Issue - meetings

RESOLVED

That planning permission be granted subject to the following conditions:

1.  The development hereby permitted shall begin before the expiry of three years from the date of this permission.

REASON:  In accordance with Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

2.     The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the application form and the following approved plans/documents:

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

3.     Prior to the commencement of the hereby approved use a Maintenance and Management Plan shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The plan shall include the following details:

a.     Details of maintenance of the fabric of the building;

b.     Details of maintenance of all external areas;

c.     Details of maintenance of the building’s furnishings;

d.     Details of procedures to address disturbance complaints.

The development shall thereafter be carried out and operated in accordance with the approved plan.

REASON: In the interest of ensuring that the property is appropriately managed and maintained for the visual and residential amenity of the area.

(6 votes for, 0 against, and 2 abstentions).

The Committee referred to the agenda report, additional information on the published updates document, and that the application was the subject of a site inspection held on 13 November 2026.

The Area Team Manager presented the application.

In response to issues raised at the site inspection it was advised that the parking would be managed, there was no objection from Devon County Council Highways in relation to the parking proposals, there would be ample bin storage area, and the application meets Housing Association standards.

Public speaker – supporter C Trowell - Housing Enabling and Development Manager - representing the applicant - referred to the following issues:

·     The Council has a statutory responsibility to find temporary accommodation for the homeless.

·     The application meets standards and will provide 7 letting rooms with minimal changes internally.

·     The on-site mobile home will not be used for residential purposes.

·     It will assist the Council in meeting statutory duties by providing accommodation with communal facilities where residents can integrate into the community and are close to support network.

It was proposed by Cllr Palethorpe and seconded by Cllr Nuttall that planning permission be granted as set out in the agenda. 

In response to further questions from Members, it was confirmed that the premises would be managed.

RESOLVED

That planning permission be granted subject to the following conditions:

1.  The development hereby permitted shall begin before the expiry of three years from the date of this permission.

REASON:  In accordance with Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

2.     The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the application form and the following approved plans/documents:

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

3.     Prior to the commencement of the hereby approved use a Maintenance and Management Plan shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The plan shall include the following details:

a.     Details of maintenance of the fabric of the building;

b.     Details of maintenance of all external areas;

c.     Details of maintenance of the building’s furnishings;

d.     Details of procedures to address disturbance complaints.

The development shall thereafter be carried out and operated in accordance with the approved plan.

REASON: In the interest of ensuring that the property is appropriately managed and maintained for the visual and residential amenity of the area.

(6 votes for, 0 against, and 2 abstentions).