Seven homes at Land at Old Jobs, Narcot Lane, Chalfont St Peter

Planning history

No relevant planning history was identified.

“Relevant Planning History 3.1 None 4.0 Policy Considerations and Evaluation • National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), December 2024. • Planning Practice Guidance • National Design Guidance, October 2019 • Core Strategy for Chiltern District - Adopted November 2011: Policies CS4, CS20, CS24, CS25, CS26, CS28.”

Officer report

Green Belt and housing

Officers considered the site grey belt land, identified unmet housing need and found the location sustainable, so the development was not inappropriate in the Green Belt.

“Its methodology provided a logical basis for identifying assessment areas and assessing the contribution that land makes to the relevant Green Belt purposes. Therefore, it is a material consideration and provides a useful basis for informing judgements as to whether a parcel of land should be considered Grey Belt. When reviewing this draft Green Belt assessment, the application site falls within the Assessment Area CPGC023.”

Officer report

Who spoke

The ward member, a parish council representative, an objector and the applicant’s representative spoke at the meeting.

The committee vote

Members voted in favour of the motion to approve the application in accordance with the officer recommendation.

“Members voted in favour of the motion to approve the application, in accordance with the officer recommendation of: Defer and delegate the application to the Director of Planning, Growth and Sustainability to GRANT planning permission subject to the conditions set out in this report and any others which he considers appropriate and the satisfactory prior completion of a Planning Obligation to secure a financial contribution towards the Burnham Beeches Mitigation Strategy.”

“It was proposed by Councillor M Roberts and seconded by Councillor M Hind.”

Minutes

Conditions and mitigation

The recommended permission included conditions covering materials, biodiversity, drainage, protected species, trees, highways, parking, landscaping and approved plans.

“Prior to the commencement of development above ground level, details of biodiversity features included integrated bat box, integrated swift boxes, and integrated sparrow terrace boxes, and hedgehog highways, shall have been submitted to, and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.”

“All planting, seeding or turfing comprised in the approved details of landscaping shall be carried out in the first planting and seeding season following the occupation of the development hereby permitted or the substantial completion of the development, whichever is the sooner.”

Officer report