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BRECKLAND COUNCIL - PLANNING COMMITTEE - 11-03-2013RELEVANT SITE HISTORY3PL/2012/0253/O - Outline application for 5 dwellings - Refused.POLICY CONSIDERATIONSThe following policies of the adopted Breckland Core Strategy and Development Control Policiesand the adopted Site Specific Policies and Proposals Document, including the Proposals Maps,have been taken into consideration in the determination of this application. The provisions of theNational Planning Policy Framework have also been taken into account, where appropriateCP.01DC.01DC.02DC.04DC.11DC.16NPPFHousingProtection of AmenityPrinciples of New HousingAffordable Housing PrinciplesOpen SpaceDesignWith particular regard to paragraphs 48 and 49CONSULTATIONSOLD BUCKENHAM P C -This is outside the settlement boundary, development not sustainable as no public bus service isavailable. The width of the road it too narrow, there is no pavement or footpath. There areconcerns with drainage and flooding. Please see our response to the earlier submission of thisapplicationCONTAMINATED LAND OFFICERNo objection.HOUSING ENABLING OFFICERThe application sits outside of the development boundary for Old Buckenham and thereforeshould be 100% affordable housing. However, if the principle of development is accepted on thesite then 40% of the dwellings (in this case 2no.) will be required to be provided as affordablehousing.Old Buckenham has a considerable demand for affordable housing with some 357 applicantsexpressing a desire to live in the village in rented properties.The affordable dwellings will be expected to be provided as rented dwellings. These can besecured as affordable either through a housing association or a private owner of the dwellings,ensuring that they are let to those in housing need from the Council's housing register.As the proposed affordable dwellings would be part of a S106 agreement, they will need to beprovided free from any form of public subsidy. They will also be required to be built to at least aminimum of the Housing Quality indicator standards.DC131_new25
BRECKLAND COUNCIL - PLANNING COMMITTEE - 11-03-2013NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL HIGHWAYSObjections on grounds of the restricted width, alignment and lack of pedestrian facilities on FenStreet and that the traffic movements likely to be generated by the development will be reliant onthe substandard junction of the road with Hargham Road to the detriment of highway safety.EAST HARLING INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARDThe site is not located within the IDB District but will drain into the Boards watercourse.The IDB would need a Consent to be Conditioned to require approval to the surface waterdrainage to ensure that the development does not increase flood risk.ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OFFICERNo objections or comments providing the development proceeds in line with the applicationdetails.REPRESENTATIONSA number of objections have been received, a summary of which is as follows:Highway safety; out of keeping with area; impact on rural setting; low water pressure; previousgrounds of refusal still relevant; footpath offered not suitable; inadequate drainageASSESSMENT NOTES* The application is referred to the Planning Committee as the applicant is a WardRepresentative.* It should be noted at this time that a previous application for 5 houses (3PL/2012/0253/O) wasrefused in May 2012 on the grounds of the site being outside of the Settlement Boundary withoutadequate justification, there being insufficient pedestrian links for all to access local facilities, theinadequate nature of the local highway network and the visual impact on the basis of the loss ofan important space within the locality.Principle of Development* The site is outside of the Settlement Boundary for Old Buckenham and, as such, there is ageneral presumption against new residential development unless there are special circumstanceseg agricultural worker's dwelling in accordance with Policies SS1 and DC2 of the Breckland CoreStrategy and the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). Notwithstanding this, it is evidentthat the District does not benefit from having a 5 year supply of housing land and the NPPFmakes provision, in principle, for Local Planning Authorities to positively consider sites that arenot within defined Settlement Boundaries. This must be balanced against other policyrequirements and aims eg securing sustainable development, protecting the countryside, gooddesign etc.Sustainability* In acknowledging the reasons put forward in the previous refusal in relation to the lack ofDC131_new26
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