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Applicant:                      Aura Soma Products Ltd

Location:                       Aura Soma, South Road, Tetford, Horncastle, LN9 6QB

Recommendation:           Approval with Conditions

Officer:                          Kathryn White (Andy Booth)

Application Type:            Full Planning Permission

Proposal:                         Planning Permission - Erection of 9no. dwellings with associated works, alterations to existing vehicular access and demolition of existing shop/store and erection of a detached garage to serve the existing dwelling (Rose Cottage).

Location:                          AURA SOMA, SOUTH ROAD, TETFORD, HORNCASTLE, LN9 6QB

Applicant:                        Aura Soma Products Ltd

Members received an application for Full Planning Permission – Erection of

9no. dwellings with associated works, alterations to existing vehicular access

and demolition of existing shop/store and erection of a detached garage to

serve the existing dwelling (Rose Cottage) at Aura Soma, South Road,

Tetford, Horncastle.

The application was presented to Committee for determination as a consequence of local representation and requested by Councillor Daniel Simpson who raised a number of concerns in respect of the scheme detail and principles for development in Tetford.

The main planning issues were considered to be:

·       Principle of Development

·       Visual Impact on AONB

·       Layout and Design

·       Impact Heritage Assets

·       Residential Amenity

·       Highway Safety and Capacity

·       Contaminated Land

·       Flood Risk and Drainage

·       Ecology

·       Climate Change

·       Obligations/Contributions

Members were referred to the additional information contained on pages 2 to 3 of the Supplementary Agenda.

Andrew Booth, Development Management Lead Officer, detailed site and surroundings information to Members at Paragraph 2, together with the description of the proposal at Paragraph 3, pages 33 to 34 of the report refer.

Mr Andrew McDowall of Evans McDowall (Agent) spoke in support of the application.

Councillor Daniel Simpson spoke as Ward Member. 

Members were invited to put their questions to the speakers. 

No questions were received.

Following which, the application was opened for debate. 

-     A Member commented that the approval of the application would be the only chance of obtaining new growth within the village. 

Following which, the application was proposed for approval in line with officer recommendation.

-     When queried whether solar panels were included in the application the Development Management Lead Officer confirmed that they were.

-     A Member queried whether there were any other commercial sites in the village.  The Development Management Lead Officer advised that the business would transfer to one of Aura Soma’s other sites in the district so employment would not be lost.  He further informed Members that it was a brownfield site in the heart of the village so was considered an appropriate development.

-     Following a query with regards to the density of housing, the Development Management Lead Officer informed Members that in terms of the Local Plan, an average of 19 houses per hectare was considered suitable and this application had a density of 13 or 14 houses which was significantly less.

-     A Member queried the amount of car parking space.  The Development Management Lead Officer confirmed that there was an appropriate level of parking included within the application.

Following which, the application was seconded for approval in line with officer recommendation.

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

Vote:         10 In favour            0 Against              0 Abstention 

RESOLVED:

That the application be approved subject to the following conditions: