Agenda item

Construction of 14 dwellings

The Committee considered a report of the Principal Planning Officer regarding an application for the construction of 14 dwellings (for copy see file of Minutes).

J Byers – Planning Team Leader (South and West Area) gave a detailed presentation on the application which included photographs of the site.

Councillor Dixon welcomed the proposals stating that the innovative ‘Rent to Buy’ Scheme would help young people onto the property ladder.

Councillor Buckham advised that he was also local Member, but indicated that he had an open mind and would reach a view on the application following debate by the Committee. His feeling about local opinion was that Dellside House had been a blot on the landscape for some time Residents had been engaging positively with the developer on the proposals and the listed property adjacent to Dellside House was also in favour of the development.

In reiterating the comments made, Councillor Mowbray noted that there had been no objections to the application, and that residents welcomed the development.

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 secure the payment of a commuted sum of £14,000 in lieu of on-site open space provision.