One two-storey house at Land Between 77 And 81 Broad Street Green Road, Great Totham

What was proposed

Outline permission was sought for a detached two-storey house, with access considered now and other matters reserved.

“Planning permission is sought for outline planning permission, with the matter of access for consideration, for a new detached two storey dwelling. Although only ‘access’ is for determination at this stage, indicative drawings of a form and design of the type of dwelling that could be provided on the site have been provided to illustrate how the development could be built out and therefore will be assessed.”

“The proposed dwelling would be approximately 6.7 metres wide. 11.2 metres deep on the ground floor due to a single storey rear projection and 8.4 metres deep on the first floor. The entrance hallways on the ground floor would have a W/C and Laundry cupboard, stairs going up to the first floor and a door leading into the lounge and another door leading into the kitchen/dining room.”

Officer report

The site

The site is undeveloped land between two homes, outside Great Totham’s settlement boundary, beside a 40 mph main road.

“The application site is to the east of Broad Street Green Road outside of the defined settlement boundary of Great Totham. The site is currently situated between two residential dwellings and is on a main road which has a speed limit of 40 MPH. The surrounding area is predominantly residential with dwellings varying in scale and design.”

“The site measures 0.04 hectares of undeveloped land of mainly shrubbery, lawn and hedges.”

Officer report

Earlier application

An earlier application for a detached house on the site was refused in 2020.

“20/00377/FUL – Erection of a detached dwelling, Refused on 10 June 2020”

Officer report

What consultees said

Highways raised no objection subject to conditions, the tree consultant objected, and the parish council had not responded when the report was written.

“Name of Statutory Consultee / Other Organisation Comment Officer Response Essex County Council Highways No objection subject to conditions Noted and addressed in section 5.3.5 Place Services - Ecology No response at the time of writing the report N/A Place Services – Tree Consultant Object Noted and addressed in section 5.2.7”

Officer report

What residents said

One objection raised concerns about access, sewage, earlier refusals, proximity to a neighbouring property and increased traffic.

“Objection Comment Officer Response No access onto B1022 New access has been proposed and no concerns raised as stated in section 5.3 Main sewage system liable to overflow One house wont dramatically alter the sewage systems Previously two refusals on this plot Only One can be found on our history back in 2020 however, every application is assessed on its own merits Close proximity to no.77 Assessed in section 5.5 Traffic flow has increased greatly over the past four years…”

Officer report

Who spoke

The officer presented the application, and a councillor proposed its approval.

The committee vote

The approval proposal was seconded and approved when put to a vote.

“Following this Councillor R H Siddall proposed that the application be approved. This was duly seconded.”

“Upon a vote being taken this proposal was approved.”

Minutes

The decision

The application was approved subject to conditions covering reserved matters, biodiversity, construction, access, parking and travel information.

“RESOLVED that the application be APPROVED subject to the following conditions: The development shall be carried out in accordance with plans and particulars relating to the scale, appearance, landscaping and layout of…”

“Prior to first occupation of the development, the developer shall be responsible for the provision, implementation and distribution of a Residential Travel Information Pack for sustainable transport, approved by Essex County Council, to include six one day travel vouchers for use with the relevant local public transport operator. This pack (including tickets) is to be provided by the developer to the dwelling free of charge.”

Minutes