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UTT/20/0028/DFO - Land off Stevens Lane, Felsted

Meeting: 30/09/2020 - Planning Committee (Item 7)

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To consider application UTT/20/0028/DFO.

Minutes:

The Senior Planning Officer said that the reserved matters application related to the erection of seven dwellings with all matters reserved which followed on from a grant of outline planning permission at appeal under reference UTT/17/0649/OP seeking the principle of residential development at this undeveloped site.

 

The proposed site layout for the current DFO application showed seven two storey market dwellings comprising detached and semi-detached units all with detached garages of varying house types which would radiate around a new access road. All properties had significant sized rear gardens.

 

The Senior Planning Officer said that the Parish Council had objected on the basis that that the design and scale of the proposed dwellings failed to have due regard to the site’s rural setting and character and would fail to preserve the setting of the adjacent two listed buildings, that smaller dwellings would be more suited to the site and that the boundary hedge should be retained. Also, the consultation response from Place Services Heritage was that the design and layout could be improved. In response to a question from the Chair, the Senior Planning Officer confirmed that the frontage retention of the hedge had been conditioned.

 

The application was recommended for approval with conditions with unilateral

 undertaking – Special Protection Areas/ RAMSAR sites.

 

Some discussion took place about the size of the site being less that 0.5

Hectares (0.49 ha) as the adjacent private track had been excluded by the

architects, and that it was not a major development for affordable housing

considerations.

 

Concerns were expressed about the size of the dwellings and bio-diversity

considerations as well as the need for a Construction Management Plan.

 

Councillor Lemon, proposed approval of the application with conditions together

with an additional condition requiring a Construction Management Plan.

 

Councillor Storah seconded the motion.

 

RESOLVED to approve the application with conditions and an additional condition requiring that no development should take place until a Construction Management Plan had been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The approved Plan should be adhered to throughout the construction period.