13/0210N Land South of Newcastle Road, Hough, Cheshire: Outline Application for the Development of Fourteen Affordable Homes of Mixed Type and Tenure. Resubmission of 11/4548N for
Meeting: 10/04/2013 - Southern Planning Committee (Item 162)
PDF 507 KBTo consider the above planning application.
Minutes:
Note: Councillor D Brickhill (Neighbouring Ward Councillor), Parish Councillor C Pywell (on behalf of Hough & Chorlton Parish Council), Ms D Hewitt (on behalf of a Local Representative Group), Mr D Rock (objector) and Mr D Taylor (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 an oral update by the Southern Area Manager – Development Management which confirmed the receipt of an amended plan showing a revised boundary.
RESOLVED – That the application be REFUSED for the following reasons:
1. The proposed development relates to the provision of affordable housing within the open countryside adjacent to the Hough Settlement Boundary.The application is not supported by an adequate rural housing needs survey which relates to the Parish of Hough. Furthermore the rural housing need survey carried out by the Parish Council does not identify a need for affordable housing within the Parish of Hough. As a result there is no identified need for the proposed development and it would be harmful to the principles of sustainable development. The development would be contrary to Policy RES.8 (Affordable Housing in Rural Areas Outside the Settlement Boundaries) of the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich Replacement Local Plan 2012, the Interim Planning Statement on Affordable Housing and the NPPF.
2. The proposed development would be located adjacent to woodland which is protected by a Tree Preservation Order. This woodland overhangs the application site and the extent of tree works to accommodate the proposed development would harm the trees in question. Furthermore the indicative layout does not demonstrate that the proposed development can be accommodated on the site without resulting in future pressures to remove the TPO trees which would be harmful to nature conservation and the character and appearance of the area. The development would be contrary to Policy NE.5 (Nature Conservation and Habitats) of the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich Replacement Local Plan 2011 and the NPPF.