Agenda item

The Chairman introduced the next application of the meeting, Item 6(b), application number 145735, relating to the construction of 20 affordable dwellings on land south of Wesley Road, Cherry Willingham.  This application had been deferred at the last meeting to enable a site visit to be undertaken.  The site visit had taken place on 20 April 2023.The proposal was a re-submission of application number 143260 which had been refused by the Committee on 4^th November 2021.

 

This application proposed the erection of 20 fully affordable dwellings in a semi detached and terraced format. This also included 4 bungalows in the south east corner of the site. The dwelling types were 4 one bed bungalows, 10 two bed houses and 6 three bed houses.

 

The Planning Officer presented the report, concerning which there were no updates.

 

The Chairman welcomed Mr James Collins, agent for the applicants, who addressed the Committee along the following lines:-

 

“My name is James Collins and I am the agent acting on behalf of Cherry Tree Homes, the applicants, which is a small local family business. I would like to thank the Committee for taking the time to visit the site last week.

 

During that visit, the Committee raised some questions about the adjacent development land. I would just like to point out that this land is not owned by Cherry Tree Homes, and we have no intention of developing that land in the future.

 

This application is a re-submission of a previously rejected scheme considered by the Committee in November 2021 which had a recommendation for approval from the Planning Officer, Highways Authority and the Parish Council.

 

We have revised the scheme in light of the Committee's previous comments, reducing the density from 21 units to 20 units. The revised scheme also has a recommendation for approval from the Planning Officer, Highways Authority and the Parish Council.

 

The roads on the site will be built to adoptable standards and we have submitted a swept path analysis which demonstrates the roads are adequate for bin wagons and emergency vehicles and delivery vehicles. The site has access and egress from both Hawthorn Road and Wesley Road via Hawthorn Avenue. There are two link roads between our site and the adjacent Cherry Paddock site, which is not owned by Cherry Tree Homes and was not developed by Cherry Tree Homes.

 

The Parish Council has wanted to provide a footpath link from Little Cherry to Green Lane for many years to improve pedestrian access to the village. This scheme would deliver that link and whilst this would not be a tarmac footpath or have street lighting, it would offer an additional link to the village which would be of benefit to the community.

 

The connecting road to the adjacent undeveloped land has been provided to ensure continuity for future development, providing a cohesive design which considers pedestrian and vehicular movements through the applicant’s site and the adjacent Cherry paddock site. As previously stated, Cherry Tree Homes do not own this land and will not be developing it.

 

We have taken into account the Committee's previous comments. We have reduced the density of the site and softened the scheme with additional landscaping. We have amended the position of the letter boxes, and the scheme will help to meet the identified unmet need for affordable housing in Cherry Willingham in response to the West Lindsey housing register, providing much needed affordable housing to support the local community. Thank you again for your time and consideration.”

 

The Chairman thanked Mr Collins for his contribution, concerning which the Planning Officer had no observations.

 

Note:               Councillor I. Fleetwood declared that he was a Member of Cherry Willingham Parish Council but had not discussed the application with the Parish Council, and had not been lobbied on the application.

 

The Chairman then opened up the application for debate by the Committee.

 

Members welcomed the type and mix of dwellings to be constructed on the site and the proposal to create a footpath link to the village.  Reference was also made to the intention to protect a large mature tree on the site.  It was commented that showing dimensions on the applicants’ site/design drawings might have been helpful to the Committee in its consideration of the proposal.  Members noted that there would be a construction site management plan.

 

Having been proposed and seconded, the Chairman put the application to the vote, and it was agreed that permission should be GRANTED subject to the completion of a Section 106 Agreement securing the dwellings as fully affordable and to secure the NHS contribution, as well as the signing of a Unilateral Undertaking and subject to the following conditions:-

 

Conditions stating the time by which the development must be commenced:

 

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).

Conditions which apply or require matters to be agreed before the development commenced:

2. No development shall take place until a detailed Construction Management Plan and Method Statement has first been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The Construction Management Plan and Method Statement shall indicate measures to mitigate the adverse impacts of vehicle activity and the means to manage the drainage of the site during the construction stage of the permitted development. The approved document shall be adhered to throughout the construction period. It shall include;

(i) the routing and management of construction traffic;

(ii) the on-site parking of all vehicles of site operatives and visitors;

(iii) the on-site loading and unloading of all plant and materials;

(iv) the on-site storage of all plant and materials used in constructing the development;

(v) wheel washing facilities;

(vi) the routes of construction traffic to and from the site including any off-site routes for the disposal of excavated material and;

(vii) measures to control the emission of dust and dirt during construction;

(viii) details of noise reduction measures;

(ix) a scheme for recycling/disposing of waste resulting from demolition and construction works;

(x) the hours during which machinery may be operated, vehicles may enter and leave, and works may be carried out on the site.

 

Reason: In the interests of the safety and free passage of those using the adjacent public highway and to ensure that the permitted development is adequately drained without creating or increasing flood risk to land or property adjacent to, or downstream of, the permitted development during construction.

3. No development shall take place until a detailed surface water drainage scheme has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme shall:

• be based on sustainable drainage principles and an assessment of the hydrological and hydrogeological context of the development;

• provide flood exceedance routing for storm event greater than 1 in 100 year;

• provide details of how run-off will be safely conveyed and attenuated during storms up to and including the 1 in 100 year critical storm event, with an allowance for climate change, from all hard surfaced areas within the development into the existing local drainage infrastructure and watercourse system without exceeding the run-off rate for the undeveloped site;

• provide attenuation details and discharge rates which shall be restricted to greenfield run-off rates;

• provide details of the timetable for and any phasing of implementation for the drainage scheme; and

• provide details of how the scheme shall be maintained and managed over the lifetime of the development, including any arrangements for adoption by any public body or Statutory Undertaker and any other arrangements required to secure the operation of the drainage system throughout its lifetime. No dwelling/ no part of the development shall be occupied until the approved scheme has been completed or provided on the site in accordance with the approved phasing. The approved scheme shall be retained and maintained in full, in accordance with the approved details.

 

Reason: To ensure that the permitted development is adequately drained without creating or increasing flood risk to land or property adjacent to, or downstream of, or upstream of, the permitted development in accordance with Policy S21 and the provisions of the NPPF.

4. No development shall take place until a detailed ecological mitigation and enhancements report based on the principles established in the submitted Ecological Appraisal dated June 2021, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Development shall proceed in accordance with the approved details.

Reason: To prevent harm to and provide net gain for protected species in accordance with Policy S60 of the Central Lincolnshire Local Plan.

5. No development shall take place until an addendum to the Ecology Statement shall be submitted for the written approval of the Local Planning Authority, which calculates the anticipated biodiversity net gain that will be achieved through the proposed mitigation, against Natural England’s Biodiversity  Metric.

Reason: In order to demonstrate how the development will deliver measurable net gains in biodiversity in accordance with policy S61.

Conditions which apply or are to be observed during the course of the development:

 

6. Protective fencing shall be erected along the outer extents of the root protection area of the ash tree prior to work commencing in the area around it. A small indent may be made to allow for construction of the car parking spaces within the RPA.

 

Reason: To protect existing trees in accordance with Policies S53 and S60 of the Central Lincolnshire Local Plan and D1 of the CWNP.

 

7. Prior to their use in the development, details of external finishing materials shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall only proceed in accordance with the approved details.

 

Reason: To secure good design in accordance with Policy S53 of the Central Lincolnshire Local Plan and D1 of the CWNP.

 

8. Prior to the occupation of the development, details of foul water drainage to accommodate foul and surface flows from the proposal shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

 

Reason: To secure appropriate drainage that prevents flooding and protects the water environment in accordance with Policy S21 of the Central Lincolnshire Local Plan.

 

9. With the exception of the detailed matters referred to by the conditions of this consent, the development hereby approved shall be carried out in accordance with the following drawings:

Site Location Plan A-10-01 A01 received 09/01/2023

Proposed Site Plan 1290-A-10-005 A01 received 09/01/2023

Proposed Block Plan 1290-A-10-005 A01 received 09/01/2023

Proposed Site Layout Plan (08) 018 A03 received 09/01/2023

Proposed highway layout plan (08) 017 A02 received 09/01/2023

Amended proposed ground floor site plan 1290-A-10-006 A01 received 09/01/2023

Units 1 & 2 Proposed Floor Plans, Sections and Elevations 1290- A- 08-005 Rev 00 received 18/10/2022

Units 3 & 4 Proposed Floor Plans, Sections and Elevations 1290- A- 08-004 Rev 00 received 18/10/2022

Units 5 & 6 Proposed Floor Plans, Sections and Elevations 1290- A- 08-003 Rev 00 received 18/10/2022

Units 7 & 8 Proposed Floor Plans, Sections and Elevations 1290- A- 08-001 Rev 00 received 18/10/2022

Units 9 &10 Proposed Floor Plans, Sections and Elevations 1290- A- 08-007 Rev 00 received 18/10/2022

Units 11, 12, 13 & 14 Proposed Floor Plans, Sections and Elevations1290- A- 08-008 Rev 00 received 18/10/2022

Units 15 & 16 Proposed Floor Plans, Sections and Elevations 1290- A- 08-002 Rev 00 received 18/10/2022

Units 17 & 18 Proposed Floor Plans, Sections and Elevations 1290- A- 08-006 Rev 00 received 18/10/2022

Units 19 & 20 Proposed Floor Plans, Sections and Elevations 1290- A- 08-009 Rev 00 received 18/10/2022

Tree Constraints Plan 71882-3- 01 received 18/10/2022

 

The works shall be carried out in accordance with the details shown on the approved plans and any other document forming part of the application.

Reason: To ensure the development proceeds in accordance with the approved plans and to accord with policies S53 of the Central Lincolnshire Local Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework.

10. Prior to the occupation of any dwelling, all of that part of the estate road and associated footways that forms the junction with the main road and which will be constructed within the limits of the existing highway, shall be laid out and constructed to finished surface levels in accordance with details to be submitted to, and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: In the interests of safety, to avoid the creation of pedestrian trip hazards within the public highway from surfacing materials, manholes and gullies that may otherwise remain for an extended period at dissimilar, interim construction levels in accordance with policy S47.

11.Prior to the first occupation of the development, a scheme of landscaping including details of the size, species and position or density of all trees and hedges to be planted, and areas of public open space, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The details shall include tree lined streets. All planting comprised in the approved details of landscaping shall at the latest be carried out in the first planting season following the occupation of the relevant dwelling; and any landscaping which within a period of 5 years from the completion of the development dies, is removed, or becomes 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 is minimised in accordance with the requirements of Policies S53 and S60 of the Central Lincolnshire Local Plan.

 

12. The on-site public open space shall be landscaped in accordance with the details approved under condition 10 of this permission and shall be available for use upon occupation of the 15th dwelling of the development hereby permitted.

 

Reason: To ensure provision of open space in accordance with the requirements of Policy S51 of the Central Lincolnshire Local Plan.

 

13. Prior to occupation, details of the management and maintenance of the public open space shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be carried out on accordance with the approved details.

 

Reason: To ensure that appropriate management and maintenance of the open space is carried out in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework and policy S53 of the Central Lincolnshire Local Plan.

 

14. The Public Open Space as identified on plans 1290-A-10-005 A01 and 1290-A-10-005 A01 received 09/01/2023, shall be retained as such, and in perpetuity.

 

Reason: In the interests of amenity in accordance with policies S51 and S53 of the Central Lincolnshire Local Plan.

 

15. Prior to occupation, the ground and first floor windows on the north elevation of Plot 5 shall be obscurely glazed to a level of 3 or higher and shall remain in perpetuity for the lifetime of the development.

 

Reason: To protect the amenity of the neighbouring occupiers, in accordance with policy S53 of the CLLP.

 

Conditions which apply or relate to matters which are to be observed following completion of the development:

 

None.