178 homes at Taunton Road, Longforth Park, Wellington

What was proposed

The application sought reserved matters approval for 178 dwellings at the site.

“The Planning Officer introduced the application with the aid of a presentation. The application sought permission for reserved matters application for 178no. dwellings at land at Longforth Park, Land to the North of Taunton Road, Wellington, TA21 8RS.”

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Who spoke

The agent addressed the committee on behalf of the application.

What members debated

Members raised the spine road, highways, the greenway cycle link, bus stop locations and renewable energy.

“The Committee were invited to discuss the application, and the following points were raised: • Members asked for an update on the spine road application and what was happening with the access changes. The Planning Officer confirmed that it is unlikely that the Committee and Council will get the proposed changes that they would like. However, Lidl are open to discussing the possible offering of a parcel of land to include the cycleway connectivity.”

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The vote

Councillor Pugsley proposed approval, seconded by Councillor Perry, and the vote was unanimous.

“Councillor Pugsley proposed that the application be approved as per the officer’s recommendation. This was seconded by Councillor Perry.”

“Having been duly proposed and seconded, the committee resolved:”

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The decision

Permission was granted subject to conditions, no adverse comments from key bodies, and resolution of the spine road crossing location.

“That planning permission be GRANTED subject to the conditions listed at Appendix 1, subject to no adverse comments from the LLFA, Network Rail or Environmental Health and upon resolution of the spine road signalised crossing location. Should there be any adverse comment, then this, along with the decision on the spine road signalised crossing location, is delegated to the Head of Planning in consultation with the Chair.”

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