Minutes:
Change of use of land for residential purposes for 2 no. gypsy pitches, comprising of a mobile home (caravan), a touring caravan and a utility/day room each together with the formation of hardstanding.?
Members discussed:
· This will not be a transit site and will have permanent pitches within it. Any additional pitches would require Planning permission as is the case with other sites in the area.
· That the site will help meet the need for providing sites under the Gypsy and Traveller Assessment (GTA) and will only be occupied by people of that ethnicity and background.
· Any potential breaches of the use of the accommodation for occupants who do not come from that background will be enforced in the same way as any other planning condition and should there be a reason to suspect anything, Planning would investigate accordingly.
· Compliance with the Neighbourhood Transport Policy and if the lack of public transport and shopping facilities would cause a problem for the occupiers.
DECISION
A: The Committee resolved to Grant planning permission subject to no new issues being raised by the Garden Trust and/or the Hampshire Gardens Trust and that the Head of Place be authorised delegated authority to issue the planning permission after the expiry date of the statutory consultation period.
Subject to the following Planning Conditions:
OR
B: That, should the Gardens Trust and/or the Hampshire Gardens Trust raise any issues in respect of the proposed development, the application be brought back to the Planning Committee for further consideration.
Subject to the following Planning Conditions:
CONDITIONS
1. The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.
REASON: To comply with Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended)
2. The development hereby permitted shall be fully implemented in accordance with the following plans/documents (including any mitigation/enhancement recommended therein):
16_818_003A Rev. A (Proposed Site - Block Plan) and 16_818_005; (Utility /Day Room – Indicative Layout, Elevation) and Heritage Impact Assessment produced by Green Planning Studio (August 2020).
REASON: To ensure that the development is carried out in accordance with the approved details and in the interest of proper planning.
3. The development hereby approved shall only be occupied by gypsies/travellers meeting the definition in Annex 1, paragraph 2 of Planning Policy for Traveller Sites (August 2015) (or any subsequent Planning Policy Document of this nature).
REASON: To comply with the submitted application, to help meeting an identified need for gypsy and traveller pitches in the District, in compliance with policy H5 of the adopted Hart Local Plan – Strategy and Sites 2016-2032 and the NPPF.
4. Prior to the construction of the day rooms hereby approved, samples of the external materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of the buildings shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.
The details shall be fully implemented and completed in accordance with the approved details prior to the first occupation of the development.
REASON: To ensure a high-quality external appearance of the buildings and to satisfy policy NBE9 of the adopted Hart Local Plan and Sites 2016-2032, saved local policy GEN1 of the Hart District Local Plan 1996-2006 and the NPPF 2019.
5. Prior to the construction of the day rooms hereby approved, a detailed wastewater drainage scheme shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
The details shall be fully implemented and completed in accordance with the approved details prior to the first occupation of the development.
REASON: In the interest of providing the development with adequate infrastructure and to satisfy policy H5 of the adopted Hart Local Plan - Strategy and Sites 2016-2032, saved policies GEN1 of the Hart District Local Plan (Replacement) 1996-2006, policy DNP16 of the Dogmersfield Neighbourhood Plan 2016- 2032 and the NPPF 2019.
6. Prior to the construction of the hardstanding area hereby approved, a detailed surface water management scheme shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The surface water drainage scheme shall be based on sustainable drainage principles.
The details shall be fully implemented and completed in accordance with the approved details prior to the first occupation of the development.
REASON: In the interest of preventing on-site and off-site flood risk and to satisfy policy NBE5 of the adopted Hart Local Plan - Strategy and Sites 2016-2032, saved policies GEN1 of the Hart District Local Plan (Replacement) 1996-2006, policy DNP15 of the Dogmersfield Neighbourhood Plan 2016- 2032 and the NPPF 2019.
7. The development hereby approved shall not be occupied until details of any external lighting have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The external lighting shall only be installed, operated and maintained in accordance with the approved scheme.
REASON: In the interest of natural character of the surrounding countryside and to satisfy policy NBE2 of the adopted Hart Local Plan and Sites 2016-2032, saved local policy GEN1 of the Hart District Local Plan 1996-2006 and the NPPF 2019.
8. Notwithstanding any information submitted with this application, details of a soft landscape strategy along the perimeter of the application site and a long-term landscape management plan shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development hereby approved shall not be occupied until such strategy is fully implemented as approved by the Local Planning Authority.
Soft landscape details shall include planting plans, written specifications with details of species, sizes, quantities of plants, management plans, boundaries and implementation schedule of landscape proposals.
Any trees or plants which, within a period of five years after approved completion, are removed, die or become, in the opinion of the local planning authority, seriously damaged or defective, shall be replaced as soon as is reasonably practicable with others of similar species, size and number as originally approved.
The long -term landscape management plan shall be implemented for the lifetime of the development.
REASON: To ensure the development is adequately landscaped in the interest of visual amenity and the character of the area as a whole in accordance with policies NBE2 and NBE9 of the adopted Hart Local Plan - Strategy and Sites 2016-2032, saved policies GEN1 of the Hart District Local Plan (Replacement) 1996-2006, policy DNP6 of the Dogmersfield Neighbourhood Plan 2016- 2032 and the NPPF 2019.
9. Details of hardstanding and boundary treatments shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to first occupation of the development hereby approved. The hardstanding and boundary treatment for the development shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details.
REASON: In the interest of visual amenity and the character of the area as a whole in accordance with policies NBE2 and NBE9 of the adopted Hart Local Plan - Strategy and Sites 2016-2032, saved policies GEN1 of the Hart District Local Plan (Replacement) 1996-2006, policy DNP6 of the Dogmersfield Neighbourhood Plan 2016- 2032 and the NPPF 2019.
10.No work of construction shall take place until and unless a Tree Protection Plan
detailing proposed tree protection details has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The existing trees adjacent/close to the boundaries of the site, shall not be lopped, felled and the ground within root protection areas shall not be altered or otherwise affected in any way. Trees, hedgerows and groups of mature shrubs adjacent/close to the site shall be retained and protected only in accordance with British Standard 5837:2012 'Trees In Relation To Construction Recommendations' (or any subsequent revision) and shall be maintained fully intact and (in the case of the fencing) at all times, until the completion of all building operations on the site. All work shall take place in accordance with the approved details.
REASON: To ensure existing trees adjoining the site are not damaged, in the interest of the visual amenity and natural setting of the area in accordance with policy NBE2 of the adopted Hart Local Plan - Strategy and Sites 2016-2032, saved policies GEN1 and CON8 of the Hart District Local Plan (Replacement) 1996-2006, policy DNP6 of the Dogmersfield Neighbourhood Plan 2016- 2032 and the NPPF 2019.
INFORMATIVES
The Council works positively and proactively on development proposals to deliver sustainable development in accordance with the NPPF. In this instance:
The applicant was advised of the necessary information needed to process the application and once received, the application was acceptable and no further engagement with the applicant was required.
Details to address condition no. 8 should contain native species rather than non-native species. New hedgerow and tree planting should follow that native species that are seen locally to the site.
Notes: Mr Nat Green spoke in favour of the application.
Graham Chisnall (Dogmersfield Parish Council) and Mr Andrew Fraser-Urquhart QC spoke against the application