Agenda item

Approved, subject to conditions

The Committee considered application 12/01390/F for the construction of agricultural dwelling.

Douglas Simon and Ian Corner, the applicant, spoke in support of the application.

In considering the application, some members commented that it was essential for farm workers to be resident on site to provide emergency care for farm animals due to the complexities of modern procedures. Members also commented that a farmhouse was a vital part of farming, as it provided many functions needed to maintain a farming business.

CouncillorMacnamara proposed that application 12/01390/F be approved. Councillor Kerford-Byrnes seconded the proposal.

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

Resolved

That application 12/01390/F approved subject to:

(1)              That 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 conditions attached to this permission, the development shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the following plans and documents: Drawing No. SA/062012/08, SA/062012/09, SA/062012/10, SA/062012/11, SA/062012/12, SA/062012/13, SA/062012/14 and SA/062012/15.

(3)               That samples of the stone to be used in the construction of the walls of the dwelling shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of development.  The development shall be carried out in accordance with the samples so approved.

(4)               That samples of the slate to be used in the covering of the roof of the dwelling shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of development.  The development shall be carried out in accordance with the samples so approved.

(5)               That full details of the enclosures along all boundaries and within the site shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of the development, and such means of enclosure, in respect of those dwellings which it is intended shall be screened, shall be erected prior to the first occupation of those dwellings.

(6)               That before any development is carried out, 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 and boundary treatments;

(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,

(7)               That all planting, seeding or turfing comprised in the approved details of landscaping shall be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons following the occupation of the building(s) or on the completion of the development, whichever is the sooner;  and that any trees and shrubs which within a period of five years from the completion of the development die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and species, unless the Local Planning Authority gives written consent for any variation.

(8)               The windows and doors shall be constructed from timber and details, at a scale of 1:20 including a cross section and colour/finish, shall be submitted to and approved in writing to the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of the development.  The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details and retained thereafter.

(9)               That, notwithstanding the provisions of Classes A to E (inc.) of Part 1, of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (No 2) (England) Order 2008 and its subsequent amendments, the approved dwelling(s) shall not be extended (nor shall any structures be erected within the curtilage of the said dwelling(s) without the prior express planning consent of the Local Planning Authority.

(10)          That the dwelling shall be occupied only by a person solely or mainly employed, or last solely or mainly employed, in the locality in agriculture, as defined in Section 336(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, or in forestry, including any dependants of such a person residing with him or her or a widow or widower of such a person.