Agenda item
WD/D/19/002295 & WD/D/19/002296 - The Barn House, Main Street, Loders, Bridport, DT6 3SA
Minutes:
Cllr Simon Christopher
left the room and did not take part in the debate or vote on this
application. The Vice-Chairman was in
the Chair for this item.
The Committee considered dual applications for the
demolition of an outbuilding and the conversion and extension of an outbuilding
to create a dwelling.
The Senior Planning Officer presented the applications and
members were shown an aerial view of Loders, the
application site being in the garden area of the Barn House; a map of the site
in the context of other backland developments
alongside the river; the Loders Neighbourhood Plan
DDB and various site, block, elevation and floor plans. Photographs were also shown of the Barn House
and surrounding area.
The key planning points were outlined including the
principle of development, scale and design, impact on character and appearance,
impact on amenity, impact on landscape and heritage assets, access and parking.
Diane May, a resident of Loders,
addressed the Committee, commenting on the status of the Loders
Neighbourhood Plan alongside the Local Plan, Policy SUS3 in relation to the
adaptation and reuse of existing buildings and the 5 year
housing supply.
KevinButler addressed the
Committee in support of the application and drew attention to the potential to
reuse the building offered by the Neighbourhood Plan, reduction in scale of the
proposal and no concerns arising following the commission of an ecology report.
Mrs Michelle Warrington, Chairman of Loders
Parish Council, spoke in objection of the application that was outside the DDB
and against Local Plan Policy SUS 3. The
proposal involved a substantial rebuild and extension of the existing building
and she provided measurements to support this view. She acknowledged that this application had a
smaller footprint, however, the proposed roof height was only 6 cm lower and
would be a substantial rebuild.
Simon Ludgate, the Agent, addressed the Committee in support
of the application, saying that the scheme was in line with policy and that the
principle of residential use had been established. The design of the pitch roof
would not impact on the amenity of neighbouring properties and the site was not
in a flood zone. The scheme was much smaller and would provide
an additional dwelling and contribute to the 5 year
housing land supply.
The Senior Planning Officer advised that Local Plan Policy
SUS 3 did not hold as much weight due to the lack of a 5 year housing land
supply and that
the Loders Neighbourhood Plan was out of date with
regard to housing.
The application was for a modest extension very close to the
DDB and therefore considered a sustainable location. The benefits of the scheme outweighed the
very small amount of harm due to the site being outside the DDB.
Members considered the new scheme to be acceptable.
Proposed by Cllr Louie O'Leary, seconded by Cllr Susan
Cocking.
WD/D/19/00295
Decision: That the application be approved subject to the
conditions outlined in the appendix to these minutes.
Proposed by Cllr Louie O'Leary, seconded by Cllr Susan
Cocking.
WD/D/19/002296/LBC
Decision: That the application be approved subject to the conditions outlined in the appendix to these minutes.
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