Barn restoration at The Cote Lower Crossways Farm, Dorstone

Who spoke

A parish council representative and the applicant addressed the committee.

Support for the scheme

The local ward member said a large number of representations had been received in support, describing the proposal as a modest building with minimal landscape impact.

“In accordance with the council's constitution the local ward member spoke on the application. In summary, he explained that a large number of representations had been received in support of the application. The proposal was for a modest building which had a minimal impact on the landscape. The development met the requirements of core strategy policy SS1 and there should be a presumption in favour of sustainable development.”

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Restoring the building, not harming the landscape

Members said the work would restore a historic agricultural building without harming the landscape or its surroundings, and would support sustainable agricultural communities.

“The committee debated the application. The following principal points were raised;”

“There was no impact from the development on the local landscape and the work undertaken restored an historic agricultural building in accordance with core strategy policies LD1 and LD4; • The application supported sustainable agricultural communities in accordance with core strategy policies RA2, RA3 and RA4; • It was considered that the proposal complied with the requirements of core strategy policy RA5 (5) and in the view of the committee the existing building was not…”

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The vote

A motion to approve the application for the stated reasons, with conditions delegated to officers, was carried unanimously.

“Councillor Richard Thomas proposed and councillor Polly Andrews seconded a motion that the application be approved for the following reasons and authority be delegated to officers to draft appropriate conditions to the permission:”

“The motion was put to the vote and was carried unanimously.”

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Approved

The committee resolved to approve the application for the reasons given, delegating the drafting of conditions to officers.

“That the application is approved for the following reasons and authority be delegated to officers to draft appropriate conditions to the permission:”

“There is no adverse impact from the development on the local landscape and the work undertaken restored an historic agricultural building in accordance with core strategy policies LD1 and LD4; • The application supports sustainable agricultural communities in accordance with core strategy policies RA2, RA3 and RA4; • the proposal complies with the requirements of core strategy policy RA5 (5) and in the view of the committee the existing building is not subject to…”

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