Agenda item

Details:

Detached house

Public Participants:

None

Additional Representations:

The Highways Engineer raised no objection, subject to the imposition of a condition.

Comment:

Cllr Armstrong disclosed a non-pecuniary interest as a member of Hythe and Dibden Parish Council which had commented on the application.  He concluded that there were no grounds under common law to prevent him from remaining in the meeting to speak and to vote.

The recommendation was amended with revised wording to condition 5 and 6, and the addition of the condition requested by the Highways Engineer, as circulated in the update prior to the meeting.

Decision:

Executive Head of Economy, Housing and Planning authorised to grant planning consent.

Conditions/

Agreements/

Negotiations:

As per report (Item 3(b))with additional condition:

11. Before use of the development is commenced provision for cycle storage shall have been made within the site in accordance with the approved plans and shall be retained thereafter.

Reason - To ensure adequate on-site cycle parking provision for the approved

development in accordance with Policies CS2 and CS24 of the Local Plan for the New Forest outside of the National Park (Core Strategy).

In addition, the following conditions were reworded to ensure that the landscaped belt was adequately protected:

5. Before development commences a scheme of landscaping of the site shall be submitted for approval in writing by the Local Planning Authority. This scheme shall include:

a)     the existing trees and shrubs which have been agreed to be retained;

b)     a specification for new planting (species, size, spacing and location);

c)     areas for hard surfacing and the materials to be used;

d)     other means of enclosure;

e)     a method and programme for its implementation and the means to provide for its future maintenance.

No development shall take place unless these details have been approved and all planting, seeding or turfing comprised in the approved details of landscaping shall be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons following the occupation of the buildings or the completion of the development whichever is the sooner. Any trees or plants which within a period of 10 years from the completion of the development die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of a similar size or species, unless the Local Planning Authority gives written consent to any variation.

Reason:  To ensure that the development takes place in an appropriate way and to prevent inappropriate car parking to comply with Policy CS2 of the Local Plan for the New Forest District outside the National Park (Core Strategy).

6. No buildings, structures, fencing or other hardstanding shall be erected or installed within the landscaped feature as shown on Drawing No ADP/1424/P/100 Rev B unless otherwise agreed by the Local Planning Authority.

Reason:  This area of land provides an important landscaped feature and buffer at the entrance to Dukeswood Drive and Partridge Road, and it is important to ensure that the landscaping and tree planting is not further removed and replaced with buildings, hardstanding, and additional garden areas in the future in accordance with Policy DW-E12 of the adopted New Forest District Local Plan First Alteration and CS2 of the Core Strategy for the New Forest outside the National Park.

Refusal reasons:

As per report(item 3 (b))