Agenda and minutes

Apologies were received from Councillors Northcott, Proctor, Reddish and Tagg

There were no declarations of interest stated.

To consider the minutes of the previous meeting(s).

Resolved:                 That the minutes of the meeting held on 11 September be agreed as a correct record.

Consideration was given to a report presenting updated information on the current five year housing land supply position as set out in the statement attached to the report.

Members were advised that the Council was now considered to have 5.45 years supply.

Councillor Sweeney queried the inclusion of student flats and was advised that it was anew factor taken into account this year.

The Council’s Senior Planning policy Officer, Mr Pete Attwell  advised that the government had produced new census data this year which included a ratio which the Council could apply.

  Resolved:   (i)        That the content of the 5 year Housing Supply Statement

be noted  and it be agreed that a Statement that incorporates the results of the 2016 Household Projections represents the current position of the Council.

(ii)      That the significance of the 5 year supply position in Development Management decision making and the proposed approach as set out in the committee report be noted.

Resolved:     That the application be refused for the following reasons:

(i)            The site lies beyond the village envelope of Loggerheads

and its development would not comply with policies in the development plan on housing within the rural areas

(ii)           The development would have an urbanising effect on the

open countryside and would have a significant adverse impact on the character and appearance of the area.

(iii)         The   development would  involve a high level of the use

of the private car, thus be  in conflict with policies on sustainable transport

(iv)         In the absence of a secured planning obligation and

having regard to the likely additional pupils arising from a development of this scale and the capacity of existing educational provision in the area, the development fails to make an appropriate contribution towards education provision.

(v)           In the absence of a secured planning obligation the

development fails to make an appropriate contribution towards the provision of affordable housing which is required to provide a balanced and well-functioning housing market.

(vi)         In the absence of a secured planning obligation the

development fails to make appropriate contributions towards travel plan monitoring and preparation which is required to provide a sustainable development.

(vii)        In the absence of a secured planning obligation the

development fails to provide a means to secure the long term maintenance and management of the required public open space upon the site

There was no Urgent Business.