Issue - meetings

Otry_20 Land to south east of Bridge Cottages, Feniton

Proposed use: Employment land 4.64ha

Officer recommendation: Needs further consideration

Ward Member Cllr Johns sought clarity for the use of the site, as she was concerned that the whole site would end up being allocated for housing. She supported the employment element of the site.

Ward Member Cllr Faithfull had no objection to employment on the existing footprint of buildings on site, and did not support removal of the existing orchard.

The orchard on site was clarified as a fruit production orchard and would be removed if the site was developed.

Cllr Blakey proposed allocation of the site as mixed use; seconded by Cllr Howe.

Committee recommended to include Otry_20 as a mixed use site in the site allocation.

Feni_05 Land and buildings at Burland Mead

Proposed use: Housing

Number of dwellings: 42

Officer recommendation: Allocate

Ross Bowen, on behalf of the landowner, outlined the range of dwellings for the site, including an element of affordable housing. The site had not been used for horticultural purposes for two decades, and was subject to a current planning application.

Miles Butler, representing Feniton Parish Council, explained that the Parish was in support in principle, but not of the current application being considered due to the density of housing.

Cllr Howe proposed inclusion of the site, seconded by Cllr Levine.

Committee endorsed the recommendation to include Feni_05 in the site allocation

GH/ED/38 Sherwood Cross (including Feni_09 and Feni_11)

Proposed use: Housing

Number of dwellings: 225

Officer recommendation: Not to allocate

Miles Butler, representing Feniton Parish Council, outlined the previous finding of a planning enquiry that the site was not sustainable, and this had not changed since that finding in 2014.  Local infrastructure and pressure on school capacity would not support the scale of the proposal.  The site had previously been subject to an objection petition with over 500 signatures.

The Chair read out a statement by Wimpy Taylor in support of the site and the reasons why.

Cllr Jung informed the committee of the final part of the flood alleviation scheme in Feniton.  He felt that this proposal would be unfair on the residents and was disproportionate in scale.

A proposal to move on was made by Cllr Jung, seconded by Cllr Hayward.

Committee agreed to move on to the next site allocation

Feni_14 Land off Ottery Road

Proposed use: Housing

Number of dwellings: 75

Officer recommendation: Not to allocate

Miles Butler, representing Feniton Parish Council, made reference to the outcome of an earlier planning enquiry and supported the recommendation not to allocate.

A proposal to move on was made by Cllr Howe, seconded by Cllr Hayward.

Committee agreed to move on to the next site allocation.

Feni_01 Land at Sherwood Farm

Proposed use: Housing

Number of dwellings: 46

Officer recommendation: Not to allocate

Committee agreed to move on to the next site allocation.

Feni_06 FPFA Club, Station Road

Proposed use: Housing

Number of dwellings: 30

Officer recommendation: Not to allocate

Committee agreed to  ...  view the full minutes text for item 182