Agenda and draft minutes

Southern Area Planning Committee - Tuesday 29 April 2025 5.30 pm

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

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

Items
No. Item

552.

Apologies

Minutes:

Apologies were received from Councillors Ford and Jeffrey.

553.

Public Participation

Minutes:

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

 

Agenda Item No.

Page No.

Application

Speaker

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19-64

24/02264/FULLS

Mike Maltby (Nursling and Rownhams Parish Council)

Gary Heather and Mike Money (Objectors)

Matthew Mortonson (Applicant’s Agent

Councillor Swain (Ward Member – 5 minutes)

8

65-100

24/00907/FULLS

Paul Airey (Applicant’s Agent)

 

554.

Declarations of Interest

Minutes:

Councillor Dunleavey wished it to be noted that she knew one of the speakers on application 24/02262/FULLS but that it did not constitute an interest.

555.

Urgent Items

Minutes:

There were no urgent items.

556.

Minutes of previous meeting pdf icon PDF 115 KB

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 8 April 2025.

 

Minutes:

Councillor A Dowden proposed and Councillor Parker seconded the motion that the minutes of the previous meeting held on 8 April 2025 were an accurate record.  Upon being put to the vote, the motion was carried.

557.

Schedule of Development Applications

Minutes:

Resolved:

 

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

558.

24/02264/FULLS - 01.10.2024 pdf icon PDF 223 KB

(OFFICER RECOMMENDATION: PERMISSION)

SITE: Land at Upton Lane, Nursling, Southampton, SO16 0XY, NURSLING AND ROWNHAMS / ROMSEY TOWN

CASE OFFICER: Sarah Barter

Additional documents:

Minutes:

 

APPLICATION NO.

24/02264/FULLS

 

APPLICATION TYPE

FULL APPLICATION - SOUTH

 

REGISTERED

01.10.2024

 

APPLICANT

Mr Alex Inglis, Masdar Arlington Energy

 

SITE

Land at Upton Lane, Nursling, Southampton, SO16 0XY, NURSLING AND ROWNHAMS ROMSEY TOWN

 

PROPOSAL

The construction, management and operation of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with associated infrastructure, including access, drainage and landscaping, for a temporary operational period of 40 years

 

AMENDMENTS

  • Ecological technical note
  • Heritage / Archaeology Technical Note
  • Noise response
  • Battery Safety Management Plan
  • BNG Metric Update
  • Noise Assessment
  • Drainage addendum
  • Landscape Masterplan Update
  • Addendum Transport Assessment

 

CASE OFFICER

Sarah Barter

 

The motion as set out in the agenda and update paper was proposed by Councillor M Cooper and seconded by Councillor A Dowden.  Upon being put to the vote the motion was carried.

 

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RECOMMENDATION

Delegate to the Head of Planning and Building for:

  • Receipt of a satisfactory consultation response from Natural England and the addition or amendment of any planning conditions arising from the consultation response.
  • Receipt of a satisfactory consultation response from the Environment Agency, and the addition or amendment of any planning conditions arising from the consultation response.

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:

SD-13 01 Palisade Fencing

SD-11 Palisade Gate

SD-09 02 Acoustic Fencing

SD-04 01 Auxiliary Transformer

SD-07 02 Battery Container

SD-05 01 BESS Substation

SD-02 01 BESS Control Room

SD-03 01 BESS Switch room

SD-01 02 Transformer Detail

SD-06 01 DNO Protection and control room

SD-08 02 Power Conversion System

PL-02 11 General Arrangement

PL-03 08 General Arrangement

PL-01 12 Site Layout

PL-03 01 Site location plan

SD-10 01 Standby generator

SD-12 01 Welfare Unit

Stephenson Halliday Landscape Mitigation

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

3.

Notwithstanding the submitted information, no development shall commence on site (including any works of demolition), until a Construction and Demolition Environmental Management Plan has been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority. The Plan shall include the following:

  (i)  hours of construction, including deliveries.

  (ii)  the erection and maintenance of security hoarding including decorative displays and facilities for public viewing, where appropriate.

  (iii)  loading and unloading of plant and materials.

  (iv)  storage of plant and materials used in constructing the development.

  (v)  measures to control the emission of dust and dirt during demolition and construction.

  (vi)  measures for the protection of the natural environment including the River Test SSSI.

  (vii)  measures to cover open excavations and/or pipes and culverts to prevent badgers from being trapped.

  (viii)  identification of works to be overseen by specialist ecologists, including roles and responsibilities of an ecological clerks of works or  ...  view the full minutes text for item 558.

559.

24/00907/FULLS - 19.04.2024 pdf icon PDF 171 KB

(OFFICER RECOMMENDATION: REFUSE)

SITE:  Ashfield Cottage, Southampton Road, Romsey, SO51 9NJ, ROMSEY TOWN

CASE OFFICER: Graham Melton

Additional documents:

Minutes:

 

APPLICATION NO.

24/00907/FULLS

 

APPLICATION TYPE

FULL APPLICATION - SOUTH

 

REGISTERED

19.04.2024

 

APPLICANT

Hanslip

 

SITE

Ashfield Cottage, Southampton Road, Romsey, SO51 9NJ, ROMSEY TOWN

 

PROPOSAL

Two replacement dwellings and erection of children's nursery together with associated vehicular access, car parking, secure cycle storage, landscaping and works following site clearance and demolition

 

AMENDMENTS

Received on 07.03.2025:

  • Updated Drainage information.
  • Previous Appeal example.
  • Public survey.

Received on 18.12.2024 and 23.01.2025:

  • Additional Planning Statement addendums.

Received on 24.10.2024:

  • Additional and amended ecology information.

Received on 23.07.2024:

  • Public petition.

 

CASE OFFICER

Graham Melton

The motion as set out in the agenda and update paper was proposed by Councillor M Cooper and seconded by Councillor A Dowden.  Upon being put to the vote the motion fell.  A motion for permission was proposed by Councillor a Dowden and seconded by Councillor xxxx, upon being put to the vote the motion was carried.

 

Delegate to Head of Planning and Building to draft conditions and notes for the matters outlined by officers and any other conditions that are deemed necessary.

Then PERMISSION for the following reason:

It is acknowledged that the application site is located within an unsustainable location where principal travel to and from will be by private motor vehicle. However, the significant current and future need for places and the fact that the facility will be providing a significant number of places (96) and having due regard for the provisions and requirements of paragraph 100 of the NPPF, it is considered that the benefits of the scheme outweigh the harm arising from this unsustainable location;

and 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:

Site Location Plan (P-001 02)

Proposed Demolition Plan (P-003 P03)

Proposed Site Plan (P-005 P03)

Proposed Ground Floor Plan (P-100 P03)

Proposed First Floor Plan (P-101 P03)

Proposed Roof Plan (P-102 P03)

Proposed Nursery Elevations – Sheet 1 (P-200 P03)

Proposed Nursery Elevations – Sheet 2 (P-201 P03)

Proposed House Floor Plans (P-110 P03)

Proposed House Elevations (P-210 P03)

Proposed Site Sections (P-300 P03)

Proposed Bin Store (P-105 P03)

Proposed Cycle Store (P-106 P03)

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

3.

The children’s nursery hereby permitted shall be used as a day nursery (Class E (f)) for a maximum of 96 children at any one time, and for no other purposes (including any other purposes in Class E of the Schedule of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 as amended or in any order revoking and re-enacting that order).

Reason: In order that the Local Planning Authority can exercise control in the locality in the interest of the local  ...  view the full minutes text for item 559.