Erection of 12 no. affordable units with associated access, landscaping and allotments.

The application was approved in accordance with the case officer’s recommendation.

The Principal Planning Officer gave a presentation on the application and updates / additional representations received following the publication of the agenda were provided in the update sheet

 

In accordance with the criteria for public speaking, Mrs Shearer, representing Dormington and Mordiford Parish Council, spoke in support of the application.

 

In accordance with paragraph 4.8.2.2 of the Council’s Constitution, Councillor J Hardwick, the local ward member, commented on a number of issues, including:

 

·         There had been a considerable amount of consultation undertaken by the Parish Council to ensure the application was appropriate.

·         The application had been amended during the application process to take into account concerns raised.

·         The site was less than one mile away from Mordiford.

·         The Parish Plan for Mordiford was adopted in 2006.

 

Members noted that the application had the support of the majority of the local residents and that a great deal of work had been undertaken by the Parish Council in bringing forward a suitable application to address the housing needs for the residents of Mordiford.

 

It was noted that the application encompassed a number of features such as allotments, affordable housing, hedgerow retention, sustainable building standards, and a children’s play area.

 

The provision of bungalows on the site was welcomed with the Committee noting that this could make additional family homes available within the locality.

 

Members did have one area of concern regarding the narrow footpath and requested that this matter be investigated further by the highways department to ensure pedestrian safety was not compromised.

 

Councillor Hardwick was given the opportunity to close the debate but chose to make no additional statement.

 

RESOLVED:

 

That planning permission be granted subject to the following conditions:

 

1.         A01 Time limit for commencement (full permission)

 

2.         B07 Section 106 Agreement

 

3.         C01 Samples of external materials

 

4.         G10 Landscaping scheme

 

5.         G11 Landscaping scheme – implementation

 

6.         I18 Scheme of foul drainage disposal

 

7.         The recommendations set out in the ecologist’s report dated December 2012 should be followed. Prior to commencement of development, an ecological enhancement scheme based on these recommendations shall be submitted to the Local Planning authority for written approval. The scheme shall be implemented as approved.

 

Reason: To ensure that all species are protected having regard to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended), the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 and Policies NC1, NC6 and NC7 of the Herefordshire Unitary Development Plan. 

 

 

8.         I20 Scheme of surface water drainage

 

9.         H03 Visibility splays (2.4m x 210m)

 

10.       H09 Driveway gradient

 

11.       H11 Parking - estate development (more than one house)

 

12.       H18 On site roads - submission of details (including outfall arrangements and piping of the roadside ditch)

 

13.       H21 Wheel washing

 

14.       H27 Parking for site operatives

 

15.       H19 On site roads - phasing

 

16.       I51 - Details of slab levels

 

17.       I55 - Site Waste Management

 

18.       The allotments and play area hereby approved shall be completed in accordance with details to be approved in writing by the local planning authority prior to the first occupation of any of the dwellings hereby approved.

 

Reason:  In order to ensure that the community facilities are available for use so as to comply with Policy CF5 of the Herefordshire Unitary Development Plan.

 

Reason for Approval

 

1.         The application has been considered with regard to ‘saved’ Unitary Development Plan Policies S1, S2, S7, DR1, DR2, DR3, DR5, H6, H7, H9, H10, H13, H15, H16, H19, LA1, LA4, LA5, LA6, NC1, NC7, NC8 and CF5 together with guidance laid down in the National Planning Policy Framework.  The development promotes the provision of affordable housing and other community facilities to meet a long-established local need in the context of a current lack of housing land supply.  The development, which is within the Wye Valley Outstanding Natural Beauty, is considered small-scale and necessary to facilitate the economic and social well-being of the designated area and its communities, would provide appropriate mitigation and compensation in relation to biodiversity and is in the public interest.  Vehicular access from the C1262 is considered appropriate in accordance with Policy DR3, whereas the development would not, in the opinion of the local planning authority, adversely affect the living conditions of existing occupants of Sufton Rise. The local planning authority concludes that the development accords with the presumption in favour of sustainable development as set down in the National Planning Policy Framework.

 

Informatives:

 

1.         The Local Planning Authority has acted positively and proactively in determining this application by assessing the proposal against planning policy and any other material considerations. Negotiations in respect of matters of concern with the application (as originally submitted) have resulted in amendments to the proposal.  As a result, the Local Planning Authority has been able to grant planning permission for an acceptable proposal, in accordance with the presumption in favour of sustainable development, as set out within the National Planning Policy Framework.

 

2.         HN10 No drainage to discharge to highway

 

3.         HN08 Section 38 Agreement & Drainage details

 

4.         HN05 Works within the highway

 

5.         HN24 Drainage other than via highway system