13/0012C-The erection of up to 160 dwellings, including landscaping, access and associated infrastructure and the demolition of 130 Congleton Road, Land North of Congleton Road, Sandbach, Cheshire for Taylor Wimpey UK Limited and Seddon Homes
Meeting: 13/03/2013 - Strategic Planning Board (Item 157)
PDF 908 KBTo consider the above application.
Minutes:
Consideration was given to the above application.
(Councillor B Moran, the Ward Councillor, Councillor Mrs G Merry, the adjacent Ward Councillor, Town Councillor B Scragg, Stephen Pugh, an objector and Caroline Simpson, the agent for the applicant attended the meeting and spoke in respect of the application).
RESOLVED
That for the reasons set out in the report and in the update to Board, the application be refused for the following reasons:-
The proposed residential development is unsustainable because it is located within the Open Countryside, and would result in a loss of Grade 2 and 3a Agricultural Land contrary to Policy PS8 and H6 of the Congleton Borough Adopted Local Plan First Review 2005 and the principles of the National Planning Policy Framework and would create harm to interest of acknowledged importance. The Local Planning Authority can demonstrate a 5 year supply of housing land supply in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework, and as such the application is also premature to the emerging Development Strategy. Consequently, there are no material circumstances to indicate that permission should be granted contrary to the development plan.
Should this application be the subject of appeal, authority be delegated to the Development Management and Building Control Manager in consultation with the Chairman of the Strategic Planning Board to enter into a planning agreement in accordance with S106 Town and Country Planning Act to secure the Heads of Terms for a S106 Agreement as detailed above.