Agenda and minutes

To confirm the Minutes of the Meeting held on [……….] (to be laid on the table half an hour before the meeting).

The minutes of the meeting held on 30 March 2015 were confirmed 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 Paddy Blagden, Stephen O’Grady and Michael Goodridge.

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.

There were no Declarations of Interest.

PART I – RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COUNCIL

There were no matters raised under this heading.

Background Papers

The background papers relating to the following item in Part II are specified in the agenda for the meeting of the Joint Planning Committee.

PART II – Brief summaries of other matters dealt with

Proposed Development

Outline application for the erection of up to 120 dwellings together with associated access, parking, public open space and landscaping (as amended by additional information received 17/11/2014, 04/02/2015 and 19/03/2015 and amplified by email dated 20/03/2015) at  Land At Crondall Lane, Farnham

Recommendation

That, subject to consideration of the views of outstanding consultees and any further representations, the applicant entering into a S106 agreement to secure: affordable housing, community facilities, education, libraries, playing pitches, play space, open space, sports/leisure centres, recycling and other environmental improvements, to provide for appropriate SANG to avoid a likely significant effect upon the SPA including payment of appropriate contributions to SAMM or alternatively towards Farnham Park; a S278 agreement with the County Highway Authority to secure means of access, pedestrian accessibility/safety improvements, highway infrastructure and sustainable transport improvements, a Travel Plan, repairs and improved access to Public Footpaths, the setting up of a Management Company for the management of on site and adjacent open space; to require the applicant to first secure any necessary planning permission or advertisement consent for the adjacent open space and subject to conditions, permission be GRANTED.

Proposed development

Outline application for the erection of up to 120 dwellings together with associated access, parking, public open space and landscaping (as amended by additional information received 17/11/2014, 04/02/2015 and 19/03/2015 and amplified by email dated 20/03/2015) at  Land At Crondall Lane, Farnham

The Chairman introduced the Officers present and referred Members to the proposed order of business for the meeting.

Officers reminded Members that the application had been considered by the Committee on 18 February 2015 and they had resolved to Defer the application for more information about providing SANG on the site, and for consultation with Hampshire County Council Highway Authority. Members were advised that since that meeting they had consulted the Highway Authority and they had no objection to the proposal. In relation to the SANG, Natural England had confirmed that the field to the north of the application site was not a suitable size to be used as SANG so proposal would have to stand. However, the applicant had agreed to amend the scheme and proposed the whole of the north field as designated public open space which would be open amenity space for the public to use.

With reference to the report circulated with the agenda, Officers presented a summary of the planning history of the site, and the current plans and proposals. Officers showed pictures of the site and plans for the application. A representative from the County Highways Authority was also present and advised members again of the arrangements in place by the applicant to improve access and highway improvements.

Officers outlined the matters of principle/technical judgement and those matters of judgement and advised members of information received following the agenda being published and detailed in the update sheet. This included information about changes to the CIL Regulations, an amendment to condition 7 in relation to timings for construction deliveries, responses from Natural England, Hampshire County Council, Rushmoor Borough Council, the Council’s Agricultural Consultants and the Council’s Drainage Engineer. There were also 5 further representations against the application but these did not raise any new material considerations. Officers presented a revised recommendation which amended reference to the adjacent open space and views of outstanding consultees. 

Officers advised the Committee that the application was for outline planning permission with all matters reserved except for means of access. Members noted that the site was located in the countryside beyond the Green Belt and although the Councils preference would be for previously developed land to be developed first, they had not been able to identify a deliverable supple of housing sites from the identified sites which would sufficiently meet the housing demand for the next five years. The Committee was advised that the applicant had put forward two sites for SANG, Farnham Park and Crookham Park which was 4.8km north of the application site and Members could agree a preference for this.

Following the officers presentation and before the Committee debated the application, in accordance with the guidance for public participation at meetings, each party  ...  view the full minutes text for item 72.