Public Document Pack PLANNING COMMITTEE DATE: Tuesday, 8 December 2020 TIME: 2.00 pm VENUE: Online only - Due to Covid-19, this meeting will be held remotely and will be livestreamed here: https://bit.ly/HarrogateYouTube (Copy and paste the link in your browser). Notice is hereby given that the above meeting will take place for the purpose following and, by virtue of Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972, any other matter(s) which the Chair considers should be dealt with at the meeting as a matter of urgency. AGENDA Item Title Page Number 1. AP OLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND NOTIFICATION OF SUBSTITUTES: 2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST: Members to advise of any declarations of interest. 3. MINUTES: 5 - 8 of the meeting of the Committee held on the 17 November 2020. 4. EXEMPT INFORMATION: To determine whether to exclude the press and public during the consideration of any exempt information items. MATTERS FOR THE COMMITTEE TO DEAL WITH UNDER DELEGATED POWERS 5. LIST OF PLANS: To determine applications or make observations on applications made under the Town and Country Planning Act 1972 and the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990. (1) 20/03868/RG3 - Land East of 27-33 Park Row, 9 - 18 Knaresborough: 2. Legal and Governance | Harrogate Borough Council | PO Box 787 | Harrogate | HG1 9RW 01423 500600 www.harrogate.gov.uk (2) 19/04119/DVCMAJ - Manse Farm, Knaresborough, North 19 - 30 Yorkshire: 3. 6. APPLICATIONS DETERMINED UNDER THE PLANNING SCHEME 31 - 256 OF DELEGATION: The Executive Officer – Development Management and Building Control to submit a list of planning applications determined under delegated powers, and also those delegated to himself in consultation with the Chair and Vice Chair of the Committee, which had been approved since the last meeting. MEMBERSHIP: Councillor John Mann (Chair). Councillor Nigel Simms, Councillor Margaret Atkinson, Councillor Bernard Bateman, MBE, Councillor Trevor Chapman, Councillor Jim Clark, Councillor Sid Hawke, Councillor Pat Marsh, Councillor Stuart Martin, MBE, Councillor Zoe Metcalfe, Councillor Andrew Paraskos and Councillor Robert Windass. Members are reminded that in order to expedite business at the meeting and enable Officers to adapt their presentations to address areas causing difficulty, they are encouraged to contact Officers prior to the meeting with questions on technical issues in reports. Please contact Charles Casey, Democratic Services Officer Tel: 01423 500600 Email: [email protected], if you have any queries or need further information on this agenda - telephone or email 01423 500600, [email protected]. Legal and Governance | Harrogate Borough Council | PO Box 787 | Harrogate | HG1 9RW 01423 500600 www.harrogate.gov.uk Agenda Item 3 PLANNING COMMITTEE 17 NOVEMBER 2020 (FROM 2.00 PM TO 3.45 PM) PRESENT: Councillor John Mann in the Chair. Councillors Bernard Bateman, Trevor Chapman, Jim Clark, Sid Hawke, Pat Marsh, Stuart Martin, Andrew Paraskos, Nigel Simms and Robert Windass. Late Arrivals: None Early Departures: Councillor Jim Clark and 3.26 pm 51/20 – APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND NOTIFICATION OF SUBSTITUTES: Apologies for absence had been received from Councillors Margaret Atkinson and Zoe Metcalfe. 52/20 – DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST: There were no declarations of interest declared at the meeting. 53/20 – MINUTES: The Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 27 October 2020 were unanimously approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair. 54/20 – EXEMPT INFORMATION: There were no exempt information items. MATTERS WHICH THE COMMITTEE DEALT WITH UNDER DELEGATED POWERS 55/20 – LIST OF PLANS: In accordance with the Scheme of Delegation, the Committee made the following decisions: 55/20(01) CASE NUMBER: 20/00323/REMMAJ GRID REF: EAST 436632 NORTH 450968 APPLICATION NO.: 6.122.350.A.REMMAJ LOCATION: Land Comprising Field At 436632 450968 Massey Fold Spofforth North Yorkshire PROPOSAL: Reserved matters application for the Erection of 72 no. dwellings (Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale considered) under Outline Permission 17/04102/OUTMAJ (Amended Scheme). APPLICANT: Vistry Partnerships Limited / Yorkshire Housing Limited REFUSED. Reason(s) for refusal:- 1 The proposed development would by reason of its poor design and layout have a detrimental urbanising impact upon the character and setting of Spofforth (a Page 3 visually attractive historic village) and fails to add to the quality of the area in a manner contrary to the provisions of Chapter 12 of the National Planning Policy Framework ( Achieving well-designed places). Councillor Andy Paraskos (Ward Member for Spofforth and Lower Wharfedale), Chris Heslop (Member of Spofforth with Stockeld Parish Council), Alan Dewey and Luke Barrett (Objectors) and Stephen Hughes - (Applicant) attended the meeting and spoke to the item under the Council’s Opportunity to Speak Scheme. The officer’s recommendations that the application be ‘deferred and approved subject to conditions’ were moved and seconded. On a vote being taken six Members voted against and three voted for the officer’s recommendations therefore the motion to defer and approve fell. It was subsequently moved and seconded that the application be refused on the grounds of the applications poor design and layout and its detrimental impact on the character and setting of the historic village. On a vote being taken six Members voted for the motion to refuse and three against therefore the motion to refuse was passed. 55/20(02) CASE NUMBER: 20/00486/DVCMAJ GRID REF: EAST 436488 NORTH 456903 APPLICATION NO.: 6.500.273.K.DVCMAJ LOCATION: Manse Farm Knaresborough HG5 0NY PROPOSAL: Variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) to allow a further 11 dwellings in Phase East of planning permission 17/05491/REMMAJ - Reserved matters application (layout, scale, appearance and landscaping) for erection of 600 dwellings including laying out of open space, landscaping and access roads, approved under outline planning permission Ref 13/00535/EIAMAJ. APPLICANT: Taylor Wimpey DEFERRED for the following reason(s):- 0 Deferred for approval by the Executive Officer-Development Management and Building Control subject to conditions and a Deed of Variation to the existing s106 Agreement. Becky Lomas - (Agent) attended the meeting and spoke to the item under the Council’s Opportunity to Speak Scheme. The officer’s recommendations that the application be ‘deferred and approved subject to conditions and a deed of variation to the existing s106 agreement.’ were Page 4 moved and seconded. On a vote being taken seven Members voted for the officer’s recommendations and two against therefore the officer’s recommendations were approved. 56/20 – APPLICATIONS DETERMINED UNDER THE PLANNING SCHEME OF DELEGATION: The Executive Officer – Development Management and Building Control submitted a list of planning applications determined under delegated powers, and also those delegated to himself in consultation with the Chair and Vice Chair of the Committee, which had been approved since the last meeting. RESOLVED: That the report be received. (Seven Members voted for and there was one abstention) (D) Page 5 This page is intentionally left blank Agenda Item 5(1) Case No. 20/03868/RG3 Item No.01 Location: Land East of 27-33 Park Row, Knaresborough Proposal: Erection of 2 dwellings following demolition of garage block. Applicant: Harrogate Borough Council SUMMARY The application site comprises a row of garages sited to the north of Knaresborough Town Centre. To the south of the garages is an informal car park and there are dwellings to all other sides. To the rear of the site is an access road and a mature ash tree overhangs part of the site to the south. Planning permission is sought by the Council’s Housing and Property Team for the demolition of the garages and erection of a pair of single storey 1 bedroom dwellings each with a parking space to the side. The dwellings would become part of the Council’s Housing Portfolio. The applicant submitted a pre-application enquiry and amendments were made to the design of the dwellings following advice. The design of the proposed dwellings is considered not to be harmful to local distinctiveness and will not impact on the mature ash tree to the south, complying with Policies HP3 and NE7 of the Local Plan. There would not be any harm to local residential amenity and the proposed parking is considered acceptable, complying with Policy HP4 of the Local Plan. The provision of 2 affordable dwellings is a modest addition to the district’s housing land supply and complies with the growth strategy as set out in Policies GS1, GS2 and GS3 of the Local Plan. RECOMMENDATION: Approve subject to conditions 20/02261/FUL Page 7 1 20/02261/FUL Page 8 2 20/02261/FUL Page 9 3 1.0 PRELIMINARY MATTERS 1.1 Access to the case file on Public Access can be found here:- view file 1.2 This application is to be presented to the Planning Committee because the applicant is Harrogate Borough Council. 2.0 MAIN ISSUES 2.1 The main issues are: • housing land supply • design and impact on residential amenity • trees • highways and parking • other matters 3.0 ASSESSMENT 3.1 Housing land supply 3.2 The NPPF requires all local authorities to ensure a 5-year supply of deliverable land for new homes against their housing requirement. The Council currently has a healthy land supply position at 6.71 years when compared against the housing requirement, with an appropriate buffer. Policy GS1 of the Local Plan advises that a minimum of 13,377 homes, including affordable housing, are required by 2035 which equates to 637 dwellings per year over the plan period. The District’s growth strategy is set out in Policies GS1, GS2 and GS3 with new development focused within the main settlements and their development limits. Policy HP4 seeks to protect residential amenity. 3.3 The site lies within the development limit for Knaresborough and would provide two new 1 bedroom dwellings.