Agenda and minutes

Councillor Jason Zadrozny, on behalf of all Ashfield Independent Members present at the meeting, declared a Non Registrable Interest in respect of Application V/2020/0546, Mr D. M. Hollis, Application for Outline Planning Permission With All Matters Reserved For Demolition Of Former Solicitors Offices And Erection Of A Maximum Of 8 Town Houses (C3), 2-4 Market View, Market Place, Sutton In Ashfield.  Their interests arose from the fact that the applicant was a relative of the Council’s Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Housing, Councillor Tom Hollis.

RESOLVED

that the minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee held on 17 March 2021, be received and approved as a correct record.

1.   V/2020/0871, Ashfield District Council, Erection of 5 Dwellings, Land at Barbara Square, Hucknall

It was moved and seconded that conditional consent be granted as per

officer’s recommendation.

2.  V/2020/0791, W Westerman, 69 Dwellings and Associated Infrastructure, Engineering Works and Open Space with Access From Clare Road and Leamington Drive, Land at Clare Road, Sutton in Ashfield

In accordance with the Council’s Policy for dealing with late matters in relation

to planning applications, (Minute No. D4.17, 1993/94 refers), officers proceeded to give a verbal report as to additional comments received in relation to the application as follows:-

It has been picked up by officers that matters relating to the maintenance and management of the open space adjacent to the Bridleway and the tree belt had not been included either through the provision of a planning condition or within the draft Section 106 agreement.

A further condition was therefore suggested by officers to cover the future maintenance and management of the open space and tree belt.  Matters relating to the management and maintenance of the proposed SUD’s had already been encompassed within condition 7 on page 40 of the agenda pack.

Paul Harris, on behalf of the Applicant, took the opportunity to address the Committee in respect of this matter. As per the agreed process, Members were then offered the opportunity to clarify any points raised during the submission as required.

It was moved and seconded that:

a)    planning consent be granted in principle, subject to agreement by the Applicant to the following additional two conditions and additional financial contributions towards off-site tree planting:

1. The dwellings shall not be occupied until full details of all hard and soft landscaping have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The landscaping plan should include additional tree planting within the site. All planting, seeding or turfing indicated on the approved landscaping scheme shall be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons following the occupation of the first dwelling. Any trees, or plants, which within a period of five years from the completion of the development die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with other of a similar size and species.

2. No part of the development hereby permitted shall be occupied until a Management Scheme for the future management and maintenance of the areas of public open space within the development and the tree belt along the southern boundary of the site has been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. Such scheme shall set out details including:

-       A programme schedule, specification and key drawings for the planned management and maintenance operations of the hard and soft landscape areas of public open space and tree belt throughout the occupation of the Development hereby permitted;

-       Details of the initial funding arrangements for a period of at least 15 years; and

-       Details to the satisfaction of the LPA that any organisation or body to whom  ...  view the full minutes text for item P.3

Members were asked to note the recent Planning Appeal decisions as outlined in the report.

RESOLVED

that the report be received and noted.