Agenda item

APPLICATION NO 180757 - SPECIALIST HOUSING SITE (SOUTH) LOCAL CENTRE LAND WEST OF SHINFIELD WEST OF HYDE END ROAD & HOLLOW LANE SOUTH OF CHURCH LANE, SHINFIELD

Recommendation: Conditional approval.

Minutes:

The Committee received and reviewed about this application, set out in Agenda pages 47 to 86.

 

The Committee were advised that the Members’ Update included:

 

·         a correction to the summary section of the report, the site was to the west of Hollow Lane;

·         an amendment to the list of plans to include plan number TDA.2368.01, Rev B;

·         removal of condition 6 (boundary treatment) as stated in the report as this detail had been provided;

·         the travel plan being corrected to condition 5 and remaining conditions numbered up accordingly.

 

Elizabeth Fowler, Agent, spoke in favour of the application. She stated that this application was more akin to a traditional care home and would accommodate 4 wings with 17 residents in each. She added that each bedroom would provide an en suite wet room. She stated that the facility would have separate communal areas for each wing in addition to larger communal areas.

 

Barrie Patman, Ward Member, spoke in objection to the application. He stated that he was concerned over the appearance of the proposed development as it would be in a prime location and he felt that its design did not stand out from its surroundings. He stated concerns regarding the elevation of the property.

 

Christopher Howard, Case Officer, clarified that there would be storage facilities for 3 mobility scooters and that the property would back on to the extra care facility from two storeys to three storeys.

 

Connor Corrigan, Service Manager – SDL Planning Delivery, answered a number of Member queries regarding pedestrian access to the nearby medical centre. He stated that this was difficult to achieve as this would require the agreement of a third party land owner , however there would be consultation with the surgery and other land owners to try and secure this access.   

 

A number of Members’ raised concerns about the lack of a sprinkler system in the proposed development. Connor Corrigan clarified that this was a building regulation consideration rather than a planning issue.

 

Christopher Howard clarified a query from Councillor Jarvis regarding the number of rooms. Christopher stated that the third floor of the development would be for staff use only, rather than for the residents use.

 

Councillor Holton queried the allocation of 7 visitor car parking bays. Chris Easton, Service Manager – Highways Development, stated that the overall parking provision was in line with the use proposed on site and that the total parking provision would be managed by the facility and therefore subject to Travel Planning and unallocated parking, there would be  sufficient level of parking availablethis was deemed and acceptable number by Officers.

 

RESOLVED: That application 180757 be approved subject to the conditions set out in Agenda pages 49 to 52.

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