50 homes and village hall at Land At (Os 0950 4416), Honeybourne Road, Bretforton

What was proposed

Outline permission was sought for up to 50 homes, a village hall site, open space, drainage, access and associated works.

“W/24/02471/OUT Site Address Land At (Os 0950 4416), Honeybourne Road, Bretforton Description of Development Outline planning permission for development of up to 50 residential dwellings (Use Class C3) and new village hall site, with all matters reserved (scale, layout, appearance, landscaping) except access. Plus open space, drainage and all other associated works and demolition of existing structures.”

Officer report

The site and its setting

The site is agricultural land outside the development boundary, beside New Street and Honeybourne Road, with countryside, footpaths, heritage assets and flood zone land nearby.

“The application site comprises approximately 3.84ha of agricultural land abutting both New Street and Honeybourne Road to the north side of the village of Bretforton. It sits outside of the Development Boundary within open countryside.”

Officer report

Planning history

The site is an undeveloped parcel with no relevant planning application history.

“The site is an undeveloped parcel with no relevant planning application history.”

Officer report

Who spoke

The agent spoke in support, and the local member questioned sustainability and village hall arrangements before opposing the application.

What members discussed

Members asked about village hall land, landscape, crossing, hedges, footpath widening, the bus stop, the old hall and possible bungalows.

“The Local Member, Councillor M Winfield, asked the speaker and the Planning Officer a number of questions with relation to sustainability and what guarantee the parish council would have that the land would be handed over by the applicant for the village hall.”

“Councillor E A Sims asked the speaker about the landscape requirements and Councillor E A Kearsey asked a number of questions that had been raised by the Parish Council. These included the controlled road crossing, front boundary hedging, whether the footpath would be widened to the shop and also the relocation of the substandard bus stop. [name withheld] replied that this had not…”

Minutes

The decision

The committee resolved to delegate approval, subject to the legal agreement, conditions and amendments concerning transfer of village hall land.

“The Head of Legal Services advised that if members were minded to approve the application there should be a slight amendment to the resolution (as below) as there was currently no reference in the S106 to the transfer of land to the Parish Council. This would allow the Head of Legal Services to check how to deal with the transfer as these details were not covered in the officer report.”

“To delegate authority to the Director of Planning and Infrastructure to grant planning permission subject to the completion of a S106 legal agreement to secure the obligations and planning conditions listed above and below, allowing for any subsequent amendments to the obligations, particularly as to the transfer of land to the Parish Council, and any changes to the planning conditions as required by the Director of Planning and Infrastructure –”

Minutes