Agenda item

The Assistant Director Planning, Community Development Services sought determination of an outline application for residential development of up to 110 dwellings, landscaping, open space and associated infrastructure with all matters reserved other than access into the site on land off Snowdrop Rise, Hambleton.

Members noted that there was an officer update note on the application, and it was highlighted that there were a number of corrections and additions to the report at paragraphs 10.18, 10.47, 10.48 and 10.129.  These related to an incorrect reference to safeguarded land, two appendices for which wording had been included in error, and additional wording had been added in relation to Affordable Housing.  There was also an amendment to condition 3 and at condition 9, with regards to the Biodiversity Net Gain Assessment, two of the conditions had been amended and two additional conditions had been inserted.    

In addition, one further consultation response had been received which considered that the proposed development complied with the Minerals and Waste Joint Plan SO2.   

The Principal Planning Officer further explained that to date the Council had not received a response from Yorkshire Water and therefore advised that the recommendation in the committee report be amended to read as follows: Members are MINDED TO GRANT planning permission subject to confirmation from Yorkshire Water that there are no objections to the proposal, and subject to the conditions detailed in the committee report and as amended in the officer update note, and subject to any new agreed conditions proposed by Yorkshire Water, and prior completion of a Section 106 agreement to secure the matters detailed in the committee report; and that determination of the application be delegated to the Head of Development Management.

Darren Kent spoke objecting to the application.

Councillor Maria Ferris spoke on behalf of Hambleton Parish Council, objecting to the application.

The Division Councillor, Cliff Lunn, spoke objecting to the application.

Paul Butler, agent, spoke in support of the application.

During consideration of the above application, the Committee discussed the following issues:-

• In terms of the Parameters Plan shown in the agenda pack, Members queried if, at reserved matters, the developable area would be the same area as indicated on the Plan.
• In relation to Highways, it was queried if the access shown on the Parameters Plan was the same as was shown on the Regulation 19 publication of the discontinued Selby Local Plan. 
• The Highways officers were asked to confirm that they were satisfied with the highway access proposals.
• If Yorkshire Water were to object to the application, and this changed the officer recommendation, would the application come back to Planning Committee.
• Discussion took place regarding the 10% affordable housing provision, as it was felt this was a very low figure.  Members requested clarification on how the percentage figure had been determined and by whom, whether the Council should be applying the last Selby Local Plan from 2009; and finally had viability appraisals been completed.
• Members agreed that there should be a mechanism to ensure an equal distribution of planning allocations across the Selby and Ainsty area.

Councillor Packham proposed, and Councillor Cattanach seconded that the application be minded to grant.

The decision

That Members were MINDED TO GRANT planning permission subject to confirmation from Yorkshire Water that there are no objections to the proposal, and subject to the conditions detailed in in Section 12 of the committee report and as amended in the committee update, and subject to any new agreed conditions proposed by Yorkshire Water, and prior completion of a Section 106 agreement to secure the matters detailed in the committee report; and that determination of the application be delegated to the Head of Development Management.

Voting record

A vote was taken, and the motion was carried unanimously.