MEDSTEAD PARISH COUNCIL

Minutes of the Planning Committee held on Wednesday 8th July 2020

PRESENT: Councillors Roy Pullen (Chair), Mike (Jo) Smith, Mike (Ja) Smith & Charles Clark. Also present: Peter Baston (Parish Clerk).

20.38 OPEN SESSION Cllr Mike (Jo) Smith mentioned that a mobile home which has been parked up in Station Approach has now moved to Lymington Bottom Rd. Cllr Pullen asked for this to be raised at Full Council.

20.39 APOLOGIES. None.

20.40 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST None.

20.41 MINUTES i. The minutes of the meeting held on the 10th June 2020, previously circulated were agreed as a true record, proposed by Cllr Clark and second by Cllr Mike (Jo) Smith and would be signed by the Chairman at a later date. ii. No Matters Arising.

20.42 CHAIRMAN’S REPORT Cllr Pullen reported a very quiet month again but two appeals have been lodged, the first is as expected, the proposed traveller plots on Abbey Road. Although technically within the parish of Parish Council get to comment officially as the site is less than a quarter of a from our boundary. This will be an informal hearing, details of which are unknown to date. The second is against the refusal of East District Council (EHDC) to allow an extra dwelling to be built next to a house in Abbey Road. This was refused last year by EHDC, taken to appeal which was rejected and then submitted again very quickly by EHDC, with the latest appeal being lodged this month, this one will be by written representation.

20.43 EHDC DECISION NOTICES Reference No: 58646 Location: Workshop, Holly Cottage, Redwood Lane, Medstead, Alton, GU34 5PE Proposal: Lawful development certificate existing use - Use of Building 1 for metal working and the undertaking of small machinery repairs (B1c use) and Building 2 for car repairs (B1c use). Decision: LAWFULNESS CERTIF - EXISTING - PERMITTED

Reference No: 58461/002 Location: 8 Rosings Grove, Medstead, Alton, GU34 5JN Proposal: Lawful development certificate proposed - loft conversion - rear dormer and windows in side roofslopes. Decision: LAWFULNESS CERTIF - PROPOSED - PERMITTED

Reference No: 58687 Location: Stroma, Five Ash Road, Medstead, Alton, GU34 5EJ Proposal: Single storey side extension, front porch and alterations to roof at rear (amended description 12/6/20). Decision: PERMISSION

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20.44 TREE PRESERVATION ORDER. To note the provisional TPO (EH1147)2020. This was noted by the Committee

20.45 PLANNING APPEAL(S). i. Land north of Lower Park Farm, Abbey Road, Medstead, Alton. (EHDC planning reference 58352). Medstead Parish Council confirm that their comments on the original planning application still stand.

We would point out that since the last application was refused that another site for 5 no travellers’ pitches in the neighbouring parish has been passed by the local Planning Authority. There are also empty pitches still available in Four Marks from previous approvals which along with EHDC’s proven Travellers’ pitches supply suggests that there is no need at present for further pitches. The proposed sites being dealt with under this appeal are further away from schools, public transport, medical services, main roads, etc than those already approved in Four Marks.

Medstead Parish Council asks that the Inspector rejects this appeal having taken into account all the evidence provided by East Hants District Council , local residents, the three Parish Councils and various experts.

Should you be minded to allow this appeal we would ask that you condition the following: 1. The site shall not be occupied by any persons other than gypsies and travellers as defined in Annex 1: Glossary, paragraph 1 of the Planning Policy for Traveller Sites, August 2015, or any documents that supersedes or revises this definition. Reason - The site lies in a locality where permission would not normally be granted for residential development.

2. No more than 16 caravans as defined in the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960 and the Caravans Sites Act 1968 (or any subsequent legislation that defines caravans), shall be stationed on the site at any time, of which only 8 caravans shall be static caravans. Reason - To control the level of residential use on the land, and in the interests of amenity.

3. No development shall commence on site until details of a scheme for foul and surface water drainage has been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority. Such details should include provision for all surface water drainage from parking areas and areas of hardstanding to prevent surface water from discharging onto the highway and should be based on site investigation and percolation tests. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details before any part of the development is first occupied and shall be retained thereafter. Reason - To ensure adequate provision for drainage. It is considered necessary for this to be a pre- commencement condition as such details need to be taken into account in the construction of the development and thus go to the heart of the planning permission.

4.The utility/day rooms hereby permitted shall be restricted to use as ancillary accommodation to the caravan site from which they shall not be let, sold separately, or severed thereafter. Reason - The site is in an area where a new dwelling would not normally be permitted.

5. No commercial activities shall take place on the land, including the storage of materials. Reason - In the interest of the amenity of surrounding property and the character and appearance of the area.

6.No external floodlighting shall at any time be erected or installed at the site, unless agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority. Reason - To protect the rural character and appearance of the area and the intrinsic qualities of dark night skies and the setting of the South Downs International Dark Sky Reserve.

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7. The development hereby approved shall not be first brought into use until a fully detailed landscape and planting scheme for the site has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Such details shall include the retention of all boundary trees/hedgerows and all hard and soft landscaping and boundary treatment details. The works shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details and in accordance with the recommendations of the appropriate British Standards or other recognised codes of good practice. Hard boundary treatment features shall be erected prior to the first use of the development hereby approved and retained thereafter; soft landscaping shall be carried out in the first planting season after practical completion or first occupation of the development, whichever is earlier, unless otherwise first agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Any trees or plants which, within a period of 5 years after planting, are removed, die or become seriously damaged or defective, shall be replaced as soon as is reasonably practicable with others of species, size and number as originally approved unless a suitable alternative species is otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Reason - In the interests of the visual amenities of the locality and to enable proper consideration to be given to the impact of the proposed development on existing trees.

8. All boundary trees and hedging shall be retained unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority. Reason - To protect the rural character and appearance of the area.

9. Notwithstanding any indication of materials that may have been given in the application or in the absence of such information, no development above slab level shall take place to construct the day rooms until samples / details including manufacturers details of all the materials to be used for external facing and roofing of the day room buildings hereby approved have been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority. The development works shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details. Reason - To ensure that the materials used in the construction of the approved development harmonise with the surroundings.

10. The development hereby permitted shall not be brought into use until the areas shown on the approved plan for the parking of vehicles shall have been made available, surfaced and marked out. The parking areas shall then be permanently retained and reserved for that purpose at all times. Reason - To make provision for off street parking for the purpose of highway safety. No part of the development hereby approved shall be occupied until details for the on-site provision of bin storage facilities have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall not be occupied until the bin storage has been constructed in accordance with the approved details and thereafter retained and kept available. Reason - To ensure the adequate provision of on-site facilities.

This appeal has been granted to meet the personal needs of the plot owners who have provided personal statements for the appeal. So, the planning permission is limited to their personal use and the plots are not to be sold on if they cease to use them and the land must be restored to its original condition. ii. Langley, 25 Abbey Road, Medstead, Alton, GU34 5PB. (EHDC planning reference 24939/002). Medstead Parish Council confirm that their comments on the original planning application still stand. The appellant makes great play on the fact that the existing Settlement Policy Boundary will be included within the Local Plan 3, however East Hants District Council have not yet published the edition that will be put before the Inspector/Examiner so it can only be conjecture at present. MPC and many others objected strongly about the SPBs, not necessarily about the locations but the illogical and inconsistent positioning so these could be different in the next published edition and the Examiner / Inspector may well suggest yet further changes. This means that at this moment in time Planning Law is as it stands on the day this Appeal is heard and what might be in the future is irrelevant now.

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20.46 PLANNING APPLICATION(S). i. 20702/008 Barn style car port with small shed. Swallows, Five Ash Road, Medstead, Alton, GU34 5EJ Medstead Parish Council have reviewed the application and have no objection.

ii. 25449/006 Notification for Prior Approval for a Proposed Change of Use of Light Industrial (B1c) to a Dwelling house (Class C3) Workshop, Holly Cottage, Redwood Lane, Medstead, Alton, GU34 5PE Medstead Parish Council have reviewed the application. The applicant has very recently gained a Certificate of Lawful Use for this site on the grounds that ‘it had been used as light industrial (B1c) for a period of 10years prior to the making of the application’. This means that the unit is viable and important to the area in terms of the availability of light industrial premises. It should be noted that the application is for the original building and does not include the various extensions/lean tos, etc that show up on the aerial photograph provided by the applicant.

Should EHDC be minded to grant this application Medstead Parish Council requests that you Condition the approval to C3a only and the site is unsuitable for C3b and C3c

iii. 25449/007 Notification for Prior Approval for a Proposed Change of Use of Light Industrial (B1c) to a Dwelling house (Class C3) Workshop, Holly Cottage, Redwood Lane, Medstead, Alton, GU34 5PE Medstead Parish Council have reviewed the application. The applicant has very recently gained a Certificate of Lawful Use for this site on the grounds that ‘it had been used as light industrial (B1c) for a period of 10years prior to the making of the application’. This means that the unit is viable and important to the area in terms of the availability of light industrial premises. It should be noted that the application is for the original building and does not include the various extensions/lean tos, etc that show up on the aerial photograph provided by the applicant.

Should EHDC be minded to grant this application Medstead Parish Council requests that you Condition the approval to C3a only and the site is unsuitable for C3b and C3c

There were no further matters to discuss and the meeting was closed at 7.05pm.

Signed Chairman …………………………………………………………….. Date……………………………………………………

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