191119 | Connor Downs: A new housing development which will see affordable homes built first has been given planning permission
New housing development near Hayle gets the green light
Published by Sarah Yeoman at 2:51pm 19th November 2019.
Written by Richard Whitehouse, Local Democracy Reporter
A new housing development which will see affordable homes built first has been given planning permission.
An outline planning application for the development on land off Greenbank in Connor Downs was narrowly voted for approval by Cornwall Council’s west sub-area planning committee this morning.
It was the third time plans for the site had gone before the committee with initial plans for up to 70 homes on a larger site refused permission.
A new scaled-down plan for up to 30 homes was then put forward but was deferred by the committee last month after councillors asked for more information.
This included details of the settlement boundary which had been defined in the Gwinear Gwithian Parish Neighbourhood Plan – this indicated that there was very little land within the boundary which could be developed for new homes.
However, in a strange twist at the planning committee this morning, some claimed that the map used by planning officers was the wrong one. The meeting had to be halted for a short time during which officers stated that they were using the map which is included in the printed neighbourhood plan.
The planning application had been submitted to be affordable housing-led which would qualify it as a rural exception site under the Cornwall Local Plan.
Planning officers, who had recommended the plans for approval, highlighted that the neighbourhood plan is supportive of rural exception sites subject to some conditions including that the applications comply with the local plan and that there was a recognised need for affordable homes.
It was argued that the application did meet these restrictions with the council’s affordable housing team supporting the plans saying there was a clear need for affordable homes with 48 households on the housing waiting list, another 11 on the Help to Buy register and a housing need survey found 15 more households that require affordable housing in the parish.
However Gwinear Gwithian Parish Council objected to the plans saying there was no justification for the development.
The applicants stated that they had support from Coastline Housing for the development with the housing association stating that it would be willing to take on the affordable homes.
Under the proposals the affordable rent properties would be built first, before any open market housing. A total of 70% of the affordable homes would be for rent and 30% for shared ownership.
Cornwall councillor for the area Lionel Pascoe said the development would bring more open market properties to the village when there were already enough. He said there was no justification for it.
Committee member Sue Nicholas said she could not support the plan as she wasn’t confident that it would deliver the level of affordable housing stated.
But Graham Coad said he supported the plan and it would help meet a need for affordable homes in the area.
A proposal to approve the application was voted through with seven votes in favour and six against.
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- PA19/00988 | Outline planning permission with some matters reserved: Affordable led Housing (revised scheme)
Land East Of Greenbank Greenbank Connor Downs Cornwall TR27 5DA
Design and Access Statement
Client:
Mr and Mrs HoskingSite Address:
Land East of Connerton Farm, Connor Downs, Hayle, Cornwall.Description Of Proposal:
Application for Outline Planning Permission for an Affordable-Led Residential Development.
Statement:
As the application is in outline form, with all matters save for access to the site reserved, there is little that can be said on the question of design. This is a matter that will be set out in detail at the reserved matters stage. This is a matter that was touched on at the pre-application stage and officers agreed that this would be an acceptable way forward.
Access to the site will be via the public highway at Greenbank – this is shown on the submitted plans. The application is accompanied by a statement on all highways issues – vehicular and pedestrian safety, accessibility etc - that has been prepared by Jon Pearson. Reference should be made to this document, where all matters arising are addressed.
Affordable Housing Statement
Client:Mr and Mrs Hosking
Site Address: Land East of Connerton Farm, Connor Downs, Hayle, Cornwall.
Description Of Proposal:Application for Outline Planning Permission for an Affordable-Led Residential Development.
Statement:
The application submitted is to be ‘affordable housing led’ – that is to say, it is a scheme that this is an exception scheme that would accord with the terms of Policy 9 of the Cornwall Local Plan (LP).
The content of this statement was discussed with the case officer – Chantal McLennan – at the time that the Council’s registration team wrote asking for additional details to be submitted. It was agreed that only limited information could be give at this juncture and that much of the information that was requested could not reasonably be supplied.
As the application is submitted in outline form – with all matter save for access reserved – it is impossible to be specific on things such as numbers of dwellings, let alone bedroom numbers, gross internal floor areas and the like. However, the pre-app comment from the affordable housing team showed that there is an undoubted need for affordable housing in the parish and that they would support a scheme that accorded with the terms of LP Policy 9. Therefore, at this stage, commitment is given to work with the planning and AH officers to provide such a scheme.
It is inevitable that this matter will change during the processing of the application and the applicants and their agent look forward to working with Council staff on this.
- PA18/07165 | Outline planning permission for affordable-led housing of up to 70 houses
Land East Of Connerton Farm Greenbank Connor Downs Cornwall TR27 5DA
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