And Finally......................

The appeal against the LPA decision has been DISMISSED.

If you want to read the full document from the planning inspectorate you can find it here


Planning inspectorate report

This was issued on 28th October 2013

And then two come along together

Well here's the report that the LPA have put forward to the Planning Inspectorate.

We will publish our thoughts soon - keep coming back for an update.

Wendy

LPA Appeal Report

Fillongley Social Club Appeal

After much searching and emails, I have finally got hold of the appeal letter that the Club have submitted to the Planning Inspectorate.

No doubt we will be formulating a response soon and will post here:-

Social Club appeal letter to the Planning Inspectorate

APPEAL

Erection of NO. 1 dwelling on part of Fillongley Social Club's site.

An appeal has been lodged with the Planning Inspectorate in respect of the above proposal. The appeal is to be decided on the basis of an exchange of written representations and a site visit by the Inspector.

Any further comments must be made in writing no later than 14th June 2013 or via the Online Appeal Service at www.planningportal.gov.uk/appeal  the reference is APP/R3705/A/13/2196766


For more information check out  Appeal Summary although there doesn't seem to be much there at the moment.

Please do not send further comments to NWBC as the matter is now out of their hands.

We will be contacting the Planning Inspectorate to see if any further documents are submitted by the applicants or if it is simply that they have put their case forward with no extra support.

Keep visiting or sign up for automatic emails so that you will be kept informed.

Wendy

Planning Application

We have just returned from the Planning Committee Meeting of NWBC where Emma Jones from Church Heights made a great speech about why we did not want to see the proposed building put up in Ousterne Lane.  Well done and thank you Emma.  Leisure Concepts also had the opportunity to speak on the Club's behalf.

Oh and by the way, during the Leisure Concepts speech the guy said that the club needs the funds to develop the existing site to provide 12 houses and to relocate the club - well that was news to us - and I expect the club members.

Anyway the decision of the Council was unanimous .......................................

Of course this may not be the end - the Club could appeal.

Well done and thanks to all the objectors.

Council Report

The Agenda for the planning meeting of 11th March has just been published and I thought I would share with you an excerpt from that document regarding the planning application for the Social Club.

There's a lot to read and you can view the full document here:-

Planning meeting agenda and documents 11th March 2013

Recommendation

That planning permission be REFUSED for the following reasons:

i) The proposal would lead to moderate harm to local heritage assets – namely

the loss of views of the rear elevations of the Coventry Road frontages within

the Conservation Area and the impact on the setting of an adjoining Grade 2

Listed Building. It is not considered that there are public benefits to the

community arising from this proposal that outweigh this harm – it is not for an

affordable home and it is not essential to the provision of housing in the

settlement. As such the proposal does not accord with saved policies ENV15

and ENV16 of the North Warwickshire Local Plan 2006 and the requirements

of the National Planning Policy Framework 2012.

ii) The proposal would have a material impact on the residential amenity that

occupiers of neighbouring occupiers might reasonably be expected to enjoy

as well as those of the future occupiers of the house. The proposal would

have a significant visual and prominent impact on Alpha House as well as

reducing light due to its size, its location and its proximity bearing in mind the

small rear garden of that property and its lower ground levels. The proposal

would also directly overlook the rear garden of Church Heights due to its size

and proximity to that property. The proposed rear garden to the property is

small and would be in shade for much of the day. As such this harm would

not accord with the requirements of saved policy ENV11 of the North

Warwickshire Local Plan 2006 and the requirements of the National Planning

Policy Framework 2012.

I'll post any new information here as and when we have it to hand.

Wendy

Update

We have been advised that the planning application will be put before the Planning Board on 11th March 2013.  We will be posting often now to give you information regarding:-

The council report

Registering an interest to speak.

Viewing the report.

Keep coming back.

Cheers

Wendy

Objection

We have now had the opportunity to review the revised planning application and the SOLAR STUDY for the proposed development.

Please click below for the

Latest objection letter

New document

The social club have submitted a new design and access statement - we are reviewing it and will publish comments soon

Also parish council meeting tonight if anyone would like to attend

March Planning Meeting

The date for the NWBC March planning meeting is Monday 11th March, so we will keep you updated accordingly.

Update

I have today received and email from Jeff Brown regarding visiting Alpha House to assess the impact of the proposed building on the premises.  In that email he states that:-

"The application for the new dwelling at the Social Club is likely to be referred to the March meeting of the Council’s Planning and Development Board"

We will let you know when there is any further information.

Wendy 

Planning Objection

Today is the last day for objections - please don't forget.

Follow the link to see how you can send in your objection - or indeed your support if you have any.

How to send your objection


If you want help, what I have submitted is shown below.

Revised Planning Application Ref: PAP/2012/0394

I am writing to object to the planning application above.

The revised drawings submitted do show some changes in design, however my objections raised in my original letter of 24^th August 2012 have not been addressed.

The particular points I would like to reiterate are:-

1. The proposed building obscures the view of two listed buildings (Grade 2 and Grade 2*), particularly Alpha House.

2. The proposed building is not “affordable housing” it is a speculative development for which there is little or no demand. There were 15 one, two or three bedroom properties for sale in Fillongley as at 7^th February 2013 (Zoopla.co.uk). Furthermore there is no need for further affordable housing in Fillongley when the Council is already able to house even single, working, men.

3. The proposed building does not respect its surroundings, the surrounding buildings are not predominantly timber clad and certainly not in dark grey.

4.  The proposed development would deprive Alpha House of light during the afternoon and evening as with the slope of Ousterne Lane  it would stand some 6.7 metres  higher than the ground level at the back of Alpha House to the west side of the building.

The proposed building would be denied any light at all in its miniscule garden as it is surrounded by walls at least 2 meters high on all sides and is north facing.

The proposed building would not have any natural light from noon onwards as there are no windows to the west of the building.

5. The proposed development means that the Steward’s vehicle and those of his/her family will no longer be in view of the occupants and will therefore be vulnerable to theft.

Reference to the actually planning policies can be found in my original letter to yourselves of 24^th August 2012.

My other comments raised in that letter have also not been addressed and I would ask that you take my original letter in consideration of my current objection.

Please would you acknowledge receipt of my objection.

Objections

Here is a copy of the letter that Iain has submitted - obviously it refers to his original letter so you may wish to amend it to suit yourself.  Mine will be much more long-winded but will be posted here today.

"Dear Mr. Brown,

Re.: Planning Application reference PAP/2012/0394, Fillongley Social Club.

I am writing to object to the above amended application.

Whilst the roof line of the new proposed building has been slightly lowered it still does nothing to address the issues I raised in my last letter dated 21^st August 2012

The drawings of the new proposed building show significant areas of wood cladding on three of the elevations which is not in keeping with properties in the area. Bizarrely it is also indicated that these would be painted “dark grey to match timber of the adjacent listed building”, there are no areas of  Alpha House painted dark grey let alone any significant areas of wood panelling.

In brief the objections that I raised on the 21^st August 2012 still apply.

Yours sincerely,"

Hope that helps you all.

Come back here later today for a reminder of where to send your objection.

Revised Planning Application

Hi all you interested people out there.

Fillongley Social Club have submitted revised plans for the property they propose to have built on the land at the bottom of their car park.

You can find all the new files attached to their original application - look for the ones dated 24th January 2013 - this link is to the right of this posting.

However in summary, all they have done is to revise the format of the house - which is now called "A Cottage" and submit the plans for the house.  There is nothing about how this addresses any of the issues raised.  We will of course be looking at this in detail and will be posting on here.

However, here's a couple of drawings to whet your appetite, particularly about the view when approaching Fillongley via Ousterne Lane.

New Planning picture submitted.

What it looks like when filled in:-

Does this really look different from the original plan when filled in?

Have they really made that many changes?

Here's also the picture of what they propose it will look like from Ousterne Lane - even though that is actually from Bournebrook Close

Come back here for more updates

Decision Pending

Just a quick update - not much to report.

I have received an email from NWBC saying:-

"We are still waiting to hear from the applicant as he has now requested time to re-consider his whole proposal. I understand how frustrating this is but we do normally allow an applicant time to consider the principle of his application.

"We will let you know what happens, but I’m not expecting any news soon."

So, no definite news for the new year, but I'll post again if I hear anything.

Cheers

Wendy

Decision Pending

I'm checking the planning website frequently and just to let you know that as of today's date the status is:- DECISION PENDING I'll update this blog again when there is anything new to report.

Don't forget

You must lodge your objection by 28th August

Planning Application Ref: PAP/2012/0394

By Post to:-
     
        Mr J Brown
        Head of Development Control Service
        The Council House
        South Street
        Atherstone
        Warwickshire
        CV9 1DE


By Email to:             planappconsult@northwarks.gov.uk

Or go to their website and object on line (Click below)

                               Online Comment

You can also deliver your objection in person at the One-stop Shop at the council offices - address above (check the opening times on the NWBC website).

No verbal objections will be taken into consideration and written objections will only be acknowledged if you ask them to be 

To help you to formulate your objections, you can take any details you like from the sample letters which can be downloaded by clicking the boxes on the top right of this page.

You can state your views but please remember the objection will need to reference where the application contravenes the NWBC Planning Strategy.

Update

Although we were unable to attend the Parish Council Meeting last night, it would appear that the Council voted against the proposed development.

Please make sure all your contacts are updated and know that we only have until 28th August 2012 to lodge an objection.

You can also object by email to NWBC at the following address:-

planappconsult@northwarks.gov.uk 

Although I'm a bit late putting this on, don't forget to vote (see right), but remember this is for fun it will not have any bearing on NWBC.

This is the picture we received from the applicants when they said that mine was out of scale, I have now coloured it in.  I can't see how it can be that low unless they are going to dig down a long way, it will still be 6.2m high from the road level, that means it will be 3.5x the height of the wall on Alpha House 

Thanks for your interest - keep coming back for updates.

Parish Council

The Parish Council are holding an extraordinary meeting on Thursday night 23rd August during which the plans for the Social Club land will be discussed among other things.

If anyone wants to go, it starts at 7.00pm  in the Village Hall.

We don't know what their views are yet but will keep you posted.

For your information

Yesterday I received an email from Mr Jeff Brown, Head of Development Control Service, NWBC (the man you need to object to) with a new proposed view of the development which he had received from the planners in response to my email to him.

The planners didn't like my superimposed picture because they thought it was out of proportion, so they produced one for us and here it is:-

I can see some very striking resemblances to my picture (where is Alpha House?), but I would note the following:-

If you can see the picture in detail it shows the roof height off the club to be 4.9m.  I measured this myself and it was approximately 3.75m from ground level. It would appear that the 4.9m shown is the height of the club roof from the road level. This would indicate that the ground is to be "dug-out" (by more than 1m at the rear) and leveled first, yet there is no mention of this in the plans. I am sure this task would add a fair amount to the cost of building this property (especially as it would butt-up against two listed walls), thus reducing the interest (or profit) for a prospective builder and therefore the value of the land.

In the Design and Access Statement the "Club" wish to sell this land to raise funds to renovate the roof and the internal appearance of the premises, however there is no mention of how much they believe the land would be worth and whether they could raise enough to meet their needs.

We continue................................