Agenda, decisions and draft minutes

To confirm the minutes of the last meeting.

RESOLVED

The Minutes of the meeting held on 27 January 2026 be agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

It was proposed by Councillor Palethorpe, seconded by Councillor Cox and

RESOLVED

The Minutes of the meeting held on 27 January 2026 be agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

If Councillors have any questions relating to predetermination or interests in items on this Agenda, please contact the Monitoring Officer in advance of the meeting.

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None.

The Chairman to advise the Committee on any requests received from members of the public to address the Committee.

The Chair welcomed the public speaker to the meeting.

The Committee considered the application as below.

Application withdrawn.

Application withdrawn.

RESOLVED

RESERVED MATTERS BE GRANTED, subject to the following conditions and an additional INFORMATIVE which will advise that future developments related to the hereby approved road should be designed to minimise the reliance upon on street parking. The final wording to be agreed by the Head of Development Management in consultation with Councillors Bullivant and MacGregor.

1. Development in accordance with approved plans

REASON: To ensure compliance with the approved drawings.

2. Landscaping implementation

Notwithstanding the hard and soft landscaping details shown on Green Infrastructure and SuDS proposals drawings numbered PERSW24830-11B 1of 2, PERSW24830-11B 2 of 2, and PERSW24830-12B, full details of the sizes, locations, specifications and maintenance strategy for the tree pits and rainwater garden annotated on PERSW24830-11B 2of2 shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority in consultation with the Lead Local Flood Authority and Devon County Council Highway Authority.

In all other respects, the approved hard and soft landscaping scheme shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the approved details submitted on the approved Green Infrastructure and SuDS proposals drawings numbered PERSW24830-11B 1of2, PERSW24830-11B 2of2, and PERSW24830-12B.

All approved hard and soft landscaping, including the SuDS and Green Infrastructure proposals, shall be completed and thereafter managed and maintained in accordance with a timetable of implementation previously approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Thereafter, following substantial completion of the development hereby permitted, all soft landscape works shall be protected, managed and maintained in accordance with the approved details and to a standard in accordance with the relevant recommendations of British standard 4428 1989 Code of Practise for general landscape operations.  ...  view the full decision text for item 138b

Reserved Matters application (appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) for the construction of highway and drainage (infrastructure phase); pursuant to Outline Planning Permission reference 19/00238/MAJ

The Principal Planning Officer presented the application and the agenda report.

Public Speaker, supporter Mr Clark- Applicant – referred to the following issues:

·      The application aligns with the Principle Master Plan

·      Road alignment

·      Drainage

·      Landscaping

·      Continuation of the tree lined road

·      Attention to light spills to protect bats

·      No objections raised from stakeholders i.e. Natural England, Highway Authority, Flood Authority

In response to questions, advice given included: 

The Highway will be adopted when all infrastructure is complete.

Road parking restrictions would be covered by the phase 3 application

It was proposed by Councillor Bullivant and seconded by Councillor Macgregor that an additional condition be added that the road be designed to minimise on street parking.

The Principal Planning Officer advised that it would not be reasonable or appropriate to add as a condition because this has not been requested by the Highway Authority, nor would such a condition meet the relevant tests necessary for imposing conditions. However, the Principal Planning Officer did suggest that an informative could be included on the formal decision notice making reference to this point.

Councillors Bullivant and Macgregor withdraw the proposal for a further condition.

In response to further questions, advice given included:

-     Cycleways and drainage will be of the standards required.

-     Dimensions of the road was detailed at paragraph 6.19 of the agenda report.

-     Although not relevant to this application the Highway Authority can take action against debris on roads.

-        Technical drainage matters were under negotiation between the applicant and the Lead Local Flood Authority and were subject to a separate application relating to the discharge of a surface water condition. Any approval of this reserved matters application would not negate the need for the technical drainage details to remain subject of separate approval under that ‘conditions discharge’ application.

-        Street lighting was subject to separate approval.

-     Speed limits would be determined by the Highway Authority through the highways adoption process.

-     On street parking and the design of the road could be dealt with through  an additional informative.

The representative from the Lead Local Flooding Authority clarified the situation regarding technical drainage matters and advised that, for the purposes of this reserved matters application, the Attenuation Plans are sufficient.

It was proposed by Councillor Palethorpe, seconded by Councillor Nutley that the application be approved as set out in the agenda, with the additional informative regarding the road design to minimise on street parking as suggested by Councillors Bullivant and Macgregor above.

RESOLVED

RESERVED MATTERS BE GRANTED, subject to the following conditions and an additional INFORMATIVE which will advise that future developments related to the hereby approved road should be designed to minimise the reliance upon on street parking. The final wording to be agreed by the Head of Development Management in consultation with Councillors Sanders as Chair, Bullivant and MacGregor.

1. Development in accordance  ...  view the full minutes text for item 138b

The Committee noted the appeal decisions made by the Planning Inspectorate.

None.