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23/0701/FUL – Variation of Condition 4 (Affordable Housing), Condition 5 (Specification of Access), and Condition 7 (Bus stop and Crossing works) attached to outline planning permission 19/2419/OUT (Outline application: Residential development of up

Meeting: 19/10/2023 - Planning Committee (Item 7)

7 23/0701/FUL – LAND TO SOUTH OF FOXGROVE PATH/HEYSHAM DRIVE, SOUTH OXHEY, WATFORD, WD19 6YL PDF 470 KB

Recommendation: That outline planning permission be granted subject to conditions

Minutes:

The application was for the variation of Condition 4 (Affordable Housing), Condition 5 (Specification of Access) and Condition 7 (Bus stop and crossing works) attached to Outline Planning Permission 19/2419/OUT which had been approved in May 2020.

It was confirmed that the application sought to amend the level of affordable housing provision on the development from 45% previously approved to 100%. Although this would not be fully compliant with policy, it was considered that the benefits that the scheme would bring in terms of 100% affordable housing, the deliverability of the scheme and the fall-back position would outweigh the scheme’s non-compliance. The Committee was also advised that the applicant had confirmed that Homes England funding for the development had been secured.

Clarification was sought that whilst technically non-compliant with policy it was understood that the scheme achieved an overall increase in shared ownership units. This understanding was confirmed as being correct.

The Officer recommendation to grant the application, subject to the conditions set out in the report, was proposed by Councillor Matthew Bedford, seconded by Councillor Steve Drury, put to the vote and carried unanimously.

RESOLVED that Planning Application 23/0701/FUL be approved.