Issue - meetings

To consider the above planning application.

Note: Mr P Sedgwick (agent) attended the meeting and addressed the Committee on this matter.

The Committee considered a report regarding the above planning application.

RESOLVED – That the application be REFUSED for the following reasons:

1. The proposal would result in the loss of Open Countryside to residential development contrary to Policy PS8 of the Local Plan.

2. The development would result in harm to the adjacent Wildlife Corridor by allowing residential development to encroach on the edge of the corridor contrary to Policy NR4 of the Local Plan.

3. Insufficient evidence has been put forward to substantiate the proposed density of 27 dph which is below the recommended level of 30 dph in PPS3: Housing thereby resulting in inefficient use of land contrary to paragraph 69 of PPS 3.

4. The proposed access arrangements would be harmful to existing highway arrangements potentially resulting in unacceptable highway safety contrary to Policy GR18 of the Local Plan.

5. Insufficient evidence has been put forward to show that the proposed development would not result in a harmful impact on protected species contrary to the EU Wildlife Habitats Directive

6. The applicant has failed to provide sufficient drainage details to show that the proposed development would not result in harmful surface water runoff rates contrary to Policy GR2 of the Local Plan

7. The development has failed to provide sufficient affordable housing in the absence of a viability report contrary to Policy H13 of the Local Plan.