One detached dwelling at Bradley Road, Bradley

The site and its setting

The extensive site lies beside Bradley Woods in a semi-rural area, with a former poultry building, access points, trees, hedges, fields and a pond.

“The site itself is extensive in area and extends to the boundary with Bradley Woods. The site benefits from two access points, one from Church Lane, where it connects to a private road (also a Bridleway) to the site boundary. This road also serves a few other residential properties. The second is via a track onto Bradley Road. The site contains a building associated with its former use as a poultry farm.”

Officer report

Earlier permissions

Earlier permissions covered a dwelling linked to the former poultry farm and a separate agricultural building, with the dwelling permission implemented and extant.

“DM/0333/19/CND - Details in discharge of conditions 3 (Demolition Statement), 9 (Ecology), 12 (CMP) and 13 (Condition Survey) all relevant to demolition works only, pursuant to DM/0590/18/FUL (Demolish existing poultry sheds, conversion of existing shed and erect one dwelling connected to existing barn) - Conditions Part Complied With 3rd June 2019. DM/1037/23/FUL - Erect a detached building for agricultural use - Approved with Conditions 17th June 2024.”

Officer report

Consultation responses

Council officers and utility consultees raised no objections, while conditions were recommended; the parish council and two neighbours supported the proposal.

“REPRESENTATIONS RECEIVED Council's Environmental Health Officer - No objections. Condition recommended. Council's Highways Officer - No objections. Conditions and informative recommended. Council's Heritage Officer - No comments. Council's Tree Officer - No objections. Conditions recommended. Council's Public Rights of Way Officer - No objections. Council's Drainage Officer - No objections. Condition recommended. Council's Ecology Officer - No objections. BNG required.”

“Bradley Parish Council - Supports the proposal. Cadent Gas - Informative advice recommended. Neighbour Representations Meadowside, Church Lane, Bradley - Supports the proposal. Woodlands, Church Lane, Bradley - Supports the proposal as the proposal would reflect the surrounding environment providing a high quality designed property, with innovative features. Bradley Cottage, Bradley Road, Bradley - Objects to the proposal with concerns regarding highways safety.”

Officer report

Who spoke

The applicant supported approval, describing a landscape-led scheme with ecological improvements and a restrained residential area.

Committee discussion

Members supported the design and site improvements; questions about the new entrance were answered by explaining the separate agricultural permission and access arrangements.

“Councillor Hudson said that he wished committee members would have seen the site back in 2018 as it was in a bad state. He said that it had taken real effort to get the site to its current improved state and part of that was the idea of there being an exceptional house on the site. Councillor Hudson said that if committee members were happy to approve a house on the site previously, and nothing had changed since, then committee members should approve the current application.”

“[name withheld] responded that this was due to a logistical matter. She explained that a barn was approved in 2023 and that had the access associated with it, and to ensure that the applicant did not defunct that permission, they had to put a separate access in to serve the development. [name withheld] said that as it was a single dwelling, it was considered that a second access was acceptable.”

Minutes

The committee vote

A motion to approve the application with conditions was proposed and seconded, and members voted unanimously in favour.

“Councillor Batson seconded the proposal to approve the application with conditions.”

“(Note - the committee voted unanimously for the application to be approved with conditions.)”

Minutes