Decisions made by South planning committee on 1 March 2016

The following decisions were made by Shropshire Council’s South planning committee at its meeting at Shirehall, Shrewsbury on Tuesday 1 March 2016.

• Development land off Calcutts Road, Jackfield (14/04740/FUL) Demolition of existing dormer bungalow, garage and remaining outbuildings/greenhouse; erection of 10 dwellings; removal of trees and hedge (revised layout and description). Decision:

  That planning permission be granted as per the officer’s recommendation, subject to:

  • The satisfactory resolution of outstanding issues relating to the design of the visibility splay;
  • The prior completion of a Legal Agreement to secure the requisite affordable housing provision and for the management of open space;
  • The conditions set out in Appendix 1 to the report; and
  • The following additional condition:

   

  Prior to the commencement of development details of all boundary treatments to the site, including the dimensions, design, materials and colour of walls, fences and other boundaries, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The development shall be undertaken in accordance with the approved details.

  Reason: To ensure a satisfactory appearance of the development.

• Land to the north of Three Chimneys Cottage, Norbury (14/05768/FUL) Change of use of agricultural land and existing barn to equestrian use; erection of stock building, enclosure of lean-to to existing barn, creation of lunge ring and manege and siting of temporary mobile home to be used as equestrian workers dwelling. Decision:

  That full and temporary planning permission be granted as per the officer’s recommendation, subject to:

  • The conditions set out in Appendix 1 to the report, subject to Condition No. 4 being amended to ensure that external surfaces of the development shall be BS18B29; and
  • That Planning Officers be given delegated powers to ensure the conditions relating to drainage are robust and adequate to ensure no flooding or drainage problems in the future.
• The Lodge, Camp Lane, Ludlow, SY8 1EQ (15/01819/FUL) Erection of replacement dwelling following demolition of existing. Decision:

  That the application be deferred to a future meeting to enable further consideration to be given by the applicants to the design, scale and elevations.

• Land north of The Coates, Longville in the Dale (15/01817/OUT) Outline application for the erection of an essential occupational workers dwelling (all matters reserved). Decision:

  That, contrary to the officer’s recommendation, planning permission be granted, subject to:

  • Any subsequent application for reserved matters to be considered by this Committee; and

  A Section 106 Legal Agreement to ensure that the dwelling house shall remain tied to the yard and that it will not at any time be sold, let or occupied as a separate unit of accommodation..

• Proposed residential development land east of Bridgnorth Road, Highley (15/03170/OUT) Outline application (access, layout, scale not reserved) for residential development. Decision:

  That, as per the Officer’s recommendation, planning permission be refused for the following reasons:

  • The Council acknowledges that the housing proposed would contribute economically and socially by boosting the housing supply, including a contribution towards affordable housing, would provide limited support for the existing services in the village and would not detract from the visual amenities and character of the area. However it is considered that these factors are outweighed by the following harm: The proposed development would fall outside of the development boundary for Highley where Core Strategy policy CS5 and SAMDev policy MD7a restrict new build housing development to dwellings to house essential countryside workers and to meet identified local affordable housing need. No such need has been demonstrated in this case. The proposal is not consistent with the Plan-led approach to development set out in the National Planning Policy Framework and would be contrary to Development Plan policies CS3, CS4 and CS5 of the Shropshire Core Strategy and policies MD1, MD3, MD7a and S9 of the Site Allocations and Management of Development (SAMDev) Plan. There are no other material considerations of sufficient weight to justify a departure from adopted Development Plan policies in this case.
• Westwood Quarry, Stretton, Westwood, Much Wenlock, TF13 6DD (15/05359/FUL) Restoration of disused quarry to restore habitat, in particular to encourage the re-growth of calcareous grassland (UK Biodiversity Action Plan priority habitat), utilising surplus material from proposed attenuation ponds that will form the Much Wenlock Flood Alleviation Scheme. Decision:

  That planning permission be granted as per the officer’s recommendation, subject to:

  • The Conditions set out in Appendix 1 to the report, subject to Condition No. 8 being amended to ensure that prior to the commencement of the development the applicant shall submit details and timing of vehicle movements that would be generated and measures to prevent the build-up of mud on the public highway.

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