaced and shall thereafter be properly maintained in accordance with this condition.