Agenda and minutes

Venue: Main Hall, Crosfield Hall, Broadwater Road, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 8GL

Contact: Caroline Lovelock - 01264 368000  Email: clovelock@testvalley.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

129.

Apologies

Minutes:

Apologies were received from Councillors Burnage and Warnes.

130.

Public Participation

Minutes:

In accordance with the Council’s scheme of Public Participation, the following spoke on the application indicated:

 

Agenda Item No.

Page No.

Application

Speaker

8

45-62

23/00805/FULLS

Mr Critchley (Romsey Town Council)

Dr H Briers (Objector)

Ms Houghton (Applicant)
Miss Mccrudden (Applicant’s Agent)

9

63-97

23/01508/FULLS

Mr Stubbs (Braishfield Parish Council)

Ms Cutts (Applicant’s Agent)

Councillor Yalden (Ward Member 5 minutes)

10

98-110

23/01080/FULLS

Councillor Swain (Reading statement from residents) (Objector)

Mr Stentiford (Applicant’s Agent)

Councillor Swain (Ward Member 5 minutes)

 

 

 

131.

Declarations of Interest

Minutes:

Councillor A Dowden wished it to be noted that he knew two of the speakers on application 23/00805/FULLS but that it did not constitute an interest.

132.

Urgent Items

Minutes:

There were no urgent items.

133.

Minutes of previous meeting pdf icon PDF 96 KB

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 25 July 2023.

 

Minutes:

Councillor Cooper proposed and Councillor A Dowden seconded the motion that the minutes of the previous meeting were an accurate record.  Upon being put to the vote the motion was carried.

 

Resolved:

 

That the minutes of the meeting held on 25 July 2023 be confirmed and signed as a correct record.

134.

Schedule of Development Applications

Minutes:

Resolved:

 

That the applications for development, as set out below, be determined as indicated.

135.

22/03346/FULLS - 03.01.2023 pdf icon PDF 140 KB

(OFFICER RECOMMENDATION: PERMISSION)

SITE: Land South West of Misslebrook Copse, Misslebrook Lane CHILWORTH/VALLEY PARK

CASE OFFICER: Paul Goodman

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

 

APPLICATION NO.

22/03346/FULLS

 

APPLICATION TYPE

FULL APPLICATION - SOUTH

 

REGISTERED

03.01.2023

 

APPLICANT

Boom Developments Limited

 

SITE

Land South West Of, Misslebrook Copse, Misslebrook Lane, CHILWORTH  VALLEY PARK

 

PROPOSAL

Battery electrical storage system (BESS), with substation, transformer stations, site accesses, internal access tracks, security measures, access gates, other ancillary infrastructure and landscaping and biodiversity enhancements

 

AMENDMENTS

Amended/Additional Plans received 05.07.23, 30.06.23, 02.05.23, 13.04.23,

 

CASE OFFICER

Mr Paul Goodman

 

 

 

WITHDRAWN by the Head of Planning and Building.

 

 

136.

23/00805/FULLS - 30.03.2023 pdf icon PDF 75 KB

(OFFICER RECOMMENDATION: PERMISSION)

SITE: The Romsey School, Greatbridge Road, Romsey, SO51 8ZB ROMSEY TOWN

CASE OFFICER: Kate Levey

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

 

APPLICATION NO.

23/00805/FULLS

 

APPLICATION TYPE

FULL APPLICATION - SOUTH

 

REGISTERED

30.03.2023

 

APPLICANT

The Romsey School

 

SITE

The Romsey School, Greatbridge Road, Romsey, SO51 8ZB, ROMSEY TOWN

 

PROPOSAL

Removal of hedgerow, trees and 10 car parking bays to facilitate bus bay, and installation of 15 car parking bays along northern boundary and planting

 

AMENDMENTS

12th June 2023 – amended construction environmental management plan received

 

 

31st May 2023 – Update to description of development

 

 

26th May 2023 – amended plans received to remove the fence along the northern site boundary. Vehicle access plan and CEMP received

 

CASE OFFICER

Kate Levey

 

The Officer’s recommendation as per the agenda and amended condition 1 in the update paper was proposed by Councillor M Cooper and seconded by Councillor A Dowden.  Deferral was proposed by Councillor Parker and seconded by Councillor Bundy.  Upon being put to the vote the motion to defer was carried.

 

Committee resolved to DEFER consideration of the application to enable Officers to undertake further discussion with the applicant to consider:

·  Noise impact of the proposed parking bays and removal of hedge adjacent to properties in Priestlands.

·  The harm associated with the removal of the planting on the northern Boundary of the site and its impact on the visual amenities of properties in Priestlands.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

137.

23/01508/FULLS - 12.06.2023 pdf icon PDF 301 KB

(OFFICER RECOMMENDATION: PERMISSION)

SITE: Woolley Green Farm, Dores Lane, Braishfield, SO51 0QJ BRAISHFIELD/AMPFIELD

CASE OFFICER: Mark Staincliffe

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

 

APPLICATION NO.

23/01508/FULLS

 

APPLICATION TYPE

FULL APPLICATION - SOUTH

 

REGISTERED

12.06.2023

 

APPLICANT

Mr N Ramiah

 

SITE

Woolley Green Farm, Dores Lane, Braishfield, SO51 0QJ,  BRAISHFIELD/AMPFIELD

 

PROPOSAL

Erect 2 self and custom build dwellings, convert coach house to annex and garage for plot 1, erect garage for plot 2, demolish all remaining barns and buildings, and the temporary siting of mobile home during the construction period only

 

AMENDMENTS

·  Amended ecological information submitted 30/06/2023

 

CASE OFFICER

Mark Staincliffe

 

The Officer’s recommendation as per the agenda was proposed by councillor M Cooper and seconded by Councillor A Dowden.  Upon being put to the vote the motion was carried.

 

Delegate to Head of Planning & Building for completion of satisfactory consultation with Natural England with respect to the impact of the development on European sites (together with any appropriate conditions as required), and the completion of a legal agreement to

secure;

·  Removal of nitrate mitigation land from agricultural production

·  Future management of the nitrate mitigation land

·  New Forest SPA contribution

·  Prohibit the implementation of extant Class Q prior approval with respect to the retained “Coach House” to ensure it is not used as a separate dwelling, but as ancillary accommodation for Plot 1;

Then PERMISSION subject to:

1.

The development hereby permitted shall be begun within three years from the date of this permission.

Reason:  To comply with the provision of Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

2.

The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out except in complete accordance with the details shown on the submitted plans, numbers:

1 Rev A

SL01

SL01 Mobile Home Location

Mobile Home Elevation & Section

Exist06

Exit07

L170/B01

P1.e1

P1.e2

P1.p1

P1.p2

P2.e1

P2.e2

P2.p

Gar.01

Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.

3.

No development shall take place above DPC level of the development hereby permitted until samples and details of the materials to be used in the construction of all external surfaces hereby permitted have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

Reason: To ensure the development has a satisfactory external appearance in the interest of visual amenities in accordance with Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016) Policy E1

4.

The development shall not be occupied until space has been laid out and provided for the parking and manoeuvring of vehicles to enable them to enter and leave the site in a forward gear in accordance with the approved plan and this space shall thereafter be reserved for such purposes at all times.

Reason: In the interests of highway safety in accordance with Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016) Policy T1.

5.

No development shall take place above DPC level of the development hereby permitted until full details of hard and soft landscape works have been submitted to and approved in writing by the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 137.

138.

23/01080/FULLS - 20.06.2023 pdf icon PDF 117 KB

(OFFICER RECOMMENDATION: PERMISSION)

SITE: SHB Hire Ltd, Mill Lane, Nursling, SO10 0YE NURSLING AND ROWNHAMS

CASE OFFICER: Mark Staincliffe

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

 

APPLICATION NO.

23/01080/FULLS

 

APPLICATION TYPE

FULL APPLICATION - SOUTH

 

REGISTERED

20.06.2023

 

APPLICANT

Mr Warren Cann

 

SITE

SHB Hire Ltd, Mill Lane, Nursling, SO16 0YE,  NURSLING AND ROWNHAMS

 

PROPOSAL

Erection of an electricity substation

 

AMENDMENTS

19/06/2023- Updated acoustic design specification

 

CASE OFFICER

Mr Mark Staincliffe

 

The Officer’s recommendation as per the agenda and amended condition 7 in the update paper was proposed by Councillor M Cooper and seconded by Councillor A Dowden.  Upon being put to the vote the motion was carried.

 

PERMISSION subject to:

1.

The development hereby permitted shall be begun within three years from the date of this permission.

Reason:  To comply with the provision of Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

2.

The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out except in complete accordance with the details shown on the submitted plans, numbers

AUG1217NURSLING-306-A 1/3

AUG1217NURSLING-306-A 2/3

AUG1217NURSLING-306-A 3/3

AUG1217NURSLING-402-B

AUG1217NURSLING-403-A

Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.

3.

Prior to first use of the transformer hereby approved the proposed acoustic fence shall be installed in accordance with the specification given in section 4.3 of the Ian Sharland Limited Acoustic Design Specification v.2 and the locations shown in Figure 2 of the Ian Sharland Limited Acoustic Design Specification v.2 and in the location shown on Substation - Plan View. Once installed the acoustic fencing shall be retained in perpetuity and maintained to ensure that it performs to the acoustic performance set out in the Ian Sharland Limited Acoustic Design Specification v.2.

Reason: To ensure a safe living/working environment in accordance with Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan 2016 policy LHW4 & E8.

4.

No development shall take place (other than any approved demolition and site clearance works) until an assessment of the nature and extent of any contamination and a scheme for remediating the contamination has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The assessment shall be undertaken by a competent person, and shall assess the presence of any contamination on the site, whether or not it originates on the site. The assessment shall comprise at least a desk study and qualitative risk assessment and, where appropriate, the assessment shall be extended following further site investigation work. In the event that contamination is found, or is considered likely, the scheme shall contain remediation proposals designed to bring the site to a condition suitable for the intended use. Such remediation proposals shall include clear remediation objectives and criteria, an appraisal of the remediation options, and the arrangements for the supervision of remediation works by a competent person. The site shall not be brought in to use until a verification report, for the purpose of certifying adherence to the approved remediation scheme, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: To ensure a safe living/working environment in accordance with Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan  ...  view the full minutes text for item 138.