Agenda item

The Chairman introduced the next application of the meeting, Item 6(b), application number 146226 seeking permission for the construction of a single storey dwelling on land off Owmby Wold Lane, Owmby.  The application had been referred to this Committee, it being a departure from the Central Lincolnshire Local Plan and following third party representations.

 

The Planning Officer presented the report, concerning which there were no updates.  However he clarified the position in relation to the proposed dwelling being a departure from the Local Plan.

 

The Chairman welcomed Kate Kelly, agent for the applicants, who addressed the Committee along the following lines:-

 

“Good evening Committee Members.  As the case officer has explained, this application is for a new house in the countryside, which has been submitted as an exemplar dwelling within the considerations of paragraph 80 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).

 

The fundamental driving force behind this application is the intention to create a self- sufficient multi-generational house and gardens which allows for reparation of a small piece of Lincolnshire farmland.  The design of the garden and wider landscape is founded on the scientifically based practice of permaculture.  The development aims to cultivate a sustainable and resilient design environment and is as an exemplary model of responsible land stewardship.

 

The application meets both criteria of paragraph 80 in that the site in planning terms is isolated.  The design of the house and its landscape is outstanding, and the scheme has been subject to intense and rigorous review by an independentdesign review panel, who concluded that the design is an exemplary scheme which will enhance its immediate setting and raise the standards of design in rural areas.

 

In addition to the proposed permaculture landscape, the house will be completely off-grid.  Its operational carbon will be minimised using solar power with battery storage, heat recovery systems and a heating system. which uses biomass.  Construction materials will have very low carbon, the house construction is timber hemp and Lime with green roofs.

 

Part of the proposed hydrology strategies, involve the recreation of a former pond located at the lowest part of the site.  The pond would be sited close to a damp area on the site and would be used to store water for irrigation and contribute to the biodiversity of the development.

 

Lincolnshire County Council Highways and the Ramblers Association have not objected to the development and a construction management plan will be submitted as part of any planning conditions to ensure the construction of the development is carried out in a safe and considerate way.

 

The proposed development accords with all the technical considerations of both the previous and newly adopted Central Lincolnshire Local Plan, and no grounds for refusal, have been raised by any of the local authority internal consultees.  It has been demonstrated through the design review panel process that the proposed dwelling is truly outstanding and would significantly enhance its immediate setting.

 

The application accords with the overarching ambition of sustainability, which underpins both Central Lincolnshire and national planning policy, and we feel should be supported.  Thank you”.

 

The Chairman thanked Kate for her contribution, concerning which the Planning Officer had no observations. The Chairman then opened up the application for debate by the Committee.

 

Members welcomed the development which they felt was of a high standard in the design and the location of the dwelling, even with the concerns of the approach and refuse collection issues.

 

Having been proposed and seconded, the Chairman put the application to the vote, and it was agreed unanimously that permission should be GRANTED subject to the following conditions:-

 

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

 

1.    The development hereby permitted must 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 must take place until a construction method statement has been submitted and agreed in writing by the local planning authority.  The statement must provide for:

 

(i)             the routeing and management of traffic;

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

(iii)           loading and unloading of plant and materials;

(iv)           storage of plant and materials used in constructing the development;

(v)            wheel cleaning facilities;

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

 

The development must be completed in strict accordance with the approved details.

 

Reason: To restrict disruption to the use of Owmby Wold Lane for farm activity and recreational use of the public rights of way to accord with the National Planning Policy Framework and local policy S47 of the Central Lincolnshire Local Plan 2023.

 

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

 

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

 

• 499.10 Rev A dated 17^th February 2023 – Site Plan
• 499.11 Rev A dated 31^st January 2023 – Elevation and Floor Plans

 

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

 

Reason: To ensure the development proceeds in accordance with the approved plans and to accord with the National Planning Policy Framework and local policy S53 of the Central Lincolnshire Local Plan 2023.

 

4.    No construction works above ground level must take place until details of a scheme for the disposal of foul/surface water (including any necessary soakaway/percolation tests) from the site and a plan identifying connectivity and their position has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. No occupation must occur until the approved scheme has been carried out in strict accordance with the approved details.

 

Reason:  To ensure adequate drainage facilities are provided to serve each dwelling, to reduce the risk of flooding and to prevent the pollution of the water environment to accord with the National Planning Policy Framework and local policy S21 of the Central Lincolnshire Local Plan 2023.

 

5.    No development above ground level must take place until details (including the colour) of all external and roofing materials to be used have been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority.

 

Reason: To safeguard the character and appearance of the site and its surroundings and ensure the proposal uses materials and components that have a low environmental impact and to accord with the National Planning Policy Framework and local policy S53 of the Central Lincolnshire Local Plan 2023.

 

6.    No occupation must take place until a landscaping scheme has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  Details to include:

 

·       Type, height and position of all soft and hard boundary treatments.

·       Details of all new hard landscaping within the site such as gates, fencing, walls and railings.

·       Details of all new turfing.

·       Material finish of all hardstanding (access road, driveways, patios and paths).

·       Species, planting height, formation, position and aftercare of all new trees and hedging.

·       Species, planting height, formation, position and aftercare of all new infill hedging.

 

Reason: To ensure that appropriate landscaping is introduced and would unacceptably harm the character and appearance of the site or the surrounding area to accord with the National Planning Policy Framework and local policies S53 and S66 of the Central Lincolnshire Local Plan 2023.

 

7.    No occupation of the dwelling must take place until the access, vehicle parking and turning space identified on site plan 499.10 Rev A dated 17^th February 2023 has been fully completed and retained for that use thereafter.

 

Reason:  To ensure safe access to the site and the dwelling in the interests of residential amenity, convenience and safety and to allow vehicles to enter and leave the highway in a forward gear in the interests of highway safety to accord with the National Planning Policy Framework and local policy S47 and S49 of the Central Lincolnshire Local Plan 2023.

 

8.    The development hereby approved must only be carried out in accordance with section 4.2 of the Preliminary Ecological Appraisal by KJ Ecology Ltd dated February 2022.

 

Reason: To respond to the enhancement recommendations of the updated survey by KJ Ecology Ltd to accord with the National Planning Policy Framework and local policy S60 of the Central Lincolnshire Local Plan 2023.

 

9.    If during the course of development, contamination is found to be present on site, then no further development (unless otherwise agreed in writing by the local planning authority) must be carried out until a method statement detailing how and when the contamination is to be dealt with has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The contamination must then be dealt with in accordance with the approved details.

 

Reason: In order to safeguard human health and the water environment and to accord with the National Planning Policy Framework and local policy S56 of the Central Lincolnshire Local Plan 2023.

 

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

 

10. All planting and turfing comprised in the approved details of landscaping (see condition 6 above) must be carried out in the first planting and seeding season following the completion of the development, whichever is the sooner; and any trees or plants which within a period of 5 years from the completion of the development die, are removed, or become seriously damaged or diseased must 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.  The landscaping should be retained thereafter.

 

Reason: To ensure that additional trees are provided within the site to mitigate for the trees which are to be removed to accord with the National Planning Policy Framework and local policies S53 and S66 of the Central Lincolnshire Local Plan 2023.

 

11. Notwithstanding the provisions of Classes A, AA, B, C, D, E, F and G of Schedule 2 Part 1 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (or any order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification) the dwelling hereby permitted must not be extended, altered and no buildings or structures shall be erected within the curtilage of the dwelling unless planning permission has first been granted by the Local Planning Authority.

 

Reason: To enable any such proposals to be assessed in terms of their impact on the character and appearance of the dwelling, the site and its surrounding in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework and local policy S53 of the Central Lincolnshire Local Plan 2023.

 

12.Notwithstanding the provisions of Classes A of Schedule 2 Part 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (or any order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification) the dwelling hereby permitted gates, fences, walls or other means of enclosure must be erected within or on the curtilage of the dwelling unless planning permission has first been granted by the Local Planning Authority.

 

Reason: To enable any such proposals to be assessed in terms of their impact on the character and appearance of the dwelling, the site and its surrounding in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework and local policy S53 of the Central Lincolnshire Local Plan 2023.