Agenda item

Minutes:

The Chairman introduced the final application of the night, 141621, to erect 1no. dwelling on land adjacent 1 & 3 Padmoor Lane Upton Gainsborough.

 

NOTE:            Councillor D. Cotton declared a non-pecuniary interest in the application as it was in one of the parishes to which he ministered and was in reference to the church as a listed building. He therefore left the meeting at 9:40pm.

 

There was no update from the Planning Officer and as such the Chairman invited the first speaker, Mr Martin Furnish, Agent for the Applicant, to address the Committee. Mr Furnish made the following statement.

 

“Good evening to all members of the Committee.

 

I would firstly like to thank the Planning Officer Martin Evans and Conservation Officer Liz Mayle for their support and assistance during the application process in delivering an excellent scheme seeking your support tonight.

 

It is recognised to be a sensitive site located in the vicinity of three listed buildings in the settlement of Upton, but it has been the main aspiration of this application not to impact on any of these existing buildings.

 

Therefore, through consultation with both Conservation and Planning Officers, the scheme before you today has been designed to protect visual impact on all the listed buildings, whilst delivering a desirable but modest residential dwelling for the applicants.

 

The new dwelling is in an infill plot considered in an appropriate location and provides a vast improvement to the street scene in the heart of the village. It would remove an existing flat roofed garage and storage block with no architectural merit, replacing with a dwelling design that includes all the architectural features that would have been expected 100 years ago.

 

The dwelling has focused on the applicants need to provide a separate piano room to allow the teaching of pupils away from the residential element of their home, which has become more prevalent during recent times. The current residence does not have the ability to provide suitable access to prevent pupils entering the home nor provide the additional space.

 

Additionally, there has been a significant level of parking allocated within the site, which will avoid any need of parking on the street, helping to maintain the open aspect to the central area of the village.

 

The new dwelling would provide continued long-term residency in Upton where the applicant, Mrs Crow, has lived all her life, maintaining her close connection to the local community. The applicant’s current property would become available and be suitable for local first time and retirement occupants.

 

The applicant is a well-respected resident of Upton and has received strong local community support for this application, being fully backed by the Parish Council and Local Residents. The applicant’s family have lived in the village for nearly 100 years and have been supportive of the church and local community and continue to do so. Therefore, it would be considered a shame to see the applicants have to move away to seek suitable accommodation.

 

We therefore hope that the committee can see merit in the application and approve. Thank you for your time.”

 

The Chairman thanked Mr Furnish and invited comments from Committee Members. Councillor J. Milne stated that she was Ward Member for the application but had not been involved in any discussions and therefore was speaking as a Member of the Planning Committee. She stated that it appeared great consideration had been given to the design of the property and to minimise the impact on surrounding buildings, including the church. She mentioned concerns around dust and noise, however, noted that there had not been such concerns raised regarding the existing forge. She commented that there was significant community support for the application and she moved the Officer recommendation for approval.

 

There were further comments of support from Committee Members and the level of community engagement was highlighted as particularly positive.

 

Having been moved and seconded, the Chairman took the vote and it was unanimously agreed that permission be GRANTED subject to the following conditions.

 

1. The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

 

Reason: To conform with Section 91 (1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended).

 

2. Development shall proceed in accordance with the following approved drawings:

1518C/100 Rev B

1518C/102 Rev B

1518C/103 Rev B

1518C/104 Rev B

1518C/105

 

Reason: For the sake of clarity and in the interests of proper planning.

 

3. No development shall take place on the site until a Scheme of Archaeological Works (on the lines of 4.8.1 in the Lincolnshire Archaeological Handbook) in accordance with a written scheme of investigation has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme shall include an assessment of significance and research questions and:

i) the programme and methodology of site investigation and recording;

ii) the programme for post investigation assessment;

iii) the provision to be made for analysis of the site investigation and recording;

iv) the provision to be made for publication and dissemination of the analysis and records of the site investigation;

v) the provision to be made for archive deposition of the analysis and records of the site investigation;

vi) the nomination of a competent person or persons/organization to undertake the works set out within the Written Scheme of Investigation.

 

Reason: To secure appropriate assessment and investigation of potential archaeological interest on the site in accordance with Policy LP25 of the Central Lincolnshire Local Plan.

 

4. No development above damp roof course level shall take place until details of the means of surface water drainage (including percolation test) has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved details shall be implemented in full before occupation of the dwelling.

 

Reason: To secure appropriate surface water drainage in accordance with Policy LP14 of the Central Lincolnshire Local Plan.

 

5. Prior to their use in the development details of the external finishing materials shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall proceed in accordance with the approved details.

 

Reason: To secure good design in accordance with Policy LP26 of the Central Lincolnshire Local Plan.

 

6. No development above damp roof course level shall take place until a noise, dust, odour and vibration impact assessment has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority which shall include details of any mitigation measures required. The development shall only be implemented in accordance approved mitigation measures and maintained as such for the life of the development.

 

Reason: In the interests of the amenity of the future occupiers of the dwelling having regard to the implications from adjacent uses and in accordance with Policy LP26 of the Central Lincolnshire Local Plan.

 

7. Before the first use of the development, a scheme of landscaping including details of the size, species and position or density of all trees and hedging to be planted or retained, shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. All planting comprised in the approved details of landscaping shall be carried out in the first planting season following the first use of the dwelling or the completion of the development, whichever is the sooner; and any trees or hedging which within a period of 5 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 to any variation.

 

Reason: To ensure the visual impact of the development on the area of great landscape value is minimised in accordance with the requirements of Policies LP17 and LP26 of the Central Lincolnshire Local Plan.

 

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