Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Bestwick, Pearson and Welsh.  Councillors Brown, Rachael Ellis and Paling attended as substitutes.

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the above meeting, having been circulated, be approved as a correct record.

None.

Due to public interest, the Chair moved items 6 and 7 forward on the agenda.

Sunil Vidhani spoke on behalf of local residents who were in objection to the application.

Edward Hammond, the applicant, spoke in support of the application.

The Principal Planning Officer updated members in relation to a number of late items that had been received since the publication of the agenda which included a letter of objection noting that there had been objections to the use on noise grounds prior the festival events held in September 2022 and one new letter of support, raising no new considerations.

He added that pages 42-43 of the committee report outlined changes to the application with further representation received from the agent confirming the Maize spectator stand would be removed from Nov to June, Portaloos would only be on site between Aug and Oct, the cinema pallet stage will only be on site between May-Oct, that an advert stand and solar panels had been removed. 

He added that the letter also highlighted what they considered to be very special circumstances to allow the development, which were already covered in the committee report and that amended plans had also been submitted to clarify what structures were to be removed.  

The Principal Planning Officer then introduced the report.

He concluded that the additional information did not change the officer recommendation and the application was recommended for refusal.

RESOLVED:

To Refuse Planning Permission for the following reason:

In the opinion of the Local Planning Authority although the principle of the proposed use of the site for outdoor activities would fall within an exception of development identified in the NPPF as being appropriate development in the Green Belt the ancillary structures and paraphernalia associated with the various uses on the site together with the access track and car parking area would fail to preserve the openness of the Green Belt and would conflict with the purposes of including land within it.. There would be glimpsed views into the site of the parking areas the impact of which would be further intensified by the urbanisation of parked vehicles and any associated infrastructure such as structures, lighting and signage. All these factors result in harm to openness and therefore should not be approved unless very special circumstances exist.

Very special circumstances will not exist unless the identified harm can be clearly outweighed by other considerations. It is considered that the very special circumstances of social, economic, environmental, ecological and community benefits would not outweigh the harm in this instance. Taking into account the above matters, the proposal is considered to be contrary to Section 13 of the NPPF (2021).

Notes to applicant

Planning Statement - There are fundamental Green Belt policy objections to the proposal and despite protracted discussions with the applicant for planning permission, it has not been possible to overcome these concerns.

Unauthorised change of use from agricultural land and woodland to outdoor pursuits, cinema and leisure venue with associated siting of storage containers, food vending trailer and other activity based paraphernalia and installation of an access track and car parking area.

The Principal Planning Officer introduced the report.

RESOLVED:

That the Head of Development and Place, in conjunction with the Head of Governance and Customer Services, be authorised to take all relevant planning enforcement action including the service of any necessary enforcement notices and issue of proceedings through the courts, if required, to ensure the cessation of the unauthorised change of use of the site to an outdoor pursuits, cinema and leisure venue and removal of all associated structures, infrastructure, fitments, storage containers, food vending trailer and other activity based paraphernalia and removal of the access track and parking area to include reinstatement of the land to its condition immediately prior to installation.

Conversion of two agricultural buildings to create 5 dwellings.

The Principal Planning Officer updated members in relation to the recommendation, which would need to be amended to grant planning permission subject to conditions and the signing of a Section 106 Legal Agreement, which was detailed in the committee report.

The Principal Planning Officer then introduced the report.

RESOLVED:

To GRANT Planning Permission subject to conditionsand the signing of a Section 106 Legal Agreement:

Conditions

 1       The development must be begun not later than three years beginning with the date of this permission.

 2       This permission shall be read in accordance with the application form and deposited plans, drawing no's 00027/P6, 00105/P1, 00038/P4 and 00034/P3, received on 1st February 2023, and drawing no. 18-0708/001/A received on 6th June 2023. The development shall thereafter be undertaken in accordance with these plans/details.

 3       No part of the development hereby permitted shall be brought into use until the access driveway has been implemented in accordance with drawing no. 18-0708/001/A, received on 6th June 2023. The access drive shall be surfaced in a hard bound material (not loose gravel) for a minimum distance of 5.0 metres behind the highway boundary, and constructed with provision to prevent the discharge of surface water from the access to the public highway. The bound material and the provision to prevent the discharge of surface water to the public highway shall be retained for the lifetime of the development.

 4       No part of the development hereby permitted shall be brought into use until a vehicular crossing is available for use and constructed in accordance with the Highway Authority specification to the satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority.

 5       No part of the development hereby permitted shall be brought into use until a bin collection point has been provided within 15 metres of the public highway to the satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority. The bin collection point shall be retained for the life of the development.

 6       Prior to the commencement of development the following shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority: Site Characterisation An assessment of the nature and extent of any potential contamination has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  This assessment must be undertaken by a competent person, and shall assess any contamination on the site, whether or not it originates on the site.  Moreover, it must include; a survey of the extent, scale and nature of contamination and; an assessment of the potential risks to: human health, property, adjoining land, controlled waters, ecological systems, archaeological sites and ancient monuments. Submission of Remediation Scheme Where required, a detailed remediation scheme (to bring the site to a condition suitable for the intended use by removing unacceptable risks to critical receptors) should be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme must include all works to be undertaken, proposed remediation objectives and remediation criteria, an appraisal of remedial options, and proposal  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

Conversion of two agricultural buildings to create 5 dwellings.

The Principal Planning Officer introduced the report.

RESOLVED:

To GRANT Planning Permission subject to conditions:

Conditions

 1         The development must be begun not later than three years beginning with the date of this permission.

 2         This permission shall be read in accordance with the application form and deposited plans, drawing no's 00027/P6, 00105/P1, 00038/P4 and 00034/P3, received on 1st February 2023, and drawing no. 18-0708/001/A received on 6th June 2023. The development shall thereafter be undertaken in accordance with these plans/details.

 3         No part of the development hereby permitted shall be brought into use until the access driveway has been implemented in accordance with drawing no. 18-0708/001/A, received on 6th June 2023. The access drive shall be surfaced in a hard bound material (not loose gravel) for a minimum distance of 5.0 metres behind the highway boundary, and constructed with provision to prevent the discharge of surface water from the access to the public highway. The bound material and the provision to prevent the discharge of surface water to the public highway shall be retained for the lifetime of the development.

 4         No part of the development hereby permitted shall be brought into use until a vehicular crossing is available for use and constructed in accordance with the Highway Authority specification to the satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority.

 5         No part of the development hereby permitted shall be brought into use until a bin collection point has been provided within 15 metres of the public highway to the satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority. The bin collection point shall be retained for the life of the development.

 6         Prior to the commencement of development the following shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority: Site Characterisation An assessment of the nature and extent of any potential contamination has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  This assessment must be undertaken by a competent person, and shall assess any contamination on the site, whether or not it originates on the site.  Moreover, it must include; a survey of the extent, scale and nature of contamination and; an assessment of the potential risks to: human health, property, adjoining land, controlled waters, ecological systems, archaeological sites and ancient monuments. Submission of Remediation Scheme Where required, a detailed remediation scheme (to bring the site to a condition suitable for the intended use by removing unacceptable risks to critical receptors) should be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme must include all works to be undertaken, proposed remediation objectives and remediation criteria, an appraisal of remedial options, and proposal of the preferred option(s), and a timetable of works and site management procedures.

 7         In the event that remediation is required to render the development suitable for use, the agreed remediation scheme shall be implemented in accordance with the approved timetable of works.  Prior to occupation of any building(s) a  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7.

To note the attached approved report.

RESOLVED to:

Note that the following members of Planning Committee were permanent members of the Planning Delegation Panel:  

Councillor Roy Allan

Councillor Stuart Bestwick

Councillor David Ellis

Councillor Ron McCrossen

Councillor Lynda Pearson

Councillor Ruth Strong

RESOLVED:

To note the information.

RESOLVED:

To note the information.

None.