South Hams Development Management Committee Title: Agenda Date: Wednesday, 2nd May, 2018 Time: 2.00 pm Venue: Council Chamber - Follaton House Full Members: Chairman Cllr Steer Vice Chairman Cllr Foss Members: Cllr Bramble Cllr Hodgson Cllr Brazil Cllr Holway Cllr Brown Cllr Pearce Cllr Cuthbert Cllr Rowe Cllr Hitchins Cllr Vint 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. Minutes 1 - 6 To approve as a correct record and authorise the Chairman to sign the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 4 April 2018; 2. Urgent Business Brought forward at the discretion of the Chairman; 3. Division of Agenda to consider whether the discussion of any item of business is likely to lead to the disclosure of exempt information; 4. 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; 5. Public Participation The Chairman to advise the Committee on any requests received from members of the public to address the meeting; 6. Planning Applications To see Letters of Representation and further supplementary information relating to any of the Applications on the agenda, please select the following link and enter the relevant Planning Reference number: http://apps.southhams.gov.uk/PlanningSearchMVC/ (a) 4165/17/FUL 7 - 22 Application for erection of a 68 bed Care Home (use class C2) with associated car parking, refuse and external landscaping. Development site at SX809597, Steamer Quay Road, Totnes (b) 4238/17/FUL 23 - 28 Proposed new timber framed barn to be used for drying, processing and storing lavender with farm office and rest room (resubmission of 1270/17/FUL) Hidden Valley, Lavender Farm, Land At Hole Hill, Cornworthy Page No (c) 0145/18/HHO 29 - 34 Householder application for rear single storey extension and loft conversion 21 Pound Field, Stoke Gabriel (d) 0421/18/HHO 35 - 40 Householder application for proposed alterations and extension (resubmission of 3075/17/HHO) 21 Court Park, Thurlestone 7. Planning Appeals Update 41 - 44 8. Planning Performance Indicators 45 - 48 Dev Management 04.04.18 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE HELD AT FOLLATON HOUSE, TOTNES, ON WEDNESDAY, 4 APRIL 2018 Members in attendance * Denotes attendance Ø Denotes apologies * Cllr I Bramble * Cllr J M Hodgson * Cllr J Brazil * Cllr T R Holway * Cllr D Brown * Cllr J A Pearce * Cllr P K Cuthbert * Cllr R Rowe * Cllr R J Foss (Vice Chairman) * Cllr R C Steer (Chairman) Ø Cllr P W Hitchins * Cllr R J Vint Other Members also in attendance: Cllrs Baldry, Huntley, Bastone, Tucker and Wright Officers in attendance and participating: Item No: Application No: Officers: All agenda COP Lead Development Management, items Planning Specialist, Deputy Monitoring Officer, Specialist – Democratic Services DM.53/17 MINUTES The minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 7 March 2018 were confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman. DM.54/17 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Members and officers were invited to declare any interests in the items of business to be considered and the following were made: Cllr K Cuthbert declared a personal interest in application 3807/17/HHO: Householder application (retrospective) regularise changes to previously approved planning application reference 0691/17/NMM for proposed two storey extension to existing dwelling involving amendments to front access steps and formation of a parking space – 8 Waltacre, Yealmpton, by virtue of the agent being known to her and she remained in the meeting and took part in the debate and vote thereon; Cllr D Brown declared a personal interest in the following planning applications that were sited within the South Devon AONB by virtue of being a Member of the South Devon AONB Partnership Committee and remained in the meeting and took part in the debate and vote thereon: Dev Management 04.04.18 4416/17/FUL Erect replacement dwelling (re-submission of 1621/16/FUL) – Waves Edge, Road to Highfield, Challaborough 3807/17/HHO Householder application (retrospective) regularise changes to previously approved planning application reference 0691/17/NMM for proposed two storey extension to existing dwelling involving amendments to front access steps and formation of a parking space – 8 Waltacre, Yealmpton. DM.55/17 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION The Chairman announced that a list of members of the public and town and parish council representatives, who had registered their wish to speak at the meeting, had been circulated. DM.56/17 PLANNING APPLICATIONS The Committee considered the details of the planning applications prepared by the Planning Case Officers as presented in the agenda papers, and considered also the comments of Town and Parish Councils together with other representations received, which were listed within the presented agenda reports, and RESOLVED that: 4416/17/FUL Waves Edge, Road to Highfield, Challaborough Parish: Bigbury Erect replacement dwelling (re-submission of 1621/16/FUL) Case Officer Update: Verbal confirmation of no objection from the AONB Unit and updated comments from the drainage engineers with two conditions suggested Speakers included: Objector – Mr John Simes: Supporter – Mr Steve Tapscott: Parish Council representative – Cllr Bryan Carson; local Ward Member – Cllr Huntley Recommendation: Conditional Approval Committee Decision: Conditional Approval, subject to receipt of revised plans reducing the ridge height by 29cm During debate, Members recalled the previous application which was later dismissed at appeal and the importance of the ridge height of the dwelling in those discussions. The Parish Council representative and Ward Member both outlined the importance of not increasing the ridge height of the proposed dwelling. This application was an improvement on the previous application, but still did not reduce the height of the proposed dwelling enough, considering the importance of the position of the dwelling on the SW coast path. Members therefore approved the proposal subject to receipt of revised plans that would further reduce the ridge height by 29cm. Dev Management 04.04.18 Conditions (summarised below): 1. Time limit 2. Approved Plan 3. Landscaping scheme submitted prior to commencement 4. Full details of external materials 5. Unsuspected contamination 6. Removal of permitted development rights 7. Written permission from South West Water for connection to mains foul drainage 8. Details of surface water drainage 9. Details ground level changes prior to commencement 10. Provision of onsite parking prior to occupation 11. Construction management plan 3807/17/HHO 8 Waltacre, Yealmpton Parish: Yealmpton Householder application (retrospective) regularise changes to previously approved planning application reference 0691/17/NMM for proposed two storey extension to existing dwelling involving amendments to front access steps and formation of a parking space Case Officer Update: Additional condition will be required to request schedule of works Speakers included: Objector – Mr Julian Stapley: Supporter – Mr D Snelgrove: local Ward Member – Cllr Baldry Recommendation: Conditional Approval During discussion, Members asked that an additional condition be included to request a landscaping scheme, particularly to include the wall to the rear of the car parking space with the steps up to the property, as they felt this would help to soften the appearance of the hard landscaping seen on the site visit. Committee Decision: Conditional Approval Conditions: i. Accord with plans ii. Stonework details/sample prior to installation iii. Render colour/details prior to installation iv. Schedule of works to be submitted v. Landscaping scheme to be submitted Dev Management 04.04.18 DM.57/17 PLANNING APPEALS UPDATE Members noted the list of appeals as outlined in the presented agenda report. The COP Lead Development Management presented further detail on specific cases. Members then discussed how a revised NPPF could impact on the Joint Local Plan, depending on the timing of each. Finally, in response to a request for updated enforcement information, the COP Lead Development Management agreed that a report could be presented to the next meeting of the Development Management Committee. (Meeting commenced at 2.00 pm and concluded at 3.55 pm) _______________ Chairman Dev Management 04.04.18 Voting Analysis for Planning Applications – DM Committee 4 April 2018 Application Site Address Vote Councillors who Voted Yes Councillors who Voted No Councillors who Absent No: Voted Abstain Conditional Approval, Cllrs Brown, Vint, Holway, CllrHitchins (1) Waves Edge, Road to Highfield, subject to Pearce, Bramble, Cuthbert, Cllrs Steer, Rowe, Hodgson (3) Cllr Brazil (1) 4416/17/FUL Challaborough receipt of Foss (7) revised plans 8 Waltacre, Yealmpton Cllrs Steer, Brown, Pearce, Cllr Holway (1) (0) Cllr Hitchins (1) Conditional 3807/17/HHO Vint, Bramble, Rowe, Foss, Approval Brazil, Hodgson, Cuthbert, (10) PLANNING APPLICATION REPORT Case Officer: