Agenda item

22 Dwellings.

The Committee considered a report of the Senior Planning Officer regarding the erection of 22 dwellings on land at the former Dormand Villa, Ferndale Close, Station Town (for copy see file of Minutes).

The Senior Planning Officer gave a detailed presentation on the application which included photographs of the site.  Members had visited the site earlier in the day and were familiar with the location and setting.

Mr Alder addressed the Committee on behalf of the applicant, Gleeson Developments Ltd.  He informed the Committee that the company had worked with the County Council to achieve an acceptable scheme, which would bring a positive regeneration benefits to Station Town.  The proposed development would create local construction jobs and apprenticeships, and it was the ethos of the company to build low cost homes in areas of need of regeneration.  The company imposed covenants on each property to ensure they were not bought to be re-let, and these covenants were rigorously upheld and enforced.

Resolved:

That the application be approved, subject to the conditions outlined in the report.