Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Richard Cunnington, Alex Hall and Neil Jones.

It was noted that, in accordance with Regulation 13 of the Local Government (Committees and Political Groups) Regulations 1990, notice had been given that Councillor Terry Taylor had been appointed to the Committee in place of Councillor Thomas Kemp, for this Meeting only.

At this point in the Meeting, Members were invited to disclose any relevant interests.  The following interests were disclosed:

• Councillor Dawson asked it be noted that Item 5 was in his District Council Ward and that he had campaigned on the issue of the caravans.  However, after a discussion with the Legal Representative, it was agreed that he would remain in the Meeting but leave the room for Item 5.  

• Councillor Sam Kemp advised that he would need to leave the room for Item 6 due to the property being close to where his father lives and Item 8 due to being the applicant.

• Councillor McNally asked it be noted that in relation to Item 8, he was a Member of the Wolds Joint Management Board.

To confirm the Minutes of the Meeting held on 6^th April 2023.

The Minutes of the Meeting held on 6 April 2023 were confirmed and signed as a correct record.

Members were advised that there was no update for this item.

N/084/01836/22: View the Plans and documents online, please click on the Application Number.  (Please note: If viewing as a pdf document, this hyperlink is not available).

Applicant:                    Ms A Green

Location:                      Ivy Lodge, Bracken Lane, Hogsthorpe, Skegness, PE24 5PB.

Recommendation:        Approval with Conditions

Officer:                        Sam Hallett

Application Type:         Full Planning Permission  

Proposal:                      Planning Permission - Change of use of land for the siting of 1no. touring caravans, 2no. static caravans and 30no. touring caravan storage pitches (works completed).

Location:                      IVY LODGE, BRACKEN LANE, HOGSTHORPE, SKEGNESS, PE24 5PB.

Applicant:                    Ms A Green

Members received an application for Planning Permission - Change of use of land for the siting of 1no. touring caravans, 2no. static caravans and

30no. touring caravan storage pitches (works completed) at Ivy Lodge, Bracken Lane, Hogsthorpe, Skegness, PE24 5PB.

The application was considered appropriate for consideration by the Planning Committee following a request from former Councillor Graham Williams given the site's planning history, local objection, previous planning requirements and concerns that the proposal does not comply with requirements of adopted policy SP19 or adhere to licensing requirements.

The main planning issues were considered to be:

• Principle of development;

• Impact on neighbours;

• Impact on character of area;

• Highway safety;

• Flood Risk & Drainage.

Members were referred to the additional information contained in the supplementary agenda, pages 1 to 2 refer.

The Senior Planning Officer detailed the site and surroundings information to Members at Paragraph 2, together with the description of the proposal at Paragraph 3, page 11 of the report refers.

There were no speakers on the application.

Following which, the application was opened for debate. 

• A Member queried, in relation to the passing place mentioned in the conditions, whether the land was owned by the Applicant or Highways Authority and the Development Management Lead Officer confirmed that it was located on Highway maintained land.

Following which, the application was proposed and seconded for approval.

Upon being put to the vote, the proposal for approval in line with officer’s recommendation, subject to conditions, was agreed.

Vote:          6 in favour,         1 against,            2 abstentions

RESOLVED:

That full planning permission be approved, subject to the following conditions:

Councillor Sam Kemp left the room at 10:46am.

Councillor Roger Dawson re-joined the Meeting at 10:48am.

S/152/00023/23: View the Plans and documents online, please click on the Application Number.  (Please note: If viewing as a pdf document, this hyperlink is not available).

Applicant:                    Chestnut Homes Ltd

Location:                      Millers Walk Development Site, Main Road, Sibsey

Recommendation:        Approval with Conditions

Officer:                        Michelle Walker

Application Type:         Reserved Matters

Proposal:                     Reserved Matters application relating to phase 2 - the erection of 49 dwellings with associated garages following on from Outline Planning Permission S/152/01072/18.

Location:                      MILLERS WALK DEVELOPMENT SITE, MAIN ROAD, SIBSEY

Applicant:                    Chestnut Homes Ltd

Members received an application for Reserved Matters - relating to phase 2 - the erection of 49 dwellings with associated garages following on from Outline Planning Permission.

S/152/01072/18 at Millers Walk Development Site, Main Road, Sibsey.

The application was called-in to Committee by Councillor Ashton due to public interest and village concerns over the appropriateness of the design and layout for a village location.  Particular concern was the block of 4 quarter houses which may have a particular massing effect at a prominent location and its stark urban design.  Similar concerns apply to other proposed dwelling designs.  Feel insufficient effort had been put into bringing forward quality or pleasing design.

The main planning issues were considered to be:

• Principle

• Reserved matters details

Members were referred to the additional information contained in the supplementary agenda, pages 2 to 3 refer.

The Deputy Development Manager detailed the site and surroundings information to Members at Paragraph 2, together with the description of the proposal at Paragraph 3, pages 21 to 22 of the report refer.

Mr Neil Kempster spoke in support of the application.

Members were invited to put their questions to the speaker.

• A Member pointed out that according to Section 4.4 on the report, there was no connection to sewers and asked the Developer how he was going to remedy it.

The Developer advised that phase 2 was not connected to the existing sewer as it would be going through phase 1. 

• A Member referred to paragraph 7.13 of the report which stated that the foul water strategy could be refined outside of the reserved process and queried whether there was a reason why that refinement could not have been done before the application was approved.

The Deputy Development Manager explained that when the outline planning permission was granted, it was subject to a number of conditions, one of which was related to foul water strategy.  She advised that the details for the foul water on phase 1 had been approved and an application for the strategy for phase 2 would be sought, at the appropriate time.  It would not discharge the current condition, and they would still have to submit that information.

• In response to a query with regards to where the affordable housing was going to be built, the Deputy Development Manager pointed it out on the plans. 

• A Member further queried whether it was normal to have the affordable housing in the same place or spread around the estate?

The Deputy Development Manager advised that providers of affordable housing often prefer to have them in small clusters.

Following which, the application was proposed and seconded for approval.

The Legal Representative asked Members to be mindful that there were some amendments to the conditions in the supplementary  ...  view the full minutes text for item 8.

N/001/00617/23: View the Plans and documents online, please click on the Application Number.  (Please note: If viewing as a pdf document, this hyperlink is not available).

Applicant:                    Mrs Bateman

Location:                      Griffontee House, Main Road, Aby, Alford, LN13 0DQ

Recommendation:        Refusal

Officer:                        Lindsey Stuart

Application Type:         Outline Planning Permission

Proposal:                     Outline erection of 2no. dwellings.

Location:                      GRIFFONTEE HOUSE, MAIN ROAD, ABY, ALFORD, LN13 0DQ

Applicant:                    Mrs Bateman

Members received an application for Outline Planning Permission – Outline erection of 2no. dwellings at Griffontee House, Main Road, Aby, Alford, LN13 0DQ.

The application was to be considered by the Planning Committee following request by Councillor Grist who recognised that there was conflict with adopted policy but considered the level of support from the local community and the site context to warrant detailed consideration.

The main planning issues were considered to be:

·         The site was located of the edge of Aby which was defined as a small village in the East Lindsey Local Plan. SP4 – Housing in Inland Medium and Small Villages was therefore relevant.  Clause 2 of the SP4 stated that housing would also be supported in the medium and small villages where it can conform to the following criteria:

• In an appropriate location within the developed footprint of the settlement as infill, frontage development of no more than 2 dwellings.

• Conforms to Clause 2 of Strategic Policy SP25 – Green Infrastructure.

           An appropriate location was identified as a location which does not conflict, when taken as a whole, with national policy or policies in this Local Plan.  The developed footprint was defined as the continuous built form of the settlement and excludes individual buildings or groups of dispersed buildings which were detached from the continuous built up area of the settlement.  It also excluded gardens, community and recreation facilities, land used for an active employment use.

·       The site was located on the edge of the continuous built form of the settlement of Aby.  The dwelling to the north east was separated from the continuous built form of the settlement by the applicant’s paddock and it was considered that it consequently 'read' as an isolated dwelling located in the open countryside, rather than as part of the built form of the village. SP4 requires that a site is 'in fill', within the developed footprint of the settlement and frontage development.  Whilst the site is frontage development, it is not considered to be infill, as defined by the Local Plan, particularly given the gap to the dwelling further north and, also, not within the developed footprint of the settlement.  The proposal was therefore contrary to requirements of SP4. 

·       In considering the policy position, it was relevant to note that rationale for limitation on the number and location for acceptable  new residential development in the districts Medium and Small villages, was not only in seeking to safeguard the rural character of such settlements, but more fundamentally in ensuring a sustainable distribution of housing with focus in the Large Villages and Towns as also required by SP1 and SP4 of the Local Plan. Recent appeal decisions had recognised and strongly supported this approach in the consideration of similar proposals for other Medium and Small Villages.  Those appeal decisions are also material considerations of weight in  ...  view the full minutes text for item 9.

N/042/00531/23: View the Plans and documents online, please click on the Application Number.  (Please note: If viewing as a pdf document, this hyperlink is not available).

Applicant:                    Mr S Kemp

Location:                      Meadowbank, Old School Lane, Donington on Bain, Louth, LN11 9TQ.

Recommendation:        Approval with Conditions

Officer:                        Leanne Clark (Andy Booth)

Application Type:         Full Planning Permission

Proposal:                     Planning Permission - Erection of a replacement dwelling and attached carport and a replacement annexe.

Location:                      MEADOWBANK, OLD SCHOOL LANE, DONINGTON ON BAIN, LOUTH, LN11 9TQ

Applicant:                    Mr S Kemp

Members received an application for Full Planning Permission - relating to the

erection of a replacement dwelling and attached carport and a replacement annexe

at Meadowbank, Old School Lane, Donington on Bain, Louth, LN11 9TQ.

The application was presented for determination by Council's planning committee because the applicant was an elected ward member.

The main planning issues were considered to be:

• Principle of development

• Impact of the proposal upon the character of the area being set

  within the Lincolnshire Wolds AONB

• Impact of the proposal upon the users of the nearby public

  footpath

• Impact of the proposal upon nearby residential amenity

• Contaminated land

The Development Management Lead Officer detailed the site and surroundings information to Members at Paragraph 2, together with the description of the proposal at Paragraph 3, page 43 of the report refers.

There were no speakers on the application.

Following which, the application was opened for debate.

Following which, the application was proposed and seconded for approval.

Upon being put to the vote, in line with the officer recommendation for approval, Members voted as follows: 

Vote:          9 in favour,         0  against,           0 abstentions 

RESOLVED:

That full planning permission be approved, subject to the following conditions:

Councillor Sam Kemp re-joined the Meeting at 11:46am.

The Appeals Decided were noted.

The Delegated Decisions were noted.

The date of the next meeting was noted as Thursday 6 July 2023.