Stoke Poges Parish Council

Planning Committee - Meeting Minutes

Monday 13th December 2021

Table Of Contents

Introduction

MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON 13 DECEMBER 2021 AT 7.30PM IN THE LIONEL RIGBY ROOM AT THE VILLAGE CENTRE, ROGERS LANE, STOKE POGES, SL2 4LP

We have a duty of care to our members. Please DO NOT attend if you or anyone in your household has had COVID-19 symptoms in the last 7 days. The main symptoms of COVID are – • A high temperature – this means you feel hot to the touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature) • A new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours. • A loss of change to your sense of smell or taste – this means you have noticed you cannot smell or taste anything, or things smell or taste different to normal. This meeting follows Covid-secure rules. All participants will be requested to use hand sanitiser when entering and leaving the building and to wear a mask, doors and windows will be open and masks optional once seated.  Please consider whether it is necessary to attend in person.

Present:- Cllr Carter (Chair), Cllr Bassi, Cllr Crocker, Cllr Finan, Cllr Harris, Cllr Knox-Scott & Mr Rawlings.

Agenda Items

072/PL/21 Items by Members of Public Present.

The meeting is open to the public and press and the first 15 minutes will be reserved, if required, for public comment.

None

073/PL/21 Apologies for Absence

APOLOGIES were received from Cllr Flower and Mrs Simmonds (Clerk).

074/PL/21 Declarations of Interest

Members to declare any personal interest in any item of business as defined in the Code of Conduct 2007.  If that interest is a prejudicial interest as defined in the Code, the member should withdraw from the meeting for that item.

None

075/PL/21 Minutes

RESOLVED to approve the Minutes of the Planning Meeting held on 15 November 2021 which were signed by the Chairman.

076/PL/21 Planning Applications

  1. RESOLVED to approve delegated decisions submitted for Planning Applications for which the response date was prior to this Committee Meeting.   See Appendix 1.
  2. RESOLVED to consider and formulate a response to new Planning Applications received. See Appendix 2. Plus amended plans for information only.

077/PL/21 NOTED Planning Decisions, Enforcements and Appeals.

District Decisions made since the last Planning Committee Meeting.  See Appendix 3.

078/PL/21 Correspondence.

  1. Stoke Park – Nothing to update
  2. Clevehurst Lodge – Agreed to write to Buckinghamshire Council Planning and Enforcement regarding planting scheme.

079/PL/21 Neighbourhood Plan

Cllr Carter reported that the project had come to a standstill due to pieces of work that had not been delivered which has put everyone back. Two members are now unable to continue until next year due to commitments over the festive period. One other member has agreed to take on the work and the committee will hopefully meet again on 13 January 2022.  This has put the funding of the project and the timings in jeopardy. Defer to next meeting.

080/PL/21 Exclusion of the Press & Public

Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 RESOLVEDto exclude the press and public from the following business because publicity would prejudice the public interest by reason of the confidential nature of the business.  Part two items: To discuss any possible unlawful buildings or business’s which have not been granted enforcement notices and therefore are not public.

081/PL/21 NOTED Outstanding Enforcements See Appendix 4.

082/PL/21 NOTED Next meeting date:  17 January 2022

APPENDIX 1

DELEGATED DECISIONS

PL/21/2819/FA 24 Penn Meadow, Stoke Poges, Bucks, SL2 4EB

Part single, part two storey front and side extensions, part two storey, part singe storey rear extension and internal alternations.

Amended Plans

Parish Comments:- Our previous comments still apply which were:-

Object We believe the following apply to this application H11 a, b and d, EP3 a, b, c, d and f, Appendix 8 – 3.1

APPENDIX 2

 NEW PLANNING APPLICATIONS RECEIVED

PL/21/4099/VRC Land adjacent to 29 Decies Way, Stoke Poges, Bucks,

Variation of condition 13 (approved pland) of PP PL/18/2849/FA. (Demolition of existing buildings and erection of a new detached chalet bungalow served by the existing vehicular access) to allow re-positioning of bungalow 1m further back.

Parish Comments:-  No Comment.

PL/21/4295/FA Framewood Nursery, Hollybush Hill, Stoke Poges, Bucks, SL2 4QN

Demolition of existing garage, proposed single storey detached garage.

Parish Comments:-  No Comment.

PL/21/3485/HB Stoke House, Grays Park Road, Stoke Poges, Bucks,

Listed Building Consent for conversion and change of use to 9 apartments (Use Class C3), single storey rear extension, lowering of side roof pitch to facilitate roof top balcony, 3 front, 3 rear and 2 side dormer windows and relocation of 1 rear dormer window, 1 front and 2 side rooflights, new front hand rails, glass balustrade to side veranda, changes to windows and doors, internal alterations including new openings and blocking of openings, removal of staircase and insertion of lift, cycle store, repairs to boundary wall, new gates and landscaping.

Parish Comments:- We support the comments from the Heritage Group regarding the Listed Building which are:-

Proposed dormer windows at second floor – these are an intrusive feature and would detract from the uncluttered simple roofscape

  • Loss of the lantern light over the stairwell – whilst this is modern, I do consider that this is an important feature to the significance of the building
  • Large lantern lights proposed on the flat roof – these would be seen in views and would detract from the architectural profile of the building and would cause loss of historic fabric
  • Internally obscuring chimneys breasts with kitchen units and bathroom units. These are principal features of a room and should not be masked by modern day appliances
  • I would want to see a window schedule to ensure that all pre-1948 windows are preserved in situ, with shutter boxes refurbished and retained in order to provide thermal insulation during the night and during the darker winter months. This should include any proposed alterations to windows
  • As part of the submission we will require full details of all building services, new fixtures and fittings. Changes to the 2nd floor ceiling should be avoided as sufficient head height already exists.

PL/21/3484/FA Stoke House, Grays Park Road, Stoke Poges, Bucks,

Listed Building Consent for conversion and change of use to 9 apartments (Use Class C3), single storey rear extension, lowering of side roof pitch to facilitate roof top balcony, 3 front, 3 rear and 2 side dormer windows and relocation of 1 rear dormer window, 1 front and 2 side rooflights, new front hand rails, glass balustrade to side veranda, changes to windows and doors, internal alterations including new openings and blocking of openings, removal of staircase and insertion of lift, cycle store, repairs to boundary wall, new gates and landscaping.

Parish Comments:- No comment other than we would expect the developer to comply with the listed building requirements.

PL/21/4297/FA King & King, Hollybush Hill, Stoke Poges, Bucks, SL2 4PW

Change of use of ground floor to residential flat with associated changes to doors and windows.

Parish Comments:- Object we believe it to be a community asset.  Policy S4 applies.

PL/21/3941/FA Boxted Grange, Lakeside Drive, Stoke Poges, Bucks, SL2 4LX

Demolition of extensions and garage of existing property, sub-division of plot and erection of new dwelling with parking.

Parish Comments:-  Object.  Polices EP3, H9, H10 all apply along with the Townscape Character Study section 8.1.4, 8.3 and 8.4.

The layout of the road is unique and subdividing the plot would change the character of the road.  The Local Authority would find it difficult to accept similar applications in the future.

PL/21/4514/FA Blue Bell Cottage, 77 Rogers Lane, Stoke Poges, Bucks, SL2 4LW

Demolition of existing single storey side and rear extensions, new part single, part two storey rear and single storey side extensions.

Parish Comments:- No Comment.

PL/21/4500/FA 58 Hazell Way, Stoke Poges, Bucks, SL2 4DG

Single storey rear/side extension.

Parish Comments:-  No Comment

PL/21/3879/FA Field House, Hollybush Hill, Stoke Poges, Bucks, SL2 4QN

Change of use to agricultural and erection of detached outbuilding for smallholder farming.

Parish Comments:-  Object,  Polcies GB1 (i) (ii), GB1 3.18 and 3.19, TR5, EP3 and H9 all apply.  We note there is not report from Highways, and there is no indication of where the access will be.  This is a busy road and it is near a junction.

AMENDED PLANS FOR INFORMATION

APPENDIX 3

PLANNING DECISIONS

PL/21/1773/HB Manor House, Park Road, Stoke Poges, Bucks, SL2 4PG

Listed building consent for alterations to add a spiral wine store under the existing floor level with and access hatch and external ventilations pipes to north elevation.

Parish Comments: – Object Policy C6 (a) (b) & (c).  Difficult to make a comment without seeing a Conservation Officers Report.

Listed Building Consent Granted

APPEALS

PL/21/1343/OA Spring Cottage, Stoke Wood, Stoke Poges, Bucks, SL2 4AU

Outline Planning Permission for construction of two detached dwellings (all matters reserved)

Parish Comments:-  Object.  Our comments for the previous refusal still apply which were:-

Parish Comments:-  Object, policy GB1 and GB11 apply as well as NPPF Clause 144 & 145.  This proposal, if permitted would be likely to act as a precursor of further applications for similar types of development within this part of the Greenbelt, which the Planning Authority would find increasingly difficult to resist and which, which, cumulatively, would seriously prejudice the openness of the Greenbelt and the aims and objectives of Greenbelt policy.  This proposal would, by virtue of the resultant size and scale of the buildings when considered in relation to the original buildings and its potential intrusive impact upon its setting in the landscape, contribute to the erosion of the Green Belt which, individually and when considered in the context of an accumulation of similar proposals, would detrimentally affect the aims and objectives of the Green Belt. As such, the proposal is contrary to policies GB1 of the South Bucks District Local Plan (adopted March 1999) which seek to ensure that extensions to dwellings within the Green Belt are, inter alia, of a small scale in relation to the size of the original dwelling, and to section 9 of the NPPF (Protecting Green Belt Land). 

The application site is located within the Metropolitan Green Belt wherein there is a general presumption against inappropriate development except in very special circumstances.  The proposed conversion of the existing residential out building, into a self-contained dwelling house, and use of the surrounding land as a separate residential curtilage would cause harm to the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it by virtue of the increase in the density of housing, and the associated siting of domestic paraphernalia, permanent boundary treatments, curtilage buildings, and an increase in the intensity at which the site would be used, including vehicular movements within the Green Belt, which by definition is harmful.  No very special circumstances have been advanced sufficient to warrant an exception to the normal operation of Green Belt policy.  As such the proposal is contrary to policies GB1 and GB2 of the South Bucks District Local Plan (adopted March 1999) and section 13 (protecting Green Belt Land) of the NPPF.

We do not accept the argument set out within the planning statement, concerning either limited infilling in villages, nor do we accept the premise that the site is well connected to the village of Stoke Poges.  Stoke Wood is not physically a part of the village.  The suggestion it is a 30 minute walk from the village centre is an exaggeration for most people.

In addition we still Object as this will set a precedent for other infill developments.  Policies GB1, GB2 and NPPF Section 13 applies.

This proposal, if permitted would be likely to act as a precursor of further applications for similar types of development within this part of the Greenbelt, which the Planning Authority would find increasingly difficult to resist and which, which, cumulatively, would seriously prejudice the openness of the Greenbelt and the aims and objectives of Greenbelt policy. The application site is located within the Metropolitan Green Belt wherein there is a general presumption against inappropriate development except in very special circumstances.  Also use of the surrounding land as a separate residential curtilage would cause harm to the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it by virtue of the increase in the density of housing, and the associated siting of domestic paraphernalia, permanent boundary treatments, curtilage buildings, and an increase in the intensity at which the site would be used, including vehicular movements within the Green Belt, which by definition is harmful.            

Appeal due to Secretary of State due to Buckinghamshire Council failing to determine the application with the statutory period.

Written Reps by 5 January 2022.

Meeting ended:- 8.58pm

Signed/Chairman                                                                                                       Dated