Issue - decisions

By seven votes to three, the Planning Committee approved the outline planning application subject to the Conditions and Informatives set out in the report from the Joint Director of Planning and Economic Development.

The Committee voted unanimously to refuse the application contrary to the recommendation referred to in the report from the Joint Director of Planning and Economic Development. Members agreed that by virtue of its scale, height, design and form, the proposal would be out of keeping with its surroundings contrary to Policies HQ/8 (Design Principles) and H/8 (Housing Density) of the South Cambridgeshire Local Plan 2018. In addition, the proposal would lead to a loss of amenity and light to the immediate neighbour contrary to Policy HQ/8.

By ten votes to nil with one abstention, the Committee resolved to give officers delegated approval to refuse the application for the reasons set out in the report from the Joint Director of Planning and Economic Development, subject to no issues being raised during the additional consultation period.

(Councillor Dr. Tumi Hawkins abstained.)

Mr Brunwin (objector), Josh Palmer (applicant’s agent) and Councillor Janet Lockwood (local Member) meeting. Mr Brunwin said that the proposed new dwelling on Plot 2 would be overbearing and would adversely affect his greenhouse and trees by blocking natural light. He said that amenity would further be affected by virtue of part of his property being overlooked by the new dwelling on Plot 2. Mr Palmer said that the proposed development had sought to have a positive impact through careful discussion with planning and urban design officers. Councillor Lockwood said that the proposed development was out of keeping with much of Harston, and would have an adverse impact on Mr Brunwin’s amenity.

Councillor David McCraith said he could see no reason to refuse the application, and Councillors Sebastian Kindersley and Deborah Roberts agreed.

The Committee approved the application subject to the Conditions set out in the report from the Planning and New Communities Director.

The Committee approved the application subject to the Conditions and Informative set out in the report from the Planning and New Communities Director.

The Committee approved the application subject to the Conditions set out in the report from the Planning and New Communities Director, amended as follows:

·       In Condition (e), by deleting the words “…of the access…” and replacing with the words “…of both accesses…”

·       In Condition (f), by deleting the words “The new vehicular accesses and parking areas to the existing dwelling…” and replacing with the words “The two new vehicular accesses and parking areas proposed” and deleting the words “…(known as no. 2 High Street, Harston)…”.

·       In Condition (g), by deleting the words “…72 South End…” and replacing with the words “…no. 2 High Street, Harston…”.

The Committee gave officers delegated power to approve the application, subject to

1.    The prior completion of a Legal Agreement under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 securing

·           £250,000 towards the provision of affordable housing

·           £23,706.16 towards the provision of punlic open space prior to occupation of the third dwelling

·           £3,917.76 towards the provision of community facilities prior to occupation of the third dwelling

·           £556 towards the provision of household waste receptacles prior to occupation of the first dwelling

·           £500 towards the monitoring of the Section 106 Agreement, prior to commencement of development

·           A Primary school contribution of £13,440

·           A Household waste recycling centres contribution of £67.12

2.    The Conditions set out in the report from the Planning and New Communities Director.

The Committee refused the application contrary t the recommendation in the report from the Planning and New Communities Director.  Members agreed the reasons for refusal as being that the application was contrary to planning policies, particularly Policy DP/7 of the South Cambridgeshire Local Development Framework concerning development frameworks, being outside the village envelope and encroaching upon the open countryside.

The Committee gave officers delegated powers to approve the application subject to the prior completion of a legal agreement under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 requiring that 40% of the net gain in the number of dwellings is affordable, and requiring financial contrinutions towards education, public open space, community facilities, household waste receptacles and Section 106 monitoring (all based on net gain), and the Conditions referred to in the report from the Planning and New Communities Director.

The Committee approved the application subject to the Conditions contained in the Committee report dated 6 March 2013 and to the Legal Agreement dated 15 April 2013 made under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

The Committee gave officers delegated powers to approve the application, subject to the prior completion of a Section 106 Legal Agreement securing financial contributions towards the provision and maintenance of public open space, provision of indoor community facilities and household waste receptacles, and payment of Section 106 monitoring and legal fees, and subject also to the Conditions set out in the report from the Planning and New Communities Director.

The Committee approved the application subject to the Conditions referred to in the report from the Planning and New Communities Director.

The Committee gave officers delegated powers to approve the application, subject to the receipt of revised Construction Specification, amended elevation drawing and details of a replacement hedge, and to the Conditions set out in the report from the Corporate Manager (Planning and New Communities).