Five detached dwellings at The Gables, Honington Road, Barkston

What was proposed

The application sought reserved matters approval for layout, scale, appearance, landscaping and access for five detached dwellings, including four new homes.

“Application S22/1065 granted permission for ‘Outline Planning Permission for residential development, comprising five detached dwellings (all matters reserved)’. These reserved matters application is for matters relating to layout, scale, appearance, landscaping and access. The 5 dwellings in this instance would include the existing dwelling on the plot, with 4 new dwellings proposed within the site. Each of the proposed dwellings would be two-storey in scale.”

Officer report

The site and surroundings

The site contains a detached dwelling and rear land in Barkston, with housing nearby, a car dealership to the north and open countryside to the east.

“Description of Site 1.1 The application site lies to the western side of Honington Road, within the village of Barkston. The application site hosts a single detached dwelling with an attached garage, accessed via Honington Road. The application site also includes a parcel of additional land to the rear of the residential curtilage, located to the west of the existing dwelling.”

Officer report

Who spoke

District Ward Councillor Ian Stokes spoke against the application, followed by Parish Councillor Peter Connor.

What members debated

Members discussed the south-facing wall, light, outlook, the earlier appeal, layout, cumulative effects, garages, landscaping, access surfacing and overlooking.

“Whether the south facing wall would impact or cause light deprivation to a neighbouring plot.”

“The Officers assessment of the south facing wall was that the amount of light deprivation would not be unacceptable. There may be an impact on outlook from the neighbouring dwelling, however, this was not a material planning consideration. Light tracking was not necessary for the application and an assessment had been made on submitted details.”

Minutes

The committee’s vote

The committee proposed, seconded and agreed to authorise the Assistant Director to grant reserved matters consent subject to conditions.

“It was proposed, seconded and AGREED to authorise the Assistant Director – Planning & Growth to GRANT reserved matters consent, subject to conditions with the final wording of conditions to be agreed in consultation with the Chairman:”

Minutes