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RESOLVED: That application 20/01254/FP be GRANTED planning permission subject to the conditions and reasons set out in the report of the Development and Conservation Manager.

Audio Recording – 2 hours 59 minutes.

Erection of one semi-detached 5-bed dwelling, one semi-detached 4-bed and one detached 4-bed dwelling including garaging and home office outbuilding following demolition of existing buildings, re-location of public footpath (amended plans received 18/11/20)

The Senior Planning Officer presented the report in respect of application 20/01254/FP supported by a visual presentation consisting of photographs and plans as well as the following updates to the report:

·                An extension of time had been agreed to 15 February;

·                Paragraph 4.4.1 should be amended to change “is not however engaged” to “is engaged”;

·                Condition 15 should be amended to remove “such as prohibition of construction traffic being routed through any of the country lanes in the area.”

The following Members asked questions:

·                Cllr Sue Ngwala

In response to questions the Senior Planning Officer advised:

·                There was no Kimpton Parish Neighbourhood Plan and sufficient weight could not be given to the representations of Kimpton Parish Council in order to press for the mix of dwellings they had asked for.

The Chair invited Andy Moffat to address the Committee.

Andy Moffat thanked the Chair for the opportunity to address the Committee and gave a presentation including:

·                The form of the development had been led by guidance on design from the conservation officer;

·                The applicant owned land in and around Kimpton and was engaged in wider discussions with the Parish Council about the provision of affordable housing;

·                It was the view of the conservation team that a rebuild of the properties on the site was of greater heritage benefit than continued reuse;

·                The number of units had been reduced from 4 to 3 at the request of the conservation officer, with smaller further changes made since;

·                The site was not presently in the green belt;

·                Each comment from local residents and the Parish Council had been responded to in detail;

·                The large number of conditions on approval in the report had been accepted and agreed.

The following Members asked questions:

·                Cllr Mike Rice

In response to questions Andy Moffat advised that the site was not designated as green belt in the Adopted Local Plan but that the designation of the site was due to change in the Emerging Local Plan.

The Chair thanked Andy Moffat for his presentation.

The following Members asked questions and took part in the debate:

·                Cllr David Levett

·                Cllr Daniel Allen

·                Cllr Tony Hunter

Councillor David Levett proposed, Councillor Daniel Allen seconded and it was:

RESOLVED: That application 20/01254/FP be GRANTED planning permission subject to the conditions and reasons set out in the report of the Development and Conservation Manager.