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Councillor Kevin Thurland declared an interest in item 4.2 (KET/2020/0815) and indicated that he would leave the room during deliberation of this item.

RESOLVED               that the minutes of the meetings of the Area Planning Committee held on 18^th November 2021 be approved as a correct record.

The Committee considered the following applications for planning permission, which were set out in the Development Control’s Reports and supplemented verbally and in writing at the meeting. Seven speakers attended the meeting and spoke on applications in accordance with the Right to Speak Policy.

The reports included details of applications and, where applicable, results of statutory consultations and representations which had been received from interested bodies and individuals, and the Committee reached the following decisions:-.

1.      The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of 3 years from the date of this planning permission.

2.      The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out other than in accordance with the approved plans and details listed below.

3.      The use hereby permitted shall permanently cease on the date that is 6 months from the date of this decision notice UNLESS before that date an air quality assessment to assess the impact of the development on local air quality and the community against the National Air Quality Standards and Objectives shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The submitted assessment shall identify the impact of the existing and proposed development and any exceedance of the air quality objectives, including any proposed mitigation measures. Once approved, the mitigation measures  ...  view the full minutes text for item 67.

1.      The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of 3 years from the date of this planning permission.

2.      The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out other than in accordance with the approved plans and details listed below.

3.      Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (or any Order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification) no building, structure or other alteration permitted by Classes A to E of Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Order shall be constructed on or within the curtilage of any of the houses hereby permitted.

4.      Prior to first occupation of the dwellings a scheme of landscaping which shall specify species, planting sizes, spacing and numbers of trees and shrubs to be planted and any existing trees to be retained shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The approved scheme shall be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons following the occupation of the building, unless these works are carried out earlier. Any newly approved trees or plants which, within a period of 5 years from the date of planting, die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and species.

5.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 68.

1.      The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of 3 years from the date of this planning permission.

2.      The materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of the development hereby permitted shall match, in type, colour and texture, those on the existing building.

3.      The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out other than in accordance with the approved plans and details listed below.

(Members voted on the officers’ recommendation to approve the application)

(Voting: Unanimous)

The application was therefore

APPROVED

1.      The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of 3 years from the date of this planning permission.

2.      The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out other than in accordance with the approved plans and details listed below.

3.      The window materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of the development hereby permitted shall match, in type, colour and texture, those on the existing building.

4.      The parking spaces hereby approved shall be provided prior to the first occupation of the building hereby permitted and shall be permanently retained and kept available for the parking of vehicles.

5.      Prior to first occupation of the development, details for the bicycle storage shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and shall be retained as approved thereafter.

6.      Prior to first occupation of the development, details for the storage of refuse shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The use of the building shall not commence until the approved scheme has been fully implemented and shall be retained as approved thereafter.

7.      Prior to first occupation of the development a scheme of hard and soft landscaping works which shall specify species, planting sizes, spacing and numbers of trees and shrubs to be planted, any existing trees to be retained, the layout, contouring and surfacing of all open space areas shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The works approved shall be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons following the occupation of the building, unless these works are carried out earlier.  Any newly approved trees or plants which, within a period of 5 years from the date of planting, die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and species.

8.      Prior to the commencement of development a scheme for achieving the noise levels outlined in BS8233:2014 with regards to the residential units shall be submitted and approved in writing by the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 70.

1.      The proposed development is located outside the settlement boundary of Rothwell in the open countryside. It is an unjustified form of development outside of the town boundary, contrary to both local and national planning policy. The proposal would have a detrimental impact upon the character of the area, creating an uncharacteristic development. The proposal does not seek to enhance the intrinsic quality of the countryside and as such the proposal conflicts with paragraph 80 of the National Planning Policy Framework, Policies 11 and 13 of the North Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy and Policy RS4 of the Site Specific Part 2 Local Plan.

2.      The loss of the open countryside for residential land would alter the appearance and the character of this open land as there may be residential hard landscaping and large garden furniture which would be visible from the adjacent open space.  The siting and form of the proposed mobile home would result in an unacceptable incongruous and alien feature which would be visible from the adjacent open space within Rothwell and would be out of character with the locality.  The proposed development would erode the open character as viewed from the adjacent open space by encroaching into the open countryside. Thereby the proposal would have a harmful impact to the character of the locality contrary to Policy 8(d) (i) of the North Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy (2016).

3.      The proposed development would represent overdevelopment of the site and would provide insufficient and unsafe levels of residential amenity for the future occupants of the site given the conflicting uses within the site.  There is no provision for refuse nor parking provision within the site, which would add conflicting pressure for amenity land in the proposed small rear garden for the mobile  ...  view the full minutes text for item 71.