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Newton Abbot - 20/00585/MAJ - Houghton Barton

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Decision:

RESOLVED

Planning permission be granted subject to completion of a Section 106 agreement to secure:

Financial Contributions

• £62,312 towards employment land shortfall and a further £55,111 if the remaining 0.8 hectares cannot be secured on site.

• £120,990 towards bus service subsidy

• £327,000 towards 15 gypsy and traveller pitches plus an additional £32,700 towards resourcing costs.

Other Obligations

• 20% Affordable Housing

• 5% Custom Self Build

And the following conditions:

1. Reserved Matters:

Details of the appearance, layout, scale and landscaping (hereinafter called "the reserved matters") for each phase shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority before any development takes place on the relevant phase and the development shall be carried out as approved.

REASON: To enable full and proper consideration of the proposed development.

2. Reserved Matters – Time Limit

Applications for approval of the first reserved matter(s) shall be made to the local planning authority not later than 7 years from the date of this permission. Applications for approval of all of the reserved matters shall be made to the local planning not later than 10 years from the date of this permission.

REASON: In accordance with Section 92 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

3. Reserved Matters - Implementation

The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiry of two years from the date of the last of the reserved matters to be approved.

REASON: In accordance with Section 92 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

4. Approved Outline Plans

The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans:

See plans table in Committee Report

REASON: In order to ensure compliance with the approved drawings.

5. Phasing

As part of the first application for the approval of reserved matters, a detailed phasing plan shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The phasing plan shall specify the proposed timing for the delivery of the areas of public open space/green infrastructure on each phase as well as the construction programme for the housing (including self or custom build housing) and other built elements of the development. The development hereby approved shall be carried out in accordance with the approved phasing plan.

REASON: To ensure suitable phasing of the development.

6. Design Code

As part of any reserved matters application in relation to any phase, a Masterplan, together with design principles, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The Masterplan and Design Code shall be formulated broadly in accordance with the submitted Design and Access Statement and Illustrative Masterplan and shall include the following details:

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Minutes:

Outline planning application for up to 250 dwellings (C3), including open space and site preparation, other associated works and infrastructure (all matters reserved)

The Committee was referred to the previous circulated updates document which provided minor updates to the recommendations contained in the agenda report.

The Council’s Planning Consultant presented the application and referred to the updates document incorporating minor amendments which included:

· The S106 would provide contributions towards bus subsidy and gypsy sites.

· Emerging Local Plan Policy G13 can be given moderate consideration.

· Strategic objectives of the Local Plan brought forward to be considered with the previous application and part of the emerging Local Plan.

· The application integrates with the previous application.

Public speaker- Supporter (Applicant) – made the following comments:

· High quality homes and development sensitive in design to the surrounding area.

· Outside the NA1 area but is supported by the emerging Local Plan.

Public speaker- Supporter (Agent) – made the following comments:

· Important application in making the planning house numbers.

· When the current Local Plan was adopted, the Inspector sited the land for development.

It was proposed by Cllr Bullivant that the application be approved as set out in the previous circulated updates document. This was seconded by Cllr Palethorpe.

Comments from Councillors included:

· The development should be closely monitored.

In response to a question from the Committee the Council’s Planning Consultant confirmed that the financial contributions set out on the initial presentation slide were incorrect and an adjusted and updated slide that reflected the written recommendation was presented.

A vote was taken on the proposal that the application be approved as set out in the previous circulated updates document and carried unanimously.