Agenda item

Decision:

To grant the application subject to conditions and completion of a Section 106 Agreement

Noting comments made during the public speaking session by:

Together with:

·         No objection subject to conditions from Lincolnshire County Council Highways and SUDS Support

·         A request for a financial contribution from Lincolnshire County Council Education and Cultural Services

·         No objection from the National Grid

·         A request for a condition from SKDC’s Environmental Protection Services

·         No objection from Highways England

·         Comments made by Barrowby Parish Council

·         Comments and request for a condition from Heritage Lincolnshire

·         No request for contributions from NHS England

·         A request for a condition from Anglian Water Services

·         Comments from the Environment Agency

·         Comments from Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Services

·         A representation from Persimmon Homes

·         18 representations received as a result of public consultation

·         Provisions within the National Planning Policy Framework and the South Kesteven Core Strategy and supplementary planning documents

·         Site visit observations

·         Comments made by members at the meeting

15:55 – Councillors Dilks and Wood left the meeting and did not return.

16:02 – Councillors Exton and Kaberry-Brown left the meeting and did not return.

16:10 – As the meeting had been in progress for 3 hours, the Chairman asked for Members’ consent to continue. Members agreed.

During debate Members referred to pieces of land that abutted the site and future connectivity as those other parcels of land were developed. The additional items paper issued on 9 November 2018 proposed two amended conditions to ensure connectivity. Some concern was expressed by Members as the trigger for the proposed connectivity conditions was “prior to the occupation of the twenty-fifth dwelling”. Consequently it was suggested that the conditions be re-worded to ensure that links would be built:

5.    Notwithstanding the submitted Indicative Master Plan drawing number: LNBU 390793-03D, none of the dwellings hereby permitted shall be occupied until pedestrian, vehicle and bicycle connectivity is provided from the development site to the land immediately abutting the east of the site in accordance with details to have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

6.    Notwithstanding the submitted Indicative Master Plan drawing number: LNBU 390793-03D, none of the dwellings hereby permitted shall be occupied until pedestrian and bicycle connectivity is provided from the development site to Thorold Road to the north of the site in accordance with details to have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

It was proposed, seconded and agreed that the application be approved for the reasons set out in the case officer’s report and subject to the conditions set out on pages 44 to 46 of the case officer’s report subject to the amendments noted above, and subject to prior completion of a Section 106 agreement to secure the requirements specified in paragraph 10.  Provided that if the Section 106 Agreement has not been completed within 6 weeks of the date of this meeting and the Head of Development Management, after consultation with the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Development Management Committee, considers there are no extenuating circumstances which would justify an extension (or further extension) of time, the Head of Development Management be authorised to refuse the application on the basis that the necessary infrastructure or community contributions essential to make the development acceptable have not been forthcoming.

16:40 – Councillor Trollope-Bellew left the meeting and did not return