Agenda item

The Committee considered: -

            Resolved – (1) That permission be refused in respect of application numbered S/15/2017 for the following reasons:

1          The site lies within the retail core of the town centre as defined by the Swindon Borough Local Plan 2026. The proposal fails to accord with Policy EC3 of the Swindon Borough Local Plan 2026, Policy CAAP13 of the Central Area Action Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework as it would result in the loss of an existing market and replacement with an over concentration of Class A3 uses that fails to make provision for small Class A1 units and would be likely to detract of the vitality and viability of the town centre.

2          The proposal fails to accord with Policy DE1 of the Swindon Borough Local Plan 2026, Policy CAAP1 of the Central Area Action Plan 2009 and the National Planning Policy Framework as it would result in a building that fails to achieve a high standard of urban design, is unsympathetic to the local context by reason of its appearance, fails to improve the character of the Town Centre and fails to provide an efficient use of the site.

            (2) That permission be refused in respect of application numbered S/15/2030 for the reasons set out in the Committee report.

            (3) That permission be granted in respect of application numbered S/16/463 subject to the conditions listed in the Committee report.

(4) That, in respect of application numbered S/OUT/15/2015; the Head of Planning, Regulatory Services and Heritage be authorised to:

(a) grant full planning permission for 91 no. dwellings and 74 no. age restricted retirement dwellings and associated works and subject to the conditions listed in the Committee report. and

(b) grant outline planning permission for the development of up to 313 no. dwellings, public open space and a play area and the reserved matter in respect of the means of access and subject to the conditions listed in the report

That both be granted together with additional conditions in respect of on-site highway and drainage related matters and any amended, additional or omitted conditions as necessary, and subject to the following technical and legal matters being resolved:

(i)            agree all outstanding detailed highway design issues within the detailed part of the application site(retirement blocks 1 and 2 and residential blocks 1 and 2) pertaining to visibility splays, turning heads, road and footway widths, traffic calming measures, allocation of parking spaces, and swept path drawings to demonstrate the clear passage of larger vehicles, and

(ii)          the satisfactory completion of a supplemental legal agreement in order to secure matters relating to affordable housing and age restricted dwellings.

            (5) That outline planning permission be granted in respect of application numbered S/OUT/16/97 subject to the conditions listed in the Committee report with all detailed matters reserved for future consideration.

(6) That Listed Building Consent be granted in respect of application numbered S/LBC/16/657 subject to the following condition:

This decision shall be in respect of the drawings numbered; C12027.15.100 and C12027.15.200, received by the Local Planning Authority on 8 April 2016.  Reason: To define the scope of the development hereby permitted, in accordance with section 72 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

            (7) That permission be refused in respect of application numbered  S/16/435 for the following reason:

The proposal by reason of its size and location will have an adverse impact upon the residential amenity enjoyed by the occupants of no.41 Cheney Manor Road by reason of its overbearing nature, loss of light and outlook and fails to represent good design. The proposal is contrary to Policies SD1 and DE1 of the Swindon Borough Local Plan 2026 (2015) and the Adopted Supplementary Planning Document Residential Alterations & Extensions (2011):