Agenda and minutes

To confirm the Minutes of the Meetings held on 15 and 24 August 2016 (to be laid on the table half an hour before the meeting).

The Minutes of the last meetings of the Joint Planning Committee held on 15^th and 24^th August 2016 were confirmed as a correct record and signed.

To receive apologies for absence.

Where a Member of the Committee is unable to attend a meeting, a substitute Member from the same Area Planning Committee may attend, speak and vote in their place for that meeting.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Mike Band, Kevin Deanus, Brian Ellis, David Else, Christiaan Hesse, Stephen Hill, Stephen Mulliner, Jeanette Stennett, Stewart Stennett and Chris Storey.

Cllr Jim Edwards was present as a sunstitute.

To receive from Members declarations of interests in relation to any items included on the Agenda for this meeting in accordance with the Waverley Code of Local Government Conduct.

Councillor Mary Foryszewski declared a non-pecuniary interest in the planning application to be considered as she was a member of Cranleigh Parish Council Planning Committee in 2014 and is currently Chairman of Cranleigh Parish Council.

The Chairman to respond to any questions received from members of the public of which notice has been given in accordance with Procedure Rule 10.

There were no questions received from members of the public.

Proposal

Erection of up to 125 dwellings together with public parkland with mixed use including orchard, food growing and wildlife habitat and associated works (details pursuant to WA/2014/1038) (as amplified and amended by Construction Environmental Management Plan received 13/04/2016; Appendix D of Sustainable Drainage Plan rec’d 14/04/2016; Tree Protection Plan and Arboricultural Impact Assessment, plans, email, accommodation schedule, transport statement rec’d 27/06/2016; Bedroom size schedule rec’d 11/08/2016; plans received 18/08/2016 and 19/08/2016 and landscape plan received 30/08/2016) 

Recommendation

That Reserved Matters be AGREED subject to conditions 1-20 and informatives 1-4.

Proposed development

Erection of up to 125 dwellings together with public parkland with mixed use including orchard, food growing and wildlife habitat and associated works (details pursuant to WA/2014/1038) (as amplified and amended by Construction Environmental Management Plan received 13/04/2016; Appendix D of Sustainable Drainage Plan rec’d 14/04/2016; Tree Protection Plan and Arboricultural Impact Assessment, plans, email, accommodation schedule, transport statement rec’d 27/06/2016; Bedroom size schedule rec’d 11/08/2016; plans received 18/08/2016 and 19/08/2016 and landscape plan received 30/08/2016) 

Officers presentation

Before providing Members with a short presentation of the specifics of the application, officers summarised the background to it.

The application seeked approval of reserved matters following the outline approval of WA/2014/1038 which approved the principle of up to 125 dwelling son the application site. As such, the principal of development for housing had already been approved and so was not a matter to be considered at the meeting. The matters which Members were being asked to consider were those which remained reserved at the outline stage and this included means of access, appearance, scale, landscaping and layout of the proposed development.

Regarding drainage, officers explained that at the outline stage Thames Water had concluded that there had not been capacity in the network to accommodate the proposed development and required an impact study to be undertaken to determine how foul-flows from the development would be drained and managed. Members accepted the Grampian style condition (a condition preventing any development commencing until full details of on and off site foul-flow drainage works had been agreed at the outline stage). This remained Thames Water’s position and their response to the reserved matters application had requested the same condition. However, those conditions remained on the outline permission which had to be read in conjunction with this application and therefore the conditions were not being reapplied because they were already captured by the outline permission.

Members were informed that the applicants had been working with Thames Water to agree the improvements required and they could not commence any development until that was formally agreed and signed off. In terms of surface water drainage, the Lead Local Flood Authority were satisfied that requirements under the outline approval had been met and that the surface water drainage strategy had been agreed, however, further detailed conditions were applied securing the final drainage and management requirements. As such, those matters were not to be considered in determination of the application at this meeting.

Officers confirmed that the site was located in Shamley Green & Cranleigh North aswell as Cranleigh East ward (as referenced on page 5 of the Report).

Public speaking

In accordance with the Council’s arrangements for public participation at meetings, the following made representations in respect of the application, which were duly considered:

Liz Townsend – Objector

Cllr Richard Bryant – Cranleigh Parish Council

Gary Worsfold - Applicant/Agent

Councillors deliberation

Before opening up deliberations to Members, the Chairman updated the Committee to say that on the site visit Members had noticed the overhead powerlines and officers  ...  view the full minutes text for item 46.