13/0784C Ivanhoe, Holmes Chapel Road, Brereton, Congleton CW12 4SP: Residential development of 2no units for
Meeting: 29/05/2013 - Southern Planning Committee (Item 9)
PDF 354 KBTo consider the above planning application.
Minutes:
Note: Councillor J Wray (Ward Councillor), Councillor J Deans (on behalf of Brereton Parish Council) and Mr A Lindsay (objector) attended the meeting and addressed the Committee on this matter.
The Committee considered a report regarding the above planning application and an oral update on ecology.
RESOLVED – That the application be REFUSED for the following reasons:
1. The proposed residential development is unsustainable because it is located within the Open Countryside, contrary to Policies PS8 and H6 of the Congleton Borough Adopted Local Plan First Review 2005 and the principles of the National Planning Policy Framework. 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.
2. Insufficient ecological information has been submitted with the application in order to assess adequately the impact of the proposed development on Great Crested Newts and therefore nature conservation. In the absence of this information, it has not been possible to demonstrate that the proposal would comply with Development Plan policy NR2 (Wildlife & Nature Habitats) and other material considerations.