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Agenda item

24/03154/FUL 2 Manor Road, Ducklington

Minutes:

Clare Anscombe, Planner, presented the application for the erection of a bungalow and creation of a new access (amended description and plans).

 

The Planner’s presentation addressed the following points:

 

  • The application had been brought before the sub-committee due to objections from the Parish Council which raised concerns of over-development and being incongruous to the street scene.
  • The application was for a one-bedroom dwelling located in the garden of the site next to the existing bungalow. The application included the creation of access onto Manor Road.
  • The site was situated on a corner plot on Manor Road and Curbridge Road The property backed onto the main road A415, with a no through road to the main road.
  • A hedgerow was along the existing boundary and a 2m high fence along the side elevation which would make up the boundary.
  • The property would be constructed from brick, render and UPVC windows and doors with a tile roof and gravel forecourt.
  • The site was located in Ducklington Village. The application was in accordance with policies H2 and OS2 of the Local Plan which stated that new dwellings were permitted on undeveloped land. 
  • The Council cannot demonstrate a five-year housing land supply and paragraph 11 of the NPPF framework applied to this application.
  • The design was modest and would not have an adverse impact on the character of the area. The proposed external amenity space was considered to be sufficient in size and arrangement and met the minimum gross internal floor areas set out in the national government’s technical housing standards. There was a need for one-bedroom dwellings in the area.
  • There were no objections from Highways concerning safety. Ecology required amended biodiversity net gain information was required, these matters could be delegated back to officers for a resolution with the applicant subject to approval of the Sub-Committee.
  • The application was recommended for provisional approval with matters related to biodiversity net gain delegated back to officers for resolution.

 

The Chair then invited the Sub-Committee to discuss the application, which raised the following points:

  • Clarification on the floor space and whether the property would be suitable for a couple or for a single person. The Planner advised that the application had been assessed as a one person dwelling and as such it met the standards set out.
  • Clarification on boundary and any future impact on the boundary if a footpath was put in beside the main road which then cut through and joined Manor Road. The Planner confirmed that there would not be an impact on the boundary as it would not change. The application was based on the current information and there was no indication a footpath was planned.

 

Councillor Nick Leverton proposed that the Sub-Committee approve the application subject to the conditions set out in the report and the resolution of matters related to biodiversity net gain.   This was seconded by Councillor Adrian Walsh and put to the vote.

 

Voting Record – unanimous.

 

 

The Sub-Committee Resolved to:

  1. Approve the application subject to the conditions set out in the report and the resolution of matters related to biodiversity net gain.

 

 

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