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Variation of Condition 11 (Off Site Highway Improvement) of planning permission 20/1881/FUL to allow phased delivery of the off site highways works.

Recommendation: That condition 11 (Off Site Highway Improvement) be VARIED and that PLANNING PERMISSION IS GRANTED.

Application 23/1798/FUL - Variation of Condition 11 (Off-Site Highway Improvement) of planning permission 20/1881/FUL to allow phased delivery of the off-site highways works at Land North Of Little Green Lane, Killingdown Farm, Little Green Lane, Croxley Green, Hertfordshire.

Claire Westwood, Development Management Team Leader reported that there was an update on the application; email communication was received today from Croxley Green Parish Council to apologise for not being able to attend the meeting tonight, due to clashing meetings, and advised that Croxley Green Parish Council would like to re-affirm the comments submitted to TRDC, and would have made representation if possible.

The Officer explained the background of the application; when the application 20/1881/FUL was initially considered, Hertfordshire County Council Highways Authority requested a number of conditions, included Condition 11 (C11). Whilst the application was refused, it wasn’t refused on highways grounds, at the appeal, as standard practice for the local authority to submit suggested conditions to the inspector. Those conditions submitted included recommended conditions from consultees; such as C11, that was attached by the inspector on the decision when the appeal was allowed. The current application seeks to vary C11 to allow a maximum of 25 dwellings to be occupied, prior to the completion of the highways works. The Highways Authority have reviewed the application and considered that it is acceptable.

A District Councillor spoke against the application on behalf of the residents, outlining their concerns regarding any of the dwellings being occupied before the full S278 works are completed. The Councillor requested if the Committee could consider 5% of the dwellings to be occupied; which would be 8 dwellings, instead of 25 dwellings.

The Officer explained that when the application was initially submitted; the Applicant asked for 50 dwellings to be allowed to be occupied, and the Highways Authority raised no objection to that. The Applicant subsequently requested the number of dwellings to be occupied to be reduced to 25, which was also approved by the Highways Authority.

Members raised concerns around the safety of people walking on site with lorries driving past, and the possibility of more near misses and accidents.

The Officer responded by pointing out that there is a separate construction access to the south of the site, therefore, lorries will not be using the access to the north of the site which will be potentially serving the dwellings to be occupied.

The Officer recommendation that Condition 11 (Off Site Highway Improvement) be varied with an amendment to allow only 8 dwellings to be occupied instead of 25 dwellings, and to grant planning permission, subject to the conditions set out in the report, was moved by Councillor Sara Bedford, seconded by Councillor Chris Lloyd, put to the vote and carried.

The voting in respect of the recommendation was: For 7, Against 0, Abstain 2.

RESOLVED:

That Condition 11 (Off Site Highway Improvement) be VARIED, with the following amendment; to allow only 8 dwellings to be occupied instead of 25 dwellings and that PLANNING PERMISSION IS GRANTED.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 37