Agenda item

23no. affordable dwellings including landscaping and access

The Committee considered a report of the Principal Planning Officer regarding an application for 23no. affordable dwellings including landscaping and access (for copy see file of Minutes).

A Caines, Principal Planning Officer gave a detailed presentation on the application which included photographs of the site.

The Chairman welcomed the proposals which would provide housing in an area that was in need of affordable homes.

This was reiterated by Councillors Clare and Mowbray who stated that there was an identified need for this development which would help young people to continue to live in the Dale.

Councillor Richardson expressed concern that this was a fast stretch of road and asked if the 30mph speed limit sign could be re-located to include the development. The Highways Officer responded that reference would be made to the Council’s Speed Management Strategy which would take into account ‘nature of place’, but it would not be appropriate to include a planning condition to extend the speed limit as this was dealt with by separate legislation.

With regard to concerns expressed regarding the safety of the site access the Highways Officer advised that the access was deemed to be in a safe location with visibility in excess of guidelines.

Resolved:

That the application be approved subject to the conditions outlined in the report and to the completion of a Section 106 Legal Agreement to ensure the dwellings remain affordable in perpetuity, and to secure the cessation of use of the generator and installation of a mains electricity supply at the adjacent garage site.