To receive Report No. 83/2021 from the Strategic Director for Places.

Decisions taken by the Planning and Licensing Committee on Tuesday, 29 June 2021

1.            2021/0012/FUL -Land Adjacent To Sewage Works, Seaton Road, Uppingham, Rutland, Erection of 6 no. affordable apartments/maisonettes with associated access, car parking and landscaping

RESOLVED that the application be REFUSED.

2.            2021/0380/FUL - Mr Christopher Nix Unit 2-3, Knights Yard, Gaol Street, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6AQ Change of use from current retail use to a wine bar (sui generis)

RESOLVED that the application be APPROVED

3.         2020/1473/MAO- Mr Gareth Ball And Ms Amy Ball And Rosconn Strategic Land.  Land Off, Braunston Road, Oakham, Rutland, Outline planning application for the construction of up to 62 no. dwellings (Use Class C3) with associated landscaping, open space and access, drainage and services infrastructure; to include details of access off Braunston Road, with all other matters reserved.

RESOLVED that the application be APPROVED

Report No.83/2021 was received from the Strategic Director for Resources.

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As the Chair had declared an interest in this item he left the meeting and the Vice-Chair, Cllr Begy, took the Chair

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Item 1 (item 4 on the agenda)  2021/0012/FUL – Land adjacent to sewage works, Seaton Road, Uppingham

(Parish: Uppingham; Ward: Uppingham)

Mr Darren Burbeary, Principal Planning Officer, addressed the Committee and gave an executive summary of the application, recommending refusal.

Mr Ron Simpson, spoke first as the applicant, and argued that Community Land Trusts (CLTs) required exceptional consideration as they were usually built on difficult and challenging sites that did not attract the attention of traditional land developers. This enabled CLTs to offer homes at affordable prices relative to residents’ actual incomes rather than market value. This would be the first CLT project in Rutland and Mr Simpson encouraged the Council to have the vision and courage to support this type of development and to approve the application subject to satisfactory air quality testing taking place. The agent Miss Helen Lowe spoke next and stressed that demand for affordable housing had been identified and approving the development as a rural exception site would meet this demand.

During questioning Miss Lowe said an ecology report had not been submitted but if this was a requirement of the committee this could be supplied if the decision was deferred.

The Committee moved to debate and the following points were noted:

·         Notwithstanding the fact that it was sited next to a sewage treatment plant, the Ward Councillor, although very much in favour of affordable housing, felt that the site was unsuitable as it was too far out of town and was prone to flooding on a regular basis.

·         The applicant had originally said there was no odour problem but had since supplied a letter to the Planning Department, sent by him to Environmental Health, stating that the odour was now a real issue and was a statutory nuisance.

·         No proper odour assessment of the site had been supplied.

·         The speed limit onto the road out of the site was 60mph. As it was open countryside, it would be difficult to reduce this down to 30mph.

DECISION:

2021/0012/FUL -Land Adjacent To Sewage Works, Seaton Road, Uppingham, Rutland, Erection of 6 no. affordable apartments/maisonettes with associated access, car parking and landscaping

The Committee RESOLVED that the application be REFUSED. The full reasons for refusal can be found on the planning application page of the Council’s website https://www.rutland.gov.uk/my-services/planning-and-building-control/planning/view-planning-applications-and-decisions/

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Cllr Baines returned to the meeting and resumed the Chair

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Item 2 (item 5 on the agenda) 2021/0380/FUL  - Knights Yard, Gaol Street, Oakham Change of use from current retail use to a wine bar (sui generis)

(Parish: Oakham, Ward: Oakham North -East)

Mr Waskett-Burt,Planning Officer, addressed the Committee and gave an executive summary of the application, recommending approval.

Ms Ruth Hay, a member of the public who occupied the office above the premises spoke against the application and  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5