Agenda item

APPLICATION NO.

23/00266/OUTS

APPLICATION TYPE

OUTLINE APPLICATION - SOUTH

REGISTERED

01.02.2023

APPLICANT

Mr L Singh

SITE

Agricultural Barn at Bunny Lane, Bunny Lane, Sherfield English, SHERFIELD ENGLISH

PROPOSAL

Outline application for demolition of barn and construction of dwelling, residential caravan and structures (outline application - all matters reserved)

AMENDMENTS

Amended / reduced location plan – 30.08.2023

CASE OFFICER

Mr Nathan Glasgow

Delegate to Head of Planning and 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/and or Obligations as required), and

·  The completion of a legal agreement to secure:

·  New Forest SPA contribution; and

·  Extinguish the rights established by application 21/02220/CLES – Certificate of lawful existing use for the use of the land for the stationing of 1 caravan for residential purposes.

then PERMISSION subject to:

1.

Applications for the approval of all the reserved matters referred to herein shall be made within a period of three years from the date of this permission. The development to which the permission relates shall be begun not later than whichever is the later of the following dates:

i)  five years from the date of this permission: or

ii)  two years from the final approval of the said reserved matters, or, in the case of approval on different dates, the  final approval of the last such matter to be approved.

Reason: To comply with the provision of S.92 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990.

2.

Approval of the details of the layout, scale and appearance of the building, the means of access thereto and the landscaping of the site (herein after called "the reserved matters") shall be obtained from the Local Planning Authority in writing before the development is commenced.

Reason: To comply with the Town and Country Planning (General

Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015 (or any order

revoking and re-enacting that Order).

3.

Development shall proceed in accordance with the measures set out in Section 4 of the Land at Bunny Lane, Sherfield English, Romsey SO51 6FQ Preliminary Roost Assessment (Arbtech).  Thereafter, mitigation and enhancement features shall be permanently maintained and retained in accordance with the approved details.

Reason: To ensure the favourable conservation status of bats in accordance with Policy E5 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).

4.

The development hereby approved shall be designed and built to meet Regulation 36 2 (b) requirement of 110 litres/person/day water efficiency set out in part G2 of Building Regulations 2015.

Reason: In the interests of improving water usage efficiency in

accordance with policy E7 of the Test Valley Borough Revised

Local Plan 2016.

5.

Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (or any order amending, revoking or re-enacting that Order), no building, structure, walls or fences of any kind shall be erected without the prior written consent of the Local Planning Authority.

Reason:  In order that the Local Planning Authority can exercise control in the locality in the interest of the local amenities in accordance with Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016) Policy COM2.

6.

Prior to the first occupation of the dwelling hereby permitted, the existing buildings / structures within the applicants ownership, as shown within the application site (red edge) and the adjacent land (blue edge), shall cease to be used for any purpose and removed, with the resultant materials cleared from the site in accordance with details to be submitted and approved in writing with the Local Planning Authority.

Reason:  The site lies in an area where new dwelling units are not normally permitted in accordance with Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016) Policy COM2.

7.

No dwelling that is subject to a Reserved Matters approval, shall exceed 4.5m in height (measured from existing ground level) or have a footprint larger than 100sqm measured externally.

Reason:  In the interests of proper planning when considering the principle of development relates to a Class Q conversion, and in the interest of the amenities of the countryside setting in accordance with Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016) Policies COM2, E1 and E2.

8.

Any reserved Matters application shall be accompanied by a scheme for the protection of trees, particularly in relation to those within the eastern boundary of the application site fronting Bunny Lane. Such a scheme shall include a plan showing the location and specification of tree protective barriers in relation to existing trees and the proposed dwelling. 

Note: The protective barriers shall be as specified at Chapter 6.2 and detailed in figure 2 of B.S.5837:2012. 

Reason:  To ensure the enhancement of the development by the retention of existing trees and natural features during the construction phase in accordance with Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016) policy E2.

9.

Any reserved Matters application shall be accompanied by a plan showing existing and proposed ground levels as well as plans clearly identifying both finished floor levels of the proposed dwelling.

Reason:  In the interests of proper planning when considering the principle of development relates to a Class Q conversion, and in the interest of the amenities of the countryside setting in accordance with Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016) Policies COM2, E1 and E2.

Note to applicant:

1.

In reaching this decision Test Valley Borough Council (TVBC) has had regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and takes a positive and proactive approach to development proposals focused on solutions. TVBC work with applicants and their agents in a positive and proactive manner offering a pre-application advice service and updating applicants/agents of issues that may arise in dealing with the application and where possible suggesting solutions.