Planning Committee meeting minutes – 10th October 2023

Minutes of the Meeting of the Planning Committee

Date:	10^th October 2023	Time: 7.00pm
Place:	Bramley Room, Bramley Village Hall
Present:	Cllr Chris Flooks (Chair)	Cllr Alan Munday
	Cllr Malcolm Bell	Cllr Colin Shimell
In attendance:	Maxta Thomas (Clerk)	1 member of the public
Apologies:	Cllr Keith Oborn	Cllr Chris Tomblin

		*Action*
1	Apologies for Absence
	As listed above.
2	Declarations of Interest
	None.
3	Minutes of the Last Planning Committee Meeting
3.1	The minutes of the meeting held on 12^th September 2023 were unanimously agreed to be a true record of the meeting and were signed by the Chairman.
3.2	Matters arising
	Gleesons leaflet..
4	Planning & Development
4.1	New Applications
a.	T/00381/23/TPO – Rear Of 50 Strawberry Fields Bramley 1 Oak: prune back to previous points. · Defer to tree officer unanimously agreed. Clerk to process.	*Clerk*
b.	T/00392/23/TPO – 4 St James Close Bramley Pruning of 2 no. Cypress · Defer to tree officer unanimously agreed. Clerk to process.	*Clerk*
c.	T/00403/23/TCA – 4 Churchlands Bramley Extensive tree work, to include pruning and felling · Extensive tree work is required due to subsidence at the property. · Members support this and application T/00404/23/TPO, but defer to tree officer. · Unanimously agreed as above. Clerk to process, and to note the urgency of the situation.	*Clerk*
d.	T/00404/23/TPO – 4 Churchlands Bramley T19 / TPO 17 – Walnut: prune, G036 – (G5 of TPO) Hazel – Re-coppice, G037 – (G5 of TPO) Hazel – declining / decayed trees stump removal. · See item C.
e.	23/02359/HSE – 7 Willow Way Sherfield-On-Loddon Two storey side extension · No objection unanimously agreed. Parking issues should be noted, as the property will go from 3 to 4 bedrooms and will also lose the garage, so a reduction in potential car parking facility.	*Clerk*
f.	23/02371/HSE – 6 Portico Way Chineham Proposed single storey rear infill extension; conversion of existing garage to habitable space with rear facing velux window within garage roof. · Parking issues with loss of garage, so dropping from 4 potential spaces to 2, and increasing number of bedrooms. Parking spaces will be below the recommended minimum for the number of bedrooms. There should be 3 spaces available. · Objection as outlined above unanimously agreed. Clerk to process.	*Clerk*
g.	23/02385/HSE – High View The Street Bramley Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of new 1.5 storey gabled extension to front and rear of existing chalet bungalow . Relocation of photvoltaic panels, new solar thermal panels and air source heat pump. · The building will be very large compared to neighbouring properties. · However, no objection unanimously agreed. Clerk to process.	*Clerk*
h.	23/02428/HSE – 9 Yew Tree Close Bramley Replacement of existing conservatory with single-storey rear extension. · No objection unanimously agreed. Clerk to process.	*Clerk*
i.	Any other new applications
	· T/00430/23/TPO – 55 Coopers Lane Bramley 2 Oak trees: prune back from street light. o Defer to tree officer unanimously agreed. Clerk to process.	*Clerk*
4.2	Approvals/Refusals/Pending (see appendix A) These were noted.
5.	Water Issues
	No further update at present.
6.	Minchens Lane s.106 issues
	Clift Meadow lighting – the Clerk has given the go ahead for installation of the Persimmon recommended lights. An installation date is awaited and is being chased. POST MEETING NOTE – installation of the lights is due on Wednesday 25^th October.
7.	Local Plan Update
	A letter has been sent to the Clerk from the portfolio holder at BDBC, reaffirming BDBCs commitment to slowing down the rate of new housing in the Borough in order to allow infrastructure time to catch up. BDBC is requesting meetings with Parish Councils in the next few weeks to update them on the Local Plan strategy. The Clerk will be co-ordinating this in the next few days. Cllr Munday has attended a recent BDAPTC meeting, which an update on the Local Plan. BDBC have confirmed that it has to use the standard method for calculating housing numbers for now. BDBC is proposing a step process, so decreased development for the first five years, and then increase for the second five years. This will hopefully allow infrastructure to be put in place, and the plan will need to be reviewed after 5 years anyway. This approach has been tried in Fareham successfully, so a precedent has been set. The Regulation 18 consultation will be in January 2024, with the Plan hopefully being adopted in late 2025. Bramley may well be looking at a zero housing number, but this may change. The stepped approach would be backed by BDBC for Neighbourhood Plans as well.	*Clerk*
8.	Neighbourhood Plan
	No update at present. Likely to move forward once the Regulation 18 consultation on the Local Plan begins in January 2024.
9.	Date of Next Meeting
	The next Planning Committee meeting is scheduled for Tuesday 14^th November 2023, to be held at the Bramley Room at Bramley Village Hall. Meeting closed at 8.04pm.

Signed: …………………………………………………………………. Date: ………………………………………

(Chairman)

Appendix A – Planning Summary

Approvals/Refusals*

23/01792/HSE – Oakdale Silchester Road Bramley

Erection of a single storey rear extension

Granted

No objection

23/01922/ADV – Land At Upper Cufaude Farm Cufaude Lane Bramley

Display of 1no. non-illuminated aluminium sign

Granted

No objection

23/02030/LDPO – 8 Herrick Place Bramley

Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed conversion of existing roof space into additional living accommodation including the construction of a new dormer roof to rear and single rooflight to front.

Granted

Objection

23/02173/HSE – Renaire Coopers Lane Bramley

Erection of a single storey rear and side extension

Granted

No objection

Pending Applications*

1.	T/00583/20/TPO – Middle Farm The Street Bramley T1, T2, T3 – Western Red Cedars: prune.	Defer to tree officer
2.	20/03204/VLA – Land At Minchens Lane Bramley Variation of Section 106 agreement attached to 14/01075/OUT to enable the transfer of the Equipped play area, northern kick about and southern kick about areas to the existing management company instead of the Parish Council	No comment as PC has interest in application
3.	22/01703/VLA – Land At The Street The Street Bramley Variation of section 106 agreement attached to 15/02682/OUT to insert mortgagee in possession clause	No comment
4.	23/00658/RES – Land Adjacent The Street Bramley Reserved matters application for the erection of 4 dwellings including appearance, landscaping, layout and scale (pursuant to outline planning application 20/01097/OUT)	Objection
5.	23/00690/FUL – Locksbridge Farm Cufaude Lane Bramley Conversion of an existing barn into a residential dwelling	Objection
6.	23/00780/FUL – Cedarwood Silchester Road Bramley Erection of 1 no. 4 bed dwelling and detached garage including associated landscaping and access following demolition of existing stables/home office	Objection
7.	23/00741/HSE – Olivers Farm Olivers Lane Bramley Conversion of loft to create additional living space, including creation of 2 no. dormers, interior alterations and addition of window to rear elevation	No objection
8.	23/01294/FUL – Meadow View Sherfield Road Bramley Erection of two blocks of flats (4+3 no. flats) following the demolition of existing detached bungalow	Objection
9.	23/01646/FUL – Land Adjacent To Cufaude Manor Cufaude Lane Bramley Erection of a single storey 3-bedroom dwelling together with hard and loft landscaping and on-curtilage parking	Objection
10.	23/01373/FUL – Land At Former Air Products Site Crockford Lane Chineham Erection of 2 no. employment units for Use Class B2/B8/E(g)(iii) together with access, parking, landscaping and associated works	Comments, no objection
11.	23/02003/RES – Land At Upper Cufaude Farm Cufaude Lane Bramley Application for reserved matters approval of layout, landscaping, scale and appearance for the Phase 1A residential development, the spine road and associated works pursuant to outline planning permission 19/00018/OUT	Objection
12.	23/01897/FUL – Land Adjacent To Ridgewell Cufaude Lane Bramley Erection of 1 no. 4 bed dwelling and detached garage following demolition of existing outbuildings/stables	Objection
13.	23/02051/HSE – 3 Churchlands Bramley Proposed loft conversion with front dormer and creation of front porch	No objection
14.	23/02091/VLA – Land At Minchens Lane Bramley Variation of Section 106 agreement attached to 14/01075/OUT to allow an amended Mortgagee Exclusion Clause	No comment
15.	T/00336/23/TPO – Rear Of 6 Oaklea Gardens Bramley Prune tree outside rear boundary.	Defer to Tree Officer
16.	23/02210/HSE – Oakhearts Cottage Lane End Bramley Alterations to existing chimney including raising the height	No objection
17.	T/00378/23/TCA – Grafton House Silchester Road Bramley Entire removal of diseased holly tree in rear garden. The tree is situated beneath a low voltage overhead cable and some smaller branches surround the cable. Intention is to replace with a fruit tree.	Defer to Tree Officer
18.	T/00382/23/TCA – Olivers Cottage Sherfield Road Bramley Green #1 Cherry Blossom – Fell – significant damage to property and/or human life if fallen naturally due to proximity to the property. 3 cherry blossoms planted as replacement next to entrance gate #2 Cypress – Fell – significant damage to property and/or human life if fallen naturally due to proximity to the property. #3 Cypress – Fell – significant damage to property and/or human life if fallen naturally due to proximity to the property. #4 Cypress – Fell – significant damage to property and/or human life if fallen naturally due to proximity to the property.	Defer to Tree Officer

*Objections/no objections listed are the decision of Bramley Parish Council only, and do not reflect any submissions placed by members of the public or other bodies with Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council.