Decision Maker: Planning Committee
Decision status: Item Deferred
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Public Speakers: Ms J. Wyatt – Objector
Mr N, Jarvis – Agent
BE/109/19/OUT – Outline application with some matters reserved for up to 46 No. dwellings together with access. This application is a Departure from the Development Plan & may affect the character & appearance of the Shripney Conservation Area, Land east of Shripney Road & south of Haddan House, Shripney Road, Bersted
Having received a report on the matter, together with the officer’s written report update detailing matters in respect of Policy SO DM1 and the loss of agricultural land; and a further letter of objection received, the Planning Team Leader presented the detail of the application.
Members participated in a comprehensive debate with some Members highlighting their concerns about flooding issues, sustainability and highway safety. The Committee was advised by the Group Head of Planning and the Principal Solicitor Planning that an appeal had been allowed for residential development on a site only a few metres away from this site. Officer advice was clear in that there would need to be demonstrable and exceptional evidence provided to demonstrate that those conclusions were fundamentally incorrect. A failure to do so would expose a significant risk of unreasonable behaviour at a future appeal. Further debate took place on whether to defer the application for a site visit and, on being put to the vote, was not supported.
The Committee did not support the officer’s recommendation to approve but were unable to formulate full reasons for refusal at the meeting. An extensive list of issues was raised and it was proposed that the application be deferred in order to allow officers time to draft some reasons for the Committee to consider. The Committee therefore
RESOLVED
That the application be deferred for reasons for refusal to be drafted.
Report author: Nicola Moore
Publication date: 11/06/2020
Date of decision: 03/06/2020
Decided at meeting: 03/06/2020 - Planning Committee
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