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Planning Application No. CB/

Meeting: 18/07/2018 - DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE (Item 44)

44 Planning Application No. CB/18/00192/OUT (Arlesey) pdf icon PDF 291 KB

 

Address:       Clifton Farm, Church Street, Clifton, Shefford, SG17 5EX

 

Outline: Residential development of The Paddocks, Clifton Farm Barns Road, Clifton, SG17 5EX with the erection of 7 detached houses and 7 semi-detached/terraced assisted houses.

 

Applicant:     The Hale Trust

 

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

 

The Committee had before it a report regarding Planning Application No. CB/18/00192/OUT for a residential development of The Paddocks, Clifton Farm Barns Road, Clifton, SG17 5EX with the erection of 7 detached houses and 7 semi-detached/terraced affordable houses.

 

Prior to consideration of the application the Chairman reminded Members that the application had been deferred at the June meeting of the Committee (minute DM/18/31 refers) and the reasons for this.  He added that access still did not form part of the application but the report answered some of the concerns expressed by some Members with regard to that issue.

 

The legal officer confirmed that Members who had voted on the application in June could fully participate in the debate and vote on the item as various clarifications and additional information had been included in the report before them.  The exception to participation was with regard to any Member of the Committee who had predetermined since the June meeting.

 

The planning officer introduced his report.  In advance of consideration of the application the Committee’s attention was drawn to additional comments and additional consultation/publicity responses as set out in the Late Sheet.

 

In advance of consideration of the application the Committee received representations from Clifton Parish Council, two objectors (sharing the allocated time) and the applicant under the public participation scheme.  The Parish Council representative responded to a request for clarification.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

A ward Member commented as follows:

 

·         There had been very little change since the application was considered last month regarding the principle of development.

·         There had been a successful appeal regarding the Langford Road application site in Henlow.  The ward Member outlined the reasons given by the Planning Inspector in support of his decision with regard to Policies DM4 and CS16.

·         Significant weight should be given by the Committee to the above appeal decision which wasn’t available to the planning officer when the report on the site off Clifton Farm Barns Road was written.

·         The appeal outcome was consistent with Members being able to reject the application as it was inconsistent with the Council’s current planning policies.

 

The planning officer responded:

 

·         The report set out a response to the comments raised regarding the infrastructure, the number of vehicles and local healthcare provision.  Clifton was regarded as a sustainable location for development.

·         The NPPF required the Council to boost the supply of housing in a sustainable way and officers felt that the application represented a sustainable development.

·         Given the location of the site its relation to the existing built form and development on three of its four sides the level of impact on the surroundings did not justify refusal.

·         The site was not part of the emerging Local Plan and had not been brought forward but limited weight was given to that Plan and assessment took place against the current Development Plan and its policies.

·         Whilst contrary to Policy DM4 but in the planning balance the development was considered sustainable.

·         The officer consideration of policy DM4 was consistent with the Inspector’s approach in  ...  view the full minutes text for item 44