Self-build bungalow and garage at The Pump House Farm, Mastin Moor, Chesterfield

What is proposed

The application seeks a self-build three-bedroom bungalow and detached garage, with parking for three cars and a rear decking area.

“The proposal seeks permission to erect 1 dwelling and a detached garage on site. This would be a self-build development for the residents of the Pump House Farm. The dwelling would be a 3 bedroom bungalow, with parking provision for 3 cars in the garage. Both buildings would have hipped roofs and would be built with red brick and grey concrete tiles.”

“The proposal would be 20m wide and 12m deep in the main section of the dwelling, with the garden room an additional 6.1m deep and 4.7m wide section to the rear. The garage would be 10m wide and 7m deep. It would have a decking area to the rear of the dwelling.”

Officer report

The site and surroundings

The site lies west of the existing farmhouse dwelling, includes outbuildings and grassland, and is reached by a private road serving seven dwellings.

“This application relates to land to the west of the existing dwelling at Pump House Farm. The existing site has several outbuildings within it, with a large area to the front and rear which is used as residential garden (adjacent to the dwelling and to the south of the site) and undeveloped grassland to the north of the site. There is a private road, The Paddocks, which allows access to the application site from Norbriggs Road.”

“The area surrounding the farmstead is currently open farm fields, although this area includes an outline planning permission for 650 houses and additional services.”

Officer report

Planning history

An earlier lounge extension was approved in 2004, while a wider outline permission allows up to 650 homes and related services.

“Wider area: CHE/20/00700/OUT - Outline application for residential development of up to 650 dwellings, a residential care facility with extra care, a Local Centre (including local retail, health facilities, leisure facilities, other local facilities and services, offices), open space, community garden extension, community…”

Officer report

Consultation responses

Consultees generally raised no objection, with conditions or further drainage, coal-mining and biodiversity details requested in some responses.

“Design Services Drainage No objections, subject to further details of the calculations of the soakaway…”

“No objection to principle, but request inclusion of conditions…”

Officer report

Comments from the public

Two comments were received: one queried future access arrangements if more housing was proposed, and the other supported the development.

“Representations 2 comments received, neither of which was an objection. One comment has queried what would happen on site if further residential development occurred on site in terms of the…”

Officer report

Presentation to members

The Principal Planner presented the report, showed photographs and explained that permission was sought for one dwelling and a detached garage.

Committee discussion

Members considered the application, corrected the wording of condition 16 and added information about protecting the public right of way.

“A correction is required to condition No 16, with the removal of ‘window and doors’ at the beginning of the condition. The condition would now read:”

“An informative note on the public right of way needs to be added to the Officer’s report as follows:”

Minutes

The vote

Councillor Caulfield moved, and Councillor Yates seconded, a motion to uphold the officer recommendation.

“The Committee considered the report. It was moved by Councillor Caulfield and seconded by Councillor Yates that the officer recommendation be upheld.”

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The decision

The committee upheld the officer recommendation and granted permission subject to the conditions in the officer recommendation.

“That the officer recommendation be upheld, and the application be GRANTED subject to the conditions outlined in the Officer’s report.”

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