133-home residential development at Land Off Kestrel Rise, Rainworth

The site and its setting

The approximately five-hectare site is an allocated housing site on Rainworth’s southern edge, beside housing, open space, trees and Green Belt land.

“The site is approximately 5ha in size and is rectangular in shape, comprising a field overgrown with vegetation, shrubs and trees. The site is located on the southern edge of Rainworth, with designated Green Belt to the south. To the north of the site lies an area of public open space, beyond which is further residential development along Preston Road.”

“The site lies in Flood Zone 1 and has some limited areas of low to medium surface water flood risk. The site is allocated for housing under allocation Ra/Ho/2, and the public open space to the north is designated as such under policy SP8. The allocation includes a strategic landscape buffer to the south and the tree cover beyond the site boundary to the south is highlighted on the policies map as a nature reserve. There are informal paths across the site.”

Officer report

What officers recommended

Officers recommended approval because the housing, design, highways, drainage, ecology and infrastructure impacts were considered acceptable with conditions and a legal agreement.

“Moreover, the proposal has been found to comply with all the requirements of the allocation policy, Ra/Ho/2. The site was master planned under the previous development, and has been master planned as part of this proposal.”

“The proposal is recommended for approval, subject to the conditions outlined in section 10 and the signing of a S106 legal agreement. Conditions 01 – Time Limit The development hereby permitted shall begin not later than three years from the date of this decision. Reason: To comply with the requirements of Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.”

Officer report

Who spoke

An objector, a parish council representative and the local ward member spoke against the application, while the agent spoke in support.

The vote and decision

The committee approved permission by the chair’s casting vote after five votes for, five against and one abstention, subject to conditions and a legal agreement.

“AGREED (with 5 votes For, 5 votes Against and 1 Abstention, and the Planning Committee Chair using his casting vote For approval) that Planning Permission be approved, subject to the updated conditions originally detailed in the report as contained in Appendix A of the report and as updated in paragraph 14 of the report, and subject to the completion of a S106 legal agreement.”

Minutes