12/3807C Land Adjacent to Rose Cottages, Holmes Chapel Road, Somerford, Congleton: Proposed Residential Development Comprising of 25 no. Dwellings (inc. 7no. Affordable Units) Together with the Creation of a New Access for
Meeting: 12/12/2012 - Southern Planning Committee (Item 103)
PDF 717 KBTo consider the above planning application.
Minutes:
Note: Councillor J Wray (Ward Councillor), Councillor J Deans (on behalf of Brereton Parish Council), Councillor D Lancake (on behalf of Somerford Parish Council), Mr A Lindsay (objector)and Mr M Waite (on behalf of the applicant) attended the meeting and addressed the Committee on this matter.
The Committee considered a report regarding the above planning application and a written update.
RESOLVED – That, contrary to the planning officer’s recommendation for approval, the application be REFUSED for the following reason:
Notwithstanding the fact that the Local Planning Authority cannot demonstrate a five-year supply of deliverable housing sites, the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply in this case because the proposal does not constitute sustainable development, due to its remote location, isolated from shops, services, employment sites, schools and other facilities. It is considered that the adverse impacts of approving the development in sustainability terms would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits, of the increase in housing land supply. The proposed development is therefore contrary to the NPPF.