Agenda item

DM/17/00097/FPA - Land To The West Of Syke Road, Burnopfield

Full planning permission for the erection of 75 houses, including associated access, infrastructure and open space.

Minutes:

The Committee considered a report of the Senior Planning Officer regarding proposed erection of 75 houses, including associated access, infrastructure and open space (for copy see file of Minutes).

 

The Senior Planning Officer provided a detailed presentation which included photographs of the site and plans of the proposed layout. Members had also visited the site the previous day and were familiar with the setting and surroundings.

 

Members were advised that proposals indicated that there would be two sites sharing the access created from this development, the second of which was to be considered as the next agenda item and would only be deemed acceptable if this application were to be granted.

 

Further details were reported by the Senior Planning Officer in respect of affordable housing and the proposed contribution of £333,868 to address demand on the education system.

 

Councillor Shield raised a query regarding the shared access and allocated parking. He asked for further clarification on the highways assessment and number of allocated parking bays provided per dwelling. The Highways Officer advised that an assessment had been carried out on 90 dwellings including trip generation analysis, which had identified 46, 2 way movements during AM peak hour and 45, 2 way movements during PM peak time. In addition other factors had been taken into consideration when assessing the access and egress and officers were satisfied with the proposed scheme.

 

Councillor Shield further commented that he would have considered it more appropriate to have more than one access and egress to make the site more accessible. He did note that although he had some general concerns regarding the application he did acknowledge highways comments. He further noted that although the land was classed as green field it could be more attributed to shrub land. Taking into account that there had been no statutory objections he therefore MOVED that the application be approved subject to the conditions listed in the report.

 

Regarding education provision, Councillor Hopgood asked whether any consultation had been undertaken with the local schools. The Senior Planning Officer advised that education provision was assessed at a strategic level by determining future demand and capacity. It was further noted that the site would be expected to take 2/3 years to develop and details were provided regarding the timing in which the school would receive funding.

 

Councillor Jewell added that it was interesting to note that the school had objected to development on a previous site, but had not objected on this occasion.

 

Councillor Kay queried whether the education contribution would be spent in a capital way or to provide revenue support for employing a teacher. In response the Senior Planning Officer advised that the contribution would be allocated for capital works only. Funds for teaching staff could be obtained from other sources however noted that the increase in council tax base and wider economic impact would outweigh those costs.

 

Councillor O Milburn SECONDED the proposal.

 

Following a vote being taken it was:-

 

Resolved: That the application be approved subject to the conditions listed in the report.

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