Agenda item

21. The Committee considered a report (Agenda Item 3(2)) concerning Planning Application  24/00571/FUL - Mallards Haven, Frilsham – in respect of a retrospective application for the partial retention of the former bungalow for use as an outbuilding, in association with dwelling approved under Application No. 18/00409/FULD. External alterations and hard landscaping.

22. Catherine Ireland introduced the report to Members, which took account of all the relevant policy considerations and other material planning considerations. In conclusion the report detailed that the proposal was acceptable in planning terms and officers recommended that the Development Manager be authorised to GRANT PLANNING PERMISSION subject to the conditions listed in the report.

23. In accordance with the Council’s Constitution, Christine Dunn, objector, Mark Pettitt and Oonagh Clark, applicant/agent, addressed the Committee on this application.

Objector Representation

24.Christine Dunn addressed the Committee – her representation can be viewed here:

Special Western Area Planning Committee - Tuesday 16h July 2024 (1:16:09)

Member Questions to the Objector

25. Members did not have any questions of clarification.

Applicant/Agent Representation

26.Mark Pettitt and Oonagh Clark addressed the Committee – their representation can be viewed here:

Special Western Area Planning Committee - Tuesday 16h July 2024 (1:21:14)

Member Questions to the Applicant/Agent

27.  Members asked questions of clarification and were given the following response:

·       The toilet contained within the property was in the preexisting building and there was no concern with regards to foul waste.

Ward Member Representation

28.Councillor Carolyne Culver addressed the Committee – her representation can be viewed here:

Special Western Area Planning Committee - Tuesday 16h July 2024 (1:27:11)

Member Questions to the Ward Member

29. Members did not have any questions of clarification.

Member Questions to Officers

30. Members asked questions of clarification and were give the following responses:

·       Catherine Ireland advised that a condition on landscaping that required the replacement of any planting that was lost or died within five years could be incorporated however, doing so in perpetuity could have been deemed unreasonable.

·       Simon Till suggested that a condition which required the applicant to submit a landscaping proposal within three months of the date of approval could be considered reasonable. He reminded Members that they had recently discussed requiring retention of landscaping with replacement within ten years of the date of approval.

·       Simon Till highlighted condition 5 noting that there was a requirement within that condition relating to timed operation of lighting.

Debate

31. Councillor Paul Dick opened the debate by expressing his concern with regards to conditions on applications not being enforced, but advised he was supportive of the application based on its merits.

32. Councillor Tony Vickers noted that the national landscape was the result of the carefully managed development of the area over a period of hundreds of years, he advised that he could not see any harm in the property as was proposed.

33.Councillor Vickers proposed to accept Officer’s recommendation and grant planning permission subject to the conditions listed in the main report and update report. This was seconded by Councillor Woollaston who proposed an additional condition requiring the provision of a scheme of landscaping and vegetation be submitted within three months of the date of the decision with replacement as appropriate for a period of ten years.

34. The Chairman invited Members of the Committee to vote on the proposal by Councillor Vickers, seconded by Councillor Woolaston to grant planning permission. At the vote the motion was carried.

RESOLVED that: The Development Manager be authorised to grant planning permission subject to conditions listed in the main report with an additional condition requiring provision of a scheme of landscaping and vegetation be submitted within three months of the date of the decision with replacement as appropriate for a period of ten years.