Development Management Committee 16 December 2019
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DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE 16 DECEMBER 2019 Case No: 19/01276/REM (APPROVAL OF RESERVED MATTERS) Proposal: APPLICATION FOR THE APPROVAL OF RESERVED MATTERS (APPEARANCE, LANDSCAPING, LAYOUT AND SCALE) OF APPLICATION 16/02038/OUT FOR THE ERECTION OF 3 DWELLINGS Location: WINWICK GARAGE HAMERTON ROAD WINWICK HPE28 5PX Applicant: MR S PHILLIPS (URBAN DEVELOPMENTS PETERBOROUGH LTD) Grid Ref: 510531 280785 Date of Registration: 20.06.2019 Parish: WINWICK RECOMMENDATION - APPROVE This application is referred to the Development Management Committee (DMC) as Winwick Parish Councils recommendation of Refusal is contrary to the Local Planning Authorities recommendation of Approval. 1. DESCRIPTION OF SITE AND APPLICATION 1.1 The site comprises a redundant Coach Yard with two large outbuildings, concrete structures, hardstanding and grassed area. The site is situated within the built-up area of Winwick and is surrounded by residential properties and gardens. The site is accessed via a road bisected around an island which connects Hamerton Road with the junction of Main Street with Gidding Road. 1.2 The site is within a sensitive location in close proximity to a scheduled ancient monument and All Saints Church which is a grade ll* listed building and there are several ponds close to the site. 1.3 This application seeks the approval of reserved matters namely; appearance, landscaping, layout and scale following the approval of outline planning permission for the erection of three dwellings with all matters reserved except access. 1.4 For clarity and to aid consideration of the application, the definitions of the reserved matters are as follows (source: Article 2 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015: • 'Appearance' - the aspects of a building or place within the development which determine the visual impression the building or place makes, including the external built form of the development, its architecture, materials, decoration, lighting, colour and texture. • 'Landscaping' - the treatment of land (other than buildings) for the purpose of enhancing or protecting the amenities of the site and the area in which it is situated and includes: (a) screening by fences, walls or other means; (b) the planting of trees, hedges, shrubs or grass; (c) the formation of banks, terraces or other earthworks; (d) the laying out or provision of gardens, courts, squares, water features, sculpture or public art; and (e) the provision of other amenity features; • 'Layout' - the way in which buildings, routes and open spaces within the development are provided, situated and orientated in relation to each other and to buildings and spaces outside the development. • 'Scale' - the height, width and length of each building proposed within the development in relation to its surroundings. 1.5 The application has been amended several times during the course of the application in response to concerns received from local residents, Parish Council, HDC Officers and consultees. 2. NATIONAL GUIDANCE 2.1 The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF 2019) sets out the three economic, social and environmental objectives of the planning system to contribute to the achievement of sustainable development. The NPPF confirms that 'So sustainable development is pursued in a positive way, at the heart of the Framework is a presumption in favour of sustainable development. The NPPF sets out the Government's planning policies for: • delivering a sufficient supply of homes; • achieving well-designed places; • conserving and enhancing the natural environment; • conserving and enhancing the historic environment. 2.3 Planning Practice Guidance is also relevant and a material consideration. For full details visit the government website National Guidance 3. PLANNING POLICIES 3.1 Huntingdonshire's Local Plan to 2036 (Adopted 15th May 2019) • LP1: Amount of Development • LP2: Strategy for Development • LP4: Contributing to Infrastructure Delivery • LP6: Waste Water Management • LP9: Small Settlements • LP11: Design Context • LP12: Design Implementation • LP14: Amenity • LP15: Surface Water • LP16: Sustainable Travel • LP17: Parking Provision and vehicle movement • LP25: Housing Mix • LP30: Biodiversity and Geodiversity • LP31: Trees, Woodland, Hedges and Hedgerow. • LP34: Heritage Assets and their settings 3.2 Supplementary Planning Documents (SPD) and Guidance: • Huntingdonshire Design Guide SPD 2017 • Huntingdonshire Townscape and Landscape Assessment SPD 2007 • Developer Contributions SPD 2011 • Cambridgeshire Flood and Water SPD 2017 • Annual Monitoring Report October 2019 regarding housing land supply. Local For full details visit the government website Local policies 4. PLANNING HISTORY 4.1 16/02038/OUT - Outline application for the erection of three dwellings with all matters reserved except for access - Approved 03.03.2017. 4.2 0403242S73 - Renewal of permission 0102062 for erection of three dwellings and garages - approved 17.01.2005. 4.3 010206S73 - Renewal of permission 9801057 - for erection of three dwellings and garages - Approved 01.11.2001. 4.4 98/01057/OUT - Renewal of consent Ref: 95/0552 for the erection of 3 dwellings & garages - Approved 10.09.1998. 4.5 95/00552/OUT - Erection of three dwellings and garages - Approved 21.09.1995. 4.6 95/00177/OUT - Erection of four dwellings and garages - Refused 11.04.1995. 5. CONSULTATIONS 5.1 Winwick Parish Council recommends refusal (copies attached). 5.2 CCC Local Highway Authority (LHA): No objections or recommendations. 5.3 The Wildlife Trust - None received. 5.4 HDC Conservation - No objections. 5.5 HDC Trees & Landscaping - No objections 5.6 HDC - Urban Design (UD) - No objections and commented: the amendments address previous UD comments, whilst the application is now acceptable in design terms, I recommend the following minor amendments are sought before presenting at committee - • submission of a site section and a reduction in the ridgeline over the garage to Plot 2 is amended and arranged north-south (parallel with the southeast site boundary) to reduce the apparent scale adjacent to Loneacre. Recommend conditions in regard to materials, architectural details, levels, hard and soft landscaping, obscurity of balcony screens. 5.7 HDC Environmental Health - No objections and commented; This application does not affect the requirement for a contamination investigation condition (condition 4 of the outline approval) so we have no comment to make. 5.8 HDC Operations (Bins) - None received. 5.9 Historic England - No comment. 6. REPRESENTATIONS 6.1 Representations were received from Dalkieth Cottage, Horseshoe Cottage, Laburnham Cottage, The Cottage, Old Post Office Hammerton Road, The Old Vicarage Main Street and The Barn raising the following objections to the proposals: - The plans do not accommodate the seasonal pond - Drainage issues - Potential contamination of surrounding properties during clearance of the site - Overlooking and loss of privacy from windows, balconies and rooflights - Out of keeping with the character of the area, materials, design and scale - Noise impacts from the use of the balconies and residential use of the site - Planting of trees will impact on our vegetable patch, drawing water away and adding shade. - Overshadowing and overbearing - Overdevelopment of the site, density - Impact on wildlife, newts and trees - No notification of proposal - Finished floor levels - ground levels - Location of bin collection points and access issues - Burning of waste - Air pollution issues due to local straw burners the proposals will add to this 7. ASSESSMENT 7.1 The main issues to consider in the determination of this application are: • The Principle of the development and design • Impact on the character and appearance of the area • Residential Amenity • Access and Highway Safety • Ecology, Biodiversity and protected Trees • Infrastructure requirements and Planning Obligations • Housing Mix The Principle of the Development 7.2 The principle of residential development for the erection of up to 3 dwellings and access has already been established through the granting of Outline Planning Permission reference 16/02038/OUT therefore, the main issues to be considered are the reserved matter details of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale, including whether the proposal complies with the Policies of the adopted Development Plan. These include consideration of the proposed layout, housing density, building scale and form, parking, refuse arrangements and landscaping and taking account of how these function in the context of the area in general, having regard to the existing character of the area, and impacts upon residential amenity. Impact on the Character and Appearance of the Area 7.3 This part of Winwick is characterised by a range of two storey dwellings set close to the road and constructed with a mixture of materials predominately light painted render and painted brick with pantile roofs. There are two main clusters of development in Winiwick centred around the Green and Old Weston Road junction and Hamerton Road and Old Weston Road junction where dwellings are more densely positioned, with surrounding dwellings more sparsely positioned on larger plots. 7.4 The site lies within the built up area of Winwick and is bounded by Loneacre to the east, Horseshoe cottage to the north and the Old Post Office to the west. Mature tree planting exists to the south of the site within the neighbouring garden of The Old Vicarage; a tall Leylandii hedge exists on