Erection of an agricultural building on agricultural land.

Application approved in accordance with the case officer’s recommendation.

The principal planning officer provided a presentation on the application and the updates/representations received following the publication of the agenda.

In accordance with the criteria for public speaking, a statement was read on behalf of Mr Gibbs, local resident, in objection to the application and Mrs Boaz, the applicant, spoke in support.

In accordance with the council's constitution the local ward member spoke on the application. In summary, he explained that the application had received objections from local residents and the parish council. A number of objections had concerned flooding and drainage and a lot of work had been undertaken to address these concerns. The positioning of the application site in relation to Saint Peter’s holy well had been raised as an issue but this concern had been addressed with clarification as to where the barn would be positioned on the site.  The location of the barn on the site would be below and positioned away from St Peter’s holy well and so would not have an impact on this water supply. The positioning of the barn would have no additional impact on surface water flooding from the application site.

The committee debated the application.  It was noted that the application was for an agricultural building on agricultural land. The barn would not be positioned close to Saint Peter’s holy well  and would be set at a level below this water source. Concerns raised regarding manure were not felt to be compelling given the agricultural nature of the site. It was noted that local residential properties were set at 400 metres from the site.

Councillor Peter Hamblin proposed and councillor Richard Thomas seconded a motion that the application be approved in accordance with the case officer’s recommendation.

The motion was put to the vote and was carried unanimously.

RESOLVED:

That planning permission be granted subject to the following conditions and any further conditions considered necessary by officers named in the Scheme of Delegation to Officers:

1.         Time limit for commencement

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

Reason: Required to be imposed by Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

2.         Development in accordance with approved plans

The development shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the approved plans (drawing no. 8396/1 and document entitled “Planning Statement”), except where otherwise stipulated by conditions attached to this permission.

Reason: To ensure adherence to the approved plans in the interests of a satisfactory form of development and to comply with Policy SD1 of the Herefordshire Local Plan – Core Strategy, the Peterchurch Neighbourhood Development Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework.

3.         Vehicular Access Construction

The construction of the vehicular access shall be carried out in accordance with a specification to be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority, at a gradient not steeper than 1 in 12.

Reason: In the interests of highway safety and to conform to the requirements of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 37