Agenda item

Construct 29 dwellings Phase 1 – Reserved Matters relating to reference 20/00844/OUT

Former site of Lynncroft Primary School, Lynncroft, Eastwood, Nottinghamshire

Construct 29 dwellings Phase 1 – Reserved Matters relating to reference 20/00844/OUT

Former site of Lynncroft Primary School, Lynncroft, Eastwood, Nottinghamshire

The application is brought to the Committee as it is a reserved matters application for a major residential development.

There were no late items.

A statement was read out on behalf of Katy Falls, the applicant.  Bob Charlesworth, objecting, and Councillor R Bullock, Ward Member, made representation to the Committee prior to the general debate.

Having given due regard to the representations before it, the Committee considered the application.  There were concerns about the behaviour of the developer and their contractors.  It was agreed that the site should be developed, but there were concerns about phasing development, building housing that met the climate change challenge and drainage.  It was noted that the Committee wanted to consider the layout of the site holistically, to ensure previous concerns about overlooking and the impact on neighbour amenity were addressed.  Debate progressed on to how water was to be dealt with on the site, it was noted that the outline permission had been granted prior to the unprecedented flooding that occurred in the Borough during storm Babet.

It was proposed by Councillor S J Carr and seconded by Councillor D K Watts that there be a recorded vote that the vote be recorded.  The votes were cast as follows:

RESOLVED that planning permission be refused.

RESOLVED that the reasons for refusal, to include the need for the Committee to see the layout of the entire site, the need for a holistic approach and flooding, with the precise wording of the refusal to be delegated to Chair for the item in agreement with the Head of Planning and Economic Development.

Reasons

The proposal, by virtue of the piecemeal phasing of development, would fail to take an holistic approach to the wider development of the allocation site parameters and the wider area. The development would fail to address wider issues affecting the site such as neighbour amenity (through restricted layout) and surface water flooding, contrary to Policies 1 and 10 of the Aligned Core Strategy and Policies 1, 2 and 17 of the Part 2 Local Plan 2019.

(Having declared a pecuniary interest in the item, Councillor D Bagshaw vacated the Chair for the duration of the item, did not participate in the debate and did not vote thereon.  In the absence of the Vice Chair it was proposed by Councillor G Bunn and seconded by Councillor P A Smith that Councillor G Marshall take the Chair for this item.  On being put to the meeting the motion was passed.

            RESOLVED that Councillor G Marshall take the Chair for the duration of the item.

Having declared himself pre-determined, Councillor R Bullock made representation to the Committee as a Ward Member and left the meeting for the duration of the debate on the item and did not vote thereon.)