Agenda item

PREVIOUSLY DEFERRED APPLICATION EP/179/18/PL GLADWYN, THE STREET, EAST PRESTON, BN16 1HT

Minutes:

            EP/179/18/PL – Demolition of existing house & erection of 3 x 3 bedroom houses together with landscaping, car parking and fencing, Gladwyn, The Street, East Preston  The Committee was reminded that this application had been deferred from the meeting held on 9 October 2019 to enable County Highways to visit the site to provide further information with regard to its assessment of the two adjoining developments on the road network and to ascertain whether the flint wall could be retained.

 

The Planning Team Leader presented the updated report, together with the officer’s written report update circulated at the meeting detailing an amendment to the wording of Condition 10 to replace the first word “Following” with “Prior” to ensure that details regarding the replacement of the boundary wall were agreed with the Council before any demolition took place.   He advised on the detail of the amendments to the application and confirmed that the proposed dwellings had been realigned; car parking within the site had been increased from 7 to 9; and the front boundary wall had been resited to increase the visibility splays.  County Highways had visited the site and had confirmed no objection to the proposal, subject to conditions.  The original officer recommendation for approval of the application was maintained, subject to amended conditions.

 

Members welcomed the visit to the site from County Highways and that the car parking provision within the site had been increased but still expressed reservations with regard to the resiting of the flint wall and the safety of the access and egress from the site.  Comment was particularly made that moving the northern section of the wall was not necessary.

 

A detailed discussion was had whereby Members voiced their concerns with regard to the re-building of the flint wall and the need for its demolition in its entirety.  It was felt that the wall must be re-built using traditional methods and its curvature retained as an important design feature.  It was also felt that there was a need to ensure that it could not be removed in the future due to its importance to the character of the area.  The Group Head of Planning advised that the north section of the wall was being retained and suggested that any approval be delegated to the Group Head of Planning, in consultation with the Chairman and Vice-Chairman, subject to:-

 

(i)     a plan confirming the visibility splays relative to the siting of the proposed flin wall (with retention of the section to the north of the access and re-built section to the south); and

(ii)    amendment to the wording of condition 10 to ensure retention of the    re-built wall in perpetuity.

 

The Committee agreed and

 

RESOLVED

 

That authority be delegated to the Group Head of Planning, in consultation with the Chairman and Vice-Chairman, to grant planning permission subject to:-

 

(i)     A plan confirming the visibility splays relative to the siting of the proposed re-built wall (with retention of the section to the north of the access and re-built section to the south); and

(ii)    Amendment to condition 10 to ensure retention of the re-built wall in perpetuity.

 

 

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