Agenda item

DM/17/03662/FPA - Land at Wordsworth Road, Chilton, Co Durham

Erection of 18no. bungalows

Minutes:

The Committee considered a report of the Planning Officer regarding an application for the erection of 18 bungalows on land at Wordsworth Road, Chilton, Co Durham (for copy see file of Minutes).

 

M O’Sullivan, Planning Officer gave a detailed presentation of the application which included a site location plan, aerial photograph of the site, site photographs, proposed site plan and plans and elevations.

 

The Planning Officer informed the Committee that since the publication of the report, the applicant had submitted a gas report which would require the proposed Condition 11 to be amended to reflect this.

 

Councillor G Richardson informed the Committee that the application had met with no objection and moved approval.

 

Councillor Brown asked whether consultation had taken place with the Clinical Commissioning Group regarding GP provision in the area.  The Planning Officer replied that the size of the proposed development was such that it did not require consultation regarding GP provision to take place.

 

Councillor Clare informed the Committee that there was a demand for bungalows.  There were no objections to the proposed development, which was on a brownfield site.  Councillor Clare seconded approval of the application.

 

Upon a vote being taken it was

 

Resolved:

That the application be approved subject to completion of a Section 106 Obligation to secure the retention of 2 affordable units and the Conditions, as amended, contained in the report.

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