Agenda item

Decision:-

To determine applications, or make observations, as listed below:-

 SU.1

Application ref:            S05/1288/25           

Description:               55 houses for Registered Social Landlord

Location:                    R/o 30-38 Spalding Road, Deeping St. James

Decision:                    Deferred

(2.10 pm – Councillor Helyar entered the meeting.)

Noting comments made during the public speaking sessions from:-

            Mr S Lee, 16 Millfield Road, Deeping St James – objecting

            Mr P Linford, 1 Tudor Place, Deeping St James – objecting

            Mr P Mills, Nottingham Community Housing Association – applicants

together with report of site inspection, objections from the Parish Council, comments from the Housing Strategy Manager, Highway Authority, LCC Education Authority and the Primary Care Trust, no objection from the Environment Agency and an objection from Welland and Deepings Internal Drainage Board, together with representations (including a petition) from neighbouring residents and submissions in support from the applicants, together with further representations from nearby owners/residents and further representations form the applicants’ agents, Development Control Services Manager authorised to determine the application, after consultation with the Chairman and Vice Chairman, subject to the completion of an appropriate planning obligation to ensure that the affordability remains so in perpetuity and for the future maintenance of the public open space and subject also to appropriate conditions, including a condition in relation to boundary treatment to be at a minimum height to be agreed with the local planning authority.  

SU.2

Application ref:            S05/1274/25           

Description:               Residential development (12)

Location:                    R/o 30-38, Spalding Road, Deeping St. James

Decision:                    Refused

Noting comments made during the public speaking session from:-

            Mr P Linford – 1 Tudor Place, Deeping St James – objecting

            Mr P Bywater – on behalf of the applicants

together with            comments from the Highway Authority, LCC Education Authority, objections from the Parish Council and Welland and Deepings Internal Drainage Board, no objection from the Environment Agency and representations, including a petition, from nearby residents together with submissions in support from the applicants and further information from the applicants, together with detailed conclusions from the Development Control Services Manager.

The Development Control Services Manager advised the Committee that his recommendation had now changed following the obtaining of further information regarding the interpretation of Annex ‘C’ of PPG3.  This confirmed that any farmyard did not become previously developed land, even when the current operation was not longer functioning.  On this basis, and taking into account the strategic housing requirement for SKDC, he could no longer support an approval for this market housing scheme.  It was proposed, seconded and agreed that the application be refused for the following reasons:-

1.      The proposed development consists of 12 dwellings and associated infrastructure on part of an underused farmyard on Broadgate Lane, Deeping St James.  The site contains agricultural buildings and is therefore to be classed as greenfield development in accordance with the definition in Annex ‘C’ of PPG3.  The site is within the wider built up area of The Deepings and is reasonably well related to the town centre and options for alternative means of transport exist in the area.  PPG3 requires a sequential approach to the provision of new residential development and prioritises the use of land before releasing greenfield sites. In the opinion of the Local Planning Authority other sequentially preferable previously developed sites exist in the district and the bringing forward of this site will be prejudicial to the planned growth of South Kesteven district as a whole.  It would therefore be contrary to PPG3, Policies 2 and 3 of RSS8, Policies S1, S2, H1 and H2 of the Lincolnshire Structure Plan Proposed Changes (Feb 2005).  It is considered that the development of this agricultural land for residential use may prejudice the proper planned growth of housing stock in the district prior to the issue of a folder of development documents for South Kesteven contrary to the aims and objectives of PPS1.

2.      Additionally the development proposes the construction of four 2 storey properties (plots 5, 6, 7, and 8) along the southern boundary of the site where it abuts 67 Broadgate Lane.  These properties are in particular close proximity to the boundary.  The inclusion of 1^st floor bedroom windows in the southern elevation will result in unacceptable levels of overlooking to detriment of the amenities of the occupiers of 67 Broadgate Lane.  Such harm arising is contrary to the aims and objectives of policies H6 and EN1 of the South Kesteven Local Plan.