Issue - meetings

To consider application UTT/19/2149/OP.

The Senior Planning Officer said that the site was on the east side of Great Canfield Road at Hope End to the north of Bullocks Lane. He said that the outline application with all matters reserved except for access and layout related to the erection of 5 detached dwellings and garages together with new service spine road involving the demolition of the existing storage and workshop buildings. The submitted site layout showed a line of 5 new dwellings with garages extending down a new spine service road terminating with a rear hammerhead. He indicated that the final mix of dwellings might change.

The application was recommended for approval with conditions.

The Interim Legal Services Manager left the meeting at 12.15 pm. Legal representation continued through the presence of the Locum Lawyer.

Various Members expressed concerns that the site was outside development limits, that it had always been the intention of the Council to protect land south of the Flitch Way from development and that the application was for unsustainable development on a greenfield site.

Councillor Fairhurst said that the site was outside development limits and that the Flitch Way should be protected. He proposed refusal of the application on the grounds of ULP Policies S7, H4 and GEN7.

Councillor Bagnall seconded the motion.

RESOLVED to refuse the application on the grounds of ULP Policies S7, H4 and GEN7.

Councillor G Driscoll spoke on the application. He read out a statement from Great Canfield PC opposing the application and added his own comments that the Committee should consider imposing conditions, should they be inclined to approve the application.