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.