Minutes of and Extraordinary Parish Council Meeting
On Monday 22nd July 2019
At Gorsley Village Hall at 19:30
Present: Cllr C Crumpton; Cllr A Reeves; Cllr B Clark; Cllr G Owen; Cllr L Watkins.
In attendance: Parish Clerk Elizabeth Malcolm. 11 members of public.
1. Apologies for absence: Cllr J Gough.
2. Declarations of interest: Cllr Watkins declared herself as a neighbour to application 184574. It was unanimously agreed she remain in the room but have no vote.
3. Planning
a. Applications
i. 184574 – Long Barn House, Linton – Re-consultation.
Following discussion it was RESOLVED by majority (3 2 objection [See minutes of meeting 09/09/19] 1 in favour 1 abstain) to Object to the application with the comments set out in appendix to these minutes (pages 901-2).
ii. 192236– 3 White Hart Cottages, Aston Crews – Proposed 2storey & first floor extension. Following discussion it was RESOLVED unanimously to return no objection to this application.
iii. 190294 – Site adj to Forge House, Bromsash – proposed car port with wood store. Following discussion it was RESOLVED unanimously to return no objection to this application.
iv. 192332 land to rear of Court House, Linton Following discussion it was RESOLVED unanimously to return no objection to this application.
4. Date of next meeting – Parish Council meeting on Monday 12th August at Gorsley Village Hall.
There being no further business the open meeting ended at 20:20
Planning Application No P184574/F Re-consultation July 2019
Long Barn House Lane from junction with Sparrow Lane to Quarry Road Linton Ross On Wye HR9 7RT. Erection of 2 detached dwellings
Re Consultation July 2019
The Parish Council discussed this re-consultation referring to the agents e-mail dated 25th June 2019 and have the following additional comments
The Parish Council wish to acknowledge the amendments to the application in particular the drainage report, steps taken to mitigate damage to trees and the planting of additional trees to the north of plot 2 to try and limit the visual impact from The Line. Although it was noted that with the proposed access having been moved slightly further downhill, there would be an increase loss of hedgerow and bank and despite some hedgerow replanting, the landscape impact on the sunken lane remains of concern.
Concerns over highway safety were raised by members of the public attending the meeting and there have been no changes to the scheme to mitigate the concerns regarding highways and pedestrian safety raised in our original objection.
Further, since access to these homes will be exclusively by car. There is no public transport to the village or to this outlying area of the village. Therefore there will need to be generous parking space for a these large family homes – who doubtless will have visitors and tradesmen. We do not believe that adequate area has been provided for vehicles.
There are references made to “inconsistencies in the Parish Councils objections” We would kindly point out that each application is considered on it’s own merits and in particular the application P190738/FH is an extention to an existing dwelling, which already has access and drainage and is completely different in this respect from two new dwellings with new access and significant new landscape impact. So this comparison does in no way provide support for the principle of development for application P184574
We agree that a major concern of the Parish Council is the principle of locating dwellings in the outer reaches of the settlement, so that a car is essential for virtually every journey. We note a recent SHLAA report for Linton published in March 2019 which assessed an area of land somewhat closer to the village centre (Site HLAA/519/001) and concluded that the site had no potential in the plan period, highlighting that the site was down narrow country lanes, steep access, poor roads and with the actual village located around 800m away. These same issues apply in the application now being considered .
Their OBJECTION continues to stand on the following grounds
1. Unsafe access off The Line. (Conflicts with CS Policy MT1)
See initial objection
2. Impact on the character of the area. (In conflict with CS Policy RA2)
Although some mitigation measures are proposed we continue to believe that this proposed development is out of character with the existing development pattern on Linton Hill as all development on the South side of the line is currently only on the flat section.
3. The proposed development is in the wrong location in relation to the settlement, it is an encroachment into a large area of undeveloped hillside and does not represent infill. (In conflict with CS Policy RA2)
See original objection plus new comments above.
4. These houses are not needed and do not address local housing needs. (In conflict with CS Policy RA2)
See original objection