2 new houses at Barns at Monksbury Court Monkhide Village Road, Monkhide

“In accordance with the council’s constitution the local ward member spoke on the application. In summary, he explained that the committee had deferred the application at an earlier meeting due to concerns regarding the scale and design of the proposed houses and the layout of the site. Recent representations on the amended design had commented that the primary change was the detachment of the link garages and the relocation of a building further to the West of the site.”

“The design of the houses had not changed since the previous submission of the application to the committee. It was felt that the use of brick rather than black cladding was more in-keeping with the local vernacular. • It was noted that there was no mention of EV charging points or renewable energy generation in the conditions proposed for the application.”

“The design of the buildings was consistent with the new properties adjacent to the application site which had been approved on appeal. It was felt that refusing the application on the design of the houses would not be defendable on appeal. • The EV charging point was a requirement of building regulations and would be implemented at this stage of the application.”

“A motion was proposed by Councillor Bruce Baker and seconded by Councillor Allan Williams that the application be approved in accordance with the case officer’s recommendation and an update to condition 14 to include a requirement for renewable energy generation on the houses.”

“That subject to the completion of a Section 106 Town & Country Planning Act 1990 obligation agreement the form or substantially in the form annexed to this report , officers named in the Scheme of Delegation to Officers are authorised to grant planning permission, subject to the conditions below, an update to condition 14 below to include a requirement for renewable energy generation on the properties and any other further conditions considered necessary.”