West Devon Development Management and Licensing Committee Title: Agenda Date: Tuesday, 26th February, 2019 Time: 9.30 am Venue: Chamber - Kilworthy Park Full Members: Chairman Cllr Sanders Vice Chairman Cllr Roberts Members: Cllr Baldwin Cllr Moyse Cllr Cann OBE Cllr Parker Cllr Hockridge Cllr Pearce Cllr Mott Cllr Yelland Interests – Members are reminded of their responsibility to declare any Declaration and disclosable pecuniary interest not entered in the Authority's Restriction on register or local non pecuniary interest which they have in any Participation: item of business on the agenda (subject to the exception for sensitive information) and to leave the meeting prior to discussion and voting on an item in which they have a disclosable pecuniary interest. Committee Kathy Trant Specialist - Democratic Services 01803 861185 administrator: Page No 1. Apologies for Absence 2. Declarations of Interest Members are invited to declare any personal or disclosable pecuniary interests, including the nature and extent of such interests they may have in any items to be considered at this meeting. [If Councillors have any questions relating to predetermination, bias or interests in items on this Agenda, then please contact the Monitoring Officer in advance of the meeting] 3. Items Requiring Urgent Attention To consider those items which, in the opinion of the Chairman, should be considered by the Meeting as matters of urgency (if any). 4. Confirmation of Minutes 1 - 4 Meeting held on 11 December 2018 5. Planning Applications 5 - 158 To see Letters of Representation and further supplementary information relating to any of the planning applications on the agenda, please select the following link and enter the relevant Reference number: http://westdevon.gov.uk/searchlanding WARD NAME Drewsteignton APPLICATION NUMBER 2701/18/FUL LOCATION Land North of A30 Junction, Whiddon Down DEVELOPMENT Development of new shop and ancillary cafe with supporting secondary areas consisting of storage, WCs, offices and kitchen space (resubmission of 1255/18/FUL) APPLICANT JW Mann Ltd WARD NAME Tavistock South West APPLICATION NUMBER 2780/18/ARM LOCATION Land Adjacent To Callington Road, Tavistock LOCATION Application for approval of reserved matters Page No for details of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for residential development comprising 157no. dwellings with associated landscaping and drainage infrastructure following outline approval 00554/2013 APPLICANT Bovis Homes Ltd WARD NAME Okehampton North APPLICATION NUMBER 3441/17/OPA LOCATION Proposed development site at SX573976, Folly Gate DEVELOPMENT Outline application with some matters reserved for the construction of 23 dwellings, associated car parking, access and estate road, private amenity space and public open space APPLICANT K Hawkins-Sampson WARD NAME Buckland Monachorum APPLICATION NUMBER 3194/18/FUL LOCATION Axtown Lodge, Green Lane, Yelverton DEVELOPMENT Erection of two storey residential dwelling with associated parking APPLICANT Mr G Liesching WARD NAME Okehampton North APPLICATION NUMBER 1667/18/FUL LOCATION Land rear of London Inn, 22 West Street, Okehampton DEVELOPMENT Erection of 3no. cottages APPLICANT Hayrish Ltd WARD NAME Tavistock North APPLICATION NUMBER 1738/18/HHO LOCATION The Leaze, 7 Kilworthy Hill, Tavistock DEVELOPMENT Householder application for erection of wooden trellis and pergola APPLICANT Ms J Flatman 6. Planning Appeals Update 159 - 160 Page No At a Meeting of the DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT & LICENSING COMMITTEE held at the Council Chamber, Council Offices, Kilworthy Park, Drake Road, TAVISTOCK on TUESDAY the 11th day of DECEMBER 2018 at 10.00am Present: Cllr P R Sanders – Chairman Cllr A Roberts – Vice Chairman Cllr R E Baldwin Cllr W G Cann OBE Cllr J Evans Cllr J Hockridge Cllr C Mott Cllr D E Moyse Cllr T G Pearce Cllr J Yelland COP Lead Development Management (PW) Planning Specialists (IL, CS) Specialist Place Making (AW) Solicitor (SN) Specialist Democratic Services (KT) *DM&L 29 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Apologies for absence were received from Cllr G Parker for whom Cllr J Evans substituted. *DM&L 30 DECLARATION OF INTEREST Members were invited to declare any interests in the items of business to be considered and the following were made. Cllr T G Pearce declared a personal interest in all applications by virtue of being a Member of the Devon Building Control Partnership. He remained in the meeting and took part in the debate and vote on the item. *DM&L 31 CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES The Minutes of the Development Management and Licensing Committee Meeting held on 13 November 2018 were confirmed and signed by the Chairman as a correct record. *DM&L 32 PLANNING, LISTED BUILDING, TREE PRESERVATION ORDER AND ENFORCEMENT REPORTS The Committee considered the applications prepared by the Development Management Specialists and considered also the comments of Town and Parish Councils together with other representations received, which were listed within the presented agenda reports and summarised below, and RESOLVED : (a) Application No: 4261/17/FUL Ward: Buckland Monachorum Site Address: West Harrow, Crapstone, Devon PL20 7PW Application for construction of new detached 4 bedroom dwelling with integral double garage Case Officer Update: None Speakers included: Objector – Dr Rich Reed: Supporter – Mr Tom Rogers: local Ward Member – Cllr Sanders RECOMMENDATION: Conditional Approval COMMITTEE DECISION : Conditional Approval [Please note: This application was approved by virtue of Chairman’s casting vote] (b) Application No: 2138/18/FUL Ward: Tavistock South East Site Address: Land adjacent to Breckland, Down Road, Tavistock Erection of two dwellings Case Officer Update: Plot 2 would be 12 metres from the boundary with Deer Leap and no 12 was then a further 11 metres away, so 23 metres in total; the ridge height would be 148.78, whereas the neighbouring property ‘The Bedfords’ ridge height was 153.34; main modifications had been submitted in respect of the Joint Local Plan Policy STP3: provision of new homes, and moderate weight could be afforded to that policy. Speakers included: Objector – Ms Pauline Marsh: Parish Council Representative – Cllr Paul Ward: Supporter – Mr Peter Rowan: local Ward Member – Cllr Oxborough, Cllr Sellis (statement read) RECOMMENDATION: Conditional Approval COMMITTEE DECISION : Conditional Approval *DM&L 33 PLANNING APPEALS UPDATE The Committee received and noted the updated list of Planning Appeals including Enforcement Appeals. The Specialist Place Making provided more detail regarding the appeal decision related to the Tree Preservation Order. (The Meeting terminated at 12.30pm) ______________________ Chairman PLANNING APPLICATION REPORT Case Officer: Anna Henderson-Smith Parish: Drewsteignton Ward: Drewsteignton Application No: 2701/18/FUL Agent/Applicant: Applicant: Mr Michael Gordon JW Mann Ltd Rural Solutions Ltd C/O Agent Canalside House Brewery Lane Skipton BD23 1DR Site Address: Land North Of A30 Junction, Whiddon Down, Drewsteignton, Devon Development: Development of new shop and ancillary cafe with supporting secondary areas consisting of storage, WCs, offices and kitchen space (resubmission of 1255/18/FUL) Reason taken to Development Management Committee: This application was called in by Cllr Sanders for the following reasons: • Development of a retail unit in open countryside with no relationship to any other buildings or enterprises. • Impact on the rural nature of the site. • Highly visible from many locations both near and distant. • Other more suitable sites in the general area. • No reason given to support an argument that the building and car parking must be developed in this area. • The works required to locate the facility will adversely impact the general topography of the area. Recommendation: Approval Pre-commencement conditions agreed by agent. Conditions: 1) Time limit 2) Adherence to plans 3) Materials 4) Hours of operation and restrictions 5) Origin of goods 6) Sales/goods restrictions 7) Use restrictions and PD removal 8) A1 retail area restriction 9) Drainage design 10) Foul drainage 11) Landscaping 12) Traffic signage 13) Hedgerows 14) Ecological mitigation and enhancement 15) EPS license 16) Tree protection 17) Unexpected contamination 18) PD removal for extensions and alterations 19) Lighting installation 20) Erection or brise soleil 21) Electric vehicle charging points Key issues for consideration: The main issues are the principle of the development particularly in this location, access, parking and highways safety, landscape impact and economic, ecology, drainage, neighbour amenity and any impact upon village vitality Site Description: The application site is a parcel of agricultural land located immediately to the north of the A30 junction at Whiddon Down. Officers understand that the land was used as a temporary storage area when the junction was constructed, and it’s most recent use has been as agricultural ground for the storage of bales. The land slopes gently down from south to north. Directly to the south is the access track and dense woodland, with the field boundary to the east and north. The land drops down sharply to the west to the adjacent slip road, with the land retained. The site is served by a single track lane which has a junction with the road to Hittisleigh, which itself joins the A30 slip road close by. The site is within open countryside but is otherwise free of specific spatial planning constraints. The Dartmoor National Park is approximately 250m to the south. The nearest listed