Planning Committee meeting minutes – 8th October 2024

Installation of access track and associated works.

·         In order for the applicant to make this change to the original planning consent, it will mean that construction vehicles will be using more of the narrow country lanes than they would originally have been.  This access is on a narrow part of the road near a sharp blind bend, and extra traffic will cause problems.

·         The road the proposed access is on is part of a national cycle route 23.  More traffic on this will not help cyclists using this route.

·         These roads are already overburdened by recent developments in Bramley.  This will only add to the traffic.

·         The original application did identify this location as a good area for biodiversity.  How does this new application fit in with that?

·         Objection unanimously agreed.  Clerk to process.

Clerk

Sugar maple: reduce to previous points and cut back from property boundary at Land adjacent to 34 Taylor Drive

·         Defer to tree officer unanimously agreed.  Clerk to process.

Clerk

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.

·         There are no sustainable links between the Bramley railway station and the proposed development.  There is also no parking in Bramley for cars using the station.

·         The school will struggle with the extra intake from this proposed development.

·         The development will cause a significant increase in traffic in Sherfield, which will have a knock on effect to both the A33 and Bramley, both of which are already overloaded with traffic.

·         The Sherfield sewage plant is already struggling with the load from existing housing – another 130 homes will add to this burden.  There have already been several sewage overspills into the river Loddon this year – 28^th April, 6^th May, 15^th July, 6^th September, 23^rd September, 26^th September.

·         The proposals will have an adverse impact on the view from the Green in Sherfield.

·         The proposal is further erosion of the strategic gap.

·         The proposed development is outside the Settlement Policy Boundary.

·         The proposed development does not conform to the BDBC Local Plan.

·         Objection unanimously agreed.  Clerk to take forward.

Clerk

Reserved Matters planning application for approval of layout, landscaping, scale and appearance for the Phase 2 residential development and Community Building and associated works pursuant to Outline planning permission: 19/00018/OUT

·         The proposed roof heights are still too tall for a rural setting.  These will give the whole estate a very urban feel.  Of particular concern are the street scenes ‘CC green connective street’, ‘DD spine road crescent’, and ‘AA – roman road’.

·         The site plan suggests that there may be access from the development onto Cufaude Lane.  If this is the case, then this should be revised.  Cufaude Lane is a narrow country lane (single track in some places) which is already overburdened with traffic.  It will not cope with extra traffic directly accessing it from this development.  It is also part of the National Cycle Route – putting more traffic onto Cufaude Lane will only be detrimental to this.

·         There is already flooding on Cufaude Lane, the source of which has not been identified.  The proposed SUDS design appears to concentrate any outflows from the SUDS ponds onto the exact area of Cufaude Lane which floods.  This needs to be amended.

·         Objection unanimously agreed.  Clerk to process.

Clerk

·         T/00487/24/TCA – Street Record Cycleway Extension Of Lane End Bramley

G1. Reduce group of conifers to clear service cables, reduce by approx 4m with a finish height of 10m- NO work to be carried out on width

G2. Reduce 2 cypress by approx 6m to clear service cables- Finish height of approx 6-7m- No works on width

G3. Reduce group of leylandii by approx 6-7m to clear service cables and low light levels to neighbouring property

o   Defer to tree officer’s view – unanimously agreed.  Clerk to process.

Clerk

These were noted.

Application number 23/02946/FUL – Erection of 2no semi-detached 2no bedroom bungalows and creation of a new access following the demolition of an existing green house

·         Bramley Parish Council submitted its comments to the Planning Inspector as agreed at the July 2024 Parish Council meeting.  A decision is awaited.

Application number 23/01897/FUL – Erection of 1 no. 3 bed dwelling following demolition of existing outbuildings/stables

No further comments unanimously agreed.

Meeting closed at 8.57pm.

Variation of Section 106 agreement attached to 14/01075/OUT to allow an amended Mortgagee Exclusion Clause

No comment

G1 (mixed species): Re-coppice.

Defer to Tree Officer

Beech trees: Height Reduction: Reduce the height of the beech trees to below the gutter level (4.5 meters) of the neighbouring house.

Style Modification: Return the trees to a pleached style hedge to ensure they are maintained in a controlled and visually appealing manner.

Defer to Tree Officer

Installation of air source heat pump to rear of property

No objection

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

Variation of section 106 agreement attached to 15/02682/OUT to insert mortgagee in possession clause

Variation of section 106 agreement and deed of variation attached to 15/02708/OUT to update the mortgagee exclusion clause (MEC)

Reserved matters application submitted pursuant to outline planning APP/H1705/W/22/3302752 for 140 dwellings, Class E Community building, public open space, landscaping, drainage, parking, and associated infrastructure works.

Construction of a battery Storage Facility with ancillary development

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.

Outline planning application for the construction of 50 dwellings with all matters reserved except for access

Horse chestnut: reduce height and cut back overhang

Reserved Matters planning application for approval of layout, landscaping, scale and appearance for the Phase 2 residential development and Community Building and associated works pursuant to Outline planning permission: 19/00018/OUT

Variation of conditions 1, 4, 9 and 11 of approved Planning 24/00679/FUL (Erection of two storey extension to care home, plus garden pavilion and five additional car parking spaces) to reduce footprint of extension and additional details

Permission in Principle for the residential development of 1 no. dwelling (Class C3)

Erection of a fence

Installation and operation of a 50MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), including access and associated infrastructure.