Planning Committee meeting minutes – 11th February 2025

Minutes of the Meeting of the Planning Committee

Date:	11^th February 2025	Time: 8.00pm
Place:	Bramley Room, Bramley Village Hall
Present:	Cllr Chris Flooks (Chair)	Cllr Malcolm Bell
	Cllr Alan Munday	Cllr Chris Tomblin
In attendance:	Maxta Thomas (Clerk)	0 members of the public
Apologies:

			*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 14^th January 2025 were unanimously agreed to be a true record of the meeting and were signed by the Chairman.
3.2	Matters arising
	None.
4	Planning & Development
4.1	New Applications
a.	25/00036/HSE – 20 Moat Close Bramley Demolition of existing single storey side annex and garden shed. Erection of single storey front and side extension. Widening of dropped kerb and partial removal of hedges to north and west property boundary. · No objection unanimously agreed. Clerk to process.		*Clerk*
b.	T/00044/25/TCA – St James Church Church Road Bramley T1 – Yew – Reduce canopy on S-W side ( over church roof ) by approx. 1 – 1.5 metres. This is to prevent the trees branches damaging the roof of the church. The final height of the tree will remain the same. · Defer to Tree Officer unanimously agreed. Clerk to process.		*Clerk*
c.	24/02996/HSE – 33 Longbridge Road Bramley – AMENDED Double-Storey Rear Extension and Alterations. · No objection unanimously agreed. Clerk to process.		*Clerk*
d.	Any other new applications None.
4.2	Approvals/Refusals/Pending (see appendix A) These were noted.
5.		Appeals
a.		APP/H1705/W/24/3348467 – Land Adjacent To Ridgewell Cufaude Lane Bramley Application number 23/01897/FUL – Erection of 1 no. 3 bed dwelling following demolition of existing outbuildings/stables · This appeal has been dismissed.
b.		APP/H1705/W/24/3350575 – Land North Of Sherfield Road And To East Of Strawberry Fields Sherfield Road Bramley Application number 23/03051/FUL – Proposed development of 20 residential dwellings, vehicular access from Sherfield Road, public open space, landscaping, ancillary works and associated infrastructure · This appeal has been allowed.
c.		APP/H1705/W/24/3355280 – Locksbridge Farm Cufaude Lane Bramley Application number 24/00407/PIP – Permission in Principle for 2 no. dwellings with separate car port, bin/cycle store and landscaped garden · This appeal is still awaiting the Planning Inspector’s decision.
6.		Update on letter re Stocks Farm
		Cllr Bell has written a further letter to Redrow, asking for a response to his previous letter about moving the dwellings within the site boundaries. A reply has been received, and an amended planning application is expected in due course. No reply has been received to the letter to the Lead Flood Authority. HCC Highways are looking into the matters directly impacting them, but nothing further has been received from them. Clay saturated water in the ditch and pond near the Drs surgery has been reported to the Lead Flood Authority, but again no response has been received.
7.		Water Issues
		Cllr Bell has been in communication with Thames Water. The sewerarge system upgrade is still on target for later this year.
8.		Local Plan Update
		The Call for Sites consultation finishes on 17^th February 2025. The regulation18 consultation is expected by the end of 2025 with regulation 19 expected in 2026. The new NPPF has delayed everything by at least a year.
9.		Neighbourhood Plan
		No update at present.
10.		Date of Next Meeting
		The next Planning Committee meeting is scheduled for Tuesday 11^th March 2025, to be held at the Bramley Room at Bramley Village Hall. Meeting closed at 8.43pm.

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

(Chairman)

Appendix A – Planning Summary

Approvals/Refusals*

24/02654/HSE – Middle Farm Cottage The Street Bramley

Single storey side extension

Granted

No objection

T/00617/24/TCA – Silvermede Silchester Road Bramley

T1 Magnolia: reduce to 18m in height and shape to balance.

Raise no objection

Defer to Tree Officer

24/02926/ROC – Locksbridge Farm Cufaude Lane Bramley

Variation of Condition 1 of 23/00751/ROC – (Increased Gnd and 1st Floor area and addition of carport.) – Change of materials used on elevations

Granted

No comment

T/00636/24/TCA – The Firs 2 Churchlands Bramley

Hawthorne tree which is encroaching on neighbour property- request to trim the relevant branches by approx 2m and reduce by 4m

Flowering cherry tree in front garden crown reduce by 2m leaving an approx finished height of 6m and spread of 5m.

Raise no objection

Defer to Tree Officer

Pending Applications*

1.	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
2.	24/00075/FUL – Land To The East Of Ash Lane And Ash Park Business Centre Ash Lane Little London Construction of a battery Storage Facility with ancillary development	Objection
3.	24/00446/FUL – Cufaude Cufaude Lane Bramley Change of use of land from Residential to Agricultural with erection of tractor shed on site. Change of use of land from Agricultural to Residential.	No objection, comments
4.	24/01165/OUT – Bow Brook Farm Vyne Road Bramley Outline planning application for the construction of 50 dwellings with all matters reserved except for access	Objection
5.	24/01913/FUL – Withy Place Bramley Road Silchester Installation and operation of a 50MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), including access and associated infrastructure.	Objection
6.	24/02041/FUL – Site At Minchens Lane Bramley Installation of access track and associated works.	Objection
7.	24/02019/OUT – Land At Goddards Farm Reading Road Sherfield-on-loddon Outline planning (including access and strategic landscaping for approval) for up to 130 market and affordable homes, a commercial and/or community building, public open space, off-site highway improvements plus access from Reading Road.	Objection
8.	24/02487/LDEU – Park Gate Farm Bramley Corner Bramley Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing use of land as residential and barn/large shed for ancillary domestic purposes in association with Park Gate Cottage.	No objection, comments
9.	24/02502/LBC – Grays House The Street Bramley Various internal alterations to amend internal layout, bring the annexe back into main property and reinstatement of fireplace.	No objection, comments
10.	24/02660/ROC – Bramley Battery Storage Minchens Lane Bramley Variation of Conditions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 18 of 21/00349/FUL (Installation of a battery storage facility with associated works) – Amendment to site layout and wording of conditions.	Objection
11.	24/02846/FUL – Land At Upper Cufaude Farm Cufaude Lane Bramley Full planning application for Phase 2 at Upper Cufaude Farm delivering 302 residential dwellings, community building, associated infrastructure, landscaping, car parking, and public open space (including a MUGA, LEAP and kickabout area). Access approved under Outline permission: 19/00018/OUT and Phase 1 Reserved Matters permission: 23/02003/RES.	Objection
12.	24/02800/FUL – Minchens Court Minchens Lane Bramley Conversion of 4 no. office units (B1), to 2 no. one-bed dwellings, 2 no. two-bed dwellings. Installation of porch/balcony projections, velux conservation roof lights, high-level windows, formation of garden areas, stores, parking, and landscaping	Objection
13.	T/00615/24/TPO – Street Record North Row Bramley T1760 Tree tag: 2260 North Row 6 Height: 21m English oak Crown spread: 17m Veteran: crown reduce.	Defer to Tree Officer
14.	T/00001/25/TPO – Street Record North Row Bramley T1756 Tree tag: 2263 Species: English oak: crown reduction	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.