Notes & Decisions of the Planning and Development Committee Meeting
Held on Wed 17th March 2021 at 7.30pm via Zoom
| Planning Committee Members: | Bob Tyrrell, Brian Butcher, Murray Harlow, Norma Smith, Andrew Savage, Ex officio member Chris Stevenson (and therefore has no voting powers) and Laura Walkingshaw (Parish Clerk) | Next meeting: Wed 21st Apr 2021 at 7.30pm via Zoom |
| Apologies: | None | |
| Members of the public present: | Two members of the public | |
| Declarations of Interest: | Chris Stevenson declared an interest in PA 210550, 2 Ormonde Close |
It is the aim of the Parish Council to seek a high standard of design for all new developments and extensions in the Village.
The Parish Council will take into account the Village Design Statement and the West Bergholt Neighbourhood Plan, emerging planning policy and CBC Planning policies when making comments and decisions on Planning Applications
Item 1: To receive any pre-application representations regarding proposed planning applications.
A resident of Chapel Road, who had previously withdrawn a planning application from Colchester Borough Council (CBC), attended the meeting in order to share his latest plans following discussions with a CBC Planning Officer and Conservation Officer. The new proposed plans showed a complete redesign, which he is hoping will find favour with both the Parish Council and CBC. At present, with only the floor plans were available, the Parish Council were positive about the design and look forward to receiving the entire application including elevations. The Council would however ask that street views are included in the application in order to ascertain the impact on the neighbour’s properties and the view from the highway.
Item 2: To discuss and make decisions on the following applications:
| Location | Proposal | Application No. and link to CBC planning website | Object / Support / Observations | Decision or Recommendation | Comments made by Planning Committee |
| 8 Newbridge Hill, West Bergholt, CO6 3ER | Single storey side extension to a 4-bed detached property to incorporate a playroom within the current property. | 210460 | Object | Decision | The Parish Council objects to the proposed flat roof extension, which would be clearly visible from the public highway and would refer to the CBC adopted West Bergholt Neighbourhood Plan, specifically Planning Policy PP10 which states “all new development should be of a high-quality design”. It would therefore advise that an application with a tiled pitch roof would be more likely to find favour with the Parish Council. |
| 2 Ormonde Close, West Bergholt, CO6 3LF | Single storey rear extension to property (change of material). | 210550 | Object | Decision | Ex-officio member, Cllr Chris Stevenson redeclared an interest at this point as he knows the applicants and therefore took no part in discussions or voting. The Parish Council objects to the proposed flat roof extension, which would be clearly visible from the public highway and would refer to the CBC adopted West Bergholt Neighbourhood Plan, specifically Planning Policy PP10 which states “all new development should be of a high-quality design”. It would therefore advise that an application with a tiled pitch roof would be more likely to find favour with the Parish Council. |
| 2 The Retreat, West Bergholt, CO6 3HN | Demolition of existing garage and construction of 1.5 storey side extension and 1 storey rear extension. | 210568 | Support | Decision | The Parish Council has no comment. |
| 29 Chapel Road, West Bergholt, CO6 3JB | Proposed first floor rear extension. | 210551 | Support | Decision | The Parish Council would only comment that the rear bedroom window is of an excessive size and does not sit in harmony with the rear elevation. |
Item 3: Review Planning Decisions:
| West Bergholt PC Decision Date | WBPC Decision | Application No. and link to CBC planning website | Location | Proposal | CBC/Appeal Decision Date | CBC/Appeal Decision | Appeal Pending |
| 16/09/20 | Support | 201925 | Land adjacent, 12 Colchester Road, West Bergholt, CO6 3JG | Outline application for up to 7 dwellings with access determined and all other matters reserved. | O/S | ||
| 20/1/21 | Support | 201686 | Land south of WB Cricket Club, Colchester Rd, WB | Outline application for up to 18 dwellings with access to be determined and all other matters reserved. (AMENDED PLANS) | O/S | ||
| 27/1/21 | Observation | 210134 | Newbridge Mill, Newbridge Hill, West Bergholt, CO3 9TB | Application for prior notification of agricultural or forestry development – proposed storage building. | O/S | ||
| 27/1/21 | Object | 202544 | 30 New Church Road, West Bergholt, CO6 3JE | Demolition of existing detached house and erection 2 No. detached dwellings.(REVISED PLANS RECEIVED) | O/S | ||
| 17/2/21 | Object | 210196 | 9 Bradbrook Cottages, Armoury Road, CO6 3JW | Erection of one new 2-bedroom house and first floor extension for the existing property. | O/S | ||
| 17/2/21 | Object | 210192 | 16 Newbridge Hill, West Bergholt, CO6 3ER | Part first floor and two storey front extension. | O/S | ||
| 17/2/21 | Object | ESS/11/21/COL | Colchester Skip Hire, Greenacres, Packards Lane, Wormingford, CO6 3AH | Continuation of use of waste recycling facility without compliance with condition 11 (HGV Movement Times) of planning permission ESS/09/18/COL that was for “Erection of Clean Materials Recycling Facility ……… | O/S | ||
| 17/2/21 | Object | 210280 | Land adj. to 18 Bradbrook Cottages, Armoury Road, CO6 3JW | Erection of a 3 bedroom, 3 storey single detached family house. Previously approved under 130647 | O/S | ||
| 17/2/21 | Object | 210384 | Box Cottage, The Avenue, West Bergholt, CO6 3HD | Proposed first floor rear extension & alterations & detached annex for carer. | O/S | ||
| 21/08/2019 | Support | 191977 | Land adj. West Bergholt CC &, Stable Cottage, Colchester Road, West Bergholt CO6 3JQ | Full planning permission for 41 new homes with a new access from Colchester Rd and associated landscaping, open space, drainage, foul pumping station and parking; provision of 1.189 hectares of land reserved | 09/03/21 | Approved | N/A |
| 18/09/2019 | Support | 192271 | Land adj. West Bergholt CC &, Stable Cottage, Colchester Road, West Bergholt CO6 3JQ | Duplicate of 191977 | 09/03/21 | Approved | N/A |
| 27/1/21 | Support | 210093 | Orchard End House, Whitehouse Lane, West Bergholt CO6 3ET | Removal of softwood cladding from first floor. Adding exterior wall insulation. Cladding all external walls with brick slips which match the original red brick. | 09/03/21 | Approved | N/A |
| 17/2/21 | Support | 210343 | Scarletts, Scarletts Chase, West Bergholt, CO6 3DH | Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed agricultural storage building. | 04/03/21 | Prior approval not required | N/A |
| 25/11/20 | Object | 202572 | 2 Valley Crescent, West Bergholt, CO6 3ED | Proposed two storey & single storey side extension. | 25/02/21 | Approved | N/A |