Notes & Decisions of the Planning and Development Committee Meeting
Held on 10th June 2015 at the Orpen Hall at 7.30pm
| Planning Committee Members: | Chris Stevenson (Outgoing Chair), Andrew Savage, Bob Tyrell, Brian Butcher, Rachel Howard | Next meeting:Wed 15th July 2015 in the Orpen Hall |
| Apologies: | None | |
| Members of the public present: | Three | |
| Declarations of Interest: | None |
Item 1: Current planning Applications
| Application No. and link to CBC planning website | Proposal | Location | Object / Support / Observations | Decision or recommendation | Comments by Parish Planning Committee |
| 150995 | Internal alterations and removal of conservatory. Two storey side extension | The Hawthorns,Bourne Road,West Bergholt, Essex CO6 3EN
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Object | Decision | The Parish Council do nothave an objection in principle to an extension to the property, however the current application is not compliant with the Adopted Village Design Statement. Specifically PoliciesDG3,DG7,DG8,DG16,DG17,DG18,DG25 andDG26.We appreciate that contemporary design is always subjective, however there is an inbalance between old and new, especially the juxtaposition of a “chalet bungalow” to the extension. The proposal is also out of keeping with the area and street scene. |
| 151075 | Application to Discharge Condition 2 of permission 150300. | Rose Cottage,The Avenue,West Bergholt, Essex CO6 3HD | Observation | Decision | The Parish Council would look to the Borough Council to ensure that conditions are correctly discharged. |
| 151039 | Proposed single storey front extension. | 92 Mumford Road, West Bergholt, Essex CO63BN | Support | Decision | The Parish Council is concerned with the forward projection and the relationship with neighbouring properties. As there is no street scene (VDS policy DG8), we are unable to comment further. |
| 150969 | Demolition of rear extension, garden room, garage and replacement rear extension & garage. | Lansdowne,White Hart Lane, West Bergholt, Essex CO6 3DB | Observation | Decision | This application is poorly presented and as there is no street scene provided it not compliance with DG8 of the Village Design Statement. We are unable to comment on the proposed garage as it is not shown on the plans. |
| 150840 | Replacement of existing flat roof on single garage with a new pitched roof with brick pillars. | 23 Albany Road,West Bergholt, Essex CO6 3LB | Observation | Recommendation | The quality of the application information is poor and if it were for anything other than converting a pitch roof we would consider it an unacceptable standard of drawing. |
| 150972 | Application For the additional use of Touring Motor Gliders (TMG). All other existing uses to remain the same. | Essex & Suffolk Gliding Club,Wormingford Airfield, Fordham Road,Wormingford Colchester | Observation | Recommendation | Unable to adequately respond to this application due to the lack of information on the timings and number of flights and how the aircraft’s noise would be monitored. |
Note: where appropriate reference to the Village Design Statement (VDS) has been made in the above comments. The VDS has been adopted by the Parish Council and Colchester Borough Council.
Item 2: Election of Chair and Vice Chair
New Chair – Bob Tyrell, as proposed by Brian Butcher, seconded by Andrew Savage
Vice Chair – Brian Butcher, as proposed by Andrew Savage, seconded by Bob Tyrell
Item 3: Pre-application discussion
No matters to discuss at this meeting.
Item 4: Other Matters:
- The committee considered of issuing of planning guidance on the village Website – it was agreed Chris Stevenson will bring a document from the previous meeting.
- It was suggested by Bob Tyrell that additional comments should be added to the Village Design Statement – it was agreed that this would be discussed at the next meeting; all to think about this and make suggestions.
- All to review the Committee’s terms of reference at the next meeting.
Item 5: Planning Guidance as approved by the Parish Council
| DG1 | Any development that would cause a negative impact on the valley sides will be resisted by the Parish council |
| DG2 | Where it is a planning Issue any remaining hedgerows, native trees and small copses should be retained in the new landscape plans |
| DG3 | General Design – All proposed new build and extensions must enhance the area and make a positive architectural contribution |
| DG4 | Backland and infill proposals will be resisted except in exceptional cases, nuisance of adjacent dwellings will be considered |
| DG5 | Garden sizes may need to be substantially larger than these minimum standards in order that garden sizes reflect the size and shape of gardens in the area |
| DG6 | CBC Sustainable Construction SPD |
| DG7 | Buildings must be in harmony with the surroundings in respect of materials, colour, texture, proportion and scale |
| DG8 | impact of their proposals on adjacent building by means of adequately detailed plans, sections with accurate street elevations |
| DG9 | Building materials – All materials should be selected from those traditionally used within the Village. |
| DG10 | Any infill development should reflect the character of the surrounding area and protect the amenity of neighbours It should reinforce the uniformity of the street by reflecting the scale, mass, height, form, materials, fenestration and architectural details of its neighbours |
| DG11 | The width of new building plots should be similar to that prevailing in the immediate area |
| DG12 | New development should respect existing building lines of adjacent properties |
| DG13 | New buildings should respect that height of buildings immediately adjacent |
| DG14 | Infill Dormers should be used sparingly and be subservient in nature |
| DG15 | Infill Developments should be modest in proportions and in scale with surrounding properties. They should not dominate. Their architectural style and finishes should be compatible and vernacular any infill should comply with Infill SPD |
| DG16 | Roofscape is an important aspect of the village especially in the centre. New or replaced roofs should retain the existing height and pitch |
| DG17 | External finishes should be in keeping with the traditional colours and materials in the village |
| DG18 | Development undertaken should be in keeping with the planned nature of existing buildings |
| DG19 | Careful consideration should be given to the impact of construction on views across the village |
| DG20 | Rainwater goods shall be black an indicated on submitted elevations. All new service intakes to dwellings apart from gas and electricity to be run internally and not visible on the exterior All soil and waste plumbing shall be run internally and shall not be visible to the exterior |
| DG21 | Balanced flue outlets from central heating boilers and other gas appliances shall not be positioned on street elevations |
| DG22 | Eaves to all roofs shall be open with exposed rafter feet rather than boxed |
| DG23 | Details of all boundary walls, fences and gates around the site shall be as submitted drawing but should not lead to urbanisation |
| DG24 | Any new agricultural buildings should be designed and sited to minimise the effect on the landscape |
| DG25 | Original materials or materials which are sympathetic to the existing buildings should be used |
| DG26 | Details such as windows, doors and roof pitches should reflect those of the original building |
| DG27 | Careful consideration should be given to the visual impact of extensions and particularly conservatories, when they are visible either from the street or from public thoroughfares such as footpaths, bridleways etc |
| DG28 | There should be no unacceptable adverse impact upon the amenities of adjoining residential properties wherever possible mature trees and shrubs should be conserved |
| DG29 | New buildings, in any area, should respect the scale and design of adjacent buildings |
| DG30 | Building details such as doors, windows and roof pitches should be designed with regard to buildings existing in the vicinity |
| DG31 | Highly reflective solar panels should not be installed if they have a visual impact on neighbouring properties or the roof-scape of the village |
| DG32 | Modern additions such as satellite dishes, wind turbines and flues should be concealed from public |
| DG33 | Alternative use of agricultural buildings must not have any adverse effect or cause any disturbance to any adjacent property Buildings must be of suitable for conversion |
| DG34 | The Parish Council will challenge any changes to this equilibrium. |
| DG35 | New parking in directly front of property should be avoided |
| DG36 | Car parking standards to comply with ECC standards 2010 |
| DG37 | General Street-scape Guidance |