Agenda item - MEADOW FARM, NORTHAW ROAD WEST, NORTHAW ROAD, POTTERS BAR, EN6 4QX - 6/2018/0679/VAR - VARIATION OF CONDITION 2 AND 3 ON PLANNING PERMISSION E6/1973/1887/, DATED 16/08/1973

Agenda item

MEADOW FARM, NORTHAW ROAD WEST, NORTHAW ROAD, POTTERS BAR, EN6 4QX - 6/2018/0679/VAR - VARIATION OF CONDITION 2 AND 3 ON PLANNING PERMISSION E6/1973/1887/, DATED 16/08/1973

Report of the Corporate Director (Public Protection, Planning and Governance).

Minutes:

Report of the Corporate Director (Public Protection, Planning and Governance) on the variation of condition 2 and 3 on planning permission E6/1973/1887/, dated 16/08/1973.

 

The application site was situated on the south side of Northaw Road West and consisted of a detached two storey dwelling.  Members noted that none of the land which surrounded the dwelling had been included within the application site.  The property was set back from the road by approximately 40m and accessed by a driveway to the north west of the property. 

 

Members also noted that in order for the applicant to be able to establish whether they were able to use the land that surrounded the dwelling for a residential purpose they would need to submit either a full planning application for the change of use of this land or a certificate of lawfulness, if sufficient evidence existed, to prove that the residential use of this land had occurred for more than 10 years.

 

The proposal related to the variation of Conditions 2 and 3 from planning permission E6/1973/1887 to allow the property to be occupied by people who were not involved in agriculture. 

 

Condition 2 stated:

 

The occupation of the dwelling shall be limited to persons wholly or principally employed or last employed locally in agriculture as defined in Section 2909(i) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1971, or in foresting, and the dependants of such persons residing with them (including a widow or widower of such a person).

 

Condition 3 stated:

 

“The dwelling shall not be occupied except by a person who is primarily engaged in carrying out or directing agricultural operations on a holding which includes not less than 85 acres of the agricultural land comprised in the holding which forms the subject of this application and consisting of fields Ordinance Survey numbers, 7725, 9814, 6700, 0005, 0700, 2265, 4263, on the Ordinance 1:1250 scale sheets numbers TL 2901 and TL 2902, 1970 edition.”

 

The proposal did not relate to any material change of use of any of the land which surrounded the dwelling or to any operational development.

 

The application had been presented to the Development Management Committee because Northaw and Cuffley Parish Council had objected with the following: 

 

“This parish is unusual in that we are unaware of any social housing in Cuffley.  The existing social housing in Northaw has the equivalent access to public transport as this property.  Due to the limited amount of social housing in the parish, we recommend that this property should be first considered for social housing to assist lower income households.”

 

It was then proposed by Councillor S.Elam, seconded by Councillor T.Lyons and

 

RESOLVED:

(unanimous)

 

That planning permission be granted subject to the conditions set out in the report of Officers and the inclusion of all other conditions of the original planning permission.

 

(1)       The development/works shall not be started and completed other than in accordance with the approved plans and details:

 

Plan Number

Revision Number

Details

Received Date

 

 

 

 

#00303580-C5F452

 

Site Location plan

21/06/2018

 

SUMMARY OF REASONS FOR THE GRANT OF PERMISSION:

 

The decision has been made taking into account, where practicable and appropriate the requirements of paragraphs 186-187 of the National Planning Policy Frameworkand material planning considerations do not justify a decision contrary to the development plan (see Officer’s report which can be inspected at these offices).

 

 

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